I spent years and years without fudge! It’s ordinarily laden with truckloads of sugar and loads of butter so I steered well clear of it. Then, a few years back, I discovered coconut butter or as its sometimes known – creamed coconut.

This discovery transformed my culinary experience forever, not least when I created the most delicious chocolate coconut fudge I have ever tasted.

Coconut butter is the dehydrated fresh flesh of a mature coconut, which has been ground into a semi-solid white cream, forming a solid block that melts upon heating.

One day I was admiring the properties of this substance and had an earth-shattering ‘aha’ moment. Coconut butter just happens to make the perfect base for a dairy-free ‘fudge’. It’s naturally sweet and solidifies to perfection, and so chocolate coconut fudge was born.

This recipe combines coconut butter, peanut butter, cocoa powder and honey to make soft, creamy, irresistible no-bake fudge. It takes just 5 minutes for this fudge to come together before it chills in the refrigerator until firm, about 2 hours. That is, if you can patiently wait that long!

I love delicious homemade candy recipes. It’s so fun to recreate nostalgic favorites with healthier ingredients for treats you can feel good about. Even better when there is no baking or cooking required! No-bake dessert ideas are some of my favorite kinds of recipes.

I’ve always been of the opinion that fudge should be easy to make – like very easy. Never ever have I bothered to fuss over a candy thermometer for good fudge, because it’s so unnecessary and stress-inducing.

My old, unhealthy favorite fudge recipe was pretty easy, but my new super easy chocolate fudge recipe is even EASIER. Like, no cooking necessary. Just melting the coconut butter. That’s my kind of easy, and this new fudge is based on that simply delicious recipe.

This gorgeous healthy fudge is a yummy, sweet, salty, sink-your-teeth-in treat. With just a small handful of ingredients, its an easy treat or snack, to keep stashed away for …well, any reason!

Healthy fats like are in this recipe have become popular with the keto movement. No longer is eating a mouthful of fatty goodness frowned upon. After decades of playing the villain, humans once again embraced healthy, real food fats.

Incredibly healthy foods with fats like coconut come together in this soft, salty-sweet fudge, made with wholesome ingredients and so darn simple to make.

Coconut is an ingredient in this recipe as it is considered the most nutritionally complete food source in the world, making it a wonderful addition to your healthy eating. This recipe is the perfect treat if you love coconut like I do. I’m obsessed with coconuts, they are my favorite ingredient in desserts and healthy snacks.

The world is going coconuts. Following the popularity of coconut water, a broad spectrum of foods derived from the humble coconut are available. It now comes in a variety of forms from water to milk, cream, sugar, butter, oil, flour, dried and shredded allowing for a variety of creative ways to add coconut to a healthy diet.

Coconut contains a unique type of medium chain saturated fat called lauric acid that research shows raises HDL or “good” cholesterol levels, which lowers overall heart disease risk.

As a plant food, coconuts also contain disease-fighting phytochemicals or antioxidants. Research suggests that coconut products helps boost metabolism which is helpful if excess body fat needs to be lost.

Whether you have chronic fatigue, weight problems, digestive or skin issues, or just want to give your body a good cleanse and boost your energy, coconut in any of its forms is so good for you.

Whip up a batch of this super healthy fudge, freeze to harden, and store leftovers in the freezer so they are ready at a moment’s notice. Whether it’s for a pre- or post-workout energy boost, or to satisfy that 3 o’clock snack craving, this fudge is the golden ticket.

You can store it in the fridge or freezer (in fact, you can pretty much eat it right out of the freezer!)

Healthy Coconut Butter Chocolate Fudge

This fudge recipe delivers an unbelievable sweet, fudgy, coconut bite, followed by a delicate sweet-bitter hit of chocolate. With only 5 ingredients, it proves that delectable deliciousness doesn’t have to be complicated and time-consuming.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword chocolate coconut butter fudge, clean eating fudge, coconut butter fudge, healthier coconut butter fudge, healthy coconut butter chocolate fudge

Servings 12

Ingredients

• 1 cup coconut butter, store bought or homemade sugar free recipe below in notes
• 1/4 cup peanut (or any nut or seed) butter
• 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping

• Desiccated coconut

Instructions

• Line a 7×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, or alternatively line a mini muffin tin with muffin liners. Or use a silicon baking pan, candy mold or ice cube tray.

  Gently melt coconut butter in a saucepan over low heat or in the microwave for about 30 seconds to a minute. Stir the nut butter, honey and cocoa powder into the melted coconut butter until completely smooth.

  Pour mixture into the prepared pan or liners. Sprinkle with desiccated coconut.

  Place in the refrigerator and chill until firm, about 1-2 hours.

  Let soften at room temperature for about 10 minutes before cutting into 12 or more squares with a sharp knife. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or freezer for up to 3 months.

Notes

Homemade Sugar-Free Coconut Butter

If you are anywhere near the health food or fitness circles, you have no doubt heard of coconut oil by now.

But have you ever heard of coconut butter? Oh my gosh is it good. It tastes like the most delicious, decadent, oh-so-bad-for-you treat.

Except, it’s not. It’s actually good for you. In fact, coconut butter packs a boatload of benefits:

It’s rich in lauric acid, which boosts immunity and destroys harmful bacteria, viruses, and funguses.

It actually boosts your metabolism, which aids in weight loss and increases energy levels.

Its a superb ingredient for protecting and replenishing the hair and skin

It’s packed with healthy fats, so you feel full longer.

It’s full of essential amino acids, calcium, and magnesium.

Basically, coconut butter is just plain awesome.

It’s so creamy, buttery, naturally sweet and full of nutrients, and it’s hard to believe that this tasty Homemade Coconut Butter from Scratch is made with one ingredient!

You may not know this, but a jar of high-quality coconut butter can be expensive. Yes, that is one of the reasons that you should make you own - it’s unbelievably easy.

Besides being incredibly good for you, coconut butter greatly enhances the creamy texture of desserts, smoothies, ice creams, fudge and hot beverages. Even a spoonful out of the jar is not a bad thing.  😊

Once you start using it, you'll find many other ways to sneak it into your diet. 😉

Go here for the recipe:  Homemade Coconut Butter 

 

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