This HealthyPeanut Butter Fudge is going to save me this holiday season. They taste like something naughty and decadent out of that little candy shop that you passed on vacation. But these little treats are full of nourishing (think bulletproof!) fats, and protein, making them a perfect little pick me up treat. And they’re JUST as delicious as they look!
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Here in the south, our fall temperatures are still (as of November) spiking up into the mid 80’s. So I keep these little beauties in the fridge or they’ll get melty fast. Aflat glass 6×8 storage dishwith a snap on lid is perfect for keeping a batch on hand…I just rotate out flavors from week to week.
I like peanut butter fudge to be super smooth and velvety,so I opt for the smoothest grind of nut butter I can find. Or choose chunky if you want some nut pieces. But for this recipe, I would not use a natural grind with any grit to it.
And speaking of keeping it smooth, I recommend using Gentle Sweet as a sugar free, natural alternative, or you can sub any type of granulated stevia/erythritol sweetener or a healthy sugar free sweetener of your choice (see sugar free conversion chart here). If you’d like to keep these all natural and more Paleo than Trim Healthy Mama, and use the power of raw honey to sweeten these (which is what I’d do for my kids), I postedthat version of Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge as a guest blogger over here atMommypotamus.
Since I want to boost my healthy fat intake, I use my favorite brands of grassfed butter, and refined organic coconut oil for these, but you really can use what you have on hand. As written, this is SUCH an easy fudge recipe, but if you wanted to get creative or gourmet, you could always stir in some add-ins, or top with flaked sea salt or peanut pieces.
So that’s it! Just a few simple ingredients stirred together can make an amazing pan of healthy chocolate peanut butter fudge in just a few minutes! Let’s make it together.
1 cup organic coconut oil, liquid; I like refined, but you can use either
½-2/3 cup gentle sweet, or equivalent of your favorite sweetener-see chart here- if you're using granules, I'd recommend grinding them into a powder first using a small blender.
½ cup butter, softened
⅓ cup cocoa powder
salt to taste
Instructions
Stir together peanut butter and coconut oil in a small bowl.
Remove one cup of peanut butter mixture, and set aside.
To remaining mixture in bowl, add softened butter, sweetener, and cocoa.
Stir well. Taste and adjust sweet and salty to your liking.
Pour chocolate mixture into a 6x8 or similar glass dish, and spread smooth.
Pour reserved peanut butter mixture over chocolate and use a knife to make swirls, by 'cutting' stripes in opposite directions. I love this part!
Chill fudge for about an hour, or until firm enough to slice and enjoy.
Trim Healthy Mama notes: This is an "S" recipe, full of healthy fats! There are no limitations on S recipes, but they are calorie dense. Thankfully, they are so satiating that just one is all I need for a treat.
Healthy Peanut Butter Fudge Yields 48 one inch pieces Prep time: 3 minutes Total time: 1 hour, 3 minutes
Author: Gwen
Serves: 48
Ingredients
1 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup organic coconut oil, liquid; I like refined, but you can use either
½-2/3 cup gentle sweet, or equivalent of your favorite sweetener-see chart here- if you're using granules, I'd recommend grinding them into a powder first using a small blender.
½ cup butter, softened
⅓ cup cocoa powder
salt to taste
Instructions
Stir together peanut butter and coconut oil in a small bowl.
Remove one cup of peanut butter mixture, and set aside.
To remaining mixture in bowl, add softened butter, sweetener, and cocoa.
Stir well. Taste and adjust sweet and salty to your liking.
Pour chocolate mixture into a 6x8 or similar glass dish, and spread smooth.
Pour reserved peanut butter mixture over chocolate and use a knife to make swirls, by 'cutting' stripes in opposite directions. I love this part!
Chill fudge for about an hour, or until firm enough to slice and enjoy.
Notes
Trim Healthy Mama notes: This is an "S" recipe, full of healthy fats! There are no limitations on S recipes, but they are calorie dense. Thankfully, they are so satiating that just one is all I need for a treat.
