Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge is a gluten and dairy free fudge recipe perfect for the Holidays, or any time of year!  Make it as a gift for coworkers or friends, or serve it alongside your favorite Holiday cookie platter! This post contains affiliate links for products I’m obsessed with.

Since my little guy is gluten and dairy free, I am always on the look out for treats and desserts that he can have, especially around the holidays.   

And one of my favorite treats at Christmas is homemade fudge.

When I first started teaching, because I really couldn’t afford gifts for all of my co-workers, I used to make Rachel Ray’s 5 Minute Holiday Fudge Wreath and bring it in to share at our last team meeting before Winter break.  It’s a great recipe if you have never tried it, but it’s not exactly clean and definitely not dairy free.

It turns out, it’s super simple to make a healthy, clean, and dairy-free fudge that is also free from refined sugars or any other processed ingredients.  I looked at several different recipes to get ideas, and found this one from The Nourishing Gourmet to be very helpful.

This recipe is so easy, my daughter essentially made it by herself (hence our messy photos).  All you have to do is melt some coconut oil, stir in cocoa powder, maple syrup, vanilla, and – our favorite part – some creamy peanut butter.

Then we poured the chocolaty deliciousness into a cupcake pan with liners for easy portion control and sprinkled on some sea salt.  I actually think next time I will make use of my mini cupcake pan!

We were impatient, so we put our fudge in the freezer to set, but I actually prefer the texture when it is stored in the refrigerator.  It’s amazing how smooth and creamy this fudge is…and with the addition of peanut butter, it really tastes like a peanut butter cup! If you prefer your chocolate and peanut butter layers to be separate, definitely try my Healthy Copycat Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups recipe!

While I wasn’t looking, my daughter dumped sprinkles all over the set fudge which I ended up having to brush off.  But I like her idea.  Next time, we will decorate before the fudge is set.

These would make a yummy homemade gift if you need a last minute idea…especially since you probably have all of these ingredients in your pantry already, which is always a bonus.

If you give these a try, let me know what you think!

Looking for other Holiday desserts? Try one of these-

The Yummiest Gluten and Dairy Free Christmas Cookies

Healthy Instant Pot Brown Rice Pudding

Easy Chocolate Macaroons (Allergy Friendly)

Chocolate Coconut “Mounds” Cups

Gluten Free Apple Tart

Enjoy this Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe!

Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

• Author: Nancylynn Sicilia
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 10 minutes
• Yield: 10 servings 1x
• Category: Dessert
• Method: Mixing
• Cuisine: American

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup coconut oil, softened
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/3 cup of maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• sea salt

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Instructions

1. Mix coconut oil, cocoa powder, peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract until smooth.
2. Pour into lined cupcake tins or into a pan lined with parchment paper.
3. Sprinkle the top of your fudge with sea salt
4. Refrigerate (about 30 minutes) or freeze (about 10 minutes) until set.
5. Devour!

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Notes

1 YELLOW Treat swap

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Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 cup or 2-3 mini cups

Keywords: dessert, treat, chocolate, peanut butter, fudge, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan