Paleo Chocolate Almond Butter Fudge Cups (V, GF, DF, Paleo): a 3-ingredient recipe for decadently rich almond butter fudge cups packed with almond crunch. Paleo, Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free.
Come on, admit it. You read the title of this post and just smiled. Right? Aw, come on!! A teeny, tiny smile couldn’t hurt… 😉 Especially when you’re smiling for a good cause: CANDY!!! Make that homemade candy! ???? Is it obvious that I’ve been enjoying said candy prior to getting my trusty keyboard to type this sweetness out?
Yep, I just said that.
Side note, it totally annoys me when Erik says something is “sweeeeeeeeeet.” Which is not good considering the things I make/photograph/eat. But, what can ya do? ???? Give Erik a thesaurus. Yes, that’s what I should give him for Christmas this year! I know, I know, it sounds like the perfect, most thoughtful gift on earth. But not.
Oh, I’ll just tuck that brand, spanking new thesaurus amongst his green and red beribboned gift tins of triple chocolate peppermint cookies, peppermint crunch bars, and perhaps a big ‘ol box of these. 😉 Now, who could imagine him complaining about whining bemoaning lamenting about his “gift” then?
Man, who knew there were so many words that meant complaining?
Okay, now we have to do a word that’s way more pleasant, like… sweet. Even though I don’t like the way in which that word is used (by Erik only, of course haha), let’s thesaurus it!
So, for example, if we were to describe these Paleo Chocolate Almond Butter Fudge Cups, we could say that they’re… wonderfully sweetened (alright, that’s not a great one), or luscious (interesting), or like candy (makes sense), syrupy (might cause confusion, with the whole lack of syrup in this recipe), confectionary (not bad), or beloved (whoops, wrong meaning).
So it’s settled then. These Paleo Chocolate Almond Butter Fudge Cups are wonderfully confectionary. Hmm… seems purely factual, doesn’t it? Maybe I should nix this whole gift idea after all. Can you imagine, Erik will just go around saying things like, “so yesterday, I saw Christmas Vacation on sale for $0.99. I mean, isn’t that confectionary?”
Or, “I was listening to the Revisionist History podcast the other day and learned that Bowdoin College has like chef-level-amazing food in their cafeterias. Can you imagine their desserts? They must be ridiculously confectionary!”
Or… “My love, when you made that miniature version of a chocolate coconut truffle just for me yesterday, it got me all teary-eyed. It was just so… confectionary.”
Or… well, you get the picture delineation portrait portrayal vignette sketch. Alright, this gift idea is back on the list! After all, who doesn’t need like 200 more words for the words they’re already saying that don’t even really mean the things that they were trying to say, but just in more confusing and not-at-all-intelligent-or-even-entertaining ways?
🙂
Hopefully, next Christmas, I can tell you all about how last year, I cooked up the harebrained scheme idea to give Erik one of his most beloved (or sweet apparently) ideas of all time. And how it came to be our undoing greatest joy!
In the meantime, I wouldn’t exactly recommend this gift idea to you… some folks might take it the wrong way. Fortunately for me, Erik tends to see things in a more open-minded and happy rainbows/butterflies/gumdrops kind of way. We’ll just keep the real reason for this gift between you and me. 😉
All jokes aside, what are you planning on giving your loved ones this season? Clothes, candy, books, tricycles? Oh, wow, a tricycle would be awesome! ???? Especially if you’re giving a tricycle to an adult. I mean, what adults are lucky enough to regularly ride a tricycle anyway? Imagine if said adult could ride that newly gifted tricycle and enjoy a slice of this paleo chocolate pie from Texanerin!
Alright, how’d we get to talkin’ about pie? Gift-giving sure does have me going off on a tangent, I tell ya!
Anyway, I’m totally excited to hear all about what you’re gifting this year! As for me, I’m whipping up a batch of these paleo chocolate almond butter fudge cups for my family. They’re always super excited to see what kind of new treats Erik and I make at our annual pop-up candy shop (which is another way of saying that we make All the Candy).
Last year, we made chocolate-covered pretzels, coconut and almond haystacks, chocolate-covered gummy bears and brownies. I’m kind of seriously excited about how easy these are to make. I mean, we’ve got to keep that candy shop production moving!
