With just 5 ingredients these no-cook, quick and easy Honey Almond Fudge Cups will be your new go-to healthy dessert! Store them in the freezer for a quick and insanely delicious bite when a craving hits! They’re gluten free, grain free, dairy free, and Paleo with a vegan option.
Fudge might be my favorite thing in the world. Forget fried eggs, my children, yoga pants, and coffee. Well, maybe don’t forget all of those things, or any of them, since I just listed all the essentials of life in no particular order.
Don’t forget them, but scoot them aside to TASTE THE FUDGE. The “best dessert ever” says child #1 plus husband of the Paleo Running Momma household. These honey almond fudge cups will make you love your freezer on a new level. They will make you love yourself on a new level after you make them – I’m serious. And, they will make you love almond butter way more than you ever thought you could. Really. And I know you loved it already, but just you wait and see!
This recipe was one of those oddly surprising wins in the middle of a week of losing everything, sanity included. It was last week when everyone was sick, I was sort of sick, and I felt like I was struggling with everything I attempted to do.
This recipe came to me on a whim as I recall it. Granted, it’s adapted from one of my other fudge recipes that is also flipping amazing – Vanilla Maple Nut Fudge. Except I changed the proportions, used almond butter and honey instead of cashew butter and maple syrup, and I made them in cupcake liners because it just felt right. Plus, I like taking pictures of treats in cupcake liners.
See? I was trying to comfort myself – I’m just glad I chose to do it by making fudge cups instead of doing something typical like taking a nap. Naps are for children under the age of 18 months, and, daddies. At least in my house that’s the way it’s always been.
Wait what? Right! Back to the honey almond fudge cups. If you like recipes that require zero cooking and take just 5 minutes to prepare, but are actually healthy and made with a few of the most delicious whole foods ingredients, then welcome to heaven, baby. Well, at least if these fudge cups had an online dating profile, that’s what it might say. Are you craving them yet?
Good! They’re also reliable, not particularly messy (as long as you move fast), very attractive if you like blondes, and will most definitely impress your friends. In fact, you might not want your honey almond fudge cups to meet your friends at all, since loyalty is sadly not their strong point. But, maybe you’re the sharing type 🙂
Honey Almond Fudge Cups {Paleo with Vegan Option}
Honey Almond Fudge Cups {Paleo}
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cups smooth almond butter
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp raw honey use pure maple syrup for a Vegan option
- 1 tsppure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup organic coconut oil melted and then cooled to almost room temperature
- Generous pinch of fine grain sea salt
- 2/3 cup chopped raw almonds
- *Pinch more sea salt to top
Instructions
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Line a 12 cup muffin pan with cupcake liners,
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In a medium mixing bowl, cream together the almond butter, honey (or maple) and vanilla extract. Then whisk in the melted and cooled coconut oil until smooth.
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Stir in the almonds and the pinch of sea salt, then spoon the mixture evenly into the cupcake liners (this recipe made 14 generous fudge cups for me.)
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Freeze for 15-20 minutes until firm, then enjoy! Store leftovers covered and chilled in the freezer or refrigerator (for a softer creamier texture.) They'll melt if left too long at room temperature!
Recipe Notes
*Optional but delicious!
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When it comes to fudge, do you go for blondes or brunettes? (I do both just not at the same time.)
what can I substitute for the coconut oil. As much as I love coconut Im kinda over Everything tasting like it. Thanks!
You can use refined coconut oil which is completely flavorless! I use it whenever I don’t want any coconut flavor at all. Here’s a link to the one I use: http://amzn.to/2ocOm67 – it’s from Nutvia.
Hi, love these so much and was just wondering if you had figured out about how many calories are in each?
I’ve made this recipe twice, both time with delicious results! A great treat if you want something without refined sugar. The first time I made the fudge, I used 1/2 coconut oil and half cocoa butter. The second time I made it with all cocoa butter. It’s fantastic! When you melt cocoa butter, do it in a double boiler, chop it up and remove it from the heat as soon as it’s melted, otherwise it can become bitter.
Quick, easy, and delicious!
Do you know the calorie, fat and sugar ants in these? Thank you
Loved this! We just want to eat them all if we could! It’s almost like a Reese’s peanut butter cup but almond flavor. It was super easy. I can’t believe it’s healthy!
This sounded to easy to good, but it’s delicious! I’m trying to hold back and not eat the whole batch in one day!!!
These were excellent, I used mini muffins pans and dipped the tops in melted carob
It sounds too simple to be good, yet it’s very wonderful! I’m making an effort not to consume the entire batch in one sitting!
I’m back on Paleo after a hiatus and knew my sweet tooth would be a real issue as I transitioned back- these are saving me. I made them as written but subbed maple syrup, I just didn’t have enough honey. I also made them into mini treats and added a tablespoon of the mix to little cupcake liners. It made about 25 of them, and they are absolutely delicious!