Something naughty but nice 

Fudge, yes, it is an excellent replacement word when you are around the kids, but I have another fudge alternative for you to enjoy. 

Fudge is one of those fantastic sweet treats I remember from childhood, my Dandy often had fudge and toffee for Christmas, and I loved to share it with him. 

In the past I probably could have happily munched a packet of fudge easily, nowadays I do not think I could deal with the sugar coma.  

Sweet without the sugar 

This recipe was born from a desire to enjoy the flavour of fudge without the truckload of sugar. When we made a move to remove sugar from our lives as much as possible, I noticed a change in my taste buds. What once was just a sweet treat is now so sickly sweet, I can’t eat it. 

I like to look for alternatives that mean I get all the flavour without any of the adverse effects of ingredients that don’t agree with me. For this recipe I swapped out the sugar for honey, this created a delicate balance of sweet but not too sweet with all the rich flavour you get with original fudge. 

Kid approved 

The final hurdle I usually have any new recipe is if the kids will like it. Sometimes they like a recipe, but the response can be lukewarm, they eat what I have made, but it takes a few days for them to work their way through everything. 

This is not one of those recipes. This fudge didn’t last the weekend; the fudge was nabbed out of the fridge after lunch, as a refuel when they got back from the play park and after dinner. These treats are little boy (and big boy) approved. 

Primal fudge recipe 

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup coconut oil 
• 1/2 cup cacao powder 
• 1/2 cup seed butter 
• 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup 
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla bean powder 

Primal fudge

• Servings: 24
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 0 minutes
• Rating: ★★★★★
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Fudge, yes it is an excellent replacement word when you are around the kids, but I have another fudge alternative for you to enjoy.

Credit: Cath @ easycleaneats

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup coconut oil 
• 1/2 cup cacao powder 
• 1/2 cup seed butter 
• 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup 
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla bean powder 

Directions

1. Melt coconut oil either in the microwave or in a saucepan. 
2. Don’t overheat the coconut oil, it should be liquid not bubbling. 
3. Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and blend them together.
4. Alternatively you can mix by hand.
5. Add the cacao powder in a large mixing bowl
6. Add the melted coconut oil and mix with a spatula.
7. Add the seed butter to the bowl.
8. Mix well.Mix well.
9. Pour the mix into paper-lined muffin tin cups /silicone muffin cups.
10. Fill each cup halfway.
11. Place the muffin cups in the fridge for 30 minutes or freeze for 10 minutes. 
12. Pop the fudge out once it is set.
13. Store in a sealed container in the fridge. 

Nutrition

Per Serving: 89 calories; 7 g fat; 5 g carbohydrates; g protein

Equipment 

• Saucepan 
• Food processor 
• Muffin tin or silicone muffin cups
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Spoon

Nutritional disclaimer

Nutrition information is provided as an estimate based on the ingredients used and available in my area (New Zealand). The nutritional information is here to help you understand the recipe; I use MyFitnessPal to generate my estimates. For more accurate nutritional information, please use a nutritional calculator with the ingredients in your area.