Peanut Butter Fudge and Teacher Appreciation

So far, I have posted a ton of food recipes, but I haven't posted ANYTHING for dessert! I feel that is a crime, so here is my peanut butter fudge recipe! It is modified from a recipe I found on Allrecipes.com. I also decided to make this for the teachers I had the joy of working with this semester since it IS teacher appreciation week at their school!! :D

Peanut Butter Fudge

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
3 cup confectioner's sugar

Directions:

1) Melt the butter over medium heat.

 
2) Add in the brown sugar and milk. Bring to a boil and let boil for approximately 2 minutes. Be sure to stir frequently so it doesn't burn!

3) Remove from heat and add vanilla and peanut butter.

 It looks kinda gross, but I promise it tastes amazing. :)

4) Pour over a bowl of confectioner's sugar and beat with a mixer until smooth and creamy!

 The pouring. :)

 The mixing. :)

5) Pour into a cake pan and smooth it down. I usually have to use wax paper to smooth it down, but you can smooth it however you want. :) Then put it in the fridge to chill.

6) Then cut into squares and EAT IT! :D

 Don't that look perty? :D The boys LOVE it.

Now to show you guys the gifts I am giving the teachers I got to work with this whole semester! Teachers really do not get enough appreciation for what they do. As a future teacher, I can say that teachers have to do A LOT of stuff for very little pay. Most teachers, however, know this when they get into the profession and stay in it because they love teaching and love the children. I cannot WAIT to be a teacher! It is going to be a whole bunch of work, but it will be worth it! And little things that show that my hard work is noticed will be awesome! That is why I decided to make them this nummy fudge and give the teachers I observed with some other goodies in some super cute boxes!

The green and the pink boxes are for the 2 teachers that let me observe in their classrooms. The other boxes are for the other 1st grade teachers, the student teacher, and the teacher's aid that I have often spoken with throughout my observations with the other two teachers. :)

The message says, "Teachers aren't appreciated enough, so here are some goodies to cheer you up!"

 Inside the boxes, wrapped in tissue paper, are 4 pieces of fudge, a Blowpop, some Jolly Ranchers, some Tootsie Rolls, and a little thing of hand sanitizer because I thought they were cute. :) All of this was purchased at the Dollar Tree. (Except the fudge) :)