Dark Chocolate Collagen-Rich Fudge
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups dark chocolate chips (use stevia-sweetened for less sugar)
- ⅓ cup almond butter (or your preferred nut/seed butter)
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil (can substitute with grass-fed butter)
- ½ cup favorite nut/oat milk
- 2 scoops + Clean Sourced Collagens powder(optional)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon pink Himalayan/sea salt
Optional topping:
- ¼ teaspoon coarse pink Himalayan salt
Optional add-ins:
- ⅓ – ½ cup chopped walnuts/almonds/cashews, seeds, dried cranberries/cherries/raisins, shredded coconut, etc.
Instructions
- Line 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
- In medium-sized saucepan, add in all ingredients except vanilla extract.
- Place saucepan on burner on lowest heat possible to melt chips, but not burn the chocolate. Stir ingredients constantly.
- Once the mixture has a smooth texture, remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract along with any desired optional add-ins.
- Pour mixture into lined pan and top with salt, if desired. Refrigerate to set (2+ hours) and enjoy
- Store fudge in covered container in refrigerator/freezer.
Notes
Serves about 16-20 pieces. Per serving (based on using Almond butter, Oat milk & Clean Sourced Collagens powder):
Calories: 210
Total Fat: 16 g
Total Carbohydrate: 18 g
Dietary Fiber: 3 g
Protein: 4 g
Ingredient Highlights
You can easily make your own cashew or almond butter at home by blending raw or roasted cashews or almonds.
Coconut oil provides a boost of healthy fat that can energize and satiate.It is a strong antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial food.
Dark Chocolate – A 2012 Swedish clinical study involving over 37,000 men found that “high chocolate consumption was associated with a lower risk of stroke.”
Nut milks are a form of non-dairy milk made from nuts soaked in water and blended into a creamy beverage. Some popular nut milks on the market include almond, macadamia, cashew, walnut, pistachio, and hazelnut.
With the Organixx Clean Sourced Collagens in this recipe, you not only get 5 different types of collagen, but also camu camu, acerola cherry, horsetail extract (silica), and zinc gluconate to ensure your body can actually USE the collagen you’re taking.
Vanilla was once used in Europe as an aphrodisiac and in the production of certain medicines such as nerve stimulants.
Besides smoothies and soups, how can I use the organic collagen powder?
Hey Brenda Lee,
Check out our recipe blog here: https://organixx.com/recipes/ We have many recipes that use our Clean Sourced Collagens. Happy Cooking! :)