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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FUUUUUUDGE! Yum! Those look so great!
Can’t wait to see the new website Katie! Love all your recipes so much and it’s so nice to see how far you’ve come since 2008!:) I’ve been a fan ever since. Very proud of all your accomplishments! PS- Great guest blogger recipe too!:)
Heather! I think I remember you… it’s so great to hear from you again. I will have to go check out your blog!
Great Katie! I’m so glad!:) I saw a Wildbar the other day and thought about you, remembering how much you said you love them!:) HaHa! Have a great day and I would love to have you visit my blog sometime:)
I love how all of these ingredients are whole foods and yet the resulting product looks amazing and droolworthy. Gorgeous!
Thanks Anna! I’m all about using whole, unrefined ingredients, even for the sweet treats :)!
Oh my! Another amazing creation by Katie! These look super yummy! Can’t wait to make them!!! Your recipes are my FAVORTIES!
OMG the base is a homemade Larabar, genius!!! I can’t wait to make these! 🙂
Yep, pretty much! And it’s a great recipe too because you can change the flavor by changing the base and adding in different ingredients, or different types of “larabar” inspired ingredients! 🙂
These look really good, will try them tonight, but I really do not like dates (no I have no idea why I know they are good for me but hate them). What would you recomend for a substitute. Thanks for the recipe, and will look at your site.
Hey Teresa, I would maybe try using another dried fruit such as apricots or a mix of raisins, cherries, or dried cranberries! I haven’t tried that though!
Thank you will try that next time, today I had a cup of sweet potato chocolate frosting and I used that, it was good. I did change up the frosting because we did not like the banana flavor so used avacado instead need a little bit of sweetner but not much. I used a mix of honey and maple syrup for the sweetner.
ooh, i’ve actually made this recipe a couple times. it is AMAZING!
Those remind me of these things called Chunks of Energy! I’ve got to try these bars 🙂
Yum… Chunks of Energy?? Where are those from?? I’d LOVE to try them!
I would buy them in the refrigerated section of my health food store, Natural Grocers. I’ve also found them at smaller health food stores. They are usually a blend of dates, nuts, seeds, chia or flax, carob, dried berries, and some sort of soy protein blend. They are in little squares, but they are power packed! About 100 cal per 🙂
They aren’t a brand or anything, usually made in house. Good luck!
Sounds wonderful, thanks Alyssa!
Wow. Please feel free to mail me some! <3
This looks delicious, Katie! I love the fact that these are raw vegan. This looks like a brownie! This recipe is a bit similar to my raw brownies: http://rawveganliving.blogspot.com/2012/11/raw-vegan-brownies.html?m=1 . I think all your recipes are great and your photos makes all your recipes look more delish! The best part about raw vegan chocolate is it’s completely guilt free! 😉
Can’t wait for your new website!
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