Hi everyone,
If you get a chance, be sure to take a look at the NEW healthy recipe page.
By popular demand, there are now options for you to search by ingredient, search by date, or you can also search by category.
More changes are coming, and while I’m working on the changes, I have a lovely guest blogger for you today:
Hello to all the wonderful readers of Katie’s delicious Chocolate-Covered blog!
I’m Christal, from Nutritionist in the Kitch. I was absolutely thrilled when Katie asked if I would feature my Healthy ‘Eatmore’ Fudge Squares on her blog because:
a) I am a HUGE fan of Chocolate Covered Katie and have always been incredibly inspired by her ability to take the often-unhealthy foods we crave and turn them into something healthy and still just as delicious!
b) It means I get to share these amazing Healthy ‘Eatmore’ Fudge Squares with even more wonderful people!!
As a Nutritionist I am always looking for ways to “healthify” those not-so-healthy recipes.
I am a true advocate of ‘clean eating’ and believe the body can thrive best off of whole, natural, unprocessed, and unrefined foods… but that sure doesn’t mean those foods have to be bland or boring!
Enter the Healthy ‘Eatmore’ Fudge Squares.
As a kid, I devoured Eatmore Bars when I got the chance (this wasn’t often because chocolate bars always led to me having temper tantrums… I’m guessing it had to do with the enormous amounts of ‘bounce-off-the-walls’ refined sugar…), and I have to admit, to this day, I still get a craving for a sweet, chewy, Eatmore bar… but nowadays I couldn’t bring myself to eat one.
So instead, this recipe does the trick! Not only does this healthy version still taste like an Eatmore bar, it tastes like an Eatmore bar topped with FUDGE!
Yes, fudge. Healthy fudge!
No refined sugars, flours, or chemicals found here in these super delicious and incredibly easy homemade fudge squares!
Eatmore Chocolate Fudge Bars
Healthy Eatmore Fudge Chocolate Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 1/4 cup raw walnuts
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 ripe bananas
- 4 tbsp natural almond butter
- 1/4 cup more unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 tbsp honey, agave or pure maple syrup
Instructions
Put dates in a bowl with warm water, allow dates to soak for 30 minutes, then drain. Mix together dates, almonds, walnuts, and 1/4 cup cocoa powder in a food processor until well blended. Spread mixture in a 9×5 baking pan (or an 8×8 is okay) until evenly distributed, and press down gently with a spoon. Mix together bananas, almond butter, honey, and other 1/4 cup cocoa powder in the food processor until well blended. Spread mixture over bottom layer until evenly distributed. Place in freezer for 30 minutes. Cut into 16 squares. Re-freeze whatever you don’t eat, and enjoy at another time! For troubleshooting or substitution advice, please ask Chrystal, as this is her recipe.
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Chrystal,
My daughter is allergic to almonds and dairy. What is a good substitute for almond butter?
Sunbutter, peabutter, etc.
Just curious, what is the purpose or function of pitted dates in baking? And what do they substitute for in non-healthy baking?
Hi. I made these yesterday and put them in the freezer as stated them in the refrigerator overnight. The topping is still very sloppy. Any suggestions???
They taste lovely, but very sloppy to eat for my kids!!
Hi there,
It says to ask Crystal any questions because this is her recipe, not Katie’s. Good luck!
What can I use in the eatmore fudge squares instead of bananas? I’m allergic to bananas and I really want to sample these!
I have been making these for a long time and its my hubby’s favorite!!! But I lost my recipe so I was on google looking for it and another website from another girl came up before yours with exactly all the same pictures as you ( the bars and the processus) seemed a little odd! Just wanted to let you know 🙂 xo
I just made these and they turned out great!! Thank you so much for the recipe!
The only problem though is I had made them for someone and the top portion it melts within 10-15 minutes! Do you have any suggestions on how to make the icing part less liquidy for the future?
Thank you again for a great recipe I can eat guilt free 🙂
I’ve been off refined sugar for about a month now and mostly using raw honey and different pureed fruits for sweetening. I feel lots better, but I must admit that quite a few of the “healthy” dessert recipes I’ve tried from different bloggers were not so yummy and didn’t even look like the pictures even though I made sure I was following their instructions to a T. I tried these today and they looked like the picture, were super easy to make, and tasted AMAZING! Thank you!
I made these last night. I used peanut butter instead of almond butter because it was all I had. They are delicious! Fudgey yummy goodness!
Just a note, honey is not vegan (comes from a bee) and vegans who dont eat it are not strict, theyre just vegan.
Hi.. I dont have almond butter here. Wot substitute can i use plz? Is olive butter ok? Thx