Before I go any further I should say that this recipe is unashamedly adapted from Mary Shenouda's awesome Phat Fudge. I would recommend checking out more of Mary's recipes over at The Paleo Chef as she is a real inspiration.
What the Fudge?
Spoiler alert, its not really fudge at all but, when chilled, it has the consistency of fudge. What it is is a lump of full fat goodness with some useful and tasty spices thrown in. A primal/keto/low-carb snack, it's perfect to eat in its fudge like state as a bit of super fuel for a tough fat-fueled workout, a satiating snack to curb any Hunger pangs, or for fat-adapted endurance athletes to take as fuel. Alternatively it can be melted into a hot drink (its great in blended into a coffee as a "mocha" alternative to Butter coffee), or melted and poured over fruit.
Finally, and importantly, its really quick and easy to make. I enjoy cooking but I don't like wasting time in the kitchen, I believe good food should rely on the quality and combination of the ingredients rather than hours of human time. This recipe is quick, simple, and awesome!
The Recipe
Ingredients:
140g Organic Tahini
140g Grass Fed butter
4 tbsp Cacao Powder
2 tbsp Turmeric
1 tbsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1/4 tsp Cayenne powder
And some Silicone Ice Cube moulds.
I said it was simple and here it is....
1. Measure out all the powdered ingredients (Cacao, tumeric, Cinnamon & Cayene). I wouldn't worry too much about the amounts and feel free to change amounts based on personal taste.
2. Melt the butter in a saucepan.
3. Add the Tahini to the butter and stir in.
4. Add the powdered ingredients and vanilla essence and stir until everything is combined.
5. Pour the mixture into the ice cube moulds, allow to cool and then put in the freezer to set.
6. When set the fudge squares (or whatever shape you make) can be removed from the moulds and stored in the freezer or fridge (they need to be kept cold to keep their shape).
Nutritional information
This will be dependent on the size of the moulds that you use, but using my ice cube trays I get about 30 pieces from the recipe above so that's what the values below are based on, Myfitnesspal has been used to calculate breakdown (so ignore the % daily values!), suffice to say these are a high fat snack!
