Easy Healthy Fudge Recipe
By Margaret Chuong-Kim on November 02, 2007
This easy and delicious fudge recipe calls for protein-rich almond butter and antioxidant-rich raw chocolate powder, making it a decadent treat that is much healthier than conventional store-bought fudge.
Although this fudge is made with all-natural ingredients, it is best to eat only one or two small pieces at a time, as eating honey-rich foods can stress one's blood sugar-regulating mechanisms.
Ingredients:
2 cups almond butter
1/4 cup raw cocoa powder, sifted to remove any lumps
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons liquid honey
1 heaping tablespoon coconut oil, melted (optional)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix until well incorporated.
Spoon the mixture into a pan and flatten with the back of a spoon. Place in the freezer for an hour or so, then take it out to cut into bite-size squares or rectangles. Transfer the pieces onto a plate. Keep these covered and stored in the freezer.
An alternative is to spoon the mixture into candy molds; pop them out when they are thoroughly frozen. They have a chewy texture when frozen.
These must be kept in the freezer, otherwise they will become soft and mushy, to the consistency they were at before freezing. So if you take them out to eat, eat them quickly! Also keep this in mind when cutting the fudge; work quickly.
Adapted from a recipe found in: Raw Food/Real World: 100 Recipes to Get the Glow
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Healthy dessert
Good to see the no-fuss fudge recipe. I have been preparing a raw food diet for over a year but find my family (and me) still crave an occassional sweet; however, I do not want to spend allot of time or effort in making it (so the occassional preparation of a cooked or baked dessert like we used to have - which is way not allowed on the raw food diet!) since I perfer to make food preparation as simple as possible. One of my favorite Christmas goodies (before the health crisis in my family caused us to begin the raw food diet) was Fudge. I have always liked chocolate anyway. This recipe was so much better than the recipe I have used for years. Thanks for sharing it and I am open to learning more as I think my family may be ready for new raw food tastes that are simple to prepare and inexpensive to purchase since we only have access to the regular grocery stores where we live. Again, thanks!
a good oops
I wrote this recipe on a sticky note and left it on my counter until I could get more almond butter. For some reason i thought it was a different recipe for cookies and I threw them in the over for 12 mins @ 350. Delicious as cookies too! However, not as healthy. :)