Vegan Fudge (GF)

This Vegan Fudge is perfectly sweet, seriously rich, melt-in-your-mouth creamy and tastes like caramel!

Why you’ll love this Vegan Fudge:

• it’s undetectably dairy-free and refined sugar free 
• it’s rich and creamy
• it’s not-too-sweet
• it’s velvety smooth and silky
• it has a fudgy texture
• it’s “buttery”
• it’s not heavy or cloying
• it’s naturally sweetened with dates
• it’s gluten-free
• it’s oil-free
• it’s free from coconut
• it’s paleo-friendly
• it’s easy to make
• it takes just 15 minutes to make
• it makes excellent edible gifts for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Easter, Christmas, and everything in between!

How to make this Vegan Fudge

Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe.

• Soak the cashews and dates in cold water overnight or in boiling water for 15 minutes.
• Drain and add them to a food processor along with all the other ingredients.

Tip: You can get hold of cacao butter online, in local health food stores or large supermarkets. If your food processor isn’t very powerful, it may have trouble with the cacao butter. In this case, melt the cacao butter first using a bain-marie before adding to the food processor.

• Whizz until completely smooth – you might need to mix it around a few times.

• Transfer the mixture to a one-pound loaf tin lined with baking paper.

Tip: Make sure you get rid of any air bubbles and make sure the top is completely smooth.

• Place in the fridge for 4-6 hours until it becomes completely firm to the touch.
• Remove from the tin and cut into pieces.

Substitutions you can make to this recipe:

• You can substitute the almond butter with any other nut or seed butter: peanut butter, cashew butter, Brazil nut butter, tahini, sunflower seed butter etc.
• You can substitute the cacao butter with coconut oil or coconut butter, though the flavour will be affected and it will taste of coconut
• You can add ingredients to the fudge mixture before setting, such as chocolate chips, chopped nuts, dried fruit or desiccated coconut.

How long does this Vegan Fudge keep for?

This Vegan Fudge keeps covered in the fridge for up to 5 days.

More similar vegan treats:

• Healthy Snickers Ice Cream Bites
• Matcha Chocolate Truffles
• Chocolate Sweet Potato Fudge
• Chocolate Truffles
• Strawberry Chocolate Truffles

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Vegan Fudge (GF)

This Vegan Fudge is perfectly sweet, seriously rich, melt-in-your-mouth creamy and tastes like caramel!

4.15 from 7 votes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: paleo fudge, refined sugar free fudge, vegan caramel, vegan fudge

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 8 large pieces

Calories: 297kcal

Author: Rhian Williams

Ingredients

• 200 g (1 1/3 cup) cashew nuts soaked overnight in cold water or in boiling water for 15 minutes200 g (1 1/3 cup) cashew nuts soaked overnight in cold water or in boiling water for 15 minutes
• 195 g (1 1/8 cup) pitted dates soaked overnight in cold water or in boiling water for 15 minutes195 g (1 1/8 cup) pitted dates soaked overnight in cold water or in boiling water for 15 minutes
• 2 tablespoons almond butter (or sub any other nut or seed butter)2 tablespoons almond butter (or sub any other nut or seed butter)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch salt to tastePinch salt to taste
• 60 g (2.1 oz) cacao butter * (or sub coconut oil or coconut butter, though this will give it a coconut taste)60 g (2.1 oz) cacao butter * (or sub coconut oil or coconut butter, though this will give it a coconut taste)

Instructions

• Drain the soaked cashew nuts and dates
• Place all the ingredients in a food processor
• Whizz until completely smooth - you might need to mix it around a few times
• Transfer the mixture to a loaf tin lined with greaseproof baking paper (I used a one-pound loaf tin)
• Make sure you get rid of any air bubbles and make sure the top is completely smooth
• Place in the fridge for 4-6 hours until it becomes completely firm to the touch
• Remove from the loaf tin and cut into pieces
• Keeps covered in the fridge for up to 5 days

Notes

*If your food processor isn’t very powerful, it may have trouble with the cacao butter. In this case, melt the cacao butter first using a bain-marie before adding to the food processor.

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Fudge (GF)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 297 Calories from Fat 180

% Daily Value*

Fat 20g31%

Saturated Fat 8g40%

Sodium 3mg0%

Potassium 354mg10%

Carbohydrates 26g9%

Fiber 3g12%

Sugar 17g19%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin C 0.2mg0%

Calcium 33mg3%

Iron 2.1mg12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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