Chocolate lovers look no further!

Doesn’t sound like a healthy treat right?

So is ‘low fat’ really healthy?

Recent research is finding that ‘low fat’ actually means more sugar. Start reading your food labels carefully. There is nothing healthy about a higher sugar content or artificial sweetener!

So if you’re like me and have a sweet tooth, check out this fudge recipe…

Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge Recipe

Ingredients:

•1/2 cup raw pecans, almonds, or walnuts
•4-5 tablespoons of your favorite organic nut butter (try cashew butter, almond butter, peanut butter)
• Extra bitter chocolate bar
•2/3 to 3/4 cup organic coconut milk (great source of healthy saturated fat)
•2 tablespoons of rice bran (additional source of fiber)
•2 tablespoons oat bran (healthy fiber including soluble fiber)
•1/2 cup raw pecans, almonds, or walnuts (contains antioxidants and vitamins/minerals)
•1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins (optional)
•1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
•a little stevia for light sweetening (stevia is a natural zero calorie sweetener, see description below)

Method:

Melt the chocolate bar, nut butter, and coconut milk in a medium saucepan over low heat (I prefer to use a bowl over simmering water in a saucepan. This helps prevent the chocolate and other ingredients from burning)

Stir continuously with a wooden spoon or whisk.

Once all the ingredients have melted, add the remaining ingredients.

Spread the mixture on baking paper in a baking dish. Make sure the ingredients have been mixed well so that you can spread the mixture into the prepared baking dish.

Place the baking dish in the refrigerator until the mixture solidifies.

Easy!

stevia substitute

You may have seen Stevia in many healthy recipes as an alternative to sugar. So I thought I’d help explain it to you a bit more. The Stevia plant is said to be 300 times sweeter than sugar. The positive thing about using Stevia instead of sugar is that it has almost no effect on blood glucose levels and contains no calories.

You can buy Stevia in health food stores and also in many supermarkets.

portion control

This delicious treat is still high in calories, but it’s super healthy, so keep portions small and use it as a tasty mid-afternoon treat to carry you through dinner. The great news is that fudge has fewer calories and sugar than the fudge you would normally buy at a store.