This easy vegan chocolate fudge recipe is made with just 3-ingredients. All you need is chocolate, sun butter or nut butter, and maple syrup. Gluten-free, refined sugar-free, nut-free Option Jump to Recipe
Lovers of all things chocolate, you are going to love this super-quick and easy vegan chocolate fudge recipe! It’s perfect for sharing, for keeping it all to yourself, or for gifting it to friends and family!
The fudge most of us grew up with calls for sticks of butter and melted chocolate chips stirred into condensed milk. And takes hours to make. This vegan fudge gets you your fudge fix all without all that and takes just minutes!!
Plus it might just be the best fudge you’re ever going to have! Feel free to enjoy every last bite of this vegan chocolate fudge without any guilt or second-guessing. Squeals of delight are guaranteed!
This vegan chocolate fudge recipe is naturally gluten-free. It’s also naturally-sweetened with no added refined sugar.
Easy Vegan Chocolate Fudge
Ingredients
- 1 cup (180 g) Vegan semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup (128 g) sunflower seed butter or use smooth peanut butter or cashew butter
- 2-3 tbsp maple syrup
Instructions
- Over a double boiler, add the chocolate, sun butter or nut butter and maple syrup. Mix until the mixture is evenly melted and smooth.
- Pour or transfer the thick mix into a parchment-paper lined 9X5 inch loaf pan. Even it out using a spatula. Chill for an hour.
- Slice into squares and serve. Store in the fridge for upto 2 weeks and freeze for months.
Notes
- To make those entirely refined sugar-free, use dark chocolate. Mix 2-3 tbsp unrefined sugar such as Coconut sugar, date sugar or other unrefined sugar into warm maple syrup until combined then add mixture to the warm nut butter.
- Depending on the climate you live in, fudge will soften at room temperature after a while , so don’t leave it out of the fridge or freezer for too long.
- The fudge should be refrigerated and can be stored up to 3 weeks.
- If you like, you can sprinkle them with some crushed pink sea salt or you can either mix it into the batter.
- Add spices to add a seasonal twist for the holiday season. Try my pumpkin pie spice or gingerbread spice or Chai spice .
- Feel free to add toppings such as coconut, a little nut butter swirl, dried fruit etc.
Nutrition
Ingredients:
- Sun butter or Nut butter: Sunbutter aka sunflower seed butter works really well here and I love the smooth, creamy texture. It has the perfect creamy consistency for fudge and as it’s a seed, it makes this treat nut-free. That being said, you can use any nut or seed butter you like. Peanut butter, almond butter, or cashew butter all work. You just want to make sure it’s not too dry, whatever “butter” you use should be drippy and easily spreadable.
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips: I use semi-sweet chocolate as that is sweet enough that you don’t need much added sweetness. If using dark chocolate or unsweetened chocolate, add some sweetener of choice as needed.
- Maple syrup for natural sweetness. No refined sugar in here.
Tips and Substitutions:
- Depending on the climate you live in, your fudge will soften at room temperature, so don’t leave it out of the fridge or freezer for too long.
- If you like, you can sprinkle them with some crushed pink sea salt or you can mix it straight into the batter.
- Stir in ground spices to add a seasonal twist for the holiday season. Try my pumpkin pie spice or gingerbread spice or Chai spice .
- Feel free to add toppings such as coconut, a little nut butter swirl, dried fruit etc.
How to make this Vegan Chocolate Fudge recipe:
Over a double boiler, add the chocolate, nut butter and maple syrup. Mix until the mixture is even and smooth.
Drop that goodness into a parchment paper-lined 9X5 inch loaf pan. Even it out using a spatula. Chill the fudge for at least an hour.
Slice into little squares and then resist the urge to gobble it all up in one sitting.
How to store Vegan Chocolate Fudge?
Store the leftovers in a sealed container in the freezer. For a softer fudge, store it in the fridge. This fudge lasts up to at least 3 weeks when stored in the fridge, and up to 3 months in the freezer!
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Bina says
July 27, 2020 at 1:25 pmRecipe looks delicious! Cannot wait to try it!
Richa says
July 28, 2020 at 3:05 pmThanks!
Diane S. says
July 28, 2020 at 4:26 amI need to be totally free of refined sugar which I’ve seen in every chocolate chip I have laid my hands on. Would this work with unsweetened chocolate? I’m wondering if I added enough maple syrup to sweeten it I’ll end up with chocolate sauce rather than fudge. What are your thoughts?
Richa says
July 28, 2020 at 1:06 pmYes too much maple syrup will not work. You can mix in other dry unrefined sugar such as coconut sugar, date sugar etc. into warm maple until combined and then add that
Rohit says
July 29, 2020 at 10:58 amcan i substitute maple syrup with agave and use dark chocolate powder for this recipe ?
Richa says
July 29, 2020 at 11:31 amChocolate is what is helping the fudge to set, with just powder the fudge will not set
Terese says
August 6, 2020 at 2:37 pmThe Vegan fudge is simple & delicious! I topped it with pink salt & coconut.
Vegan Richa Support says
August 10, 2020 at 4:41 pmooohhhh. nice topping combo- sounds delish. thank you
Alysia says
August 8, 2020 at 5:58 pmthis is amaaaaaaazing. so rich and yummy.
Vegan Richa Support says
August 10, 2020 at 3:39 pmHooray!! thanks