The Perfect Healthy Holiday Treat: Coconut Oil Fudge

Create the perfect healthy holiday treat with this coconut oil fudge recipe. Enjoy the basic recipe or customise the flavour to suit your tastes and preferences.

Ingredients

½ cup nut butter or an allergy-free substitute
25g coconut oil or coconut butter
21/2tsp your choice of sweetener (optional)

Instructions

Melt the nut butter and coconut oil until you can easily stir the mixture. Stir in your choice of additional ingredients and smooth into candy moulds or a shallow container and freeze until set.  Pop out of the moulds or slice and enjoy. Any leftovers can be frozen or refrigerated.

Flavours

Chocolate Fudge

sunbutter or coconut butter
coconut oil
sweetener
1 overripe banana or an additional 2/3 cup coconut butter
¼ cup cocoa powder.

Strawberry Fudge

coconut butter
coconut oil
sweetener
½ cup sliced strawberries.

Gingerbread Fudge

sunbutter or peanut butter
coconut oil
sweetener
molasses
1/8tsp powdered ginger (optional).

Pistachio Fudge

coconut oil
sweetener
pistachio butter (make your own by blending pistachios)

Banana Fudge

coconut oil
sweetener
coconut butter
cinnamon (optional)
½ an overripe banana.

Almond/peanut butter Fudge

almond or peanut butter
sweetener
coconut oil
pinch of salt (optional).

 

Makes 8-14 portions