holiday date fudge

Name: Holiday Date Fudge
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) pitted medjool dates; 1/4 cup(s) virgin coconut oil; 1 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 tablespoon(s) honey; 1 1/2 cup(s) pecan or walnut pieces

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K G

Anaheim, CA

Updated on Dec 17, 2012

Don't be afraid to try my fudge recipe. It tastes like traditional fudge. Have you ever been on a strict diet just dying for something decadent? Well this is my creation of decadent fudge so I wouldn't feel bad about cheating on my diet. It's now my holiday take along dessert. No bake, no gluten, no dairy & low fat - healthy fat too! It's a great way to get kids to eat more fruit & a healthy snack without them knowing it... sneaky huh! My grandkids hate raisins or anything that resembles them. After they ate the fudge, I told them it was made with dates. They still asked for more!

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My Holiday Date Fudge is healthy & delicious... what more could you ask for?!

prep time 30 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 pound pitted medjool dates
1/4 cup virgin coconut oil
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 cups pecan or walnut pieces

How To Make holiday date fudge

Step 1

Soak pitted dates in hot water for 10 minutes then drain well & dry on paper towel. Blend the dates & coconut oil in a large food processor until smooth. Add cocoa, vanilla extract & honey, continue to blend until mixed well. Recipe can be made in 2 half batches for easier blending.

Step 2

Put fudge mixture into 1 gallon heavy duty freezer zip lock bag. Add nuts & seal bag with most of the air out then massage by hand until the nuts are mixed well into the fudge. Press all the air out of the bag, seal & place on flat surface & press down firmly to shape the fudge. Refrigerate for 1 day.
Step 3

Compress fudge again on the 2nd day to get a firmer fudge consistency. On the 3 day cut into 12 pieces. Keep refrigerated.
Step 4

For holiday meals, freeze separated fudge pieces for 1 hour then stack fudge on a chilled serving plate immediately before table presentation.
Step 5

For festive looking fudge, sprinkle with finely crushed candy canes or powdered sugar.
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