Peanut Butter? Good. Chocolate? Good. Fudge? Good. As Joey would say on Friends, “What’s not to like?”
The best of both worlds.
Do you remember my No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie?
It’s one of the most-popular recipes on my blog, and for good reason: chocolate and peanut butter are meant for each other. Not that it’s a monogamous relationship… peanut butter also goes out with the likes of jelly and banana, which leaves chocolate open to explore his options with mint, coconut, and strawberries. But there’ll never be a marriage quite like chocolate peanut butter.
The following recipe is sugar-free and healthy, but I promise this healthy chocolate peanut butter fudge tastes just as rich and decadent as traditional fudge. In fact, it might taste even better. Without ingredients like sugar and heavy cream to weigh it down, the true goodness of the chocolate and peanut butter really shine.
Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
(Or chocolate peanut butter frosting!)
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp coconut butter or homemade coconut butter
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder (10g)
- 80g very-ripe banana (1/2 a medium banana)
- 1/16 tsp salt (more if using unsalted pb)
- optional: feel free to add a little sweetener if your bananas aren’t ripe enough
Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender (I use the Magic Bullet). Scoop into a container or even a little pie pan, and put in the fridge or freezer so it will firm up. (Alternatively, you can eat it soft, like frosting!)
See banana fudge post for Chocolate Fudge Nutrition Facts.
The calories and sugar for this recipe will be the same as the one linked above. However, this recipe will have a bit more protein (around 4g per serving). (You could also try using chocolate protein powder in place of the cocoa, if you want higher-protein fudge, but I haven’t done this.)
How much do you love chocolate and peanut butter?!
For Even More Recipes: 100+ Secretly Healthy Desserts With Peanut Butter
Amy says
I’m addicted to chocolate and peanut butter.
I would probably be depressed for the rest of my life if peanut butter or any other nut butter didn’t exist.
Hahahaha, that’s how much I am addicted. 😐
francine says
You are not alone in that thought. The world would come to an end if chocolate and peanut butter were to cease to exist.
Tricia says
Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven! These look amazing and I will certainly have to try these in the future!
Qi Ting @ Misadventures of Fat free Baking says
I love chocolate to the extent that I have it in one (or more) form or another every single day! Don’t really like peanut butter though– which means more for you! 😀
Lisa Fine says
Peanut butter and chocolate were meant for each other.
I love that you don’t have sugar included in your recipes usually, unless people want to add it. I’ve been finding that I have been SO THIRSTY lately, especially after eating foods with added sugar. I get tired of having to drink lots of water, so I’m trying to eliminate some added sugars.
bob says
(Excessive thirst can be a symptom of diabetes)
Jessica says
As a person who grew up around diabetes, my grandfather, my grandmother, my father, and my uncle, i have to say that thirst is not the ONLY symptom. I drink about 90-100oz of water easily a day as a healthy 26 y/o woman.
What i am getting here i that sugar makes lisa thirsty. So she avoids it. But i commend you for getting diabetes awareness out there to other people.
If anyone notices any of the symptoms below go see a doctor right away and get tested. There is also a thing called pre diabetes.
Common symptoms of diabetes: Urinating often Feeling very thirsty Feeling very hungry – even though you are eating Extreme fatigue Blurry vision Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal Weight loss – even though you are eating more (type 1) Tingling, pain, or numbness in the hands/feet (type 2) – See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/symptoms/#sthash.bVqXBxzG.dpuf
Ari@ThE DiVa DiSh says
chocolate and PB are the BEST combo EVER!! these look so moist and to die for 🙂
Lauren says
Oooh I want to frost something with it!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
Chocolate and PB is my favorite flavor combo. I especially love chocolate cupcakes filled with PB ganache – it’s like a Reese cupcake!
Your fudge is much healthier than my last choco-PB fudge creation – I’ll have to try it out!
Lauren says
Oh. My. Gosh. YUM! I want some chocolate pb fudge so badly right now! I have no plans today…..guess what I’m going to do?! 😉 Hehe
Ruthiey says
That looks great, Katie! I’m excited to try it soon. =) thanks for the comment. Have a terrific and chocolate-filled day.
Stefanie says
So fudgey. That would take care of any chocolate craving you had. 🙂
Jenny says
I actually cannot -stand- chocolate and peanut butter together in candy bars or chocolate bars… or, to be honest, in sandwiches either. But in oats and things like brownies or blondies and cookies? Love ’em! Don’t know why?! And when I was little, I absolutely detested the PB and J combo!
Hmm I’ll try this but sub more PB for the coconut butter… Maybe it’ll work… I’ve never tried the combo in fudge before! Would make a great dessert, it looks like. I love how you topped them with chocolate chips – they look like little castle walls to me. 😛 (I like things from the Middle Ages, sorry, heh.)
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Ooh they DO look like castles! Chocolate castles? Oh my goodness!
Michaela says
We are so alike sometimes, I planned on adding pb to your fudge brownies next time I bake them (this weekend ;)), but this probably will be even better!! Not sure yet whether or not I will tell my mum about this recipe.. I know she will rave about them 😉
Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine says
This looks AWESOME. And I love chocolate and peanut butter together ALMOST as much as I like them apart- though sometimes on their own they’re even better 🙂
Sarah C says
I’m like you, I can’t decide how I like it best! Sometimes I have a sandwich with chocolate-pb on one half and regular pb on the other!
Lisa C says
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Sorry, couldn’t see the keys. Was blinded by extreme fudgeyness!
Sarah C says
This looks incredible, Katie! How do your photos and posts keep getting better and better? I love both the banana version and the raspberry version of this fudge, so I KNOW I’ll love this one too :).
Cait @ Beyond Bananas says
Ture Story: Chocolate and Peanut Butter ARE a match made in heaven. Loving this recipe.. and will be trying it soon!
Jess says
I <3 choc & PB. It will always be the best choc combination in my book 🙂
Kevin says
My mouth is watering. Those look great! I have to taste one SOON!!
