Have I got a treat for you! Dairy free fudge! Yep, that is right, and without soy too! Not to mention the other allergens. (It does contain coconut which is not a tree nut, but if that is a problem for you, this may not be for you).
Enjoy Life, the company that sells allergy free chocolate chips and many other snacks and goodies, is having a recipe contest. I made this fudge to enter into the contest. It was inspired by an “old” fudge recipe, but that fudge was loaded with bad for you ingredients…well at least a lot of different allergens. So I sat down, thought about it and switched up a lot of the ingredients, lessened the sugar content, and wah-lah! Decadent, smooth, creamy, chocolaty fudge that is to die for.
I brought some of this fudge to an event and everyone who tried it was astonished. It got rave reviews. From, “I can’t believe this is homemade!” to, “This is dairy free?” (Not sarcastically, but enthusiastically surprised). “This is really good,” “Do I taste a bit of mint?” and many other compliments came my way. I knew it was a winner and I hope Enjoy Life thinks so too! And to you, my readers, I hope it will help make your holiday season just a little more fun! (It is fun to indulge sometimes, and with food allergies, that is not always easy).
You will need a high powered food processor for this. And it gets really, really loud while processing the peppermints. If you do not have one you will have to chop the soft peppermint puffs to smithereens. (Speaking of soft peppermint puffs, I found mine at Aldi and they are labeled gluten and lactose free). Other than chopping up the peppermints, this is so easy and quick to put together.
As you are cooking the ingredients on the stove (read recipe) you will need to stir constantly. It may seem like forever for the marshmallows to melt, but then all of a sudden it will go super-fast; so do not walk away from the stove. (I buy the thick and heavy coconut cream from Trader Joe’s).
After putting this together and placing in the refrigerator, it is ready in three hours. It’s that simple! And that quick! After cutting the fudge into 49 squares, you can sit back and enjoy this fudge one square inch at a time!
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Awesome Allergy Free Fudge
Ingredients:
- Non-stick allergy free cooking spray
- 2 1/4 cups Enjoy Life Semi Sweet Mega Chunks
- 26 unwrapped soft peppermint puffs (or one cup)
- 3/4 cup thick and creamy coconut cream from the top of the can
- 3 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
- 5 T. Earth Balance Organic Coconut Spread
- 1 cup sugar
- Soft peppermint puffs for garnish as desired
Directions:
- Spray a 9×9 baking pan with cooking spray.
- Take two pieces of parchment paper and lay in both directions so that paper overhangs sides of pan. Spray parchment paper with cooking spray.
- Press paper down and it should stick to pan.
- Place your chocolate in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Place peppermints in powerful food processor and process until peppermints are in very small pieces.
- Place the chopped peppermints, coconut cream, marshmallows, coconut spread and sugar in a 3 quart pan.
- Over medium high heat, stir constantly for about 5 minutes.
- Lower heat to low and cook and stir constantly until mixture is smooth and is slightly boiling.
- Remove pan from heat and let it rest for about 30 seconds.
- Pour the mixture in the pan over the chocolate chunks and stir until well combined and chocolate is melted.
- Spread the fudge in prepared pan and even out the top.
- Chill in refrigerator for 3 hours.
- Remove fudge from refrigerator and pull up on parchment paper. Flip onto a cutting board.
- Cut fudge by making six cuts on each side to make 49 fudge squares.
- Place an unwrapped peppermint puffs on top of each square if desired.
These look absolutely delicious!!!! I’ve been trying to come up with a recipe for allergen-friendly fudge myself. However, my daughter can’t have corn products and I havent been able to find any marshmallows that dont have corn syrup in them. What brand do you use?
Oops. I shouldn’t have tagged this corn free. (I removed the tag now though). I forgot that corn is in marshmallows. Crazy, what is in food! I am going to Whole Foods soon, so I will look there, because now I super curious myself! Sorry to get your hopes up!
No problem! I’d love to know if you find one! 🙂
I just came home from Whole Foods. They had marshmallows there that said, “corn or tapioca syrup,” and “corn or tapioca starch” in the ingredient list. So I guess they “may” be corn free. They do have fish in them though, so that wouldn’t work if you are a vegan or allergic to fish. Here is their website in case you’d like to contact them and ask about the corn thing.
Thank you!
You are welcome!
Hey Sarah, if you would like to make your own I have a corn-free recipe. http://hanunyahssweetcreations.blogspot.com/2011/11/basic-simple-marshmallows.html
They’re actually pretty simple 🙂
These look gorgeous and so yummy!
Just a quick note about coconut, I do believe it is now considered a tree nut (it didn’t used to be…) just something to consider for peanut/tree-nut free needs.
Love your site! Your recipes are fabulous.
-Dana
Thank you for the kind words. The whole coconut thing is very confusing, although I still think it’s not a tree nut even though the FDA classified it as one. I’ve read a lot of things about it lately. I may just have to compile it all into a post!
Hello, This looks great! But I’ve never even heard of soft peppermint puffs and am pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to find them at the store. Would this work without them? Also, would this work with the Enjoy Life mini chips rather than the chunks? Thanks!
You could use the regular hard peppermint candies, or go without. And I’m sure the Enjoy Life mini chips would work too…I would just fill the measuring cups really full. 🙂
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So cute!
I love your site and the recipes you have. It’s a big help for me.
Thanks for sharing.
~N
Thank you N! I’m glad you like the site and that you have found it helpful. Peggy
Yeah!
Sorry I’m so late, I was trying to take a short Internet hiatus. Anyhow, these look absolutely decadent and yummy! I wish I had seen this before I decided to curb the sweets some — but I’m sure just a taste wouldn’t hurt, and my office buddies would appreciate the leftovers. 🙂 Thanks as always for the tasty looking ideas – looks like another tasty way to use up our leftover candy canes!
You could make it for Valentine’s Day!