Continuing on our healthy dessert spree, this healthy coconut oil fudge is for those with sweet tooth, but who are also trying to stay healthy and eat clean food.
Cravings happen to the best of us, but you don’t have to give in and run to the store to buy chocolates and ice cream! There are tons of things you can do to satisfy your palate, when you are in the mood for something decadent.
So this is a very simple, yet delicious way of benefiting from the antioxidants in cocoa powder, increasing your protein intake and getting some medium chain triglycerides (or MCTs) that provide health to your hair and nails.
If you are using the Body Beautiful app, alongside with one of our diet plans this recipe’s formula is 1P + 1F.
Coconut Oil Fudge Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 scoop protein powder
- 1-2tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2tbsp nut butter of choice
- Stevia to taste
- Optional = vanilla, mint, almond – whatever flavour you desire start small & increase)
Directions
- Melt coconut oil & nut butter in the microwave for 15-20 seconds
- Combine protein powder & cocoa powder
- Add coconut oil mixture, stevia and flavour to the protein powder and mix until thoroughly combined – mixture will be quite thick depending on protein powder used
- If fudge becomes too stiff to mix, pop into the microwave for 10 seconds at a time to soften
- Scoop fudge into a flat tupperware or pan of choice lined with parchment or wax paper
- Freeze for 1-3hrs, removing for 5-10 minutes before eating
Modifications
- Like a firmer fudge? Use all coconut oil and omit the nut butter
- You can use plant based protein powder in the recipe above – add a splash of almond milk if a thicker consistency is reached with this substitution
- Play around with different combinations of extract like chocolate mint, chocolate orange, chocolate almond…
- Prefer vanilla fudge or cinnamon? Omit the cocoa powder & use vanilla protein powder, adding cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice at the end
Ladies, eating healthy can be quite simple, all you need is to swap the unhealthiest ingredients, like sugar, butter and flour for healthy ones! Learn more how to do it with the Body Beautiful app!
