Look, let me be honest. I do not have many flaws. In fact, hah, it was very hard for me to come up with the one I will tell you about today. After all, I am just about 100% perfect.
Wow, doesn’t someone need to eat some humble pie… 😉
Unlike the above description of yours truly, I do lots of things wrong, lots of weird things and well, am around 1% perfect – but that is what makes me human 😀 – and a question, is 1% perfect even possible???
So what am I going to tell you about today? The fact that sometimes, I just need to shut up. See how I emphasise that? I love to talk. I really do. I will keep going and going, love talking during the movies because another thing, I love being sarcastic. Who would’ve thought right? Ugh, there I go again 😛
But the thing is though, I can only talk and talk and talk if I really know you, if we have been friends long enough for me to take a cookie from you without asking (but always a thank you). So to you people that I do that to, yeah, sorry for incessantly talking 😉
And I admit that I have not truly ‘met’ you all, but I think you know more than well how much I like to talk through my posts. They just keep going and going, and poor you all, keep reading and reading!
So today, I am being the epitome of modest (can’t help myself can I?) and decided to give you a silent post. One where you smile while looking at the photos instead of listening to me blabber on like I have a tendency to do 😛
And now as I type up this post, I have to smile because I have written 1 A4 page already describing why I will not ‘speak’ today… goood 😉
Enjoy the silence (as long as it lasts) and the photos!
Ok, can’t keep my mouth shut any longer, I want to describe to you the taste that is this amazing fudge! Yes, yes, I know it is chocolate to the max and with only just publishing my 100th chocolate post, you’d think I was all out, but in my defense, many wonderful people did request 100 more 😉
This is a sweet melt-in-the-mouth addiction which will make your dentists shake their heads (so eat it after). One piece goes a long way, but I guarantee you will have two anyway 😉
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Microwave Chocolate Swirled Peanut Butter Fudge
Original Recipe
Makes: 16-24 pieces, depending on size
Ingredients
- 220g butter
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
PB is not optional 😉
- 1 tbs vanilla essence
- 400g icing mixture (powdered sugar)
- 1 1/4 cups dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup roasted, salted peanuts (optional)
Method
- Place peanut butter and butter in a large, microwave safe bowl
- Cover with plastic wrap, poke holes in it to let out steam and microwave for 1 minute 50 seconds on high
- Stir, replace plastic and microwave once more for 1 minute and 40 seconds on high
- Add vanilla and powdered sugar in and mix vigorously until mixture has no glean from the butter and is very thick
- Add in chocolate chips but do not stir for 3 minutes
- After 3 minutes, gently stir so the melted chocolate swirls through the peanut butter (I overdid this a little so the swirl is not so clear in my fudge bars)
- Stir through nuts if using gently then pour into a 20cm by 20cm tin lined with baking paper
- Cover loosely with a layer of baking paper and place in the fridge for 2-3 hours or until set
- Cut in desired sized pieces and store in fridge, separated by small layers of baking paper
Notes
- You can swirl anything into this fudge like Nutella or caramel if *sigh* chocolate is not your baby
- If you want chocolate chip peanut butter fudge, which was my initial goal but then chocolate melted (oops!), simply let the thick mixture cool for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lukewarm or room temperature, and then stir through your chocolate chips with the nuts
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Yep, still here, vocal chords still ragingly fit 😀
Firstly, it is very important that you all know I am NOT sending out spam intentionally and it seems my email, go_bake_yourself@yahoo.com.au may have caught a virus. I have changed the password and am trying to make a new account where I will be able to export all my original emails, folders and contacts into but I will give further notice on that. So right now, please do not send any new emails to me nor open any ‘I’ send to you.
From what I do know, it has happened to other people before but more often than not, it stops by itself so hopefully this will be the case. I have put full spam filtering and done scanning for viruses, turned off cookies and everything 🙂
On a happier and less worrying note, Joy at Natural Migraine Alternatives, forwarded the Food Stories Award! As sweet as this is, I am actually one of the judges of this award, therefore not eligible. Thank you so much though Joy!
Ok I am done now and am off to enjoy the long weekend (even though the Queen’s birthday was actually in April ;)) – Hope you all have a good one!
