by Paulinemom

Created on: August 31, 2008

Be you on a diet or are diabetic.....children's teeth may be your concern the following healthy chocolate fudge recipe that has no added fat or sugar and is dairy/gluten/sugar/egg free will be sure to become a firm favourite. Or, if it is only sugar.....then the Chocolate Fudge Ball Recipe will no doubt be appealing.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE (Dairy, gluten free etc).

INGREDIENTS.....

100g Dark Sugar Free Carob Chocolate
20 Dates (stones removed)
Handful Raisins
2 Handfuls Almonds
Few Drops Vanilla Extract
Sprinkle Sunflower Seeds
Rapeseed oil to grease (or other flavourless vegetable oil)

'Note... You can use dark cocoa choclate instead. Also it is best to use a small plastic conatiner so the fudge can easily come out as a block once set.'

METHOD....

Chop 15 dates and blend them into a mushy ball in your food processor.

Put to the side till later.

Chop up your other five dates and almond nuts.

Place them into a bowl along with the raisins.

Put a small pan of water on a medium heat, place a small bowl over the top of the pan.

Do not fill the pan with too much water.

Break your chocolate into peices and place into the small bowl to meltfor your choclate fudge.

Once melted stir your blended up dates into the chocolate, it will look a little lumpy.

Add it straight to the bowl containing the nuts and raisins, mix well.

Take a small plastic conatiner and lightly grease it with rapeseed oil.

Pour the chocolate fudge mixture into it.

Spread evenly and press in the mixture with the back of a spoon quite firm.

Sprinkle with sunflower seeds, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refridgerator for an hour.

Once cooled your healthy chocolate fudge should come easily out of the plastic conatiner.

Your chocolate fudge will look like a slab of thick chocolate, cut into little chunks and keep wrapped up or in a container in your fridge.

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CHOCOLATE FUDGE BALLS.

INGREDIENTS....

1/3 cup margarine, softened (or butter, but higher fat count)
3 tablespoons evaporated skimmed milk
dash salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup powdered sugar replacement
1 recipe Semisweet Dipping Chocolate

METHOD....

Cream together margarine, milk, salt and vanilla until fluffy. Stir in cocoa and sugar replacement. Knead or work with hands until dough is smooth and form dough into 60 small balls. Dip balls in chocolate, cool completely; dip again and cool. Makes 60 balls.

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