Shannon says
Ooooh, that is just completely mouth watering. I’m on a serious peanut butter kick lately, so this is another one of your recipes on my “to-make” list.
Sarah says
I love peanut butter more than I love chocolate… omg maybe I shouldn’t post that on your blog essentially centered around chocolate. Don’t hate me, k?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I LOVE people who don’t adore chocolate… it means there is more for me, right? 😉
CookiePie says
WOW, that looks fabulous!!! Can I sub more pb for the coconut butter? Mmmmm mmmmmm!!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
You might be able to… but it might not be as fudgey… Will you let me know if it works, if you try it?
Rebecca says
I absolutely love chocolate and peanut butter. It’s a frequent choice in our house!
I’m looking forward to trying this fudge. I have to wait for my bananas to ripen though. Sigh. Could I use frozen raspberries like in your raw cake? I think that would be like a pb&j with chocolate.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Oh my gosh, I bet you could!
I didn’t mention that in the recipe because I thought, “Raspberry peanut butter fudge doesn’t sound very good.” But I never thought of it as pb&j! Now I wanna try it too!
Marina says
I adore this combo, peanut butter and chocolate is such a perfect food 🙂
Do you think I could sub coconut butter with something else? I have none 🙁
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I’m not sure… *some* people have made my raw fudge cake with coconut oil instead of butter, but I can’t say from experience that this works. Maybe you could try full-fat coconut milk? If you do, let me know if it works!
katie @KatieDid says
I’ve never seen a picture of fudge look at moist and fudgy as that first picture. I literally started smiling while looking at it haha! I neeeed fudge in my life asap.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Awww now I am smiling too!
Jamie aka "Sometimes Healthy" Girl says
Your recipes are SO clever! I honestly don’t know where you come up with these great ideas!
I’m with Joey – Chocolate, Peanut butter. What’s not to love?!
Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says
Dear dessert genius: any way to use coconut oil instead? I have a jar of Kelapo in my pantry and need to use it!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I know that a few readers have said they’ve subbed coconut oil for the butter in my raw fudge cake recipe… so I *think* it will work. But I can’t say from personal experience.
Veronica says
Oh I so have to make this. Love the smear of pb on top! So cute. I made some raw brownie bites and had a few (too many) for bfast today. Not quite as good as fudge babies, but close! I love these naturally-sweetened raw confections.
heather @girlyeverafter says
PB and Choc are my FAVS! I rationalize that it’s a good source of protein because of the PB and chocolate has antioxidants so really this fudge is a super food!
Amanda @ Imagination to Reality says
Oh.My.Gosh. – These look AMAZING! I cannot wait to go home and try them out. Thank you!
Becky says
You’re right, the peanut butter and chocolate combo sets the standard for the perfect couple. I don’t think pb and banana or pb&j can even compare. PB & chocolate is simply perfection. Combine, dip finger, repeat. Can’t WAIT to try this fudge…
VeggieGirl says
Hello, fudgy goodness! And yes, peanut butter & chocolate are made to be together.
Miss you, Katie!!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Love you, Liz! And I saw you were in NYC… too early for me! I’m going next month. Someday we NEED to meet!!
VeggieGirl says
NYC? You mean Florida? I was in Florida for 7 days for a dance competition 🙂 And yes, we DO need to meet!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Oh hmmm… lol why did I think NYC? Weird! I remember hearing about your awful plane goings-on, though… wait, maybe I am thinking of someone else entirely. I need more sleep! 😕
VeggieGirl says
You read correctly about the flights 😀
Kat @ Cupcake Kat says
I love chocolate and peanut butter. They are the best things in the world. I love this recipe. Will coconut oil work instead of coconut butter? I am not really what the difference is between the two
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I know that a few readers have said they’ve subbed coconut oil for the butter in my raw fudge cake recipe… so I *think* it will work. But I can’t say from personal experience.
Emily @ Glitz Glam Granola says
Ohhh I love chocolate and peanut butter!! In fact- I just did a post about chocolate peanut butter bars- but they weren’t the healthy kind like yours. This fudge looks so delicious though! And I love the idea of eating it out of a mason jar- I need to make it asap!
Amber K says
I always have Reese’s in my fridge just in case that craving strikes. Possibly every night 😉 Peanut butter and chocolate just go together! I’m eating Dark Chocolate Dreams from Peanut Butter & Co. with my breakfast 🙂
Aja says
My goodness, that looks so yummy! Chocolate and peanut butter go great together. Banana, peanut butter, and chocolate together is just amazing.
Arielle (Your Vegan Girlfriend) says
KT YESSSS bite sized versions of anything chocolate and pb and I am SO down. Do you think you could make a lower calorie one in the future that doesn’t use as much Coconut Butter or Oil? I mean this is pretty low but I am always into eating mass quantities of well … anything I like. Chocolate and PB could be my all time favorite food combination. You’v’e done it again 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I *guess* you could up the ratio of banana… but you’d lose a LOT of fudgey-ness. This is definitely calorie-dense, but it’s rich, so it takes longer to eat than, say, a rice cake lol :).
Ragnhild says
Ah, these pictures are to die for- and so is the recipe! Love that the only sweetner is banana!
I LOVE chocolate! PB is good from time to time, but I usually dont crave it! Other nutbutter however- those I need 🙂
Jenny says
chocolate, coconut, peanut butter, banana? throw some Gingie in there and it’s all my favorite things in life 😉 love this!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Throw some JENNY in there and then it’s MY favorite things :). But wait, I don’t wanna eat Jenny… then who would be there to make me smile on her blog and on twitter every day?!
courtney says
I love chocolate and peanut butter, but I prefer not to mix them… Reese’s is one of my facvorite candies, but I eat the chocolate coating off the outside before eating the peanut butter :). It is HEAVEN!
Victoria @ Pursuit of Hippieness says
This looks AH-MAZING.
and I LOVE that you quoted Friends 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I miss Friends! 🙁
Tara says
Yes I love this! I haven’t had fudge in ages because the ingredients make me feel so icky. I love how I could eat this at any time of day and feel energized rather than weighed down. Never in my life did I think I could eat fudge as a preworkout snack, but you arenproving me wrong!!