Adios amigos!
Go Bake Yourself 
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I’m not sure you can have too many chocolate recipes though I have told my literary agent that I have no interest in putting out such a book because I doubt I could do anything truly original. So I simply enjoy all of your chocolaty creations.
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This recipe sounds amazing, and the pix are fabulous., but I don’t want you to stop speaking anymore!
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I would have totally eaten one too. I mean how could you not?! You are a genius baker Chip Uru. These are so drool-worthy. YUM!
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What a decadent treat!
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This fudge looks amazing. I love the peanut butter and chocolate combination and love to make too with my son.
Silence can be good or bad… I think being silent can be a good move and it all depend on situations 😀
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Ha! My husband says I talk a lot too. Oh well!
This fudge looks soo good!
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I think this fudge looks amazing. I love chocolate and could go for a piece of your fudge right now.
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OMG that looks delish!!!
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I love the sound of this wicked fudge. I think KJ will love it too.
I don’t think silence is a good idea! I would miss your posts too much! With love, your friend, Goldenboots 🙂
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I love your humble pie story, well done! 🙂
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That’s what I love, love, love about you. You are a chatterbox, and I love chatterboxes. Birds of same feathers and all that…..
I love fudge, but don’t like peanut butter. But my sooon to be 13 yr old adores it (soon to be because I’m sure he would hate it if he was made to sound too young to such a beautiful chocolate dripping lady).
By the time you are done with me, I will either turn into a baker, or simply egg you on to make those treats available to us lesser bakers somehow.
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I’m not always a fudge fan, but that is gorgeous. As for attempting silence, I agree–sometimes I talk when I need to listen.
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Oh my! This fudge has my name written all over it!
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I LOVE peanut butter fudge. One of my fav childhood treats – I love this.
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Such a cute post – too funny! 🙂 I have such a weakness for peanut butter – I’m just dying to reach out and take one of these. Like, right now (without even asking)! 🙂
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Microwave dessert?! All right!!!
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How yummy!
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Yum yum yum!!! Love the post…you are so funny. I am good about reading as long as people keep putting pictures!! 🙂 I want fudge now though!
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I wouldn’t talk either if my mouth was full of these little beauties!
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UM, this incredibly heavenly fudge would make you dang near perfect in my book! 😉
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This post made me smile, never change; I like chatty cathy’s 🙂
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Chocolate Peanut Butter fudge?! I would not be able to keep quiet about that! Wish I could sit on the couch with a box full of this.
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Loving this!!!
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These look so delectable for being a no bake recipe! And, its funny—I like your chattiness! You have (interesting) things to say, right? Chat away!
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OMG these bars look out of this world!! And I am a big fan of no bake!
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Very tasty “silent” post!
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If I had a tray of this fudge I’d let you talk my ear off 🙂
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Girl, you just keep on talking. I love reading your inner musings. It’s what makes your blog so unique and enjoyable. Oh, I almost forgot, the chocolate. Heck, yes, I want a hundred more chocolate posts- keep ’em coming! This fudge looks amazing. I love that you made it in the microwave. How ingenious of you. Thanks for sharing, Uru. No more silence, please 🙂
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I talk a lot too–it’s ok 😛 And this fudge really does look amazingggg! And I’m not even the biggest fan of fudge (which I know goes against everything everyone knows about me but…I don’t know…too sugary?)
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I was smiling to myself as I read the part of you wanting to do a ‘silent post’ because I just read quite a few paragraphs of talking already! 😛 It’s ok to talk a lot though, because there are people here to obviously love reading it! 😀
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Absolutely delicious! I would really love to try that fudge!!! And don’t worry about the talking, that’s what blogs are for! I enjoy all of your posts 🙂
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Deliciously decadent… and you make it sound so easy too 🙂
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Trust me my friend it is easy 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Uru, you really know how to capture our attention by making delicious stuff. Well, it’s okay you don’t need to be silent as long as you keep feeding us delicious dessert. Our mouth will be busy to talk back and we’ll be a good listener… 😉
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PB should NEVER be optional 😉 mandatory!!! haha
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Whoa, I don’t think I could handle that much sugar in my system at the one time 😀 I do like the way you presented it with the orange ribbon though, nice touch :). I too have problems keeping the words and photos just on the food… I usually can’t help but write a little intro of things no one really wants to know before I get to my reviews or recipes hehe! ❤
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Yum I wish I could just bite into one of these right now!
