Sugar-Free Five Minute Microwave Fudge THM S, Low Carb, Keto is so good!
It’s based on a recipe that my mom gave me years ago and was basically semisweet chips, condensed sweetened milk, and flavorings. These yummy ingredients were microwaved and poured into a dish lined with plastic wrap then nuts were added and it was chilled.
Like this version, the original had to be made ahead and needed chill time, but when it was done you had a first class fudge that could not have been easier.
My mom and I would try to see who could sign up for the fudge first at gatherings and I only recently discovered that I might have been the only one in the family with whom she’d shared that recipe.
This fudge was adapted by just messing around with sweetener, cream, and Lily’s chocolate chips. It worked splendidly and my husband, the “fudge lovingest” guy of all time is insisting that it is almost as good as regular fudge, a little different, but almost indiscernible in it’s smooth, sweet, and creamy chocolate way!
It wasn’t until reading the original Trim Healthy Mama book that I figured out my mom was really a Drive Thru Sue!
Born out of season, so to speak, she “specialized” in making wonderful meals that were based on quick to fix recipes. She was throwing together those easy-peasy five-ingredient meals back when all the other country cooks were working hard to make dishes more difficult than they had to be. She was able to make them taste about the same, but much easier and we all loved them!
I have never been that sort of cook because as a Farm Fresh Tess type cook I actually enjoy making everything from scratch. But for this recipe I really wanted to just zap it together for a fast, fun, treat and not bother trying to make a sugar free sweetened condensed milk at this point.
UPDATE! I have now created and posted the first ever (to my knowledge and from my research) Full sized Microwave 7 Minute Condensed Milk and a 2 Minute Single Serve too. 🙂
Looking for even more lovely, chocolate, low carb recipes that are totally on plan for Trim Healthy Mama? Check out this Sugar-FreeChocolate Chip Dessert Collection!
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This recipe was originally formulated using Lily’s sugar-free chocolate baking chips.
The Trim Healthy Mama chocolate chips is another type of sugar free chips that are recommended as well. Both can be hard to find at times but hopefully they will become more widely available soon.
Here’s an aff link to my all-time favorite sweetener blend! It measures twice as sweet as sugar so you use less and the sweetness is so close to sugar in a well-formulated recipe.
https://store.trimhealthymama.com/product/gentle-sweet-xylitol-erythritol-stevia-ground-blend-16oz-bag/?ref=47
In case the THM store should be out of the goodies needed to make this fudge I’ll also post my affiliate links for Amazon. You’ll find the prices higher over there but the shipping is free for prime members so that does help a bit.
Remember if using any other sweetener than Gentle Sweet for this recipe that you might need to powder it in a coffee grinder or the fudge will be gritty.
Below you’ll find the Original Recipe posted a couple of years ago and still one of the most popular on my blog in the winter season. It is a sturdy fudge that you can take to gatherings with no softening at room temp. It is my husbands favorite.
Below this printable recipe, I am also posting an Updated recipe that I really love. It uses 1/4 cup less chocolate (and more cooking time) so it is a bit less dense and softer at room temp but I just love it so I thought I’d give it as an option only since the original is so popular with so many.
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Sugar Free Five Minute Microwave Fudge
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup THM or Lily's sugar free chocolate chips
- 5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk* replace this with all cream for keto
- 1/4 cup Gentle Sweet or 1/4 cup powdered xylitol or erythritol PLUS 1/8th tsp powdered stevia
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans if you'd like) divided 1/3 cup in the fudge and rest scattered on top
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract - optional!
Instructions
Instructions
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Prepare a pan.
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I used a 3x7 silicon bread pan and sprayed it very lightly with oil for the fudge in the main pictures. I've also used a small 5x8 glass pan lined with plastic wrap and that works well too, just won't be as thick.
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Place the chocolate chips, cream and milk together in a bowl (I used a 4 cup glass measuring cup) and microwave for 1 minute and check to see if the chips are melted just enough to whisk together easily.
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Mine is ready in 1 minute but oven times may vary). If not put back in for another 15-30 seconds...don't overcook.
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Whisk these together and add in the powdered sweetener and flavorings.
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Stir in the nuts, pour into the prepared pan sprinkle remaining nuts on top if desired and chill well.
Recipe Notes
Notes:
I have never timed the chill time, I always leave it a few hours, but that might not even be necessary. It should be sliceable though and hold together very well as shown in the pictures and remain totally stable at room temperature once it's chilled.
Avoid using the sweeteners with a high stevia concentration in this recipe as stevia and chocolate can get bitter very easily.
When I tried using my standard pinch of salt in the chocolate mix it seized up so I would not suggest that you do that.
