What do you like to do on Snow Days?
Growing up in the Philadelphia area, we had a lot of snow days. Once, school was closed for 17 days straight! My favorite things to do on snow days: make snow cones, make snow forts, and build snow families. Oh, and then come in for hot chocolate, of course.
This year, thanks to super-weird weather, my university canceled classes four days in a row. There’s not enough snow to make a fort, and I have no interest in eating snow cones. However, I did manage to get some chocolate into my system.
Have you tried the Sugar-Free Chocolate Fudge yet?
If you haven’t, you must must must make this!! It is too delicious to miss out on! And yesterday, the deliciousness advanced to a whole new level: chocolate fudge cake.
This is how I spent my snow day: making a chocolate fudge cake that tastes like a raw version of chocolate mousse pie!
Raw Chocolate Fudge Cake (or frosting)
(You can also cut this into fudge bites!)
- 1/2 a medium, very-ripe banana (80g)
- 4 tbsp (60g) Artisana coconut butter or Homemade Coconut Butter
- 2 tbsp (or more!) cocoa powder (10g)
- scant 1/16 tsp salt
- sweetener, if desired (maple syrup, agave, stevia, or other sweetener of choice)
(Note: This makes a small amount. Triple or quadruple the recipe for a traditional-sized cake.) Blend everything together in your blender, food processor, or Magic Bullet. Spread into a container (or onto wax paper). Refrigerate overnight, or freeze for a few hours. The cake will keep in the freezer for weeks. Just be sure to thaw at least 20 minutes prior to eating. (Taste before eating, in case you wish to add sweetener.)
*A few readers have told me coconut oil will work in place of the coconut butter. But I have not tried it, and I would think you’d lose some of the richness. So try that substitution at your own risk.
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Nutrition Info per 60g slice:
Calories: 180
Added Sugars: 0g
Protein Grams: .5
3g protein in this version: Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
(Above, as fudge bites)
Question of the Day:
What are your favorite snow memories?
My sister and I often spent snow days ice skating in our backyard. One year we decided to make an actual rink. We invited all the neighborhood kids and served popcorn and played music. It definitely beat going to school!
That fudge cake sure looks tasty!
I’ve never had a snow day living in Utah snow isn’t a big deal around here.
Sadly I don’t remember any great snow memories. I have a terrible memory. I do remember one time going sledding with my older brother, his girlfriend(now ex, but she’s still like my older sis), and his friends. I was in about 4th or 5th grade at the time. We all went sledding and sat in this sled barely fitting. Needless to say a few people fell out of the sled.
That cake looks so good! What a productive snow day.
I’ve never really been around snow, and, unfortunately, school is not canceled for excessive, annoying rainfall.
I made the chocolate version. It was incredible. I made one serving – ate the whole thing and immediately made another. To make the raspberry version do you sub raspberries for banana of just add them to the mix?
PS. I also made a couple batch of PMS chocolate (mint, orange and hazelnut) which is absolutely amazing – that night I had chocolate covered dreams (literally – I dreamt I was breastfeeding my baby but it was liquid chocolate coming out instead of milk).
Thanks for the recipes and blog.
Haha what a fun dream! And now I know why they have to put a disclaimer on chocolate soymilk, “Not to be used as infant formula.” It’s cause of people like you! 🙂 🙂
Anyway, the rasp. version is a *little* different. It’s the same #g raspberries as banana, but I add a little agave, a little more cocoa, and I don’t use the cinnamon.
I’ll write up a real recipe for it and post… hopefully before Valentine’s Day!
I don’t really have many snow memories, i’ve only seen snow twice before today.
When I was 4 in San Antonio. Last year here in Austin, and then the inch we got last night.
That looks like a rich, chocolate cake. I always looked forward to snow days growing up. It was always nice to have a day off to relax and catch up on life outside of school. Now, living in Florida, snow days have turned into hurricane days. Enjoy your day off and stay warm. 🙂
NO WAY JOSE!!! naughty girl butter made this gorgeous fudge cake consistency!??! this looks like a DQ ice cream cake and even looks like a gorgeous slab of expensive chocolate you can buy in bulk at fancy candy shops and chocolatiers! this would be fabulous to serve at classy banquets too and im one again, SUPER IMPRESSED! <3
I was thinking about the super bowl party I’m going to… but then I got greedy and decided it wasn’t worth wasting on a bunch of college guys without discerning tastebuds!
oh. my. god. this is brilliant! and se simple! I will definitely try this 😀
we don’t get no snow days over here. here it’s just: suck it up yo! ha.
x sabine
Since I grew up in FL, we had hurricane days! I only recall one, for hurricane Floyd, and it was pathetic…sitting inside with all the windows boarded up surrounded by our canned food and bottled water…not as much fun! However, I never sat through a real hurricane. Of course, after I moved to CO I have had no snow days and my sisters got 2 weeks off of school for hurricanes!! Se la vie!!
17 days in a row??? Sheesh! When I was in Iowa, I never had snow days for that long. I think the record for my school days was 2….
I remember going sledding, and we brought a thermos of hot cocoa along….mmm….I was sledding on an old wooden sled with my dad, and we went on this bump that made my head snapped back onto his. His butt broke the antique sled…hehe…We all laughed and drank hot cocoa while my dog ran around like crazy (he just loves the snow, and sometimes he likes to eat it, too).
If there was snow in Florida right now I would be making snow cones like crazy! I remember making “yellow snow” (Orange juice and snow) so yummy 😉
That’s probably because y’all knew how to handle snow better, ya know? We’ve just had 4 days off in Texas, but if it were the same weather in Iowa, you probably wouldn’t have gotten one! People here don’t even know what rock salt is!
That is very true 😀
Wow, that’s crazy, school being closed for 17 days in a row. I live in Quebec, and that did not even happen here!
Your cake looks absolutely amazing!
That’s probably ’cause y’all are way better at dealing with snow! Here, people see one flake and freak out lol!
playing outside with my brothers making and digging out this huge tunnel from a long and tall massive pile of snow!
That cake looks SO good. I have made your chocolate coconut butter before and loved it, so I will definitely have to try this.
I live in Texas too, and I am beginning to get cabin fever! The school that I teach at canceled school Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and today. I haven’t worn anything but sweatpants all week!
My mom is the same! She’s a teacher, and I can tell you she’s been sleeping late and wearing sweat pants all week :). Hey, y’all work so hard you deserve the rest!!
17 days in a row?! I went to school near Philly for 2 years before transferring home. We get way more snow up here, but I had so many more snow days down in Philly than here. My school hasn’t cancelled classes in years supposedly.
It was in… 1991 or 1992, I think? And then, two years later, we had like four feet of snow. The big problem was the power lines, not the snow. It was fun at the time… but then we had to go to school almost til July!
yummy cake idea.
only one snow day last fall for us in seattle. we seem to be avoiding the storms the rest of the country is getting.
i have lots of great memories of building snow forts and sledding and then coming inside for some warm cocoa.
I had my first ever adult snow day this week, my whole office closed down 🙂
This makes me super excited! I have super cravings for chocolate today (I started my day with Brownie Batter for breakfast! Mmmmm, chocolate fix! 😉). I used to go sledding all the time with my friends during snow days. I got sooo cold! I would stay out for hours and hours! 🙂 I have many good snow memories!
Have fun with that cake girly! I’m pretty jealous! Hahaha!
🙂
Aly
Mmm brownie batter oats… but your pb-jam oats look pretty yummy too!!
Oh, and they were delicious! Trust me! 😉 Hehehe.