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oh I am drooling over this dessert!
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Your fudge looks absolutely wonderful. Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge in 5 minutes, very dangerous, especially for my waistline. Your pics are making me drool.
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What a delectable fudge! PB and chocolate is my all-time favorite! This looks so creamy. I’m not surprised you like to talk a lot! I can tell from your posts.
I don’t mind. . . my sister is the same way.
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I say no more silence… I like your writing. 🙂 Love the fudge combo… Mmmmmmm!
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Wish I had all the yummilicious talent that you have for chocolate creations, this does look like another winner! Ship this to me for. an anyday celebration, I do not want to wait for a special holiday.
Sorry about the email issue you are having!
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I was a talker when I was your age, now that I have matured I enjoy some silence moments but not for long, once a talker always a talker.
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Hi Uru
We all got to try this fudge and it was awesome. Well Done and Keep it up. Warm Regards Shagun
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Thanks Aunty, I am glad you enjoyed it 😀
Cheers
Uru
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Wow! I think you are 100% perfect at making this fudge! 🙂
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I think many bloggers like to talk, it’s why we write! The fudge sounds so easy and looks great 🙂
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Hahaha I like that your silent post was almost anything but silent! The fudge looks and sounds great.
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They say silence is golden, well I think your blog posts are golden and your recipes a WOW – see that wasn’t silent, that was shouting from the rooftops! I love fuge – so naughty but so delicious.
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You are so funny! The fudge looks great…like the idea of peanut butter with the chocolate…yum!
Hope you have a wonderful week ahead 🙂
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that fudge looks AMAZING!! i love that how easy it is!
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Oh I Dooooo love fudge! Those photos have my mouth watering. Love it.
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This fudge looks soooooo good! I made some fudge recently and I really think homemade is the way forward!! You nearly made it silently through the blog post…! 😉
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This looks just soo good! How do you keep coming up with these chocolate recipes?! I think chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven! Our long, long weekend was the weekend before and it rained! It was the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee though, not her birthday. I could have happily slept my way through it if it didn’t involve food! xx
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Haha in Australia it was her birthday we got a holiday for 😀
Its an annual celebration!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Mmmmm…fudge….
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Haha, this made me laugh. There is no way you can be silent, no need to try 😉
This looks delicious! I just woke up. I want dessert for breakfast!
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Silence is tough one for me too 🙂 your fudge look delicious and sinful. Have a wonderful week.
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Keep the chocolate posts coming! Another 100? Pshaw! We wanna see another 2 or 3 hundred at least!
” . . .if we have been friends long enough for me to take a cookie from you without asking (but always a thank you). “ That’s a pretty good definition of friendship! Does it also apply to fudge? Because I’m (virtually) taking a piece of your great fudge right now! Good post – thanks.
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Haha 300 more signed up for at least 😉
And that definitely appies – love it!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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The only way these would make me shut up is because I’d be too busy stuffing my face with them to talk!
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I haven’t made fudge since the kids were little. This looks amazing. Saving the recipe for visits from grandchildren!
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You don’t have to say a thing – the photos say it all!
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So decadent and yummy looking!
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WOOOOW! This looks amazing! I know what I’ll be baking and cramming into my mouth on my days off haha 🙂 Thanks for sharing! Always love checking out your blog.
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How can something so decadent be so simple to make ? Thanks for sharing !
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Teehee, when I completely lost my voice last week, it was so strange. 36 hours without making a single sound. But you don’t always have to go that extreme 😛
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Aww I love your ‘talking’ so I bet that must have been horrid – hope you are feeling better now my friend 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Who can possibly say no to this yummy fudge… I will be making this dish for next time I go into the office and surprise everyone:)
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Anything I can cook this easily, and that involves 2 of my favorite foods, has got to be awesome:)
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Lovely fudge!
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Ooh! I felt an artery clog. LOL. I love PB. The fudge looks amazing uru! 🙂
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Your pictures really say it all for you Uru! This fudge looks SOOOO good.
