Sugar-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Fudge {Nut Free Option}
This Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge is filled with protein, low carb and sugar free!
Who loves fudge??? Of course eating fudge on a daily basis is totally unrealistic when trying to watch, maintain or lose weight right?
Not when it’s protein fudge like in this recipe!! You can enjoy a couple of pieces of fudge each day for a snack because it’s low carb, sugar free and high in protein in one little piece!
This fudge just happened. I had no plans on making a fudge for you or me. It was a complete accident. Or one might call it a failed recipe that actually turned even better than expected.
This recipe has been made twice and both times I changed it somewhat to make a protein bar. I wanted something filled with protein, without sugar, homemade, better than you could buy in the health food stores, and easy to grab and go for busy afternoons with my kids.
Well after two attempts I gave up the bar idea and it’s now the fudge you see here.
The texture is completely like typical fudge so why try to change an already good thing right? I will try again with a protein bar, but this is a good start!
Do you see that yummy swirl chunk of peanut butter in there?! That is something that needs to happen and you just can’t get that from powdered peanut butter. But of course I know some of you might try it in order to reduce the calories and fat and that is your prerogative. 🙂
How could anyone not like chocolate and peanut butter is beyond my comprehension, just sayin’. If you do have a peanut allergy, this could easily be changed to almond butter and almonds on top instead or even a sunbutter spread and topped with sunflower seeds!
Notes on Recipe:
- Nutrition info not including optional peanut topping.
- I have not tried using powdered peanut butter here and I don’t think I would suggest it as the real peanut butter gives the fudge the creamiest texture. I’d be hesitant to use powdered as it’s dry and might completely change the texture.
- If you can not find a whey protein powder that is made with stevia, try to find one without added sugars. If you do have a protein powder with some sort of sugar in it, you may not need any stevia drops at all.
- You can always just taste and adjust sweetness before spreading into loaf pan.
- For a nut free version use a sunbutter spread made from sunflower seeds and sunflower seeds sprinkled over the top.
- Keep refrigerated!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Fudge
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup no sugar natural peanut butter
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5-10 drops chocolate liquid stevia or to taste
- 4 scoops chocolate whey protein powder or 1/2 cup
- 2/3 cup ground flaxseed
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- optional topping: 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
Instructions
- Melt 1/4 cup peanut butter with coconut oil.
- Stir in vanilla extract and stevia. Taste and adjust sweetener.
- In another bowl whisk together protein powder, flax and milk until incorporated.
- Stir protein powder mixture into wet ingredients.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and pour mixture into loaf pan.
- Spread to even out and sprinkle optional chopped peanuts in top.
- Refrigerate until set, about an hour.
- Lift parchment out onto a cutting board and cut fudge into 24 squares.
- Keep refrigerated.
Notes
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.
OK the almond crunchy butter Alternative with the flax meal turned out for me to be a goopy mess and I even added swerve confectioners sugar. The dark chocolate Stevia is not enough to bring out a nice chocolate flavor so I added dark chocolate unsweetened cocoa and still the coconut oil and mana base foundation detracted from bringing out any kind of true chocolate taste…. I think we need to collaborate and add to this recipe to make it even better!!
We don’t use whey powder as it is so expensive for us. Can I just leave it out of the recipe and if so will it have the same texture. Thank you am loving your recipes. Just got my husband back on keto hope he follows through for more than 2 weeks.
Could you use swerve instead of stevia?
Sure I think the confectioners style is the best so it’s not gritty.
Are the liquid chocolate stevia drops necessary for the recipe to turn out correctly? Or just for added chocolate goodness?
Chocolate goodness 🙂
Hi I was just wondering how many grams your protein scoop is? For the 4 scoops of protein as every protein powder scoop is different so its hard to guess an accurate measurement. Or even what the conversion is to a cup :)?
Thank you
Kellie
My scoop is 1/3 of a cup.
Can you use creamy pb instead of chunky?
sure!
Hi there,
I have recently been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and as an avid cook/baker/sweet tooth etc, am looking for some recipes like this to use!
I just bought a vanilla flavoured soy protein powder – it is rather unpleasant to drink, but is there any way it could work in this recipe? Thank you,
Kate (from New Zealand)
I don’t use soy but I think it could work just as the protein powder I used.
I really want to try this recipe, but I would like to know how big is a scoop of protein powder? lol
Mine is about 1/4 cup.
These look so yummy! Could I use rice protein powder in place of whey? I can’t have whey. Thank you!
I’m not sure, I’ve never tried the rice protein powder, does it taste similar? I think it should work though, please let me know if you try it.
These sound wonderful, but would there be a substitute for the whey powder? Our daughter is dairy-free and is there maybe another kind of protein powder? Would love to get a similar result.
I have never seen chocolate stevia anywhere- can I just use regular liquid drops? Also- does the whey protein need to be sweetened & if so, can I sweeten myself with some Swerve (erythritol). It is difficult to find what I DO have on hand of these 2 ingredients for lo carb baking, now you’re throwing more of a twist at me? lol 😉
HI Angela, I usually buy my flavored stevia’s online at iherb.com and my coupon code is YAJ035 if you’d like to use it. My whey protein was sweetened with stevia so if you can find something that has no sugar added, all the better and sweeten it yourself!
This is AMAZING! I am so thankful for you and BLESSED to find your site.
You are a WONDERFUL woman to share all of your research and knowledge with us.
It is making it so much easier to change to Sugar-Free
THANK YOU!
Thanks so much! Glad you find my recipes helpful!
Hi Brenda,
I was searching for the net for this chocolate whey protein powder (whether it is found in my country, Hungary) and I found that it’s a workout supplement for pro sportsmen. Is that right? Can you replace it with something else?
Thanks for your answer,
Jusztina
Wellllll, I have never been fond of peanut butter and chocolate either. However, this really looks good. I like chocolate with nuts or coconut alot.
This looks amazing! Peanut butter and chocolate are the perfect combo!
Hi, this looks fantastic as do all your recipes, but I really really wish you would include something to sweeten with instead of stevia, at least add an alternative by the stevia ingredient. Most of your sweet recipes include stevia and my taste-buds hate the stuff. I am happy to replace with some other alternative.
Have you ever tried stevia in any of my recipes? If my picky hubby who hates stevia doesn’t find an aftertaste, and I would most certainly share it if he did, then you may find you actually can’t notice it either and may even like it. I’m sure you could use a few tablespoons of honey it this recipe instead of stevia.
Oh yummy! These look amazing! My sister-in-law (also my BFF) recently told me she didn’t care for PB or PB & chocolate…..what?!? I told her I wasn’t sure we could still be friends…..lol! This recipe is right up my alley 😉
LOL, no way Leigh Anne, really?? Oh that is just sinful LOL!! Thank you!