Flaxseed & Peanut Butter Fudge: Sweetness on your diet

There’s nothing like a sweet treat after dinner and when you’re following a healthy diet, you often want to and need to cut them out. However, there are options for you with healthier alternatives that you can enjoy without any guilt. Fudge is one of the worlds simplest, sweetest and most much-loved sweet treats and you can enjoy them today without any guilt. With delicious peanut butter for texture and flaxseeds, our Flaxseed & Peanut Butter Fudge will keep you smiling and within your calorie goals.

You only need a few ingredients like peanut butter, flaxseeds, honey, milk and more raw nuts. Honey is not only sweet, it adds some great flavour and has many great benefits for your immune system. Peanuts and peanut butter add some protein and fats to your snack. You can substitute dairy milk for your preferred alternatives too. This Flaxseed & Peanut Butter Fudge is great for anybody following a vegan or vegetarian diet too and all you need is to change the dairy. Each serving is only 98 calories and the hardest part will be not to eat them all.

Finding sweet treats that you can enjoy guilt-free and keep you stuck to your healthy diet is hard. But our Flaxseed & Peanut Butter Fudge has got you covered.

Peanut Butter Flaxseed Fudge Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by DNAfit Course: SnacksCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

12

pieces

Prep time

5

minutes

Freezing time

1

hour 

Calories

98

kcal

Total time

1

hour 

5

minutes

Ingredients

• 30 g 30 peanuts, raw and unsalted

• ¼ cup ¼ milk, low fat

• 2 tsp 2 honey

• ½ cup ½ peanut butter, sugar-free

• 30 g 30 ground flaxseeds

Method

• Place the milk, honey, peanut butter and flax seeds in a food processor.
• Blend together until smooth and fudgy (add extra milk if needed). Stir in the remaining peanuts.
• Line a small baking tray with baking paper and pour the mixture into the tray.
• Freeze for an hour.
• Cut into 12 even pieces.

Notes

• Nutritional Information (per piece):
  Energy: 409 kJ (98 calories)
  Carbohydrates: 4g
  Fibre: 2g
  Protein: 4g
  Fat: 8g

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