This Nutella Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge has the taste of Nutella but is made from pure natural ingredients. It’s vegan, refined sugar free and made from whole foods.
A healthy fudge full of raw fats that are great for overall health and high in plant protein from nuts. The creaminess of the cashews help to give a milk chocolate taste to this dairy-free recipe.
The Nutella is just in the name as this is chocolate hazelnut fudge so has a similar taste to the popular spread. It contains no Nutella and instead is loaded with heart healthy fats and vitamins.
Nest and Glow is a plant based site so all of my healthy recipes are free of refined sugar, palm and other unhealthy oils and dairy-free.
Cashews in this dairy free fudge add sweetness and reduce the amount of a sweetener needed in this healthy fudge. It takes a few minutes to make this fudge then just pop in the fridge to set.
Nutella Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge Video Recipe
I use creamed coconut in the fudge but from previous recipes I know this is unavailable or called something else in many countries. I’ve got my own recipe to make your own creamed coconut / coconut butter from pure coconut.
Creamed coconut / coconut butter is the whole coconut with all the fibre churned into a solid block that can be melted into a liquid. In the UK it is called creamed coconut or coconut butter and sold as solid block.
You can buy a raw block of coconut butter in health food shops. If you can’t get blocks of creamed coconut then coconut or cacao oil work well in place. Do not use the cream from the top of a can of coconut milk as it won’t set.
For this plant based fudge you can either use raw cacao or normal cocoa. Both are nutritious and full of antioxidants but it depends on your budget. More on the difference between cacao and cocoa.
Nutella Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge
Nutella Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge has the taste of nutella but is made from pure natural ingredients. It’s vegan, refined sugar free and made from wholefoods. A healthy fudge full of raw fats that are great for overall health and plant protein from hazelnuts and cashews.
Ingredients
- 1 cup / 150g Cashew nuts
- 1 cup / 150g Hazelnuts
- 1 tbsp chopped Hazelnuts for decoration
- 4 tbsp Cocoa powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 4-6 tbsp Maple syrup / date syrup / any sweetener
- ½ cup / 100ml Coconut butter / creamed coconut melted
Instructions
- Using a double boiler / bain-marie melt the coconut butter/ creamed coconut.
- Grind the cashew nuts into a fine powder using a coffee grinder or blender with a small jug like a bullet.
- The nuts should just be starting to stick and release their oils after blending for a minute.
- Grind the hazelnuts into a coarse powder, you can grind to fine powder but i prefer chunks of hazelnuts in the fudge.
- Mix together the ground nuts, cocoa powder, vanilla, melted coconut and sweetener. I usually use 4 tbsp of maple syrup, but you might like to add more if you want a sweeter chocolate fudge.
- Pour this mixture out into a square dish about 6″ squared. Spread out and smooth the top with a spatula. No need to grease as the fudge has enough natural fats.
- Sprinkle with 1 tbsp of chopped hazelnuts and push these into the chocolate hazelnut fudge.
- Place fudge in the fridge for 30 mins to set.
- Remove your vegan fudge from the fridge and run a knife around the outside. Then you should be able to pull the fudge out and put onto a flat surface.
- Cut into 16 squares and enjoy immediately. Stored in the fridge the chocolate fudge should last for several weeks, but I wouldn’t know as mine is lucky to last a few days!
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Nutrition Information
Yield
16Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 212Total Fat 11gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 0mgSodium 70mgCarbohydrates 27gFiber 2gSugar 20gProtein 3g
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If you like this recipe check out my dairy-free chocolate hazelnut mousse recipe.
Hazelnut trees are from the temperate Northern Hemisphere and did you know that 75% of the world’s crop is grown in Turkey.
Would it work with coconut butter instead coconut oil ? Looking delicious !
It sure would, I’ve made it for a friend that can’t eat coconut and it turned out great. 🙂
Finally tried this recipe. Really easy to do and tastes really really great ! Not as fudgy as I was expecting but still an excellent healthy treat ! Thanks for the recipe!
Hello. 🙂 Greetings from Portugal. 🙂 I don’t use cocoa powder. Can i use Carob powder? What amount? Date and maple sirups are very expensive. If i use dates what amount should i use? Can i use non dairy milk instead of coconut oil? Wht amount? Thank you, and God bless.
I would use the same amount of carob and for the dates it really depends on how sweet they are, I would taste as you go and adjust 🙂
Hi are cashew raw or roasted?
Hi, I use raw 🙂
How did you get 55cal per serving? i used a recipe calculator and it was over 150cal
Hi, it was calculated using a recipe tool. Does depend on the serving size and maybe I’ve made that a bit too small?
Could you share the nutritional values please. I am a carb counter 🙂
Sure, just added all the nutritional information for this Nutella style fudge
Can you recommend anything that can be used in place of the coconut? I’m allergic to it.
I would try a slightly smaller amount of grape oil, or some avocado in the blender
Hi All
I done this recipe over the weekend and boy what a delicious ? treat.
So quick and easy to do. Turns out Delightful. Super tasty. My 17,13 & 11 yr old children and another 16 yr old boy soon 17, LOVED IT. HAD TO MAKE ANOTHER BATCH IMMEDIATELY OR ELSE. TROUBLE. LOL ?.
Healthy eating. Please try it, super easy and I forget everything in a heartbeat but I done this without any problems at all. This is a must. 2020.
Can I skip the cashews? Or can it be substituted with something else? Thanks.
They’re pretty important to get the creamy dairy free taste. How about macadamia nuts instead?