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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These look so good…. I want to make them asap. Im wondering if I could leave out the honey or if it would change the consistancy. and maybe just use stevia??
Hey Sara! I would try subbing with agave nectar or pure maple syrup first, as stevia might change the consistency too much!
These look so, so, yummy! You both are a true inspiration! I am so glad I found Katie’s blog and now I’m going to take a look at yours! Thanks for sharing your recipe 🙂
Thanks Brittney!!
Bought all I need to make these tonight. I am going to trick my hubby and son while I enjoy an yummy healthy CLEAN treat.
Awesome Janine! I tricked my hubby too when he first tried them! His favorite was the black bean brownies I made quite a while ago, with a raspberry goat cheese swirl, he could not get over the fact they were made from black beans and still tasted amazing!!
What is the link to that yummy recipe?
Hey, the link is : http://www.nutritionistinthekitch.com/2012/08/15/raspberry-brownies/
This looks so tasty. I love dates, so any excuse to buy another packet 😉
Just clicked onto your blog as usual and saw the new layout and gasped out loud, I love it! Hope you’re happy with it too, lots of work must have gone into it and it’s definitely paid off!
OMG!! Your new design is amazing! 😀
OMG! Your new layout looks 500x better (and it looked nice before!) I absolutely love it; I hope you do too. It’s kind of Happy Herbivore meets… something super cute.
Also, I cannot wait to make these…. they sound sooooooooooo yummy!
First, WHOA. Those bars. I must haz dem. <3
Second…HOLY WHOA. Katie, your blog is lookin' fine, girl! ;P lol
I already saw and have made this recipe from another blog. They can be found at http://www.fitsugar.com. They are listed as raw vegan fudge brownies and were posted back in May of 2011.
It says at the bottom of Cristal’s recipe that she adapted them from the fitsugar recipe: http://www.nutritionistinthekitch.com/2012/11/21/healthy-eatmore-fudge-squares/
Yep! I cited that! Thanks Linda 🙂
Hi anonymous,
Thank you so much for letting me know about this. I edited the post to give credit to the original source of her adapted recipe.
Katie, this new blog design is awesome! It looks so inviting and fancy and professional! I love it!
Wow! What a great recipe.
Kaite, site LOOKS great-nice job!
You both have a great weekend and I hope to make these bars! Whoa!
Oh my goodness Katie. The header looks awesome!!! I like all of the white. It really makes your pictures POP. So cool.
Oh my word! They look a-maze-ing! You wouldn’t even think to look at them that they were made with healthy ingredients. I love healthy treats that look and taste naughty. Thanks for sharing Christal and Katie.
Me too!! You’re welcome Nikki! 🙂
Hey girl! Loving the new colors on the page….. But unfortunately not loving the chocolate covered logo, it doesn’t look like chocolate if you get my drift, kinda gross looking and not appealing(sorry! MSlese not want the chocolate in the recipes!) …….maybe chocolate covered with some sprinkles would help?
Haha no worries. I’m actually not keeping the heart. It’s an interim thing while an artist friend is working on something non-shutterstock-y 🙂
Oh my gosh, I LOVE your new header/layout! I liked the old one, too, but this one’s a lot more streamlined.
Hi Katie,
I love the new layout!! It is so pretty, organized and beautiful!!
P.S. you have so many recipes that are not included in your recipage that I am constantly clicking through old posts and finding new and delicious eats 🙂
Keep up the great work! Have a beautiful weekend