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Healthy chocolate fudge squares with cocoa dusting and flaky salt on parchment, Christmas greenery behind

Healthy Chocolate Fudge

Dark, dense Christmas fudge with no condensed milk, no butter and no refined sugar: dark chocolate, natural peanut butter, maple syrup and cocoa, cut into 24 clean squares at about 100 calories each. Twenty minutes of work now, two weeks of gifting later.

  • Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
  • Yield: 24 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 6 ounces dark chocolate (60 to 70 percent cacao), finely chopped
  • 2/3 cup natural peanut butter, unsweetened, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and finely chopped
  • Flaky sea salt, for the top, optional

Instructions

  1. Line an 8 inch square pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides to lift the slab out later. Set the peanut butter out to lose its chill.
  2. Put the chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pot of barely simmering water, making sure the bowl does not touch the water. Stir until fully melted and glossy.
  3. Take the bowl off the heat and let it stand for 2 minutes. Stir in the peanut butter until the mixture is smooth and uniform.
  4. Add the maple syrup, sifted cocoa powder, vanilla and fine salt. Stir steadily until the fudge thickens and turns shiny; it will tighten as the cocoa drinks in.
  5. Fold in the chopped walnuts, then scrape the fudge into the lined pan. Smooth the top with a spatula or the back of a spoon.
  6. Sprinkle flaky salt over the top if you are using it. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, until the slab feels firm under a fingertip.
  7. Lift the slab out by the parchment. Run a large knife under hot water, dry it, and cut the slab into 24 squares, rewarming and drying the knife between cuts for clean edges.
  8. Let the squares stand at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes before serving, so the texture turns properly fudgy.
  • Author: Nora Ellis
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 100
  • Sugar: 6
  • Sodium: 30
  • Fat: 7
  • Saturated Fat: 2
  • Unsaturated Fat: 5
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 8
  • Fiber: 1
  • Protein: 2
  • Cholesterol: 0

Find it online: https://nourishtable.com/healthy-chocolate-fudge/