Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge (vegan, paleo options)
This healthy chocolate peanut butter fudge couldn’t be any easier! You just melt everything together. Naturally vegan with a paleo and nut-free option.
I’ve received a lot of comments over the past few months about sunflower seed butter, which has made me curious. I know a lot of you have peanut allergies, can’t send peanuts to school, or are paleo, so I thought I’d try it out (here’s a recipe for homemade sunflower seed butter). You can also buy SunButter on Amazon!
This fudge, by the way, can’t be sent to school! It needs to be kept refrigerated or frozen.
One thing you don’t want to skip on is the salt. It just calls for “salt to taste” because I think I like things a lot saltier than most people. It really intensifies the peanut butter taste!
If you don’t have a mini muffin pan or a silicone mold, you can pour the mixture into a small parchment-lined tupperware container or the like. I just went with a mini muffin pan because it seemed the least messy.
This chocolate peanut butter fudge doesn’t taste exactly like traditional fudge – the texture isn’t the same, and obviously it’s not as sweet, but if I had to choose between the two, I would pick this.
I just feel better eating it. And I love the taste and texture, although it’s not the same as the really unhealthy stuff.
I’ve also tried this healthy peanut butter chocolate fudge with hazelnut butter, and it was tasty, but it’s hard to beat chocolate + peanut butter, right? ;)
If you prefer some peanut butter fudge without the chocolate, I highly recommend this maple peanut butter caramel fudge! It’s also vegan (but not paleo because of the peanut butter). :)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge (vegan, paleo options)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) refined coconut oil
- 1/2 cup (128 grams) natural peanut butter or sunflower seed butter for paleo / nut-free (use the kind with just nuts / seeds and salt)
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (72 grams) Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- salt to taste be sure to add this! It really brings out the peanut flavor
- 1/3 cup + 2 teaspoons maple syrup
If using sunflower seed butter:
- up to 4-5 teaspoons coconut sugar or to taste
Instructions
- Melt the coconut oil in a small pot or pan over low heat. Add the nut butter, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and salt and stir together. When it’s completely smooth, take it off the heat and add the maple syrup and stir until well combined.1/2 cup (113 grams) refined coconut oil, 1/2 cup (128 grams) natural peanut butter, 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (72 grams) Dutch-process cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, salt
- If using sunflower seed butter, add coconut sugar to taste. Put the pot back on the burner and set to the lowest setting. Stir until the coconut sugar is dissolved.up to 4-5 teaspoons coconut sugar
- If using peanut butter, you don’t need additional sugar. Once the maple syrup is combined, immediately pour the fudge into a silicone mold or into the liners.1/3 cup + 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- Place in the refrigerator until set. Mine took a few hours. If you’re in a hurry, stick them in the freezer. If using a silicone mold, remove the set candy from the mold so that the fudge doesn’t take on the taste of the mold.
- Store in the refrigerator or freezer.
Notes
- If you use unrefined coconut oil, this fudge may have some coconut taste to it.
- I updated this recipe on 6/9/16. Here’s the original recipe (in case you’ve made it in the past): 6 tablespoons (84 grams) refined coconut oil, 1/2 cup (128 grams) natural peanut butter, 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (72 grams) Dutch-process cocoa powder, 1/4 cup (80 grams) honey.
- The nutrition information provided is calculated as a courtesy and is only an estimate. I am not a licensed nutritionist or dietitian. For the most accurate nutritional data, consult a professional or use your preferred calculator. This recipe yields 12-16 servings. The nutritional info was calculated based on 16 servings. The nutritional value shown is for the regular recipe, not using sunflower seed butter.
Just made these & wanted to echo the rave reviews. I followed the super easy recipe to the letter & OMG! THE most scrumptious fudge ever! Healthy too!!????????
Yay! I’m so glad that you enjoyed it! Thanks a bunch for your comment. :)
Wonderful recipe. I only used 1/3 cup maple syrup, added some fleur de sel, a bunch of whole peanuts and skipped the vanilla. Such great texture and flavour.
Your version sounds delicious! It’s great to know that it works with less maple. Thanks for your comment and sorry for my slow reply!
Just made these as my husband wanted something tasty and protein packed. I used a mixture of maple syrup, agave syrup and date syrup as my maple syrup finished. They turned out beautifully! My son ate a whole one in less than a minute! I also made the peanut butter fudge (halved both recipes) and put the peanut fudge on the bottom and topped the liner with this mix. The result is amazing! Thank you for your wonderful recipes. They never disappoint!!
I’m really glad to hear that they never disappoint! And wow, your idea of mixing the two fudges sounds super delicious. I’ll have to try that! Thanks for your comment and sorry for my super slow reply.
Thanks for an awesome recipe! I’ve made these lots of times now and they are wonderful! I’m avoiding sweeteners right now, so I made a batch with mashed banana instead of maple syrup and it worked fine. Just be sure the banana is very ripe and sweet. I always make them in metal muffin tins and keep them in the freezer. You do need to grease the muffin tins or use liners.
You’re welcome! I’m so happy that you like them. And wow. Mashed banana! How much did you use? Such a great idea! Thanks for the tip and your comment. :)
I used about 1/3 cup of mashed banana (1 medium banana). One time I was out of bananas and made it with 1/3 cup of applesauce, which worked too but wasn’t as good as the banana. It’s wonderful to be able to make such a delicious treat sweetened only with real fruit!
Oh boy! :D I’m totally going to try this! Thanks a ton for coming back to let me know how you did it!
This was sooooo super easy and quick! And i love easy and quick
It’s a good Reeses cup replacement for me. I can pronounced all the ingredients too. LOL
I’m so very sorry for just now seeing your comment! I’m really happy that you enjoyed the fudge and that you thought it was a good Reese’s replacement. :) And hooray for sweets without any nasty stuff in them! ;) Thanks for your feedback and sorry again for just now replying!