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!
When was the last time something randomly awesome happened when all was going wrong?
What would your favorite dessert have to say on a dating website?
When it comes to fudge, do you go for blondes or brunettes? (I do both just not at the same time.)
This looks sooooo good! What a perfect healthy treat option!
Thanks! You’d love them!
So, I used to be OBSESSED with peanut butter. Until I met almond butter. And now I want it it ALL THE TIME.
So, basically these fudge cups are everything I NEED in life in one bite. They sound SO GOOD.
Haha I used to eat peanut butter banana sandwiches every day before discovering Paleo and a love for almond butter! Now almond and cashew have my heart 🙂 You’d love these!
The texture of this fudge looks so perfect!! Drooling!!
You’d love this, hope you try it!
You always get me with these cups! This one sounds go good – nut butter, honey, and salt are a perfect trifecta!
Pretty much! Hope you try!
You make me a fudge convert! i need to get those little cups to make some. My husband would love it. And um, they’d be gone in like 60 seconds. Keep em coming friend!
Thanks! They’re seriously so easy – and yes – totally husband friendly!
Looks great! and no baking is a bonus. Good job!
These look Devine. Can you use regular butter and add almond flour to it? Do you have measure coconut oil out when it is not melted and then melt it?
Definitely want to make some,
I haven’t tried that, but I imagine it would taste good! I measure the coconut oil melted in a liquid measuring cup. I think you’ll like this a lot!
These are absolutely delicious! I made them this past week and was asked over and over by friends what the nutrition facts were on these (to try and justify going back for thirds and fourths). I followed the recipe to a T and used sugar-free almond butter. Any ballpark on nutrition facts?
Hmmm, not sure about that since I haven’t calculated nutrition for any of my recipes. I bet an online calculator would give you a good ball park though. Since they are a treat and contain sugar, I’d say moderation is a good way to approach it to avoid feeling overloaded with sugar. Very glad you liked them!
These sound amazing! I saw someone asked about the calorie count – because I was bored and also needed to know, I did the rack and stack – these babies come out to about 322cal per cup! So just FYI :-)…
I wonder how these would be if I subbed the coconut oil for melted cocoa butter? I bet they would be a little firmer at room temperature! And a slight taste of chocolate to pair with the almonds! Yummy! I’m going to try it
Ooh definitely let me know how that works out!