Three Ingredient Date Fudge Recipe

This three ingredient date fudge has become a family favourite recipe in our house. It’s healthy, easy to make, and really hits the spot for even the biggest chocolate craving.

I’ve been making this three ingredient date fudge for a couple of years now, and I recently went to look up a recipe for it online to see how others were making it and couldn’t find anything even similar to what I was looking for. I decided there was definitely a need out there that had to be filled. 🙂 This is my version of a fudge recipe from our favourite little vegan restaurant here in town that closed down a few years ago. Their fudge recipe was probably just a little more fine-tuned than mine because they went through so many batches of it, but I’ve been working on mine for quite a while, too, so I think I’ve gotten it pretty darn close.

You will be so shocked at how good this simple, healthy fudge really is. Our kids like it even better than real fudge, and I think I might have to agree.

Another healthy fan-favorite recipe to try next: Honey Almond Granola – Healthy Granola Recipe with No Oil and No Refined Sugar

Ingredients and Supplies for the Three-Ingredient Date Fudge

You’ll need:

• Coconut oil (This is the one I use)
• Dates
• Cocoa powder

And that’s it!

Other optional add-ins include a dash of maple syrup or agave syrup if your dates are a little less sweet than you’d like them, a dash of vanilla (just because that never hurts), or a sprinkling of coarse sea salt or pink himalayan salt for the top if you’re trying to be fancy.

This fudge can also be made with carob powder if you need to avoid chocolate. However, since carob is naturally sweet, I would recommend omitting the extra drizzle of syrup, as the fudge will be sweet enough already.

Supplies you’ll want to have on hand:

• A food processor
• A couple of rubber spatulas
• Parchment paper or wax paper
• A loaf pan
• Measuring cups

Health-concious treats for your sweet tooth: Tahini Almond Flour Cookies With Raw Honey

How to Make the Three-Ingredient Date Fudge

You’ll want to start out by soaking your dates in hot water for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. I just use the water from my insta hot tap on my water dispenser. If your dates are a little on the dry side, you probably want to soak them for closer to an hour so they’ll break down and blend really well.

Next, you’ll combine all of your ingredients in your food processor and pulse them until everything is smooth and well combined. Make sure you taste the fudge and make any adjustments necessary if you need it a little sweeter.

Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and use one spatula to remove the fudge from the food processor and the second to drop it into the loaf pan. Using both spatulas will just make it a whole lot easier because the fudge will be pretty sticky at this point.

Smooth it out and chill it in the fridge for about an hour, or overnight, then slice it up into little squares! I like to make them about the size of a fancy chocolate (the kind that come all lined up in rows in a box from a chocolatier) and that seems to be just about the right size.

Pro fudge tip: Keep your fudge in the freezer in the summer! The squares of fudge will taste just like little mini fudge-sicles. 🙂

For the biggest chocolate lovers: Easy Microwave Chocolate Glaze With Cocoa Powder

Here’s the full printable recipe:

Give it a try and let me know what you think! 🙂