I wanted to make a box of healthy fudge hearts for my husband this Valentines. I experimented with a bunch of recipes, along with a hideously unhealthy one that my daughter insisted on trying, but these healthy fudge hearts won out.
Now, when I say “healthy”, there’s a good lot of sugar and fat in them, but much healthier versions that the kinds of fats and sweeteners that you’d find in your typical fudge.
One of the reasons I love fudge: It’s so easy to make. This recipe took all of 10 minutes, and now I have a beautiful box of candy to present to my man on Sunday.
They are are also vegan!
Ingredients:
- ½ cup cashew butter (or almond butter)
- 1 cup vegan dark chocolate chips
- 2-3 tablespoons coconut oil (melted)
- 2-3 tablespoons pure maple syrup or brown rice syrup
- Handful goji berries for topping, roughly chopped
Optional add-in’s: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, 1/2 cup chopped pistachio nuts, 5 drops of pure rose essential oil, 1/4 cup cacao nibs.
Instructions:
- Place all the ingredients except for the goji berries in a heat-safe bowl.
- Place the bowl over a saucepan of boiling water to create a double-boiler.
- Heat until everything has melted. You will need to continually stir.
- Line and grease a square baking tin or glass pyrex pan with parchment paper. I recommend spraying the pan first, and then lining the pan because it helps to keep the paper in place.
- Pour your fudge batter into the pan. Smooth it down with a spatula.
- Place in the fridge for a couple of hours.
- Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out your hearts.
- Press a few of the chopped goji berries on top.
