As a gift for the holidays I thought I’d share one of my favorite recipes with you. It’s a delicious carob fudge that contains no sugar or chocolate and is perfect for the holiday season.

Ingredients

3 or 4 Tablespoons Carob Powder

1/2 stick Organic Butter

1 Tablespoon of Agave Syrup

1/4 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

3 or 4 teaspoons of hot water

Directions

1. Get butter out ahead of time and let it sit at room temperature until soft.

2. Put Butter, Agave and Vanilla in a bowl and mix with a fork until blended together.

3. Stir in Carob powder.

4. Drizzle with water until desired consistency.

5. Should look and feel like frosting you put on a cake.

6. Put it in the freezer until it hardens into fudge.

7. After it hardens, you can cut it with Christmas cookie cutters into a desired holiday shape.

Options

• You can adjust the carob powder and water to make it whatever consistency you desire. You can make it thinner or thicker depending on your preference.
• You can also eat it at room temperature for a softer texture or put it in the freezer for a while and turn it into fudge.

Each of these has a different texture in the mouth and tastes a little different. I like it both ways.

• You can also add nuts, pieces of fruit or other flavorings like peppermint or orange in place of the vanilla for a little variety.
• Add a teaspoon of your favorite nut butter and that will give it a richer flavor and different texture.
• You can also make different shapes for various holidays. For example, on Valentine’s Day, I made one for my son and I shaped it into a heart. Then I made a smiley face on it with raisins and sprinkled it with coconut.
• For Easter you could shape it like an egg and decorate it with raisins, nuts and coconut. You could make a double batch to make a really big egg.

Be creative and shape it whatever way you desire and decorate it with whatever you desire. Have fun!

Happy Holidays!