AIP Fudge Sauce

Craving chocolate?  I have the non-chocolate solution for you!

AIP Fudge Sauce over AIP strawberry ice cream

Yesterday my family celebrated my moving back home with some AIP strawberry ice cream and my AIP fudge sauce.  We followed an online recipe for the ice cream, and it honestly wasn't that great; but my fudge sauce was awesome!  My mom was skeptical beforehand, and a bit annoyed at having to use 1 whole cup of dates, but she was pleased after trying the fudge sauce, and even admitted that it was worth a cup of expensive dates!

This recipe made enough for my mom, sister and I, plus we had a lot leftover that I was able to put in the freezer.

Serve it warmed up in the microwave.  However, I suggest heating up a large amount at a time, because if you put a tiny bit in a bowl and heat it up, it's easier to burn the fudge sauce - the dates will cook and get hard.

It's good with ice cream, fruit, muffins, sweet potato chips, and probably anything else you'd eat with chocolate!

"Chocolate" covered strawberry

This recipe is AIP and vegan!  However, you should be warned that it's not low-oxalate or low-FODMAP.  Dates are high in carbohydrates because they are a dried fruit, so they contain concentrated natural sugars.  However, that's why I call this recipe a fudge sauce, not a veggie dip.  It's very sweet, so a little bit goes a long way!  Overall, it's much healthier than the traditional fudge sauce made out of powdered sugar and chocolate.  So when you want to indulge, this AIP fudge sauce is an excellent alternative to a sugar rush/crash!

Sweet potato chip dip

Over strawberry ice cream

Ingredients

• 1 C pitted dates
• 1 ripe banana
• 1 ½ tbsp coconut oil
• ⅓ C carob powder
• ⅜ C applesauce (two 4 oz applesauce cups, or 6 tbsp)
• ½ tsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 tbsp shredded coconut
• 5 tbsp coconut milk
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tbsp cinnamon

Directions

1. Put the banana, dates, coconut oil, and applesauce in a blender or food processor and blend
2. Add in the carob powder, apple cider vinegar, coconut, sea salt, vanilla, and cinnamon and blend
3. Slowly blend in the coconut milk - if you reach desired consistency before it's all used up, you don't need all the coconut milk
4. Heat in microwave

Substitutions

- apple cider vinegar and shredded coconut aren't necessary

- cinnamon can be reduced to 1 tbsp

- cocoa powder for carob powder, if non-AIP