Gen says
Yuuum!! chocolate and pb is one of my all time favorite combos! 😀
Alyssa @ Life of bLyss says
KATIE, thank you for this… I’ve been needing a recipe for my coconut butter!
Chocolate, Cheese and Wine says
Wow – this looks amazing. I love that you use bananas for sweeteners! I’m definitely going to try to make this!
Chocolate, Cheese and Wine says
I LOVE Chocolate and Peanut butter – especially in blondies!
Aine @ Something to Chew Over says
Oh wow you are making my mouth water! I HAVE to try this 🙂
I wonder what it would be like with almond butter instead of peanut? I love chocolate covered almonds so I’m thinking it would be a great variation.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Ooh I bet it’d be delicious!
Marce Prefontaine says
Did you try it with almond butter? I don’t eat peanuts but think it would be amazing with almond butter too.
Cheryl in NC says
It IS delicious with almond butter! I make it regularly that way, sometimes with vanilla and sometimes almond extract. Great both ways! I’ve even made it using almond flour when out of the almond butter. Also, when using the almond butter or flour, I don’t use coconut butter, I just use half as much coconut oil (sometimes with added protein powder).And some great news for those like me who can’t make their own coconut butter or buy it where they live: I’ve found that 25% (or 50%) coconut oil plus 75% (or 50%) coconut flour (finely ground) works very well as a substitute!
Emma (Sweet Tooth Runner) says
I don’t like chocolate or peanut butter AT ALL. it’s not like I’ve been dreaming of this recipe since you first mentioned it, or that my blog acts as a shrine to those two heavenly foods 😉 Chocolate peanut butter is AMAZING, so maybe when I make this fudge I’ll use that for EXTRA chocolatey goodness! 😀
Blog is the New Black says
Ohhh, delicious!
Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn says
AHHHH I LOVE YOU!!!! I AM MAKING THIS TONIGHT
Hannah says
I love chocolate and peanut butter, but I also love chocolate with hazelnut butter or almond butter. I go through phases of having to eat chocolate every day and not being too bothered about it, but most of the time I do eat quite a lot.
Hannah says
Also, I forgot to say how gorgeous the photos are, especially the top one. And the fudge just looks really fudgey.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Aww thank you, Hannah! 🙂
Liz @ IHeartVegetables says
Oh my gosh, chocolate and pb were MADE For each other! I’ve been eating a liiiittle too much dark chocolate dreams peanut butter but it’s heavenly! I can’t help it!
Little Bookworm says
Do you think this would work with frozen banana Katie? Definitely going to make this recipe soon! 🙂 Not a fan of PB, love chocolate and almond butter though. 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I think so… ’cause when you blend it all together, the blending action will melt the banana.
kaila @ healthy helper! says
I LOVE REESES! This is like a healthy version! Love it!!!
Kaitlyn@TheTieDyeFIles says
Chocolate peanut butter is my absolute FAVORITE! I’m already dreaming up ways to use this fudge!
Laura Agar Wilson (@keephealthstyle) says
I love chocolate and peanut butter so much I cut open my little snack pack of PB&Co Dark Choc Dreams with a pair of scissors so I could get to the very last bits (with my tongue), in front of my co workers. Now that has got to be love!
Lindsay@ In Sweetness and In Health says
Oh my god…seriously, you are amazing :). Chocolate and peanut butter are my soul mates! I love them together and apart, but together they are amazing!
O.C. says
Chocolate>PB but together they’re truly at their best! I love making your banana fudge for a sweet treat and my dad likes it too so I make it for him a lot. I will be trying this out as soon as he gets home 🙂
katherine says
omg that looks SO good, can’t wait to try it!
Jennifer JCD says
Awesome! Chocolate tastes even better when complemented with peanut butter! Since I’m allergic to nuts I now use Wowbutter, made from soy, which tastes the same. 🙂 A spoonful of peanut butter (or Wowbutter) + chocolate chips makes a great treat; pure and simple. Your 32C Cups are the best!
Lauren (PB&G) says
Oh my.. these look awesome! Nomnom!
Lindsey @ Why Just Eat says
That looks absolutely – sinfully – delicious. There is no way something can look that good and actually be healthy. You are defying the laws of the universe, Katie! 🙂
Maria @ runningcupcake says
Oh man that looks so amazing- I am making that this weekend. I love chocolate and pb! Thanks Katie 🙂
Nora @ Natural Noshing says
I LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE peanut butter and chocolate, it’s my FAVORITE! And I love YOU! Love your blog and all your fun ideas, you are wonderful miss Katie!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Awww this made me smile so much!
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven!!
Mellie says
I LOVE chocolate and pb together! It’s absolutely perfect!
Jeska says
I’ve never tried chocolate and peanut butter together! I feel like I’m missing out.
As for the FAQ, I have an obscure fascinaton with what you eat in a day, so links to the 3000 calorie/other posts/maybeevenanewone? would be awesome.
I’d just like to ask one kind of random thing (unrelated to chocolate/pb or the FAQ)- what do other nut butters taste like? I’ve only ever had peanut butter and I’m intrigued by walnut or similar things… are they good?
Oh, and crunchy vs smooth? Which one? 🙂 x
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Hmmm… it depends on the nut butter! Cashew butter is creamy, walnut butter is more chunky, like walnuts crushed up. And it also depends on whether or not the nuts have been roasted first, and if there’s any added salt or sugar.
Some are good, and some are not… it just depends on your tastebuds!
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) says
I think I love chocolate and peanut butter more than anything! By far the best flavor combo there is 🙂
Ann Claire says
This looks so yummy, such beautiful pictures too!
Moni'sMeals says
Greatness Katie!
PB and C are one of my most craved combo, I eat them all the time together. These really look great. I hope to make em soon.
🙂
Amanda Jewell says
I bet these would be amazeballs (yes, I’m using that word) with coconut flakes too…. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
(I haven’t had breakfast yet… in case you couldn’t tell) 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Haha I love that word. I don’t have the balls (amazeballs?) to use it much, but I always crack up when others do!
Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles says
Healthy deliciousness = WINNING
Girl, you are winning more than Charlie Sheen! ha!
Megan@eatmybeets says
mmmm chocolate + peanut butter = the best combo ever.
Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free says
Love love love chocolate pb!!!! (and banana!) seriously-those three flavors make up my favorite combo ever! I probably have at least ten recipes on my blog with that flavor combo 😛
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
“Back when I made the page, these were the majority of questions I’d receive. But thankfully, that’s no longer the case. If you have any questions, feel free to leave them here!”–
So happy for you that readership and questions are changing and you don’t have to explain as much or answer as many of those types of questions these days. Yay for that for you!
As for this recipe…OMG.
And dare I say these are the BEST chocolate/Pb pics you have EVER TAKEN!!! Photography chocolate desserts, dense desserts like fudge or desserts balls is diff than photographing an airy crumble or pancakes so for this genre of food, the best pics ever. I am SURE they are already up on TS or FG, right? 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
LOL I’m waiting oh-so-impatiently for them to change for the afternoon so I can find out!
Meghan @ StruggleMuffins says
Oh this is amazing! You are amazing! Chocolate and peanut butter are amazing! Love the marriage analogy – very well put. Chocolate and PB is my fave combination, hands down. Thank you for providing some more choco-PB inspiration, I’ll have to add this recipe to my list of things to make 🙂
Kristie says
YUP, award-winning combo right there. Reese’s peanut butter cups are da bomb. As is anything chocolate and peanut butter. Clearly I need to whip out the food processor and make myself some homemade coconut butter so I can have this fudge at my fingertips!
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says
Chocococococlate <3 peanutbutta peanut butta peanut butta 🙂 🙂 🙂 so much love love LOVE haha
Katarina says
Oh my gosh, this look so delicious!
Miriam @ Sometimes I Veg says
I hate to be debbie downer, but I hate peanut butter. So does my husband. We joke around that it’s why we got married. I am growing to love other nut butters, so maybe I will try it with an almond butter or a cashew butter.
lisa says
ahhhhh chocolate and peanut butter are my two absolute favorites. This recipe looks amazing ( just like all of them) haha 🙂
Katherine says
I want this. Now! Please, please, send it to me!!!
Ali says
I think chocolate and peanut butter are one of the best food combinations! They go together like ketchup and mustard:)
Tasha @ ToLexiWithLove says
Those look great!!
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says
Chocolate and peanut butter is like a match made in heaven!
Albizia says
The number of comments probably says it all – these really look heavenly. The good thing is that with a fork and and some power stirring I can do this even without a blender and I think I will do it very soon. Chocolate, coconut, banana, peanut butter… I just can’t say no to this 🙂 .
Minerva says
I ran home to make these last night! I pressed the mixture into two cupcake foils to chill in the fridge. They were so simple and rich that the little batch satisfied me and my roomates sweet tooths.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I’m so excited you made it! 🙂
Baking Serendipity says
There is nothing better than chocolate and peanut butter. These would be devoured by just about everyone I know! I love it 🙂
Marissa says
I LOVE chocolate and peanut butter! Together, separate, doesn’t matter; any which way is fine by me. But actually, number one on my “must make” list right now is your chickpea poppers! My mom and brother brought home a bag of white cheddar popcorn last night… I’m currently brainstorming how to recreate that flavor. But I also want to try the kettle corn version! (sweet tooth at heart, lol)
natalie @ southern fit foodie says
Hahaha I LOVE that episode of Friends!!! Jam? Good… Custard? Good… Beef? Goooooood..
Chocolate and peanut butter were made for each other! I am definitely making this ASAP – I have all the ingredients, so I may make it this afternoon.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I think it’s my favorite episode. That and the one where Phoebe seduces Chandler :).
Katherine says
O can you please give me the stevia sweetened recipe?
https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/05/20/snickerdoodle-blondies-but-theyre-good-for-you/
Nicole says
CHocolate and peanut butter… my favorite flavor combinations. 🙂
Lucie says
Absolutely beautiful… damn you diet!!
Jennifer says
YES. PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE IS AMAZING. I’m addicted to reese’s : (
Julia says
I love chocolate and peanut butter with al my heart. I might even make these for breakfast today!
Emmabethh says
Natural style PB on SoDelicious Chocolate Velvet soy ice cream…enough said.
Gastón says
Hey Katie,love your recipes!
Just one question: Do you know anything that substitutes bananas in this recipe? Because I’m allergic to them, so that keeps me from trying man recipes:(
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Yes, definitely! Try my chocolate-raspberry fudge (and you can use other berries in place of the raspberries). Here: https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/03/07/you-gotta-try-this/
g says
this reciepe looks fantastic. is there anyway to substitue the coconut butter for coconut oil? or would the reciepe not work with it?
Cheryl in NC says
I know this is coming late, but for anyone in the future who reads these comments, I just want to share that I have had great success with these fudge recipes subbing coconut flour & coconut oil for the coconut butter, in proportions of both 50% each & 75% flour, 25% oil. I just mix them directly into the recipes, altho’ I wouldn’t be surprised if one could actually make coconut butter with an inferior blender (& patience!) by simply adding some of the oil to the CcoCconut in the blender. Haven’t tried it yet, though – haven’t felt the need. Hope this is of some help to somebody. 🙂
Elizabeth says
oh my goodness… sounds and looks so incredible! Thanks for posting… can’t wait to try it out.
Susan says
I just made the Choc&PB fudge (at ate it as my lunch!). Wow – it is sooo good!! I am following a mostly Paleo way of eating (no grains, sugars, legumes, dairy), and many of your treats are perfecly Paleo! I will pass this recipe along to my friends!!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I’m so so excited you liked it! And I think you are pretty much the smartest person in the world for eating it as lunch ;). Definitely a good call!
