I love sharing recipes that bring wholesome energy and vitality to your body. I'm an equal fan of sharing those that bring a sweet release to the soul. Often times, people look at us "health nuts" as "rigid, too disciplined, boring" human beings with surely a miserable eating life. I am amazed at the reactions I receive when I have a decadent treat in my mouth or a "spirited" beverage in hand (in the color red :).
Oddly enough, I am fanatical over chocolate, peanut butter, maple syrup, and more. I just prefer to leave the aspartame, polysorbate 80, gelatin, and hydrogenation out of my treats, and stick to what my body knows what to do with.
As the saying goes, "You are what you eat," so don't be fast, cheap, easy, or fake." :)
My dear friend and Wholesome Ever After warrior sent me her fudge favorite this week, with a "holy smokes" disclaimer; this stuff is insanely good. A (somewhat) healthful dessert, without compromising the essence of what makes fudge, fudge.
These guys include coconut oil, almond butter, cacao powder, honey: all Superfoods carrying an A+ profile of nutrient density.
Primal Fudge
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup high quality cocoa powder
1/2 cup smooth almond butter *(or peanut butter)
1/4 cup raw honey or maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Melt coconut oil. Blend all ingredients together in a food processor or blender. Pour into paper-lined muffin tin cups or silicon muffin cups and fill half-inch full. Makes 10. Chill for 30 minutes or freeze for 10 minutes. When firm, remove. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Mmm-mm!
*Recipe Credit: my fantastic friend and fellow foodie who knows that life is full in a
Wholesome Ever After.
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