Homemade, healthy fudge made with metabolism boosting coconut oil. This Coconut Oil Chocolate Fudge Recipe is made with 5 healthy ingredients and takes just 5 minutes to make! Keto, Paleo, Vegan & Gluten Free.
Coconut Oil Chocolate Fudge Recipe (Keto, Paleo, Gluten Free, Vegan)
I want to share my incredibly easy Coconut Oil Chocolate Fudge recipe with you. It’s a much healthier option than the traditional fudge recipes, but no one will ever suspect it because this fudge is SO good, rich and satisfying.
This fudge recipe is only 5 ingredients and takes just 5 minutes to whip together (woohoo!). And these ingredients are healthy, nourishing and jam packed with nutrients like metabolism boosting coconut oil and the antioxidant powerhouse cacao powder.
Please don’t be afraid of the fat content in coconut oil! Coconut oil is a very healthy fat and helps boost metabolism and can actually help you lose weight (especially abdominal fat). For more in depth information on how coconut oil can help you lose weight, be sure to check out my blog post HERE.
Also be sure to check out all my different flavor variations I’ve come up with for this recipe down below. You can make Chocolate Peppermint Fudge, Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge…and so many more! The possibilities are endless 🙂
How to make Coconut Oil Chocolate Fudge
- 1 cup melted coconut oil (I use THIS)
- ⅓ cup coconut milk (I use THIS)
- ⅓ cup cacao powder (I use THIS)
- ⅓ cup honey (for Vegan and Keto options use ⅓ cup of THIS sweetener instead)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- pinch sea salt
- Mix all the ingredients together in a medium bowl until well mixed.
- Pour into a parchment or foil lined 8 x 4 loaf pan. Refrigerate or freeze until hardened. Cut into squares and enjoy!
Variations for Coconut Oil Chocolate Fudge
Below are some of my favorite, tried and true variations of my chocolate coconut oil fudge recipe. If you can’t tell, we really like this easy recipe and have a lot of fun making all kinds of different coconut oil fudge concoctions! I invite you to get creative and and have fun with my base recipe by adding your favorite flavors and foods, too. Here’s my personal favs and I hope they’ll spark your creativity:
Chocolate Peppermint Coconut Oil Fudge
Stir in 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract to the fudge mixture.
optional: add 2 tablespoons crushed candy canes to the top of fudge before refrigerating (THESE are my favorite natural candy canes)
Chocolate Orange Coconut Oil Fudge
Stir in 2 drops orange essential oil (I use THIS) or 1/2 teaspoon orange extract to fudge mixture.
Chocolate Walnut Coconut Oil Fudge
Stir in 1/3 cup walnuts to fudge mixture. Chocolate and walnuts are made for each other.
Double Chocolate Coconut Oil Fudge
Stir in 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips to fudge mixture (I use THESE). You can never go wrong with more chocolate, right?!
Pomegranate Chocolate Coconut Oil Fudge
Stir in 1/3 cup fresh pomegranate seeds to the fudge mixture. You’ll get a nice, fresh, juicy surprise in every bite!
Peanut Butter Coconut Oil Fudge
Pour 1/3 cup melted peanut butter over the top of the fudge before refrigerating and then swirl with a knife. YUM and beautiful! 🙂
I hope you love this easy fudge recipe as much as we do! If you decide to get creative and come up with your own special coconut oil fudge blend using this base recipe, I’d love to hear all about it so I can try it, too 🙂 Enjoy!
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The Peanut Butter variation sounds amazing! You can’t beat that combination. I”ll have to give it a try, it’s my husband’s favorite combo. Thank you for the recipe!
Kelly this sounds amazing and sooooo easy. My kind of recipe! I’m going to have to try the peanut butter variation. That’s one of my favorite combos. As long as I have a can of coconut milk in the pantry I’m making this today ?
Kelly! Thanks for making fudge healthy and easy!! Love it!!!
Thank you, Kelly, for the ultimate cholcolate and coconut oil holiday treat that’s healthy and satisfying too! ? Warm wishes for happy holidays to you!
This recipe sounds so yummy and SO EASY!! The variations are fabulous!!
Is it possible to substitute the coconut milk for almond milk? It’s all I’ve got on hand. ?
I haven’t tried it with almond milk, Jess, but I don’t see a reason it wouldn’t work 🙂 Enjoy!
I tried it with boxed 4 gr/fat coconut oil and it separated a bit. I’m sure it will still eat fine once chilled.
Let me know! I’ve never had it separate, so I’m curious to know what happened after it chilled….
Sounds wonderfully easy and much healthier than traditional fudge. Can you substitute almond milk for coconut milk? also, how many servings does this yield?
Hi Renee! I haven’t tried it with the almond milk substitution, but I don’t see a reason why it wouldn’t work. I usually make 2 long cuts lengthwise and then 4 cuts the other way, making it 3 pieces wide by 5 pieces long. That results in 15 squares that are about the size of traditional fudge (about 1 and a half inches).
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I love the sounds of this. I need more coconut oil in my life! I love Aldi’s coconut oil.
Thanks!!
Hi there,
I would love to make this. How about substituting stevia drops for the honey?
I think that’s a great idea, Renee! I can’t be of much help in determining how much to substitute though since I am not well versed and don’t have much experience using stevia. If anyone out there can help, we’d appreciate it!
Love this recipe. Looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing.
can you use normal milk?
Yes!
So excited to have found your website. Can’t wait to try the new recipes.
So happy to have you here, Judy! 🙂
Made this using powdered powdered monk fruit/erythritol blend. Also stirred in some chopped roasted pecans. Oh my gosh delicious!
Awesome!!
My family and I are thoroughly enjoying your recipes! I have my husband and our grown son, who is staying with us during this corona virus. They are very fussy eaters. I have made your balsamic vinegar roast, and cooking another right now! We also tried the Italian meatballs with zucchini “noodles”. I bought the zucchini, but it didn’t go over well. I’ll get some gluten free noodles; maybe they’ll like that better. I could spend all day going thru your blog! So much info. I just made your Miracle Salve and it is very nice and moisturizing. I’ll also make your No Bake Chocolate Strawberry Tart for dessert for tonight. Looks SO yummy! I love ALL your recipes and look forward to making more. Thanks for all your hard work, Kelly. You truly are inspired!
Barbara Ann, you are the absolute sweetest! Thank you for such an encouraging and supportive comment!! Sending many blessings to you and your family!
We don’t have that brand of coconut milk. I’m assuming that it is milk in the carton?
Hi Kay, any brand (or any type of milk) should work well for this recipe. Enjoy!