It all started one sunny afternoon when my lovebug postedΒ this fudge recipeΒ on my Facebook wall with the message: “Yes please!”
Well naturally, like the angel I am (*ahem*) I set out to make it for him, but I fancied creating an even faster and healthier version.
And this, my friend, is the story of the 3 Fudges…
Batch One came out of the freezer when friends joined us for a spontaneous dinner party.
Non-vegan friends, and my coconut measurements were a little kooky – and yet these cheeky little morsels disappeared faster than you can yell: “MINE!”
Batch Two came with us to another dinner party. Β Unfortunately I had experimented with using coconut milk so I could mould them into pretty little patty pans, and we had them out of the freezer for too long.
And that’s all we’ll say about that. Β Hopefully we get invited back one day…
Batch Three were ‘thank you gift’ed to my lovebug’s brother when he came to pick us up at crazy o’clock to take us to our early Melbourne flight last weekend.
Now if you give someone sweets at 4am and they immediately demolish them and exclaim: “You made me brownies! Β Awesome!“, I say stay with that recipe, baby. Β You’re onto a good thing.
xx
Easy Peasy, Super Healthy, 10-Minute Fudge
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup organic Desiccated Coconut pure and unsweetened
- 2 tbsp Peanut Butter
- 2 small Bananas peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup raw Cacao Powder
- 5 or 6 Medjool Dates pitted (pre-soaking is optional but does make it easier on your food processor)
- 1 tsp pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- Pinch Sea Salt
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients on low speed in a food processor until well combined and a kind of sticky 'dough' forms.
- Remove mixture from food processor and spread in a flat dish using a spatula. Sprinkle with coconut.
- Cover dish and store in the freezer for at least an hour.
- Remove and eat as you please! NOM!
These look great! I am going to try them. I have never seen desiccated coconut before, is this a must and if not what would you think is a good substitute?
Jess – the first time, I used Coconut Shavings (or ‘Chips’) and wore them down in my food processor on low speed until they formed a kind of coconut butter, but it’s much easier and faster if you can find desiccated. Ask your friendly health food store and you should find it easily enough. It’s a fraction of the cost of coconut butter, too. π x
Oh wow this recipe is amazing! Most vegan fudges are not very low in fat, but this one is! Woo π
hehe, YAY! Healthy enough for brunch, right? (say yes! I also had it for afternoon tea today). x
They sound amazing, just wondering though, could I substitute the peanut butter for something non nutty? any suggestions?
You sure can, Skye – either a little more banana or another date of two if you have a really sweet tooth. π
Your fudge looks perfectly delicious! is it best eaten cold or can it be brought to room temperature?
It’s best enjoyed cold – straight from the freezer, Starr, before it gets too squishy. π
Hoooow do you read my chocolate-coated miiind….
hehe, like magic. π
Waw, what a great story, Bex! I can see that I would totally devour them too! π MMMMMMM
A tasty creation! xxx
Get into them, Sophie! π
Pinned! This looks incredible.
This recipe is really great…already tried it twice and it was a hit with my chocolate addict 1980 and 1986 babies…big thank you for sharing…
Oh my pleasure, Doris! So glad to hear you are all loving it as much as we do. π
Thank you for this recipe. I’m honey’d out at the moment (i always replace sugar with honey) so it was perfect to satisfy my sweet tooth π
My pleasure, Cat! Glad it hit the spot. π
Ooh, I haven’t had fudge in ages! These look really yummy π
And so handy to keep a batch in the freezer for whenever the mood hits you. π
i made this for my husbands:) fyi he’s on diet, and it’s pretty diety option;) it’s AWESOME recipe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and easy peasy as well π thank you!
My pleasure, Marta! So happy to hear you enjoyed it. π
*husband (lol)
I’ve just made this (there’s mixture on the ipad) and its so. good. Mine was a bit banana-y so I’ve added more cacao and some maple syrup- Otherwise my little boys will be all ( side eying me) ‘thi isn’t VEGAN is it?’. Mind you, I might not share…
haha, and who could blame you, Eva? π x
Hi, Is there anything you can sub for the coconut? Im struggling to find chocolate desserts without any coconut in them, as coconut & I really dont like each other, and these sound amazing!
You could try more peanut butter or banana (or both!), Leanne. π x
I absolutely adore this fudge and have made it a few times. I fancied some just now and had some frozen in the freezer, but didn’t fancy waiting for it to defrost so popped it into the microwave to defrost…. unintentially for slightly too long, so that it turned into HOT CHOC FUDGE SAUCE!!! It was actually out of this world, it was so amazingly delicious it blew my mind!!!! What an amazing discovery!
haha, don’t you just LOVE discoveries like that, Becky? π xx