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    Home » Recipes » Dessert

    Easy Brown Butter Pecan Fudge

    Published: November 29, 2015 · Updated: November 1, 2020 · By: Krissy · 7 Comments
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    This Easy Brown Butter Pecan Fudge is full of the flavors of candied pecans and buttery caramel. This easy to make candy is the perfect dessert treat.

    This Easy Brown Butter Pecan Fudge is full of the flavors of candied pecans and buttery caramel. This easy to make candy is the perfect dessert treat.

    a close up of a brown butter pecan fudge bite

    What? We're at Day 3 of my 12 Days of Holiday Treats Series? Its not even December yet!

    12 Days of Holiday Treats | Self Proclaimed Foodie

    It shouldn't surprise anyone that I'm jumping the gun on posting my holiday treats. For as long as I can remember, I've gotten my Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday shopping? Who cares. To me, Black Friday is all about filling the house with the wonderful aroma of a freshly cut Oregon Noble Fir, Christmas decorations, lights - lots and lots of lights, and enough treats to have to make me work twice as hard during the month of January to not have to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe that's a couple sizes bigger.

    pecan on fudge

    I rarely stray from making my five minute fudge because its so darn easy and is one of my favorite naughty treats to indulge in, but this year I wanted some variety so I made this pecan fudge. Oh my word. It is soooooooo freakin' good.

    a pecan fudge bite

    Recently, I've been going a little crazy with the browned butter. I've made everything from mashed potatoes to blueberry muffins to brownies using brown butter. I'm pretty confident that, going forward, any recipe that calls for melted butter will have me take that melted butter to the next level by browning it.

    pecan fudge bites

    If you've never made brown butter yourself, it basically consists of cooking it past the melting stage until some of the milk solids start to turn a nutty brown. When done correctly, it adds a richness and downright delicious flavor to any recipe.

    brown butter pecan bites on a table

    Fudge on the stove can frighten me if it has to be cooked to a "candy temperature" meaning a temperature above 212 F which is what water boils at. Fortunately, this is not one of those boil-the-sugar-and-prey-I-don't-burn-myself kind of recipes. This one really is quite easy. You'll love it!

    a close up of a brown butter pecan bite

    a close up of a brown butter pecan fudge bite

    Easy Brown Butter Pecan Fudge

    This Easy Brown Butter Pecan Fudge is full of the flavors of candied pecans and buttery caramel. This easy to make candy is the perfect dessert treat.
    4.67 from 3 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Scale: 64 pieces
    Recipe Created By: Krissy Allori

    Ingredients

    • ¾ cup unsalted butter
    • 2 cups brown sugar (packed)
    • ½ cup evaporated milk
    • 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
    • 1 tablespoon bourbon
    • 1 cup raw pecan pieces
    • 64 candied pecan halves (about 1 cup)

    Instructions

    • Line an 8x8 inch square baking pan with foil or a foil/parchment liner. Grease any additional exposed sections of the pan with butter. Add sifted confectioners' sugar and bourbon to the bowl of your stand mixer.
    • Begin by making brown butter. Add butter to a medium sized sauce pot and cook over medium high heat. Allow to melt and then bubble while frequently stirring to scrape any of the wonderful brown bits off the bottom of the pan. You know when you're done when you see little brown specs and it smells nutty like caramel. Do not overcook. Once done, turn off heat.
    • Add brown sugar and evaporated milk to the browned butter. Cook mixture over medium heat about 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Then, heat to full rolling boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. Immediately add to the stand mixer bowl with the powdered sugar.
    • Using the paddle attachment, beat on low speed 1 minute to combine. Increase speed to medium and beat 6-10 minutes or until mixture begins to hold its shape and is warm to the touch. Quickly stir in the raw pecan pieces.
    • Transfer fudge to prepared pan. Set candied pecan halves on top in rows so that once cut, each piece will have a pecan half on top.
    • Allow to set. Mine set perfectly well in a cool house after about 4 hours. You can also refrigerate for 2 hours to help firm up, if needed.
    • Lift the fudge out of the pan and cut into pieces. Store in airtight container.

    NUTRITION INFORMATION

    Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 22mg | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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    Comments

    1. Judy

      February 06, 2022 at 12:16 pm

      I just put this in the fridge and I can hardly wait to eat it! I taste tested it when put together and the buttery taste is amazing! Subscribed! Thank you.
      Judy

      Reply
    2. Diana N

      March 17, 2019 at 2:03 pm

      Enjoy this website and exciting recipes

      Reply
    3. Carol Mack

      January 31, 2017 at 2:13 pm

      What can I use instead of Bourbon? Or, that the 'secret' ingredient?

      Reply
      • Krissy

        February 12, 2017 at 6:29 am

        You can omit or sub with vanilla, but I'm a fan of the bourbon. Krissy

        Reply
      • Pamela Hunter

        November 27, 2018 at 1:55 pm

        You can buy the very small bottles of bourbon at a lot of convenience stores for $1.00. We don't drink but these work well for cooking.

        Reply
    4. Emilie

      November 09, 2016 at 2:59 pm

      5 stars
      Where did you get the candied pecan halves?

      Reply
      • Krissy

        November 11, 2016 at 1:55 pm

        I found them at Trader Joe's. I've also made them myself. Plain pecans work well too. -Krissy

        Reply

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