While you and I start dreaming all the confectionary dreams, allow me to tell you about these Paleo Chocolate Almond Butter Fudge Cups. They’re:
- made with just 3 ingredients
- vegan, paleo, gluten free, and dairy-free
- deliciously soft and firm
- rich, chocolatey and nutty
- packed with mouthwatering almond crunch
- plant-based and allergy-friendly
- easy to make
- absolutely, 100% confectionary, in every meaning of the word 😉
So what do you think? Would you like to whip up a batch this year? The best part is totally sprinkling the chopped almonds on top. It makes ya feel like a candy pro! It’s wonderful to spend the holidays with you, getting ready and bustling around the kitchen during this exciting time of year. 🙂 Wishing you a magical, warm, and simply splendid Happy Holidays!
What are you most excited to give this year?
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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- ¾ cup unsalted, natural almond butter
- ¾ cup vegan chocolate chips
- ¾ cup unsalted, roasted almonds, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
- optional topping: 1 tablespoon unsalted, roasted almonds, finely chopped
- Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Set aside. Clear some space out in the freezer for this pan—you will need it later.
- Use the double boiler method or the following. Add chocolate chips and almond butter to a medium, microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave in 20-second increments, until softened and melted. Stir between heating, until smooth and thoroughly combined. Fold in almonds and salt, if using.
- Scoop about 2 ½ tablespoons of this mixture into a cupcake liner. Repeat until all liners have been filled. Gently tap the muffin pan to create smooth, even cups. Optionally, top with finely chopped almonds.
- Freeze for 15-20 minutes. Peel off cupcake liners and enjoy! Storing instructions below.
- Freezer instructions: Store in an airtight, freezer-friendly container in the freezer for 1-2 months.
- More homemade candy recipes: paleo almond joy, chocolate coconut truffles, peanut butter cups, peppermint crunch bars.
- More Paleo Vegan recipes: no bake chocolate pecan bars, peppermint mocha frappuccino, pecan pie bites.
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All of your post titles make me smile, ESPECIALLY when they involve almond butter (and peanut butter). And hooray for candy! It’s just what the holidays deserve, right? You make the best cups, Demeter! I have no doubt that this might just become my favorite kind. I’m addicted to almond butter (especially the honey version) so i’m loving this three ingredient treat. Pinned, of course! Hope your week is off to a fantastic start!
Aw, thanks so much Gayle! 🙂 Let’s have all the nut butters and ALL the candy! 🙂 So glad that this treat is right up your alley. Thank you for pinning and stopping by! Hope your week is shaping up beautifully. xo
Describing food is always difficult 😉
I ASKED for a thesaurus years ago! Haha! I love words so I seriously was so happy to find it under the tree 😉
Right? Haha. One can only try… and by try, I mean leaf through their trusty thesaurus. 😉 I’m so glad you finally got your thesaurus! 😉 Words totally rock!
Hahaha! Oh Demeter – the reasoning behind your thesaurus as a gift idea gave me a chuckle! I used to use “sweeeeeet” ALL the time – then my daughter started using it and then – poof – just like that it disappeared from our vocab – only to be replaced with “it’s lit” GAH! I don’t even like that phrase but end up using it – I blame my daughter! So – for us, we’d look at these here decadent homemade candy cups and say: “they are LIT!” like seriously LIT – like sparklers! 🙂
What am most excited about giving …hmmm… well, it’s not what, but it’s how… you see, i have a little scavenger hunt Christmas morn for my daughter – it kinda started by accident as her present was too big to place under the tree one year and we’ve kept that going. Only now the clues are more “intellectual” – or as intellectual as I can make ’em! 🙂
Woot woot! 😉 But don’t tell Erik, okay? Lol. It’s lit: fascinating! Like like sparklers? Hahahahaha. Shashi, you always crack me up! Omigosh, I just love the scavenger hunt idea! It’s one that happens in my family from time to time too. Scavenger hunts are a gift unto itself with more gifts along the way. Totally the best thing ever. I love that you do that with your daughter. And I bet your clues are the smartest! 😉
Bahahahaha! I’m going to walk around and refer to everything that is B.A. as confectionary. Can’t wait to see the reaction that gets! 😉 As for holiday gifts, you know I’m giving gift cards, and as for Boy, we’ll you already know about that too! Obviously, besties already know such things! Okay. As for these confectionary cups- LOVE! Guuurl, you sure know how to rock the candy! Santa needs to hire you as the candy department master mind! These look amazing! I am seriously digging the Chocolate + Almond Butter Fudge combo! I bet these babies are dangerously delicious! Pinned! Cheers!! Xoxoxo
P.s. I’d love a tricycle!