Dessert is in a Different Pocket says
Katie I finally tried this and I’m obsessed with it! I tried the regular chocolate fudge too, sans PB. I think I need to make like 4x the batch because there is no hope of it making it to fudge- form with the way I go after the dough!
Dessert is in a Different Pocket says
Also- LOVE the Friends reference. It’s crazy how you literally can connect something in your life every day to that show.
kathryn says
Do you think coconut oil would work instead of coconut butter? I can’t find coconut butter anywhere and I really want to try making your fudge D:
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Many commenters have used coconut oil and say it works well. But a few other commenters have said they didn’t like it with coconut oil. Personally, I haven’t tried it so I can’t tell you my opinion. 😕
Crystal says
My son is allergic to coconut what is an alternative for coconut butter?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Sorry, there isn’t really one
Amanda says
I LOVE Choc/PB combo, my favorite, I once ate a whole bag of Reese’s PB cups….shame on me long time ago and now I avoid that stuff…Im totally making this!!!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
LOL that happened to me with Twix bars! I used to eat them all the time, but then one day I had Twix overload and suddenly I hated Twix bars forevermore :(.
Leisel says
can i just tell you that when i found your blog today the hallelujah chorus began to sing in the background? i am trying desperately to lose weight (after having 3 kiddos and moving to a very cold, long wintery idaho from vegas! can we say depressing?!?!) and the thing that kills me is that i can’t get rid of the sugar– i just can’t give it up! i NEED something chocolately. . . and now i can do both! thank you so much for your hard work and making my life SO MUCH EASIER! you truly are an answer to prayer! ;0)
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Awww Leisel, you are way too sweet to me :).
Lisa says
I made it and it was gross. What’s wrong with me? 🙁
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Can you tell me more about what specific ingredients you used? And did you use coconut oil or butter?
Lisa says
I’ve made other recipes of yours and they were yummy, so the fault is probably with my preparation and not the recipe — my original post was meant more in a despondent WHY ME way than how it actually sounds 🙂
I used coconut butter (I used your recipe). The store only had sweetened coconut shreds, so I used that instead (maybe that was the culprit?). Organic peanut butter, Hershey’s (I try not to use Hershey’s because of their dubious ethics, but I was using my parents’ kitchen 🙁 ) cocoa powder, the ripest banana the store had (this could also have been the culprit — the ripest was not so ripe!). I did add more sweetener, as you suggest, to try to counteract that problem. And the salt was just salt.
I hope this helps identify the problem! I’d love to be able to make this and have it turn out as intended, it looks great! 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I’m so sorry it didn’t turn out! It’s hard (impossible?) to tell you what could’ve gone wrong when I don’t know what exactly it was about the cake that you didn’t like…
But were you able to get real, melted coconut butter from the sweetened coconut shreds? I’ve heard that it only works with the unsweetened… this definitely wouldn’t taste good if your butter wasn’t truly melty consistency when you blended it all up.
Melissa Maddy says
Katie and Lisa,
The culprit for this WAS the sweetened coconut. I tried to make the butter out of it myself last night, and it was just grainy and fluffy. Not amount of abuse was turning it into butter! I think the sugar molecules work to help keep the coconut intact! So, I mixed in a tablespoon of coconut oil into half a bag of chocolate chips, melted over a double boiler. If you fold the coconut mixture and other ingredients into the chocolate (and sweeten with the melted banana instead of sweetener and let it cool you get something like one of those pink, white, and brown coconut candy bars you find at gas stations sometimes; or a macaroon. Anyway, I topped that with a tofutti cream cheese and tofu vanilla and cinnamon cream and let it set up. It was pretty flippin phenomenal.
Melissa Maddy says
Oh, and about the stevia… Stevia can come off bitter in baking; but the alternative, truvia, is too expensive to bake with! I usually mask the bitterness of stevia with something naturally sweet like a quarter of steamed banana instead of the half (thanks for that trick, by the way. I’m sure car tires could taste good slathered in microwaved banana), instant coffee crystals, pureed berries, ground up raisins, or chopped dates. I usually adjust the amount of stevia and the amount of fruity goodness to level it out in the mix without hopefully changing the taste much. I’ve even used berry flavored baby food apple sauce in a pinch to balance out the bitterness. It smells wonky going into the batter, but it bakes up well. Another trick is to put a layer of truvia and cinnamon into a baked good that isn’t already super sweet. I turned one of your blondie recipes into something like a swirl coffee cake by spreading out a thin layer of batter in the pan, layering with truvia and cinnamon, then layering more batter and more truvia/cinnamon mix to top it off. Swirling with a knife makes it look pretty, and it spreads out to make the end result pretty yummylicious.
Kathy says
What is the icing you have on your pb fudge? It looks yummy.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
LOL it’s just plain old peanut butter :).
Kathy says
What is the icing you have on your pb fudge? Looks so yummy.
Debbie says
Hi Katie,
I have been looking for coconut oil and coconut butter. I finally found coconut oil at Trader Joes the other day. Is it supposed to be liquid or solid? What I got is solid, so is this coconut oil or coconut butter?
Thanks! Debbie
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
If it’s cold outside, coconut oil will be solid. Just melt it to get it to liquid again. But it’s NOT the same thing as coconut butter. (And I don’t think TJs sells coconut butter, so yours must be the oil.)
Macy says
I made this but instead of a banana I used applesauce and added oats. I also made it another time and added Zuchinni instead of the banana and also added oats. Both versions turned out delicious.
Carine says
Hi Katie, I’m back….
I just made the Chocolate PB Fudge and added freshly crushed dry Mexican Chili (I got it from Whole Foods) while mixing it in my MB (which by the way almost gave up on me. It smells burned a little, IYCKS!), it tastes so good!
I really hate you! (LAUGHS) I was almost recovered from being a chocojunkie, now I’m an addict all over again… (Brazilian sense of humor, please don’t mind me!)
Well, with time I’ll try to mix in some new stuff… maybe some Açaí powder or even juice, I don’t know, maybe in a different recipe.
Happy chocoday!
