4 Ingredient Chocolate Fudge

It is a healthy fudge recipe made without all the refined ingredients usually found in chocolate fudge. Classic fudge recipes are not vegan friendly because they contain butter. But you can adapt a classic fudge recipe using vegan butter or nut butter like in my 2-Ingredient Fudge, 2-Ingredient Peanut Butter Fudge, or Healthy Peanut Butter Fudge. To make a healthy vegan chocolate fudge recipe, I recommend my recipe below, low in sugar and made with unrefined sugar only!

Ingredients and Substitutions

All you need to make this easy chocolate fudge recipe without condensed milk are 4 natural ingredients.

Almond Butter – You can also use other nut butter like peanut butter or seed butter like tahini or sunflower seed butter. These options change the flavor of the fudge and the content of saturated fat as well. Choose the option that works the best for you. Maple Syrup – or any unrefined liquid sweetener like agave syrup, rice syrup, date syrup. Choose honey if you want to make paleo almond butter chocolate fudge and are not vegan. To make the recipe keto-friendly, you can use a sugar-free maple syrup such as ChocZero’s. With this option, the recipe makes delicious fat bombs to snack on your keto journey, a delicious keto fudge without sugar or carbs for a snack or a holiday treat! Cocoa Butter – or melted coconut oil. This is a dairy-free fudge, so we don’t use butter or ghee in this recipe. My favorite option for this raw chocolate fudge recipe is cocoa butter. In fact, cocoa butter enhances the chocolate flavor of the recipe. However, if you choose coconut oil but are not a fan of the coconut flavor, choose refined coconut oil. While I prefer unrefined coconut oil from a healthy perspective, it also adds a coconut flavor that not everyone likes. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – or cacao powder both works as soon as it is unsweetened to avoid added sugar.

Flavor Add-Ons

You only need 4 basic ingredients to make this gluten-free fudge recipe. But, there are always some fancy flavors you can add to the recipe to create varieties of vegan fudge that taste completely different.

Natural peppermint flavor – stir 1/4 teaspoon to add a chocolate mint flavor to your fudge, perfect for the Christmas season. Vanilla extract – stir in 1/2 teaspoon to the fudge mixture. Sprinkles – just because everything looks better with them! Of course, if you make the keto version, don’t use them. Sprinkle on top of the fudge after you filled the loaf pan and freeze to set. Unsweetened coconut – sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons on top before you freeze to add a lovely coconut flavor. This is vegan and keto-friendly. Silvered almonds – add with the dry ingredients. Salt – stir in 1/4 teaspoon of salt in the batter, only if the almond butter is unsalted. Chocolate chips – sprinkle on top before freezing.

How To Make Vegan Chocolate Fudge

This almond butter fudge recipe is the easiest, allergy-friendly fudge recipe ever. No need for fancy tools like a food processor or unhealthy ingredients like sweetened condensed milk!