I’ve been on a homemade coconut oil chocolate kick for a long time. Whenever my sweet tooth hits and there’s no sugary treats to be found in the house, I whip up a batch of coconut oil chocolate by combining coconut oil, cocoa powder and a splash of maple syrup. Chocolate in an instant!
Earlier this week, I found myself searching for something sweet and when I went to whip up a batch of coconut oil chocolate, I found myself wondering if including protein powder in the chocolate might be a deliciously easy way to add a little protein to one of my favorite sweet treats. I also added peanut butter to the mix because everything is better with peanut butter!
The end result was a delicious chocolate peanut butter protein fudge. It’s a melt-in-your-mouth sweet treat packed with a punch of protein (three grams in one small square!) and when I couldn’t stop going back for more, I knew I had to share the recipe on the blog.
There are a few important things to remember when making this fudge: If you hate the taste of your protein powder, this fudge isn’t going to miraculously make it taste good, so use a protein powder you love! The peanut butter and cocoa powder do a fantastic job of giving the fudge that pure chocolate peanut butter flavor but a great-tasting chocolate protein powder is a necessity. (I’ve used both Shakeology and SFH Pure Chocolate Protein Powder and loved both.) You can also completely omit the protein powder for a simple chocolate peanut butter fudge if you desire!
This protein fudge can also be customized, so feel free to add chopped nuts, cacao nibs, coconut, dried fruit… Whatever you wish to make it perfect for you and your sweet tooth desires!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Fudge
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Fudge
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 12 pieces 1x
Description
This recipe for chocolate peanut butter protein fudge is a low-sugar way to enjoy a rich and creamy chocolaty sweet treat. Simple to make and a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth, each piece of fudge contains a punch of protein, too!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup chocolate protein powder
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup (optional)
Instructions
- Combine coconut oil and peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave until coconut oil and peanut butter melt, approximately 15-20 seconds.
- Stir cocoa powder into coconut oil mixture. Add protein powder and stir to combine. Add maple syrup if additional sweetness is desired.
- Quickly pour mixture into a mini muffin tin, filling cups about a third of the way to the top.
- Freeze until fudge hardens.
- Remove from muffin tin and enjoy! Store remaining fudge in the freezer or refrigerator.
Nutrition
- Calories: 93
- Sugar: 1g
- Fat: 9g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
Enjoy!
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Love coconut oil chocolate? You may also be interested in this recipe: Coconut Oil Peppermint Bark
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We just inherited a big tub of chocolate protein powder when our friend moved and am completely at a loss on how to use it! Since I don’t use protein powder as the traditional nutritional supplement, I’m happy to see how I can incorporate it into baking and treats! Definitely need to try this one soon! 😀
Hope you like the fudge cups!! 🙂
Oh man! You literally can’t get a better combo than peanut butter and chocolate!!!!
I couldn’t agree more! 🙂
Love how easy this is! They look like the perfect mid afternoon pick me up! 🙂
Oh I really like this recipe (also the ‘breakfast cookie’ you referred to earlier this week). Looking forward to try this out, thanks! 🙂
coconut oil is such a wonder food! These sound delicious for post-workout.
YUM!! I’m a big fan of all the sweets, but healthier options are always in my radar. I love that you can customize these with dozen of options (I’m thinking nuts or dried cherries).
Looks fantastic! Just to confirm, you don’t need to grease the muffin tin, right? I am always unsure of when to grease and when not to grease stuff!
This was my question as well! Thanks for asking! I always assume you have to PAM everything! ?
Right! I’ve actually made them both ways and they both work! You will need to pop them out using a knife/fork but they should come out clean either way.
Thanks, Julie!
These look delicious – perfect for a quick snack when I’m on the go.
These look so delicious! Who doesn’t want healthier sweet treats? And chocolate-PB is the best! Definitely trying these ASAP 🙂
These look/sound absolutely incredible! They’ll be a must for me this week 🙂 🙂 Thanks for sharing, Julie!
Well these just sound uber simple and way too delicious! Can wait to try these at home!
Though I’ll probably go with putting it in an 8×8 pan to make it look a bit bigger and be able to slice it up. I’m the random “always like the middle brownie” person, ha!
Can’t wait to give these a try. : )
XO, Jessica
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I had to come back and comment and say YUM. I just made these and they’re delicious!! Although I got only about half of the number of servings. And no, I didn’t eat half the batter (even though I was tempted after the first test 😉 ) I saw you wrote ‘mini muffin tin’. That probably explains it! 😀 Although I’m definitely not complaining about the larger portions 😉
Haha! Yes, mini muffin tin makes 12! 🙂 I’m so glad you liked them. Thank you for taking the time to let me know!!
Yum!! I’ve made coconut milk fudge and loved that and I’ve made coconut oil chocolate bark…both amazing! This is a great idea–love the peanut butter drizzle idea too! 😀
This sounds really good! Just curious – would you say Shakeology is worth the money? I just looked online and it is pricey!!
Some people swear by it! I like it but I also got it at a discounted price through a friend who sells it. I personally prefer less expensive options for my more regular protein powder use. 🙂
Thanks!!
Looks amazing Julie! I’m ALL about those treats that are packed with protein! 🙂
These sound right up my alley! I have some how never experimented with cocoa powder and coconut. I love the addition of PB and protein powder healthy snack AND Dessert in my book 😉
I’m not even hungry right now, but this post has me seriously drooling and now craving chocolate! Definitely making these soon! 🙂
Oh those look delicious! Haha the one pic where you took a bite out of….yeah mine would not look that pretty!!!
Wow, I totally have to try making this! I just got a dark chocolate bar in my apartment today and I am STOKED to be eating dark chocolate again! 😀
Now fudge that I can eat after a workout sounds like a great idea! I would love to try another flavor of protein powder too!
This makes dairy free chocolate for a chocolate lover who can’t have dairy so easy! 🙂 Isn’t coconut oil such a blessing? 🙂
Love the recipe but I’m wondering what could I substitute for the coconut oil as I’m allergic to coconut.
Perfect post workout!! I’m all over these….and you can never go wrong with peanut butter n chocolate!!
I’m allergic to coconut. Is there something I can use in place of the coconut oil to make this?
Hi! Not sure if it was asked already but do you think you could sub almond butter for the PB?
Thanks!
Definitely!
Just made a double batch after the first disappeared! So good! Thanks for sharing! ❤️
These are so good! I’m making a batch almost every week,I think it’s safe to say I’m addicted!
Thanks for sharing!
Could these be made without protein powder? Subbing in something else?
I’m not Julie, but she says in the post that you can leave the protein powder out entirely and just make the fudge without it.
We’ve got to try this one!
Great fudge for chocolate and peanut lover! What a taste, delicious!
Hi my name is Ryann and I was planning on making these little treats but I didn’t see what the serving size was.
ever considered using PB2 dropping tons of calories with the peanut butter and ramping up the protein? might actually be good for you
This recipe looks awesome! I love how simple it is. I use similar ingredients to make a yummy bite-sized brownie, just add frozen bananas, basically. I love having a wide array of bite-sized chocolate options available 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
I’m not sure what happened but when I made this recipe it turned out grainy and had a salty after taste. I’ll definitely be trying it out again because I didn’t add any salt at all & I taste tested it before putting it in the tray to be frozen but woof. Salty!
perfect for a quick snack
What is the breakdown for carbs in this recipe??