Microwave Keto Peanut Butter Fudge
A quick and easy keto peanut butter fudge made in the microwave that takes just 15 minutes to assemble and cook! You'll seriously be blown away at how easy and delicious this peanut butter fudge keto recipe tastes.
Ingredients
- 2 oz butter melted
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup peanut butter creamy and unsweetened
- ½ cup golden monk fruit or erythritol
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup powdered monk fruit
Instructions
- Line an 8x8 or 9x9 pan with parchment paper and coat it with cooking spray.
- Prep the ingredients by melting the butter and sifting the powdered monk fruit (or powdered erythritol).
- In a medium-size bowl combine the melted butter, heavy whipping cream, and golden monk fruit. Microwave for about 5 minutes until the mix starts to thicken slightly, stopping the microwave and stirring the mixture every 2 minutes.
- You'll continue cooking the mix in 2-minute increments and stirring after each time until it turns a golden caramel color. Be careful not to overcook because it'll burn.
- Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla until the batter is smooth in texture. Mix in sifted, powdered monk fruit.
- Spread the keto peanut butter fudge into an even layer in the pan. Refrigerate the fudge until it's firm before cutting into squares.
- Makes 16 large squares or the peanut butter keto fudge can be cut into even smaller pieces. It'll keep for weeks in the fridge or a few months in the freezer.
Notes
Make sure not to overcook the golden sweetener and butter mix, you don't want it to burn. It should be a rich brown color and bubbling in the microwave, but not to where it starts smelling burnt. In our microwave, it took 5 minutes of cooking time to reach the perfect consistency. Plan on cooking it for 5 minutes, stirring the mix in 2-minute increments, but remove the mixture immediately if you smell a slight burnt odor.
Sifting the powdered sweetener before mixing it in helps to prevent white clumps of sweetener in the finished dish.
Either monk fruit like Lakanto brand or erythritol like Swerve brand will work for the powdered sweetener and the golden brown sugar substitute. We prefer Lakanto in our test kitchen since it leaves less of a "cold" aftertaste, however, Swerve is easier to find and usually costs a little bit less.
Unsweetened almond butter should also work in this recipe and is lower in carbs than peanut butter. This variation, however, was not tested by us but should work, as would any type of keto friendly nut butter.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 135kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 93mgPotassium: 96mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 143IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.3mg
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