Fat Fudge

Generally I would recommend trying to avoid snacking and focus on eating a good sized meal packed with nutrients when hungry, and eating until you satiated. However there will be times when hunger strikes and unless you have some pre-prepared nourishing snacks available then you'll either have to ignore your hunger signals (option 1) or grab whatever's nearby (option 2). Option 1 may work for a while but you'll probably find your concentration dropping as your hunger signals take over. Option 2 will probably result in poor food choices and be the quickest way to de-rail your best dietary and lifestyle intentions. So what I'm saying is its important to make sure you always have some good quality, nourishing snacks, preferably in high fat & protein to satisfy your hunger. There are plenty of options available such as Pork Sratchings, nuts, cheese, jerky, cooked meats, chopped vegetables and in this post I'll tell you how to make another of my favorites, Fat Fudge. 

Before I go any further I should say that this recipe is unashamedly adapted from Mary Shenouda's awesome Phat Fudge. I would  recommend checking out more of Mary's recipes over at The Paleo Chef as she is a real inspiration.

What the Fudge?

Spoiler alert,  its not really fudge at all but, when chilled, it has the consistency of fudge. What it is is a lump of full fat goodness with some useful and tasty spices thrown in. A primal/keto/low-carb snack, it's perfect to eat in its fudge like state as a bit of super fuel for a tough fat-fueled workout,  a satiating snack to curb any hunger pangs, or for fat-adapted endurance athletes to take as fuel. Alternatively it can be melted into a hot drink (its great in blended into a coffee as a "mocha" alternative to Butter coffee), or melted and poured over fruit.

Finally, and importantly, its really quick and easy to make. I enjoy cooking but I don't like wasting time in the kitchen, I believe good food should rely on the quality and combination of the ingredients rather than hours of human time. This recipe is quick, simple, and awesome!

The Recipe

Ingredients:

140g Organic Tahini 

140g Grass Fed butter

4 tbsp Cacao Powder

2 tbsp Turmeric

1 tbsp Cinnamon

1 tsp Vanilla essence

1/4 tsp Cayenne powder

And some Silicone ice cube moulds.

I said it was simple and here it is....

1. Measure out all the powdered ingredients (Cacao, tumeric, Cinnamon & Cayene). I wouldn't worry too much about the amounts and feel free to change amounts based on personal taste.

2. Melt the butter in a saucepan.

3. Add the Tahini to the butter and stir in.

4. Add the powdered ingredients and vanilla essence and stir until everything is combined.

5. Pour the mixture into the ice cube moulds, allow to cool and then put in the freezer to set.

6. When set the fudge squares (or whatever shape you make) can be removed from the moulds and stored in the freezer or fridge (they need to be kept cold to keep their shape).

Nutritional information

This will be dependent on the size of the moulds that you use, but using my ice cube trays I get about 30 pieces from the recipe above so that's what the values below are based on, Myfitnesspal has been used to calculate breakdown (so ignore the % daily values!), suffice to say these are a high fat snack!