This No-Cook Creamy Peanut Butter Fudge is an easy and healthy recipe made with only 5 clean, real food ingredients. It's the perfect one-bowl plant-based dessert that can be prepared in about 5 minutes!{ Plant-Based | Raw | Vegan | Gluten-Free | Dairy-Free | Soy-Free | No Refined Sugar | Paleo-Friendly* | Medical Medium* }
Prepare a 9 x 5 loaf pan lined with parchment paper, then set aside.
Prepare the fudge:
Add all ingredients for the fudge to a medium-size mixing bowl and stir until well combined and smooth.
Transfer the fudge mixture to the prepared loaf pan, then place in the freezer for approximately 60 minutes, or until it hardens.
When ready to serve, remove the loaf pan from the freezer and allow it to sit on the countertop for about 5 minutes, only long enough for the fudge to slightly soften and make it easier to cut and serve.
Store in an air-tight BPA-free container in the freezer until ready to serve because it will get soft and melt if left out at room temperature.
Notes
Peanut Butter: The best type of peanut butter to use for this recipe is one that is slightly "runny", instead of "thick" peanut butter since it will make it easier to stir into the mixture by hand. I used Kirkland Organic Peanut Butter with only two ingredients: Organic Dry Roasted Peanuts + Sea Salt. In addition, you could also use another nut butter as a substitute such as almond butter, cashew butter, and even sunflower seed butter.Coconut Oil: If you don't like the taste or smell of coconut oil, use organic refined coconut oil which has zero coconut taste or smell.Maple Syrup: I find that 1/4 cup gives it just the right amount of sweetness, but feel free to add more if you'd like the fudge sweeter. In addition, you could substitute with organic date nectar, organic coconut nectar, or even a sugar-free liquid sweetener.Vanilla Bean Powder: I prefer to use vanilla bean powder in my no-bake desserts instead of vanilla extract because there isn't a taste of alcohol which usually evaporates in baked desserts. However, you can always substitute with organic pure vanilla extract or alcohol-free vanilla extract.Medical Medium® + Paleo: Make these substitutions to keep this recipe 100% Medical Medium® + Paleo compliant:
Substitute the peanut butter with almond butter, cashew butter, or sunflower butter
Omit the chopped peanut topping
Serving Size: This recipe will make approximately (10) small squares about 1 1/2-inches x 1 1/2-inches each. Nutritional information is for (1) square which is (1) serving.