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Meet my new favorite way to enjoy macadamia nuts.
Loaded with healthy monounsaturated fats, B vitamins, and iron, macadamia nuts may actually help lower cholesterol and improve your metabolism.
Oh, and they taste fantastic.
Lightly sweetened with raw honey and a touch of sea salt, these fudge squares come together in minutes… and disappear almost as quickly!
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Raw Macadamia Nut Fudge Squares
makes about 8 squares
Adapted from my Almond Butter Freezer Fudge
Ingredients:
1 cup raw macadamia nuts, or 1/2 cup macadamia nut butter
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 tablespoon raw honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Directions:
Toss the raw macadamia nuts into a high-powered blender or food processor, and grind into a nut butter consistency. Add the rest of the ingredients, and process again until smooth and creamy.
*If using store-bought macadamia nut butter, you don’t even need to use a blender! Simply mix in the honey, coconut oil, vanilla and salt, and stir until smooth.
Transfer the batter to a plate lined with parchment paper, and smooth with a spatula.
Place in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour, or until firm.
Slice off the ragged edges, then cut into bite-sized squares and serve immediately! These squares will melt quickly at room temperature, so it’s best to serve them directly from the freezer.
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw macadamia nuts , or 1/2 cup macadamia nut butter
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Toss the raw macadamia nuts into a high-powered blender or food processor, and grind into a nut butter consistency.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, and process again until smooth and creamy.
- Transfer the batter to a plate lined with parchment paper, and smooth with a spatula.
- Place in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour, or until firm.
- Slice off the edges, then cut into bite-sized squares and serve immediately! These squares will melt quickly at room temperature, so it's best to serve them directly from the freezer.
Notes
Nutrition
Per Serving: Calories: 144, Fat: 14g, Carbohydrates: 4g, Fiber: 1g, Protein: 1g
Note: I’ve tried this recipe with both raw and roasted macadamia nuts–> the raw version is definitely my favorite!
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Reader Feedback: Do you like macadamia nuts? If so, what’s your favorite way to enjoy them?
Walmart now has ~2.5 cup bags of raw macadamias. I don’t have a Vitamix, and I wanted these to blend well. I soaked the nuts for a half hour and blended patiently, but it wasn’t getting super smooth. I added a couple tablespoons of coconut cream – worked like a charm. I also pressed some shredded coconut on top before freezing. Super happy with the result!
I made these and they are really delicious. I am using them to get some medicine into my autistic son. The issue for me is that even though I keep them in the freezer, from the time I take them out and get the medicine on top it’s starting to melt.
Do you know if I use melted butter rather than the coconut oil if it will slow down the time that they melt? Also I cut them in small pieces and put them on a mini pizza pan in the freezer. I’m trying to figure out if the fudge will melt faster on metal than another surface.
Thank you for your input.
Dangerously addictive!
I just ate what basically amounts to a whole cup of Macadamias (that’s 14g of SATURATED fat along with monounsaturated) plus the saturated fat in a tablespoon of coconut oil… I ate it ALL in 22hrs because of how easy these are to scoff down!
Yes they are very nice, but there’s a lot of very nice foods in the world that aren’t so calorie dense (over 900 calories!)
Im sharing the recipe cos my friends want it but it will be with a disclaimer an obesity warning haaaaa.
I wont be making them again except for the morning of a gathering when I will only have one or two squares!
Great for those with self control 😉
This recipe looks wonderful and I’m excited to make it except I don’t have coconut oil or vanilla extract. Can I make it without those two ingredients? I do have olive oil that I could use instead of the coconut oil if you would recommend that. I also have cacao powder but I’m not sure that wouldn’t take away instead of add to the flavor. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts about all this and thanks for the help!
Olive oil won’t work because it doesn’t solidify when chilled the way coconut oil does. You’ll need something that is firm in the fridge, such as butter or shortening.
Thanks, I see. Could I omit the oil and just use the mac nuts and salt and honey perhaps?
Probably, it just might not stick together as well. Let us know how it turns out!
Hi there,
Can honey be omitted in this recipe?
Will it still stick together?
I was thinking to substitute it with 1/2 Tsp water, and 1/4 Tsp Stevia Powder.
Hesitant to try without asking first because macadamia nuts are expensive!
Thanks
I’m really blessed to live in Australia the native home of the macadamia! I love this fudge recipe but I find that homemade macadamia butter with freshly diced avocado chunks or banana coins is my favourite