True Love Freezer Fudge
Vegan, gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free
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You won’t believe this decadent chocolate freezer fudge and crunchy granola topping are nut-free, vegan, and grain-free! This dessert is the perfect way to celebrate your loved ones, and leftovers store well in the freezer for weeks to come.
Yield
18 squares
Prep Time
20 Minutes
Cook time
0 Minutes
Chill time
5 hours or overnight
Total Time
20 Minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (150 g) sunflower seeds, soaked
- 3/4 cup (185 mL) pure maple syrup
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) virgin coconut oil, melted
- 1/3 cup (65 g) non-dairy chocolate chips, melted
- 1/3 cup (27 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon (5 mL) pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Crunchy Coconut Granola Clusters, for topping*
Directions:
- Add the sunflower seeds into a medium bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak the seeds for about 90 minutes. Alternatively, you can soak the seeds in room-temperature water for about 8 hours. Rinse and drain well.
- Meanwhile, prepare the Crunchy Coconut Granola Clusters.
- Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with oil, and then line it with parchment paper for easy removal.
- Add the drained sunflower seeds, maple syrup, melted coconut oil, melted chocolate chips, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt into a high-speed blender.
- Blend the mixture until super smooth, stopping to scrape down the blender as needed. If you have a Vitamix, you can use the tamper stick to get the mixture moving.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
- Top with the granola clusters so they cover the entire top. Don’t be shy; really pack them in (I like to press the granola pieces into the filling sticking up, for extra height). Press down gently to adhere.
- Cover with wrap and place the pan into the freezer for around 5 hours, or overnight, until the chocolate fudge is firm throughout.
- Run a knife around the edges to loosen the fudge from the pan and then invert onto a cutting board, granola-side down. Peel away the parchment paper (it might be a bit tricky to remove, but this is normal). Flip the fudge granola-side up. Slice into squares and serve immediately.
- Leftovers can be wrapped up and stored in an airtight container in the freezer for 3 to 6 weeks.
* Instead of using the Crunchy Coconut Granola Clusters, you can try store-bought granola or toasted nuts or seeds.
A high-speed blender, such as a Vitamix, will yield the smoothest results. Some blenders might not be able to get the sunflower seeds smooth enough. I tried processing the filling in a food processor and it will work okay in a pinch, but the mixture didn’t get as smooth as in the Vitamix.