This candy is much healthier than traditional sugar-laden fudge; it subtly sweet, full of heart-healthy fats and antioxidants, and still super satisfying when a chocolate craving hits.
By Faith Gorsky
Healthy Chocolate-Walnut Fudge
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 30 pieces 1x
Description
This candy is much healthier than traditional sugar-laden fudge; it subtly sweet, full of heart-healthy fats and antioxidants, and still super satisfying when a chocolate craving hits.
Ingredients
Scale
- 7 oz (200 g) creamed coconut
- 1 (14 oz/400 g) can full-fat coconut milk
- 1/2 cup (40 g) unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 6 tablespoons (90 ml) pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1/4 cup (30 g) finely chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Line a large mini muffin pan with paper liners.
- Melt the creamed coconut and coconut milk together in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Continue heating the coconut mixture until fully melted, then whisk in the cocoa powder until fully incorporated and turn off the heat. Stir in all remaining ingredients.
- Fill each lined mini muffin well with about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the chocolate mixture and transfer to the fridge to chill completely.
- Once chilled, remove from the pan and store the candies in the fridge in an airtight container layered between parchment or wax paper for up to 1 month.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
David, Creamed coconut is a compressed block of coconut flesh with a somewhat grainier texture than coconut cream, and pieces of coconut solids.
What is creamed coconut?