Hi everyone,
If you get a chance, be sure to take a look at the NEW healthy recipe page.
By popular demand, there are now options for you to search by ingredient, search by date, or you can also search by category.
More changes are coming, and while I’m working on the changes, I have a lovely guest blogger for you today:
Hello to all the wonderful readers of Katie’s delicious Chocolate-Covered blog!
I’m Christal, from Nutritionist in the Kitch. I was absolutely thrilled when Katie asked if I would feature my Healthy ‘Eatmore’ Fudge Squares on her blog because:
a) I am a HUGE fan of Chocolate Covered Katie and have always been incredibly inspired by her ability to take the often-unhealthy foods we crave and turn them into something healthy and still just as delicious!
b) It means I get to share these amazing Healthy ‘Eatmore’ Fudge Squares with even more wonderful people!!
As a Nutritionist I am always looking for ways to “healthify” those not-so-healthy recipes.
I am a true advocate of ‘clean eating’ and believe the body can thrive best off of whole, natural, unprocessed, and unrefined foods… but that sure doesn’t mean those foods have to be bland or boring!
Enter the Healthy ‘Eatmore’ Fudge Squares.
As a kid, I devoured Eatmore Bars when I got the chance (this wasn’t often because chocolate bars always led to me having temper tantrums… I’m guessing it had to do with the enormous amounts of ‘bounce-off-the-walls’ refined sugar…), and I have to admit, to this day, I still get a craving for a sweet, chewy, Eatmore bar… but nowadays I couldn’t bring myself to eat one.
So instead, this recipe does the trick! Not only does this healthy version still taste like an Eatmore bar, it tastes like an Eatmore bar topped with FUDGE!
Yes, fudge. Healthy fudge!
No refined sugars, flours, or chemicals found here in these super delicious and incredibly easy homemade fudge squares!
Eatmore Chocolate Fudge Bars
Healthy Eatmore Fudge Chocolate Bars
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Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 1/4 cup raw walnuts
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 ripe bananas
- 4 tbsp natural almond butter
- 1/4 cup more unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 tbsp honey, agave or pure maple syrup
Instructions
Put dates in a bowl with warm water, allow dates to soak for 30 minutes, then drain. Mix together dates, almonds, walnuts, and 1/4 cup cocoa powder in a food processor until well blended. Spread mixture in a 9×5 baking pan (or an 8×8 is okay) until evenly distributed, and press down gently with a spoon. Mix together bananas, almond butter, honey, and other 1/4 cup cocoa powder in the food processor until well blended. Spread mixture over bottom layer until evenly distributed. Place in freezer for 30 minutes. Cut into 16 squares. Re-freeze whatever you don’t eat, and enjoy at another time! For troubleshooting or substitution advice, please ask Chrystal, as this is her recipe.
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Hanna says
strict vegans can use agave? yeah of course, if you eat honey you are not a vegan!
Alin says
I can’t stand eating dates, the taste or smell, what can be used as substitute for dates here? Dried apricot maybe? Thank you!
Joyce says
Can I substitute vegan margarine for almond butter in this recipe and get good results?
pankaj says
Looks so yummy! I’m good with everything except the bananas … they don’t agree with me. What can I use as a substitute? I can’t wait to try these. Thanks!
Tracy says
Hello, are you able to use regular butter in this recipe? Thank you
Chocolate Covered Katie says
Sorry, have not tried so I really can’t say
Jejak Waktu says
Fudge… It looks so delicious, I loooove love love it ^_^
Shell says
How long will the last in the freezer (because I am adding bananas)? Can can I also add ground flax along with nuts?
Melanie says
I just made these for a bakesale. The 30 minutes recommended in the freezer wasn’t nearly enough time, so I stuck them back in. After an hour, they are still a little too runny on top. I had planned to sell them at a bake sale where they will not be refrigerated and might even be outside for a few hours. Is this ok? Will they be too messy to eat if not frozen?
Jason Sanford says
Hmm, I’m not sure because this is a guest post, so not Katie’s recipe, so I would reach out to the guest poster if you can!
Jason (media relations)
Cindy says
Oh my, how did you make these look so bad for me, but the ingredients are so good for me????
Meena Narayanan says
Love Katie’s recipes. Have tried many of them. They turn out just great. Absolute deliciousness ?.
I’m going to make these as soon as possible & post the pic too. Too tempting… ?
As always, once again, ‘Thanks Katie’?
Meeena
Melinda says
These had a very strong banana taste…which I should have realized when the recipe called for 2 bananas. But because the title and the description don’t mention banana, I wasn’t expecting it. When I served these to guests, I called them Banana Fudge Bars.
Also, you really do have to keep them frozen. Even just 5-10 minutes on the counter makes them get melty.
Jessica says
Other options for bananas? My wife has an allergy to them.