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I am a peanut butter lover and I think I could gain weight from just gazing at these pictures. Mmm the fudge looks gorgeous! and delicious!
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Uru….I love to ‘listen’ to your posts! But I’ve got to tell you….this luscious fudge can speak for itself! My favorite fudge of all! Hey….can we look forward to any video posts in your future? Hmmmm? Now THAT would be fun to listen to! : )
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Haha thank you so much my friend 😀
And though you love to listen to me in my posts, I think you would run if you saw me on television 😛
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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I can do this in my microwave. Now that is dangerous.
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Oh, if I could just take off and dive into your screen and land in that peanut butter jar! Yum, it could be a swimming exercise and a fabulous dessert all at the same time. P.S….Blogging and talking = a great combination!
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Haha Uru, you make me laugh so much. You didn’t last long on your quest to be quiet with your essay, hehe. But I don’t mind, you make me giggle and that fudge looks to die. I have everything in BUT smooth PB, I have crunchy but that’ll work for me since I love a bit of crunch in my life!
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I love fudge! And this looks to die for. I’m sure one piece is more than enough but yes, I’ll take two. And I am guilty of being a talker too! xx
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Perfection is nothing but a myth! I’m completely convinced of this. Besides, it the flaws and quirks that make everyone unique, wonderful, and fascinating. Embrace those parts of yourself! Only stay silent if that’s what seems right to you in the moment. 🙂
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Silence is golden BUT we all enjoy your posts! (I suffer from over indulging in sarcasm too!) Love this chocolate post!
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Easy yet addictive! Congrats on your 100th post too darling!
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I think, I have to try it!
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Haha I hope you enjoy it if you do 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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another great post
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That looks soo good! I am the opposite of you and I am generally very quiet and don’t talk much 🙂
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Interesting: so peanut butter makes this fudge set. Clever. Probably tasty, too.
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You have outdone yourself again! Fudge-tastic!
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I’ve found that fudge can be tricky, but this seems like an easy no fail recipe (one I’ll definitely be trying). Thanks for posting 🙂
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It looks gorgeously sticky and chocolatey and gooey… In short, all I love in chocolate treats.
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Mmmm …. National Fudge Day is coming up soon so I may have to give this one a try 🙂
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This is exactly the perfect combo of salty, sweet & nutty that I might be truly addicted too! As the weather is so horrible here, I might just have to do some baking soon. I’m drooling over those thick slabs of fudge though, yummers!
Happy Long Weekend!
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I vote for 100 more, too! And pb & chocolate is one of my most favorite combos – yum!! (And nice job making it through a couple of silent photos 😉 ).
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I don’t mind hearing a lot about that fudge haha 🙂 or a lot from you, for that matter, as I hope you know!
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Ha! You’re adorable. Gotta say, you didn’t do too well with the silence 🙂 You did VERY well with the fudge though!
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The silence is broken. I don’t think CCU would be CCU if you were the silent type so glad your back and I am bookmarking this recipe for my x-mas fudge. Looks like a winner.
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As ever, enjoyed the commentary as much as the tempting, decadent photos! Chat on, my friend.
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Cute post 🙂 That fudge pretty much says it all! Fantastic!
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What an easy, delicious fudge.
I have a story to tell you. I got some spam this week and the sender was one letter off from your name. The email had been sent to me, joy the baker, and a few others that we both follow.
In the mail was one link. No words.
I called John in and said, “I don’t think I should open this but I don’t want to miss out on anything important, can you open this in the spambox ? He’s got a server that he uses for this sort of thing.
He came back and said, “do you want to work from home? you can make $1400 a month or more.”
I said, “I knew it wsn’t from Uru.”
John looked at me and said, “how did you know it wasn’t from her?”
“Because if she’d sent it, it would have had lots of words, she can’t help herself.”
THEN i looked closer at the sender and it was one letter off.
It’s freezing and rainy up here. What kind of queen gives you a crap day like this for her birthday?
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Wow my friend you know me so well 😀
I can’t believe you actually said that, haha 😀 😀
On another note that it the coolest program and I am sorry for the spam! I have done security checks and changed my password so hopefully it will stop soon!
