Vegan Walnut Fudge Recipe
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Jump to RecipeThis vegan walnut fudge recipe is a rich and chocolatey treat and is dairy & refined sugar free! Made with simple whole ingredients.
A great plant-based holiday treat, great to many any time of year!
Sometimes you just need to treat yo self! This delicious, simple fudge can be made in about 10 minutes and ready to eat in just a little over an hour. Made with simple whole ingredients, and is vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free!
This is one treat that is perfect to eat straight from the freezer. The freezer helps keep the ingredients cool. With the coconut oil, the fudge may melt if it’s left out at room temperature for too long. I’d recommend storing this fudge in the freezer or fridge until you are ready to eat.
This Vegan Walnut Fudge Recipe is:
- Rich
- Decadent
- Chocolatey
- Melt in your mouth good
- Naturally sweet from maple syrup
- Made gluten free, refined sugar free, and dairy free!
One of the BEST Pantry Staple Dessert Recipes
This vegan fudge with walnuts recipe is a fantastic pantry-staple meal! It uses almost all ingredients you would have in your dry pantry or cupboards – most of which you probably have on hand. Keeping a well-stocked pantry makes it easy to come up with delicious meals using a few staples you can rotate.
By stocking up on whole ingredients you can cook delicious recipes without a trip to the store!
What’s In This Vegan Fudge with Walnuts Recipe?
Be sure to visit the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!
- Almond butter: or you can substitute an almond or cashew butter instead. Like my peanuts, I only use unsalted peanut butter.
- Maple syrup: for natural sweetness without the refined sugar, I’d definitely recommend using a natural maple syrup over sugar in this recipe. And don’t use fake pancake syrup… only the real deal maple syrup in this recipe!
- Coconut Oil: I love keeping a few jars of this organic coconut oil on hand, it’s great for cooking and also a really nice skin moisturizer outside the kitchen.
- Raw Cacao Powder: this raw unsweetened cacao powder is delicious in this fudge.
- Vanilla Extract: it’s super important to use real pure vanilla extract, and not artificial baking vanilla flavor. This real all natural vanilla is a fantastic ingredient to give these cookies an #extra boost.
- Pinch of salt: again, for a hint of flavor
- Walnuts: add a great texture to this fudge.
How Do I Make This Vegan Walnut Fudge Recipe?
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, maple syrup, coconut oil, cacao powder, vanilla extract, and pinch of salt. Mix until the fudge becomes smooth and well incorporated.
- Fold the walnuts into the mix, saving some to sprinkle on the top.
- Place the fudge in the freezer, and slice once it has hardened.
This fudge will soften when left out at room temperature, so I recommend leaving it in the freezer or refrigerator.
A Great Vegan Holiday Dessert Recipe Everyone Will Love!
This vegan walnut fudge recipe is super simple to make for the holidays. I’m all about making recipes plant-based when I can. Vegan cooking does NOT have to be bland, boring, or flavorless… It’s quite the opposite when done right.
By building recipes around vegan pantry staples and swapping in a few plant-based ingredients you can make better meals for you and your family.
Dietary Modifications for this Vegan Fudge with Walnuts
- This recipe is naturally vegan, vegetarian and dairy free!
- It is also gluten free.
- And refined sugar free 🙂
- To make this nut free, you can substitute tahini or sunflower butter for the peanut butter, and leave out the nuts. You can use pepitas or help seeds instead of walnuts. Or swap in rice cereal if you want a little crunch!
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Vegan Walnut Fudge
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup raw cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch Sea Salt
- 1/2 cup walnuts with extra to top
Instructions
- Line a 9×9 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, maple syrup, coconut oil, cacao powder, vanilla extract, and pinch of salt. Mix until the fudge becomes smooth and we’ll incorporated.
- Fold the walnuts into the mix, saving some to sprinkle on the top.
- Place the fudge in the freezer, and slice once it has hardened.
Notes
Nutrition
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I didn’t know with my diet restrictions, I would be able to make such a yummy dessert thank you for satisfying my sweet ?