Doubling the amount of sweetener if using one that measures like sugar (as in the case of Swerve might affect the texture of this fudge). So if using Swerve just use the same amount of it as the Gentle Sweet or Erythritol/xylitol and add 1/8th tsp high quality stevia. I only recommend THM or KAL organic stevia.
Nana’s Lighter Alternative Walnut Fudge
Sugar Free Five Minute Microwave Fudge
Ingredients
- Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup THM or Lily's sugar free chocolate chips
- 5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup Gentle Sweet or 1/4 cup powdered xylitol or erythritol PLUS 1/8th tsp pure stevia
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts divided 1/3 cup in the fudge and rest scattered on top
Instructions
Instructions
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Prepare a pan.
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I used a 3x7 silicon bread pan and sprayed it very lightly with oil for the fudge in the main pictures. I've also used a small 5x8 glass pan lined with plastic wrap and that works well too, just won't be as thick.
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Place the chocolate chips, cream, milk and sweetener together in a bowl (I used a 4 cup glass measuring cup) and microwave on high for 1 minute then remove and whisk.
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Return the fudge mixture to the oven for another minute and cook on high for another minute.
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Remove and stir in the nuts, pour into the prepared pan sprinkle remaining nuts on top if desired and chill well.I cut my 3x7 inch bar into 12 pieces and really two of those small pieces are so filling and satisfying... really one of all I needed 🙂
Recipe Notes
Notes: I have never timed the chill time, I always leave it a few hours, but that might not even be necessary. It should be sliceable though and hold together very well as shown in the pictures and remain totally stable at room temperature once it's chilled. Avoid using the sweeteners with a high stevia concentration in this recipe as stevia and chocolate can get bitter very easily. When I tried using my standard pinch of salt in the chocolate mix it seized up so I would not suggest that you do that. Doubling the amount of sweetener if using one that measures like sugar (as in the case of Swerve might affect the texture of this fudge). So if using Swerve just use the same amount of it as the Gentle Sweet or Erythritol/xylitol and add 1/8th tsp high quality stevia. I only recommend THM or KAL organic stevia.
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This fudge looks delicious, and what a beautiful tribute to your mother!
Thanks Sarah 🙂
Any ideas on how to use baker’s chocolate in this instead of the lily’s chocolate chips? Thoughts?
Hi Diana! At this time I haven’t experimented with using the baker’s chocolate. I intended this to be a quick to fix fudge and I know I can count on Lily’s for this use. I would love to experiment with using the other chocolate just haven’t as of yet.
I would use 5-6 oz instead of the 1 cup and cut it up into small chunks. If it’s not sweetened you may need to add more sweetener to get the right taste. Good luck!
Tried this today. I added salt and the vanilla to the cream and milk before adding the chocolate. I microwaved 30 seconds to allow the salt to dissolve. Then I added the chocolate chips and microwaved 60 seconds. No seizing. I also used real bacon bits on top because we like the combo of chocolate and bacon.
Hey Allison! Thanks for letting me know, that sounds yum! 🙂
So glad for your help!
🙂
Could I get a weight of the 1 C of chocolate chips? I’d rather use broken candy bar but am not sure how much to use….thanks
Hi Marcy. I’m sorry but I have not been able to determine if the broken candy will work exactly the same. I intended this recipe to be a quick microwave candy so that is why I specified the chips. As soon as I get a chance I will let you know. As far as the weight goes the bag of chips is 9 oz and I might use a little less than a half bag? So a 4 oz bar might do the trick weight wise but as far as the texture goes like I was saying, I’m just not sure… Good luck and thanks so much for stopping by. <3
I used a broken candy bar just crumbled it up and filled a cup. Used 85% cocoa dark chocolate. It came out very thin and sticky. Absolutely Fabulous tasting! But couldn’t slice it it’s stuck to the saran wrap . Had to eat with a fork. But it was good!
Hi, Celene! I’m so glad that you enjoyed it. When you get a chance get the Lily’s chocolate chips they are just a wonderful ingredient to have on hand, you won’t believe the difference that they make.
I have this fudge chilling in the fridge now!!! Can’t wait to try it!! The mix tasted great before tit was chilled!
I made this using Swere. I decided I needed powdered sweetener and so I ground it up into a powder. My fudge is delicious but it is grainy. Any suggestions? Dd I microwave to long? Need confectioners sweetener?
