noun
- A fudge-like candy made from brown sugar, butter, milk, and nuts, typically pecans or walnuts.
Usage: Also spelled penuche or panocha.; Regional: more common in the American South and Southwest.; Often homemade.
Examples
- My grandmother made penuchi every Christmas with pecans from her tree.
- The candy shop sold homemade penuchi in small boxes.
- Penuchi is sweeter and softer than traditional fudge.
- She cut the penuchi into squares and wrapped each piece in wax paper.
- The recipe for penuchi has been in our family for generations.