Lori says
I stumbled across your website yesterday and love all the ideas. I tried to make this one today, using a frozen banana and coconut oil, and it didn’t quite come out as expected. I was using what I had on-hand, so maybe I need to follow the recipe to the T. The banana flavor was pretty strong. Am I doing something wrong or do you still taste the banana? I wonder if using a frozen banana tends to bring out the flavor more… I had to steep my banana in a little warm water to get the peel off first, so that may have “cooked” it a little too. It was still good, but not quite the PB Fudge explosion that makes your pics pop 🙂 Good luck today on TV! Will you be posting a link to the show?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
You need to use coconut butter, not oil. That makes a HUGE difference. 🙂
Lisa says
Is there a sub for the coconut? Or do u not taste it? My family does not like it but this sounds like an awesome recipe to feed my junk food loving kiddos!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Sorry, I don’t know of any :-?.
Miranda @ The Pinterest Project says
just wanted to say, you don’t really taste a coconut flavor in this. i taste a smidge of banana but no coconut. i would try it anyway if the only issue is your family doesn’t care for the taste of coconut! 🙂
Shannon says
These look amazing, but I am allergic to raw bananas. Is there something I could substitute for the banana?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Extra coconut butter’d work. Applesauce *might* but I’m not sure.
Lisa says
I’m imagining this as a substitute for the standard choc/pb mixture used in puppy chow. I love puppy chow.
Laura says
You are a genius. I was just wondering how to make puppy chow a tad bit healthier because I have been really wanting it but I need to cut back on the sugary food a bit… I never thought about pouring this on the cereal!
Jules says
this is the best fudge ever! I just made 4 different kinds and i can’t stop eating the pb chocolate version 🙂
Brenna says
I made these and needed a wee bit of sugar. I added a TB or so of powdered sugar which did the trick. What I love about this is the MUCH less sugar and butter. This gives me much less work to do at the gym 🙂 PS I’m aiming for 12 small bite size pieces with this recipe.
Marlee says
Hey Katie! I discovered you blog a few years back and just rediscovered it and I’m so glad that I did! Back then, I wasn’t really into experimenting with recipes, but it’s become a huge passion of mine in the last couple of years – in the past week I’ve tried your Ultimate Chocolate Fudge Pie (twice! And the second time came out even better!) and I just made this PB Chocolate Fudge. I have literally five tabs open from your site – all recipes I plan to try as soon as possible! Lol! I’m not vegan because I tried it for a few months and lost too much weight (it wasn’t healthy for me – I get you on the too thin thing) but I try to eat vegan meals as much as possible (I’m a vegetarian. I’m also lactose intolerant but I unfortunately love cheese lol! I’m working on cutting that down as much as possible). I’m also a HUGE chocoholic with a big sweet tooth, but I’ve been weaning myself off sugar for a while, so your website it kind of like a dream! Haha. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for having this blog, it’s fantastic! I will definitely be making a shoutout to you in my blog. Also, your photos are absolutely incredible. Looking at them makes me want to go out to buy a DSLR!
Take care, Katie!
xoxo
Marlee
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Aww thank you so much, Marlee!
And thank you about the photos too… I honestly have a LOT to learn, so it means a ton to me whenever someone likes my photos :).
Angie says
Hi Katie! I made your vegan chocolate fudge last night after whipping up a batch of homemade coconut butter. It was fantastic! I’ve just started a vegan lifestyle, which is the one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I was so excited to find your blog and your awesome recipes. Now I can indulge healthfully without compromise. You are so talented and creative it really blows my mind. Thanks for sharing your gift!
judebude says
so i just made these, as my husband and i are on a raw detox and were craving something sweet. i am used to eating a lot of raw foods and don’t normally crave sweets, but HE has the biggest sweet tooth i ever saw. i just wanted you to know these were AMAZING AND SURPRISINGLY GOOD! i honestly wasn’t expecting much and we both enjoyed them so much i WILL be making these on a regular basis!!! btw, i used coconut oil and popped them in the freezer for a bit and they turned out so smooth and rich and almost wrong for something healthy to taste to good- thanks so much!
Laura says
You’ve left me with a predicament… I have no idea what to make first!
curious says
soooo… i’m planning on making this for a friend’s birthday, but i was wondering if coconut butter could be substituted for something else. i’m not the world’s biggest fan of the texture of coconut, so i’m a little iffy about making these since i must taste-test one before giving them away.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
It will have the texture of regular fudge. The coconut butter doesn’t taste like coconut. 🙂
Anonymous says
You seem like a really sweet person, BUT there is nothing to your recipes. They are kind of lame. I wish with a name like “Samoa babies” there would be more to them than just dates and coconut. :-/
Melanie says
Obviously your mother never taught you manners. If you dont have anything nice to say, be quiet. By the way, the recipe rocks!
Nina P says
I saw this recipe aaages ago and wanted to try it. However, couldn’t find coconut butter here in the UK. The other day, I bought a fresh coconut especially for this. Alas, the cococut butter just wouldn’t churn.
So – I thought I’d try a wee experiment. I used frozen banana instead of fresh and voila – chocolate fudge ice cream! (Had to add a little milk to blend, but super-duper yummy!)
Helene says
Hi Katie! I’m SO glad I accidentally came across your blog a couple of days ago – your recipes are honestly LIFE CHANGING! I made these fudges yesterday, and they are by far the most delicious healthy recipe I have tasted EVER! I can’t believe they’re healthy, and I’m so looking forward to making these for my “anti-healthy” friends. I’ve been surfing through your archives for hours these last couple of days, and I am so impressed and amazed by your creativity. Today I’m making your Chocolate Mousse Frosting, and tomorrow I’m going to try the Raw Chocolate-Raspberry Fudge Cake. Who says you can’t eat chocolate every day? Woha! Thank you so much for sharing your recipes with us, Katie. Can’t wait till your book comes out – will definitely buy! Big, grateful hugs from Norway
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Aw hugs back from Texas! 🙂
Dawn says
This looks amazing!! I love all your healthy dessert recipes. This one in particular reminded me of one of my own… chocolate covered peanut butter balls! Check them out.