The amount of time you cook fudge directly affects its firmness. Too little time and the water won't evaporate, causing the fudge to be soft. Conversely, cook it too long and fudge won't contain enough water, making it hard with a dry, crumbly texture.
Candy that isn't cooked long enough will end up too soft; overcooking makes fudge crumbly or hard. High-quality fudge has many small crystals. If the process of crystallization begins too early, fewer crystals form and they become much larger.
Take two slices of bread depending on your personal preference and spread the peanut butter on them. Now, add the layer of your favorite jam on one slice. Put the two slices of bread together and enjoy.
Monitor the Temperature with a Candy Thermometer. If you end up with soft fudge that turns into a puddle in your hands or hard fudge that is a bit reminiscent of a crunchy candy, improper temperature is likely to blame. ...
Avoid Stirring Once the Mixture Comes to a Simmer. ...
Once a seed crystal forms, it grows bigger and bigger as the fudge cools. A lot of big crystals in fudge makes it grainy. By letting the fudge cool without stirring, you avoid creating seed crystals. Stirring would help sucrose molecules "find" one another and start forming crystals.
But clocking in at around 130 calories and 5 grams of fat per ounce, this rich treat is far from a healthy choice. Although that may not sound like an unreasonable amount of calories or fat, it's important to remember that an ounce is a very small serving. Fudge also boasts very little in terms of health.
To fix it, you can reheat the fudge mixture over low heat and continue cooking until it reaches the proper temperature. Be sure to use a candy thermometer to monitor the temperature accurately. Alternatively, you can try to salvage chewy fudge by mixing it into ice cream or using it as a topping for desserts.
You have to control two temperatures to make successful fudge: the cooking temperature AND the temperature at which the mixture cools before stirring to make it crystallize. Confectionery experiments have shown that the ideal cooking temperature for fudge is around 114 to 115 °C (237 to 239 °F).
– There are a number of reasons why the fudge was grainy. It might be that you haven't dissolved all the sugar before boiling the fudge mixture. It could be that there just wasn't enough fluid or fat to enable the sugar to dissolve or it might even be that the fudge wasn't beaten long enough or hard enough.
Take 100 calories worth of egg whites (seven large whites) for example: They contain 25 grams of protein, 0 grams of fat, and 2 grams of carbs. One tablespoon of peanut butter—which clocks in at 96 calories—provides just 3.5 grams of protein, 8 grams of fat, and 3.5 grams of carbs.
Are Bananas with Peanut Butter Healthy? Yes! The carbohydrates from the banana will give you energy, and then the protein and healthy fats from the peanut butter will keep you full. Putting peanut butter in your banana smoothie makes it filling AND delicious.
Peanut butter is an incredible source of protein and healthy fats, which can be a great snack option to help you reach your weight loss goals. Eating peanut butter can help you eat fewer calories, boost your satiation levels, and positively affect body composition when used correctly.
To fix it, you can reheat the fudge mixture over low heat and continue cooking until it reaches the proper temperature. Be sure to use a candy thermometer to monitor the temperature accurately. Alternatively, you can try to salvage chewy fudge by mixing it into ice cream or using it as a topping for desserts.
To fix soft fudge or hard fudge, simply follow these easy steps: Scrape the fudge back into a large saucepan and add 1 1/2 cups of water.Stir the fudge over low heat until it dissolves.Carefully taste the mixture, as the water probably diluted the flavor.
In the oven - wrap the fudge in foil with a tiny bit of water, perhaps 2-3 teaspoons and bake at a low temperature (120-140C or 248-284F) for 10-20 minutes, or until the fudge no longer feels/looks dried out.
Don't panic if your fudge is grainy, nothing is lost it just requires some more work. Pop the grainy fudge back into the pan along with some water and a little cream and melt the fudge back down to a liquid and re-boil it to temperature.
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