Lolol. You SO would!!! If there’s anyone who could pull it off, it’d be my CheyBae! <3 Obviously!! As your chief bestie, I must know these things (and more!). 🙂 If Santa's hiring me as the top candy advisor, then he's GOT to hire you as the chief cocktail and hummus advisor. 😉 Thanks my dear! xoxo P.S. Now I know what to get you for Christmas! ????
Yummy treat for any time of the day…Great share demeter… 🙂
Yes, indeed! 🙂 Thanks so much, Puja! 🙂
Thanks for acknowledging my last comment asking you to keep going with all this chocolaty goodness! I’m in chocolate heaven! Thanks Demeter 🙂 . All your creations are so deliciously “confectionary”. Love them all! Still behind with Christmas shopping, will let you know later on 😉 .
I thought you’d like this one. 😉 Chocolate heaven is a most delicious state to be in. Can’t wait to hear how the shopping progresses. 🙂
I was laughing the entire way through this very (captivating, compelling, fascinating, poignant) entertaining post???? Best thesaurus discussion and humor EVER!!! Plus I use thesaurus.com all the time and have thesaurused (yep, it’s a verb) many of those same words so a few were familiar…oh I am such a nerd???? Thank goodness for the internet because I don’t think I would ever take the time to look anything up in an actual book thesaurus. Save room under that tree for chocolatey fudge cups instead, because these have ALLLLL the fudgy rich crunchy chunky vibes???? And those weren’t even synonyms, these beauties are all those things at once! I’m going to need a batch or these to balance out all the cookies I have over here, so would you be so very confectionary as to box them up and send them my way please!????? Happy monday my dear! xoxo
How fabulous, extraordinary, stupendous, phenomenal! ???? I thought you’d like this post… 😉 Thesaurus must be a verb, I demand it! Lol. Don’t worry, we can be too-lazy-to-leaf-through-a-book book nerds together! Eh, who needs synonyms when you have fudge? Clear some space out from under that Christmas tree, you’ve got some fudge heading your way! Thank you for always being so confectionary, my dear. <3
Oh you bet I have a huge smile on my face after basically eating with my eyes! I too am very bad at describing things and the online thesaurus is my lifesaver but I would describe these fudge cups as HEAVENLY! <3
Hehe. Yep! That’s exactly what I was hoping for! 😉 Describing food is so hard! Thanks so much, Rachel. 🙂
I always smile when I read your recipe titles! But my grin was a little wider when I saw these dreamy cups!! I’m a sucker for almond butter and fudge – so you know I’m in love with these perfect cups 🙂
Yay!! That’s what I love to hear! Thank you so much for your sweet words, Megan. 🙂
Just so you know, this is my most preferred, no – most treasured, hold on- most cherished, um.. most beloved, nay, absolute favorite (yes, that’s it!) place to come for candy recipes. And also just to look at candy, ’cause sometimes a girl needs a pick-me-up that only gorgeously glorious Demeter candy photos can deliver. For reals. Btw, I got the hubs a Game Night Man Crate for Christmas and I can’t freaking wait for him to open it with a crowbar! Bog hogs, D! XOXO
Hahaha. How’d I know you’d be up for the thesaurus challenge? <--Okay, this totally has to be a thing now. 😉 So glad you enjoyed the pics, Steph! Omigosh, I have GOT to see step-by-step uncrating photos. Plus, the crowbar... I have to hear more about that! Lol. Bog hogs! xo
I’ve always loved the flavour combination of chocolate and almond, and these little fudge cups look absolutely delicious! I love how these are only 3 ingredients, too! 🙂 xo
They seriously go so well together! 🙂 Thanks so much, Marsha! Does it get any easier than 3 ingredients? 😉