http://snackingoutsidethebox.blogspot.com/2011/01/chocolate-berry-brownie-squares_30.html
Nicole says
Oh boy, this didn’t turn out as much like fudge for me, as what just might be the best non-buttercream fudgy-peanut buttery frosting ever!! So simple, but so yummy! 😀
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
If you freeze it, it’s more like fudge. Coconut butter is soft at room temp, making it frosting-like if not frozen. Chocolate, peanut butter, and coconut… What could be bad, right? 😉
Sabrina says
I’ve made 3 batches in the past two days, I think these might be too good if there is such a thing!!!! The weather in Michigan has been extremely tempermental these past couple of weeks so I’ve also made a lot of your hot cocoa and peanut butter ice cream. My mama runs a daycare at our house so I’ve been using a ton of your pb&j recipes for snack time and I have never seen their eyes so big! My mama and I have been trying so hard to be vegans but with your blog you have just made it so much easier and I actually like to cook now! Thank you so much for being so awesome 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Aw I’m so glad… It was hard for me to go vegan at first. I thought vegans couldn’t eat chocolate! 😉
Jodine says
Can I copy any recipes, how do I do it without the blog?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Do you mean copying them to print?
If so, just highlight the recipe portion of the post, press “control c” and then paste it into a word document to print :).
Jodine says
Yes, I’m not sure how to do that, I have only had a few hours training on the computer. I know just enough to be dangerous. ha ha! I have come to love the internet at a late time in my life, I don’t have anyone close to me that can teach me what I need to know. Your wonderful generation has been so blessed to grow up with computers. I almost wish that I was born 30 years later. Thanks so much Katie, your a real blessing.
Lisa says
Do you have any suggestions for replacing bananas in some of your recipes? My 4 year old can always tell if I’ve put bananas in his sweet treats and he refuses to eat them.
Allison says
Hi Katie!
I was stoked to see a healthy version of chocolate peanut butter fudge posted on pinterest and decided to give this recipe a shot yesterday! It helped that I already had all of the necessary ingredients. 😉
I didn’t care for the mixture before it was frozen, but AFTER it was frozen, my oh my… I keep sneaking back to the freezer to get another little bite. I’m pleasantly surprised with this recipe since I don’t care for either banana or coconut flavors. Though those flavors are still present, they’re not as overwhelming once the mixture is frozen!
I’m going to try some more of your recipes where you use banana as a sweetener… I’ve been forcing myself to eat a banana a day despite hating them, and this might be a fun way to get them into my daily diet. 🙂
Thanks for the recipe!
Dan says
Just found your blog today. Per your suggestion to add sweetener if the banana wasn’t enough for my taste buds, I added one medjool date. I like how they have a kind of caramel taste. Turned out great right from the food processor, however I convinced myself to wait for it to firm up in the fridge for after dinner tonight.
I put your blog in my RSS. Looking forward to reading more. Thanks, Dan
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Thanks, Dan. I love your idea to add dates… now I must try that! 🙂
Heather says
Katie!! I have a problem: I just made this and I can’t stop eating it long enough for it to freeze! hahaha SO DELICIOUS! Also you mentioned you weren’t sure if coconut oil worked out the same as coconut butter; my local health food store didn’t carry coconut butter so I used cocnut oil and it worked amazingly well. It’s my first time doing the recipe so I can’t say whether it works “The Same” as cocnut butter or not. Thanks for this!! – Heather
Robin says
Just stumbled across this site….thanks to someone’s pinterest pin. I’ve got a teenage milk-allergic son and a tween Type 1 diabetic daughter. I love when your recipes have nutritional info….and the use of stevia! Type 1’s can eat anything…just need carb counts! So recipes with carb counts help make life easier…and if I can do dairy-free desserts then both kids are happy!
carolyn says
Could we use coconut oil in place of the coconut butter? I have none and my parents probably wouldn’t be for buying/making it
Naquita says
I used coconut oil and it worked well
Naquita says
This is delicious! I made it with coconut oil, because that is what I had. It is SUPER easy and although I thought it was amazing when first mixed it is even better as the frozen fudge. I also made the simple 3 ingredients chocolate tonight as well. Slight chocolate craving. Added mint and sugar shards I had from a previous chocolate recipe. Really yummy as well. As always Katie, your recipes are amazing and save me from my cravings with stuff I already have in the cupboard!
Elizabeth says
Do you have a suggestion for something I could use instead of the banana? My son is allergic but these look great.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Extra coconut butter 🙂
Chocoholic says
Christmas presents say what!!!!!!
Chocoholic says
excuse me Katie but what is a recipe or substitute for coconut oil, because a lot of your AWESOME recipes call for it, and I’m lacking it. BTW you are now like my idol. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RECIPES!!!! YOU ROCK!!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Depends on the recipe. Maybe cacao butter, but I haven’t tried it in this.
Chocoholic says
What about the chocolate? I tried it with canola oil, and it didn’t harden very well and it was oily. But my brother loved it and thinks it tastes like mole (Mexican chocolate) and he wants me to add red pepper or spice next time so it is even more like mole.
Chocoholic says
Oh yeah. Why are you a vegan? Health, religion, the whole no-kill animal thing, or other? YOu don’t have to tell me if it’s personal.
Chocoholic says
Oh yeah, chocolate and peanutbutter are like my new best friends! Well, I still like chocolate better. Anyway, they go together like chocolate-chip cookies and milk, wine and chocolate, and brownies and ice cream! I am starting this new chocolate-peanut butter diet, maybe. I just came up with that on the spot cuz I love them together so much!
Chocoholic says
I don’t have cacao butter
Chocoholic says
You should make an ice cream sundae milkshake with banana, strawberry, peanuts, and ice cream! Or use all of those for ice cream sundae pancakes, cookies, cake, fudge, or anything!
Melissa N says
I JUST made this and can I just say- YUM! I used a SUPER ripe banana so it was totally sweet and I added a tad of vanilla because I didn’t want it to taste like banana, YUM. Thanks for sharing.