Hi Donna! I’m sorry you had this problem. I formulated the recipe with Gentle Sweet which is a powdered sweetener that measures twice as sweet as Swerve so you use a lot less. I did allow for powdered Swerve or powdered Truvia in the recipe and it probably can be difficult to get it as powdered as you need it to be in those amounts. I can change the recipe to read confectioner Swerve if it is grainy with the home powdered. The Gentle Sweet has never been grainy and I’ve made it with it many times. Thanks so much for letting me know 🙂
Hi Brenda! I noted that it is powdered stevia in the post now and thanks for letting me know I’d missed that.:) Also, I call the stevia brands pure that contain no other fillers. They will measure differently and taste better.
You can sub the swerve 1:1 for the xylitol amount noted and yes you should add some sort of high-quality stevia to bump the sweetness. Hope this helps. <3
Hi 🙂 Can’t wait to try this! I have no walnut flavoring, but have Maple and Caramel. Any suggestion on which to use?
-Jess
Also, I’m going to use pecans 🙂
Absolutely! The pecans are my FAVORITE but my husband prefers walnuts 🙂
I would go with caramel Jessica. If you decide to salt the top remember it will reduce the sweet taste a little so take that into consideration. Enjoy!
I made this using confectioner’s Swerve and Hershey’s sugar free chocolate chips. I know they’re not on plan, but I was tripling the recipe for a function tonight, and Hershey’s was the best I could do on short notice. A triple batch works perfectly in a 9×13 pan. I lined it with wax paper to make the fudge easier to remove. It’snot solid enough to cut yet, but the fudge left on the spatula and whisk was perfect. My kids are sad that we’re giving it away. I had to promise to make more just for us, but with hazelnut flavoring and chopped hazelnuts.
I was wondering if you knew the carb count for these? Sorry if it’s there and I missed it! Thank you!
Hi, Sara. No, I don’t have a carb count on these. I created this recipe for Trim Healthy Mama, although it is extremely low in carbs. We gauge this by the ingredients in the recipes as this diet is really a food combining, ingredient based diet. So we combine low carb, plan approved ingredients to make our low carb dishes and low-fat, plan approved ingredients to create low-fat dishes. Hope this helps.
Can you use THM chocolate chips instead of Lily’s?
This recipe was formulated using Lily’s and some and tested it with THM’s chips and found it to come out a little soft. So if you decide to try it with them make a half batch and cut back on the almond milk would be my best advice. I’d love to know how it turns out too. 🙂
Teresia,
I would love to make this for Christmas, but I am coming off of the 21 day elimination diet and have not added dairy back in yet and not sure when I will, how can I substitute the heavy cream?
A couple of ladies have subbed coconut cream of coconut for the cream and said it was good! Tina over at oilofjoy.com was one of them. Hope this helps ❤️
What is the pure Stevie? Is it liquid or granule? Could a little extra powdered swerve be used ?
Hi Teresia, I only have super sweet blend on hand. Any ideas on how much to use, or if it will work?
Hi Sandra. I don’t think it would work because there would be so much less bulk plus the stevia would conflict with the chocolate in that high of a concentration.
If you ever have any xylitol or erythritol on hand to mix with the super sweet for recipes like this though just mix is 3 parts E or X to 1 part super sweet and measure it like Gentle Sweet.
Thank you! The best and easiest fudge. I only needed a scant 1/8 cup of powdered Lakanto.
I tried cream cheese based fudge, this is MUCH better. Can’t wait to explore your other recipes. I’m a neighbor, in Washington, Texas.
Hi Lynda! I’m so that that you enjoyed it and I’ve intended to try it with the Lakanto, good to know that you’ve tried it. <3
Your recipe for Sugar Free Five Minute Microwave Fudge lists “Lily’s sugar free chocolate chips” as an ingredient.
However, Lily’s makes…
Milk Chocolate – Stevia Sweetened Baking Chips 35% Cacao
Semi Sweet Chocolate – Stevia Sweetened Baking Chips 45% Cacao
Dark Chocolate – Dark Chocolate Baking Chips 55% Cocoa
Keto Dark Chocolate – Keto Dark Chocolate Baking Chips 55% Cocoa
and your page links to Lily’s Sweets Baking Chips
Which is the best to use?
P.S. I dislike dark chocolate’s bitterness almost as much as I love milk chocolate. But I want to use what will work best in the recipe.
Stephen Speer
You are so right Stephen this is an older recipe when Lily’s only offered the dark chocolate. I haven’t made it using the Lily’s Semi sweets but definitely think those would make a GREAT sub.
I’m so sorry to hear this. I have actually never used THM’s chocolate chips so I’m not sure if they work a little differently. However, I will say I’ve never once had this recipe crystalize and I make it often.
Possibly shorten the cooking time or lower the temp? Also what sweetener did you use?