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Easy Vegan Chocolate Fudge Recipe

July 27, 2020 By Richa 17 Comments

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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

side view of a stach of vegan chocolate fudge on a wooden board

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.

a stack of easy healthy vegan chocolate fudge on a rustic wooden board

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5 from 7 votes

Easy Vegan Chocolate Fudge

This easy vegan chocolate fudge recipe is made with just 3-ingredients. All you need to make it is chocolate, sun butter or nut butter, and maple syrup. Refined sugar-free & gluten-free.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Chilling1 hr
Total Time1 hr 15 mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate fudge recipe, easy fudge recipe, vegan fudge recipe
Servings: 12
Calories: 147kcal
Author: Vegan Richa

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

Nutrition Facts
Easy Vegan Chocolate Fudge
Amount Per Serving
Calories 147 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 15mg0%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 6IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 36mg4%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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.

ingredients needed for making vegan chocolate fudge on a kitchen counter

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:

vegan fudge batter being mixed in a glass bowl

Over a double boiler, add the chocolate, nut butter and maple syrup. Mix until the mixture is even and smooth.

vegan chocolate fudge in a white loaf pan ready to be chilled

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!

 

More vegan chocolate recipes:

  • Vegan Triple Layer Mousse Cake. 
  • Chocolate Cake with Nut Butter Chocolate Ganache. 
  • Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut Oil. Palm oil free
  • Cookie Dough Brownie Bars
  • Hazelnut Chocolate Fudge
  • Blueberry Brownies. 
  • PB Chocolate Marble Cake
  • Boston Cream Pie Parfaits – Ready in 10 mins!
  • Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Individual Chocolate Layer Cakes (Pancakes!)
  • Dark Chocolate Silk Pie
  • Vegan Brownies
  • Mexican hot chocolate GF
  • Sweet Potato Chocolate Pie with Almond Crust. GF
  • Hazelnut Walnut Brownies. GF, No Bake Date brownies

 

Filed Under: Christmas Vegan Recipes, dessert, gluten free, holiday, kid approved, mothers day, nut-free option, palm oil free, refined oil free, refined sugar free, snack, soy free, summer, Vegan Father's Day Recipes Tagged With: cashew butter, chocolate chips, maple syrup, peanut butter, vegan



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  1. Bina says

    July 27, 2020 at 1:25 pm

    5 stars
    Recipe looks delicious! Cannot wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Richa says

      July 28, 2020 at 3:05 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  2. Diane S. says

    July 28, 2020 at 4:26 am

    I 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?

    Reply
    • Richa says

      July 28, 2020 at 1:06 pm

      Yes 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

      Reply
  3. Rohit says

    July 29, 2020 at 10:58 am

    5 stars
    can i substitute maple syrup with agave and use dark chocolate powder for this recipe ?

    Reply
    • Richa says

      July 29, 2020 at 11:31 am

      Chocolate is what is helping the fudge to set, with just powder the fudge will not set

      Reply
  4. Terese says

    August 6, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    5 stars
    The Vegan fudge is simple & delicious! I topped it with pink salt & coconut.

    Reply
    • Vegan Richa Support says

      August 10, 2020 at 4:41 pm

      ooohhhh. nice topping combo- sounds delish. thank you

      Reply
  5. Alysia says

    August 8, 2020 at 5:58 pm

    5 stars
    this is amaaaaaaazing. so rich and yummy.

    Reply
    • Vegan Richa Support says

      August 10, 2020 at 3:39 pm

      Hooray!! thanks

      Reply
  6. Nazema says

    August 23, 2020 at 4:55 am

    5 stars
    Easy and delicious

    Reply
    • Vegan Richa Support says

      August 25, 2020 at 2:14 pm

      enough said ! thanks a million

      Reply
  7. Malavika says

    August 29, 2020 at 4:14 am

    Hi Richa,

    It’s a lovely recipe. Is there a possibility to skip chocolate chips and male these with cocoa powder instead?

    Reply
    • Vegan Richa Support says

      August 30, 2020 at 10:19 pm

      well…. not really, no , the chocolate is what is helping the fudge to set, with just powder the fudge will not set

      Reply
  8. Deana says

    September 13, 2020 at 7:38 pm

    5 stars
    This was superb. I have been in a real dessert slump, and have bookmarked a number of your recipes to try this fall. This was a first and a great success! I used the sunflower butter, and dark chocolate chips.

    Reply
  9. Mary P says

    January 3, 2021 at 8:01 am

    5 stars
    I made this for my daughter who has been a vegan fo more than 10 years and she loved it. And to my surprise so did the rest of my family. It is smooth and creamy and just plain delicious.

    Reply
    • Richa says

      January 3, 2021 at 8:58 am

      Awesome!!

      Reply

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