Cyndi says
I would like to make this and use a pie pan. What size should the pan be?
Shyla says
WOW. Amazing. My new guilty pleasure. Only, I don’t feel guilty eating it.
Trajayjay says
I stuck a peanut butter fudge baby to a chocolate fudge baby. It tasted pretty awesome.
Mary says
These look amazing! The recipe says to combine all the ingredients. Does that include the peanut butter or is that reserved to be spread on top as pictured? I can’t wait to make it!
cck says
Include the pb. You can spread extra on if you wish, but it’s not required.
Joe says
What can I use instead of a banana? I absolutely HATE bananas!
Emma says
Me to!!! They make me me want to throw up!
Becky says
This still tastes like bananas, so don’t make this thinking it will taste like chocolate and peanut butter only.
Elizabethann says
Reading this awesomest-of-awesome-blogs blog and listening to Ghost of the Robot… I’m the happiest person alive.
Colleen says
I have trouble digesting bananas. Is there a substitute?
Charlotte Proctor says
Did you know……… if your banana is not ripe enough or soft enough, you can nuke an unpeeled banana for a minute or two and leave it to cool, and ripen.
claire hutchinson says
Hi this looks delicious. In my pantry I have fine dessicated coconut. Would that become coconut butter if I blend it or will I need unsweetened coconut? Thanks
Emma says
Hi Katie! I was wondering if there is a substitute for the banana In this recipe?
lysa says
This fudge looks amaaaazing! I love the colour and the look, I need to try them and I am very sure I will love the taste as well!
It is no surprise this picture is famous on pinterest!
Cheers,
Lysa
Anonymous says
Hi!
Does your Artisana coconut butter separate when it is very hot and humid out? Its been reeeeaaalllly hot where I live and the other day there was a TON of oil on the top (and even the bottom) of my butter. Also, the high saturated fats in coconut oil and coconut butter is NOT harmful, correct? (such as raising bad cholesterol) Any tips and info you could send my way would be very much appreciated!! 🙂 Thanks!! 🙂
francine says
I like the idea of the fudge, your picture shows choc fudge what is the in the peanut butter frosting you have on top of the choc fudge
Unofficial CCK Helper says
She said to someone else that it is just peanut butter on the top.
Lisa Bailey says
Can you make this without a banana. I am allergic.
Chocolate Covered Katie says
Yes, just use extra coconut butter for the banana… and add extra sweetener.
Laura says
Did you try the using extra coconut butter for the banana? I am also allergic but would love to try this. I thought maybe use pumpkin puree would work.
Climbing and chocolate says
Yum!!!!!! This is my favorite fudge ever! If you haven’t tried this yet do, you will SO not be disappointed .
Cidney says
I just made this and I am in LOVE!!! : )
Lauren says
This may be a stupid question but once it hardens can you leave it out cut it in pieces or with it get soft and have the consistency of frosting again?
Chocolate Covered Katie says
It will melt.
Karoline says
I made this today and I even put one batch in the freezer and one in the fridge but the one in the freezer was too hard and the one in the fridge was too soft. I do not know what I did wrong
Chocolate Covered Katie says
Nothing wrong… Just let the freezer one thaw until it’s the perfect consistency.
Emily Flippin Maruna says
Any idea if this would make it if shipped through the mail? I’m wanting to do fudge as gifts for my family who live out of town this Christmas. Ya know, introduce them to some healthier sweets.
Unofficial CCK Helper says
Coconut oil melts when soft. I wouldn’t try it, sadly. Maybe try the fudge babies instead!
Pam says
This fudge is fantastic. I went one step further and made a frosting out of equal amounts peanut butter and carob chips (can’t have sugar ) which I melted in the micro – frosted, froze and loved every bite.
Emma says
I discovered your recipe Jan. 29th and I think I’ve made it 4 times since! Totally in love! You made me a very happy woman 🙂 Thanks!
Izzy says
Can you use regular butter in place of coconut butter?
Liz says
Is coconut butter the same as coconut manna?
Laura says
This looks really good but I am allergic to bananas. Do you think I could use pumpkin puree with some monk fruit sweetener instead?
carmella says
So, I don’t have coconut butter, if I substitute coconut oil, what else should I add or subtract to make this work?
Julia says
im definitely going to make this today even though i don’t have cocoa powder. I’ll just cut a chocolate bar into tiny pieces lol !
IT LOOKS LIKE A BROWNIE!
I NEED TO MAKE THIS♥
Melissa says
can i use cacao powder instead of cocoa powder? The only thing i don’t like about cacao powder is that mine is bitterwseet and doesn’t taste so good :/
nuts4knits says
I usually don’t care for fudge at all. I have no problem skipping over it at the holiday potlucks, but THESE were perfect! I made them for my family, but they did not care for them — too coconut-y. But since this is what I loved about them, more for me! I’ll let them fill up on their overly-sweet and sugar-drenched fudge at the next holiday reunion. These are all mine. This is now at the top of a growing list of favorite chocolate treats. Thanks.
Julia says
Can I sub coconut oil for the coconut butter?
Theresa says
what is the approx. shelf life of your fudge and does it have to be refrigereated or can at sit out a room room temp. without melting?
The Holistic Herbivore says
Oh man! That fudge looks incredible! I will totally be making this! Chocolate and peanut butter were made for each other!
Rebecca says
I made these last night! Thank you!! They were very easy and very yummy. I posted about them today on my blog. I appreciate all the recipes with no processed sugar, only natural fruit sugar!!
Upma says
Luv ur recipes but not a fan of coconut anything .. Any subs??
Tx
Debbie says
This is the fudgiest yummiest treat! It’s easy to make and a great use of over-ripe bananas. I recommend this indulgence to anyone. Thanks Katie! (I’ve made it several times.)
tara says
I am dying right now and salivating all over the place! How have I just found your website after years of using coconut oil and stevia, chicory root, xylitol, etc… I am a SERIOUS chocolaholic but eat healthy, so I love this website!!! You are amazing!