This Low Carb White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge is sugar free, keto, low carb and dairy free! It is the creamiest, healthiest and most festive low carb keto dessert for the holiday season!
White Chocolate Keto Fudge
If you happen to be a creamy fudge lover this white chocolate peppermint fudge recipe will be your next favorite Holiday treat. Believe or not, it's DAIRY FREE, but oh so creamy!
I adapted this recipe from my White Chocolate Fudge recipe I posted last year, changed up just a few ingredients to create this festive fudge with sugar free peppermint candy to enjoy for all the holiday parties!
Best Keto Peppermint Fudge
Just a few sprinkles of sugar-free crushed candy canes and you've got a pretty easy treat to bring to a friends house or family party for the holidays.
But if you're not a fan of peppermint flavor just make my easy white chocolate fudge recipe and add some Christmas colored sprinkles.
I think when it comes to enjoying family and friends during the holidays the best thing one can do is prepare ahead.
It relieves stress knowing you've got things in order, you've got a plan, so you can truly enjoy those you love and even dare I say, relax, with them. At least that is my hope.
This really is an easy peppermint fudge recipe when you just have to heat the ingredients and mix on the stove. The hard part is waiting for it to set in the fridge!
Make this festive dessert ahead of time and enjoy your family and friends!
Cacao Butter versus Cocoa Butter
Cacao butter and cocoa butter are not the same product. Cacao butter looks like white chocolate but is an oil. When chocolate is made, the cacao beans are crushed into cacao nibs then pressed and ground at high temperatures.
This creates two products, the dry brown powdery cacao powder and the pure cacao fat, known as cacao butter. Cacao butter is what makes chocolate bars so smooth and creamy.
Do not swap cacao powder or cocoa powder to replace cacao butter in this recipe.
Can I Swap out the Coconut Butter?
Yes you can swap coconut butter with a light colored nut butter like macadamia butter or cashew butter. If you use almond butter or peanut butter you will have a dark colored white chocolate.
Can I Swap out the Coconut Milk?
I do not recommend swapping the coconut milk with any other milk for this recipe.
Can I use Sugar Free Sweetened Condensed Milk instead?
Yes I just tested this recipe using my recipe for sugar free condensed milk and it worked really well. I removed the coconut milk, coconut butter and coconut oil in this recipe and kept the rest of the ingredients in the recipe.
Can I use Sugar Free White Chocolate Chips?
You could use sugar free white chocolate chips to replace the cacao butter but please note that they are sweetened so you would need to remove the sweetener in this recipe or use less after tasting, before the fudge sets.
Can I leave out the protein powder?
No, I do not recommend leaving out the protein powder because it is needed to give structure to the fudge.
While I love cookies and my favorite is my grandmother's Pecan Snowballs, easy no bake recipes are honestly my favorite of all during this time of year and so many make for a great gift idea too.
My holiday baking goodies will include this creamy homemade fudge along with Peanut Butter Blossoms, Salted Caramel Snickerdoodles, Salted Caramel Cashew Fudge, Peppermint Patty Bites, and Paleo Pecan Snowballs!
In my opinion the best Christmas gifts are the "presence" of your family, best gifts of all to me! I hope your Holidays are filled with wonderful family and friends and making sweet memories together!
I hope your Holidays are filled with wonderful family and friends and making sweet memories together!
More Easy Fudge Recipes:
Sugar Free Chocolate Peppermint Fudge
Sugar Free Easy White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge
Paleo Sugar-Free White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cacao butter 115g
- 13.5 ounces coconut milk canned
- ½ cup coconut oil 106 g
- 1 cup coconut butter soft or room temperature or see swaps above
- ½ cup vanilla protein powder 55g
- ½ cup Swerve sweetener I used confectioners
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint stevia
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- crushed sugar-free candy canes for garnish
Instructions
- Melt the cacao butter in a sauce pan over low heat.
- Stir in the coconut milk, coconut oil and coconut butter.
- Continue to stir until completely smooth, no lumps.
- Turn off heat and whisk is protein powder, Swerve, peppermint extract , stevia and salt.
- Pour mixture into a parchment lined 8 by 8 pan.
- Sprinkle with crushed candy canes if desired.
- Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Lift the parchment paper on each side and place into a cutting board. Cut into 24 small squares and place each into a small cupcake liner to make serving easier.
- Best if kept refrigerated until ready to serve.
Notes
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- I found sugar free candy canes online through Amazon. You could also find some sugar free mints and use them instead of candy canes.
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- I highly recommend the peppermint stevia but if you don't have any I would suggest using vanilla liquid stevia. If you don't use any stevia at all, just add a small amount of your favorite sugar free sweetener equal to at least ½ cup sugar, taste and adjust as needed before setting it in the fridge.
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Cathy
Why not call it coconut peppermint fudge. To me the coconut overpowers the peppermint.
Margaret
I made this tonight and it is phenomenal! I didn't have peppermint stevia, so I added 2 tsp. of peppermint extract and it was perfect for me! Thank you so very much for this wonderful recipe! I can have a fabulous "treat" now and not worry about the carbs!!
DEBBIE
I made several keto recipies for Christmas a couple weeks ago. This recipe for White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge looked very pretty. I traveled to several stores to find the exact ingredients. Followed the recipe exactly. It was expensive and tasted AWFUL! It did not firm up. Do not make this! Lots of time and money wasted. A big disappointment.
Brenda
Sorry you had trouble with it not firming up. Can I ask what kind of peppermints you placed on top?
Jan
Will it work if you don't have peppermint stevia?
Myke
Mine sat in the fridge for 24hrs and never set. They were more like a thick pudding consistency
Brenda
Do you change out any ingredients?
Myke
Just reg stevia and I used a 7x11 pan. Tasted great though.
jen
The fudge I made didn't really set or harden either. It was more like a thick frosting. I put it in the freezer and will try to just keep it there until a few minutes before I want to eat a piece. I'm wondering what I could reduce or add more of to get a more fudgy consistency. I used whey protein powder instead of the vanilla protein brand listed in the ingredients, so maybe that is the culprit.
Carina
I would love to try these for my daughter that's very allergic to dairy but LOVES white chocolate. I've done similar recipes in the past but she's not a fan of coconut and finds that things made with coconut milk taste to "coconuty" for her tastes. Do you find that these are more coconuty than mint flavored? Thinking of maybe adding a little mint essential oil to the fudge batter to make the peppermint overwhelm the coconut flavor. Also, any recommendations for a non dairy protein powder with clean ingredients, I haven't found any.
Brenda
You could increase the mint flavor but it does still have some coconut flavor to it.
Diane
Where do you find sugar free candy canes? I have not been able to find any..
Brenda
Online
CT
Not any more! I just checked and NOBODY has them.
Brenda
https://amzn.to/34SnDAH
Deb
How do u make sugar free buttercream frosting and powered sugar?
Thanx
Brenda
I have this recipe but nothing for powdered sugar.https://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/sugar-free-vanilla-buttercream-frosting/
AZ@...And a Dash of Cinnamon Blog
This looks so tasty! Love the added protein.