This healthy fudge recipe with only 3 ingredients can be prepared in 5 minutes. It satisfies an intense chocolate craving (which can sometimes be due to magnesium deficiency!) . This fudge is a perfect holiday or party treat.

7 pieces of homemade chocolate fudge on a white plate — Healthy Fudge Recipe

We often bring this healthy chocolate fudge as a dessert to social gatherings and it’s a huge hit! Especially with children. We enjoy it as straight up chocolate chunks and also combined with nuts as a yummy cashew or peanut cluster.

How to Make Delicious Fudge?

Our family has spent a good deal of time healing food allergies on the GAPS diet with a lot of success! Our journey has taught us the healing power of good food. We aim for high quality, wholesome ingredients, and we have been able to enjoy many treats. Not surprisingly, the flavors are often superior to similar store bought items, due to creamier, sweeter, and more nutrient dense ingredients.

Healthy Fudge Ingredients

Likely you already have the 3 ingredients needed to make fudge in your home already! Add a 9×13 pan or fun silicone molds and you are ready to go. The key to delicious fudge is a healthy fat (like grass-fed butter, coconut oil, or raw kefir cream), raw honey, and cacao powder. If you do not have cacao or raw honey, cocoa powder and honey will work as well. But do add cacao and raw honey to your shopping list, as they both contain high levels of antioxidants, nutrients, and minerals. See this post for other high mineral foods to eat everyday.

homemade chocolate in 9x13 pan and in silicone molds

The Difference Between Cacao and Cocoa

Cacao and cocoa powder both come from the cacao bean. They both look like brown ground powder and even taste somewhat similar. The main difference is the amount of processing. Cacao is very minimally processed, often considered a raw food, while cocoa is roasted at very high temperatures. Cacao has a slightly more bitter flavor than cocoa, and is much richer in nutrients. Often less cacao is needed when making chocolate, as it has a more intense flavor. We opt for cacao when we can, as we prefer less processed. We like the taste of this one.

Is Cacao Allowed On The GAPS Diet Protocol?

Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride answers “When can cocoa be introduced?” on gaps.me

“Cocoa is SCD illegal. However, I find that many people can start having it occasionally on the Full GAPS Diet, once the digestive symptoms are gone. Find pure organic cocoa powder. Mixing the powder with some honey and sour cream makes a delicious dessert, and you can add it to your homemade ice cream or cakes. After trying it for the first time, observe your patient for any reactions. Cocoa is very rich in magnesium and some essential amino acids and, unless your digestive system is not ready for it, there is no need to avoid it.”

For a full list of foods allowed on the GAPS Diet, see this resource.

Healthy Fudge Recipe

Healthy Fudge Recipe- 3 Ingredients! (GAPS, Paleo, Sugar-Free)

This 3-ingredient healthy fudge recipe takes just 5 minutes to make! It’s perfect for satisfying those intense chocolate cravings (often linked to a magnesium deficiency) and makes a great treat for holidays or parties.

TOOLS YOU NEED:

1. 9X13 pan and unbleached parchment paper

2. Silicone molds

Ingredients

1 cup grass-fed butter, (or coconut oil, or preferred neutral tasting fat)
1/2 cup raw honey
1/2 cup cacao powder

Instructions

1. In a saucepan on medium heat, melt butter and honey together.
2. Stir in cacao powder.
3. When combined, pour chocolate into parchment paper lined 9x13 pan or silicone molds.
4. Place fudge in the freezer for 2 hours to firm more quickly or refrigerate overnight.
5. Pop out of molds or cut into bars once firm and enjoy!

Notes

If using a silicone mold, place molds on a baking sheet before pouring in the chocolate to transfer more easily to the fridge or freezer.
Line favorite nuts along the bottom of the silicone molds or 9x13 pan to enjoy cashew clusters, chocolate covered peanuts, etc.

Does your family enjoy fudge? I would love to hear more below!

Resources

Posts

High Mineral Foods
How To Cure A Dairy Allergy or Sensitivity With the GAPS Diet
What is the GAPS Diet? An Easier Explanation
GAPS Diet Milk Kefir Ice Cream
Foods Allowed on the GAPS D iet

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