And I totally agree with you, the queen is totally off her rocker – I demand a second holiday 😉
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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looks so easy to prepare and delicious…lovely!
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Thank you 😀
And I couldn’t comment on your blog but it is beautiful and you have wonderful recipes!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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YUMMM I love love love fudge and this looks so easy and delicious. Would do anything for a piece right this moment.
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Hehe you are too cute! 😀 Those swirls speak volumes too 😛
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I love the swirls Pb on this Fudge,looks perfect and awesome easy recipe too 🙂
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I used to talk and talk so much during my younger days. Now I only do that to people close to me. I love this fudge you made and it looks so good.
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Sweet post and recipe.
🙂 Mandy
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Oh you are evil ! Fab fudge in five minutes – must… make… fab… fudge… immediately!
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Happy week to you CCU!
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Great timing. I was actually packing utensils, pans, and such for a baking session at my friend’s house tomorrow. Brownies. But I now I think I will also make this. LOVE pb…so good. By the way, your posts are always entertaining, so don’t worry about the talking bit. You are awesome! Oh, and the email thing, never got a thing from you directly BUT someone did sign me up for an email from an Australia museum. As much as I love museums and such, I am not flying over to AU any time soon to attend any exhibits. Lol.
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Haha maybe you should pop on over to Aus anyway, for a holiday (but not via spam email :P) 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Oh my dear friend that’s a really sinful looking fudge! But I really want to have some! Chocolate and peanut butter… that is an awesome combination of flavours!
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Hahaha.. you made me laugh (yes, sitting alone laughing out loud) when you stopped talking for a few pictures then picked right up:) Love it!! and Love your post today!!
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Oh yeah it is totally yummy in my tummy:) Yum!!!!!!!!!!!
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I talk a lot too. I think it means we’re geniuses! 😀
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I know from your posts how much you can talk and I don’t mind listening to friends like you.
This fudge looks amazing. I am saving this email.
Have you ever had tiger butter fudge? It has all chocolate and peanut butter and no icing sugar. If you ever feel like trying just check on my blog.
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I live alone so when I get a captive audience I talk and talk and talk … but then I comfort myself with the thought that that just means I’m a friendly person. 🙂 If we met, we’d probably be like my best friend from grade school. We would talk at each other non-stop and other people were amazed that we understood what the other was saying cause we never stopped. 🙂
Great fudge. Love the chocolate. The peanut butter … not so much. Have you ever tried the chocolate/cherry swirl which is kind of like a black forest fudge? Now THAT’s amazing.
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Haha you definitely are friendly 😀
Your story reminds me of a 3 hour phone conversation my friend and I recently had 😛
And black forest fudge? Keep talking 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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I like to talk too! I only wish I could bake as well as YOU! These look so good!!
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Oooh, over the top even for you, Uru. Yummy-looking! Love your writing. You should write a book one day. You have a gift, not just for baking. 🙂
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That is very sweet of you my friend, thank you 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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haha, I totally understand. I too am a blabber-mouth and I really have to force myself to keep it short on blogs. I appreciate shorter blogs when reading, so I try to keep them shorter when writing as well, but not always with success. I know how hard it is, believe me! lol! As for your fudge, it looks sooo good and right in the middle of looking at the pictures, I said, “I need Nutella. Now. I really really need it.” My husband asked what brought it one and I said “I just need it.” Just so you know, I blame your blog, even if it has no Nutella in it. It has chocolate and peanut butter-close enough. lol Darn you for posting such yummy chocolatey treats! You’ll be the death of my waistline. 😉
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My friend you understand perfectly what I mean – what is it about the blogging world? 😀
And death of waistline? Oops 😉
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Ah well, aren’t your recipes worth listening to you? 😉
Yummy! Thanks 🙂
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I LOVE fudge, chocolate and peanut butter in that order too!! This has to be the easiest fudge recipe ever and the results speak for themselves. Please keep talking, you are awesome!!
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UNbelievablly Amaaaaaaazing…Just like you.
NoOoooo. You must never be silent! ❤
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This sinfully tasty fudge, You are chocolate genius.
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