Everybody loves this 3-Ingredient Low-Carb Fudge. It’s a phenomenal low-carb dessert recipe for Christmas. But remember, it’s the perfect healthy Valentine’s day treat too, and so fantastic we devour it all year round!
When you’re drowning in sugary candy made with high-fructose corn syrup and other mystery ingredients my 3-Ingredient Low-Carb Fudge will save the day!
If you’re wondering how to make fudge, it’s nothing fancy. Melt the ingredients in a pot, transfer to a dish, then refrigerate. While it sets up you can work on the rest of the meal.
Taking a walk down memory lane, I’ve been whipping up homemade fudge since I was a girl, when I made homemade Christmas candies, placed them in Chinese food containers, and tied ’em up with pretty ribbons. My parents drove me to our friends’ homes to drop off my homemade holiday gifts.
Now we use the adorably festive containers above: snow globe, santa, and snowman. I love that you can order them online –keeping things simple is the key these days.
This easy fudge recipe is made with dark chocolate, coconut milk, and vanilla powder. That’s it! Yes, it’s a dairy-free fudge!
With around 10 grams of carbs per serving, my low-carb fudge is a perfect bite of sweetness when you’re craving something wickedly indulgent, yet healthy and wholesome.
My favorite thing about this low-carb dessert, other than its incredibly rich chocolatey flavor, is that it’s an easy fudge recipe, so no issue if you need a last-minute dessert.
My 3-Ingredient Low-Carb Fudge recipe is a great time-saving recipe, you can whip up a batch of this quick and easy fudge in a couple of minutes. Better yet? There’s very little clean up with this one-pot recipe.
The organic vanilla powder in this dairy-free fudge recipe is a pure product that is simply vanilla seeds scraped out of the pod. It perfumes this 3-Ingredient Low-Carb Fudge recipe with a special aromatic flavor. If you can’t get your hands on the vanilla powder, grab a couple vanilla beans instead.
For best results, use the chocolate linked in this recipe. Like the vanilla powder, it’s the highlighted text in the ingredients section of the recipe. Use chocolate that is at least 70% cacao or the fudge will not set up properly.
This photo of Baby Pantry and friends making fudge gives me all the feels. I miss those messy chocolate adventures.
Another tip for this healthy low-carb christmas dessert? When I make it, I let the flaps of the parchment paper hang over the sides of the dish. This creates a little hammock so that it is super easy to remove the fudge.
I’m often asked, when is this fudge ready to cut? It should be firm and well set before you stick a knife in it. If it feels soft to the touch it needs to be chilled longer.
The easiest way to cut fudge is with a sharp knife that you’ve run under warm water. Dry the knife and then it will glide through the fudge.
I store 3-Ingredient Low-Carb Fudge in the refrigerator. It will keep for up to one week stored this way. If it lasts that long!
Want to add some crunch to your fudge? If so, look no further than my Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge recipe. The ratio of hazelnuts to chocolate will make you smile.
If you haven’t picked up on it yet, we are obsessed with the decadent combination of chocolate and peanut butter. My homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge is no exception to the rule, it’s a family favorite. If you love this combo as much as we do check out my Buckeye Brownies.
Looking for a coffee, chocolate, fudge delight? My Espresso Fudge Brownies combine those three slices of heaven into one perfectly sized bite.
I love homemade gifts, always have. If you need some inspiration for homemade gifts, check out my post on Easy DIY Christmas Gifts. If homemade isn’t your thing, I published The Best Keto Gift Guide so you can simply click and buy –a much speedier process.
What’s your favorite gift? Do you like homemade or something store-bought? And when was the last time you made fudge?! Leave me a comment. I LOVE hearing from you.
This post is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first shared my 3-Ingredient Low-Carb Fudge recipe in 2016.
Comments
168 responses to “3-Ingredient Low-Carb Fudge”
Hi,
This fudge sounds great! Do leftovers need to be refrigerated?
Many Thanks!
Cathy, yes :-)
How is this a Low-Carb Keto Fudge? The chocolate chips you recommend have SUGAR in them. Sorry, but no
Molly, thanks for your comment! This is called Low-Carb 3-Ingredient Fudge :-)
We tried yesterday evening with my kids. We added strawberries and blueberries and today morning we tasted it. It so delicious! It’s soooo so so so so delicious.
My daughter said “Mom, that is the most luxury chocolate i ever ate!” (and she si only 5 years old :D). So thank you for your recepie.
Lucie, I’m so happy to hear you and yours enjoyed this recipe!
This fudge is so easy to make and delicious. My kids and hubby love it!
Kim, so glad to hear that you, the hubby, and kids love this fudge!
Hi Elana
I bought 2 Fudge Hearts at a wellknown Restarant in the Woodmill Centre in Stellenbosch for my husband an myself.
When he tasted it, he turned the car to go back to the restaurant in Stellenbosch.
We bought 15 again!
(The fudge badge refers to elana’s.co za, if its your fudge, its abdokuteky awesome).
Thank you
Mariette van Rensburg
Thanks Mariette!
What is the carb count for this fudge?
Marianne, for more on that please go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/nutrition-information/
Have a wonderful day!
Elana
OMG, this is so good! We have been making this fudge recipe for many years, but stopped a couple of years ago. http://www.heritagerecipes.com/candy/Soldiers%20Fudge.htm Now fudge is back! Also we used heavy coconut cream. YUM!
The only problem is that it wanted to stick to the pan. Any suggestions? We greased the pan well.
Holly, thanks for your comment! If you refer to step 3 in the instructions portion of the recipe you’ll find out how to keep it from sticking to the pan. So glad to hear this is OMG so good!
These are amazing! And so easy to make. Many, many thanks to you Elana. Wishing you 2019 filled with many blessings.
Irina, thanks for letting me know that this fudge is amazing! We love it too :-)
Can the fudge be cut up and put in the freezer? I want to savor it!
marnie
Marnie, I haven’t tried that so not sure, but I’m guessing it would work :-)
I have noticed the addition of cane sugar in your newer recipes, example chocolate in your fudge. Can you explain why? I have one of your cookbooks and would like to order the others, but I can’t have processed sugar. Thank you for your wonderful recipes.
Catherine, I have been using dark chocolate for a couple of decades now in my recipes that call for chocolate and you are correct it does contain processed sugar.
I use these chocolate chips, which are made with organic, fair trade chocolate, sweetened with coconut sugar. They are delicious!
https://www.santabarbarachocolate.com/healthy-organic-chocolate-coconut-palm-sugar-sweetened/?sku=CocoDrkChoc&gclid=CjwKCAiAu_LgBRBdEiwAkovNsFHw4sASCz7RKnBQqE7fGvZTXLjctN6yny8BwOn5qTSUz2LtTy2gJhoCqu4QAvD_BwE
Elana, I love your recipes! thank you!!
Thanks Lorraine!
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for the link to Santa Barbara Chocolates! I just bought the coconut sweetened dark chocolate chips, and some powdered cocoa. I am very excited to use that for the fudge recipe! Elana, thank you for your great website. I love all the recipes! :D
Karen, you’re welcome!
Thank you for this link, I just ordered a 3lb. Been looking for something sweetened but not with regular sugar. Your awesome
Can Jaggery work for this recipe?
Txs
Judith
Judith, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
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