What a terrible name. I’m as disappointed as you are. But not with the recipe. I was going for more of a bark recipes, but made it thick and into a candy that’s similar to fudge. But not exactly like fudge. I don’t know, maybe you’ll think it is. Either way, I dig it. And since Halloween was last night, I wanted some kind of chocolate. Obviously. So we made some gluten free pizzas by Against The Grain and I made these little chocolates to snack on while we watched Hocus Pocus and handed out candy. And I mean Laura handed out the candy. Halloween really isn’t my thing, nor are kids. So I stayed away from the door. But Laura is all into holidays, she decorates for every holiday. Including Halloween. There are fake spider webs everywhere right now. Do you know how annoying that sh*t is? More annoying than the sparkles that come off holiday decorations. The worst. It catches on everything, like real spider webs. But I support her because she’s real great, but I know that I will find it EVERYWHERE for at least a month. Again, the worst.
So if you’ve read my blog before, you know I’m not really into kids. They are just not my thing. Especially on Halloween. Mostly because most of the kids don’t say thank you when we stuff candy down their throat. That’s just impolite. The polite ones are awesome, but you just don’t know what you’re going to get when you open that front door. Anywho, when I was in California, I went to a trampoline gym a couple times. And every time I was about to jump backwards, a child would somehow be underneath me with frightened eyes. And as soon as I thought it would be a good time to jump, the child would try to commit suicide underneath my large feet. They are just always there at the wrong time. Sorry parents, it’s just the truth. I’m sure your children are great.
Did you know a woman handed out letters to obese children to give to their parents warning them about obesity? That’s intense. Sure to strike up some debate.
Being back in Colorado has been absolutely wonderful. Colorado is seriously the greatest place to live. It’s sunny, it’s friendly, and it’s home. I swear, the most friendly people live in Colorado. It’s weird going to other places where people don’t make eye contact or smile back at you. I don’t get that. Maybe I just saw the wrong people. Unlikely, but maybe. Either way, I missed Colorado. But sadly, I have to leave AGAIN tomorrow for 2 weeks. That’s cray cray. I’ve never been out of town for that long. But George from Civilized Caveman and I have to turn in our manuscript for The Paleo Kitchen before January 1st, so it’s crunch time. Finishing up recipes, doing an EFF ton of dishes, and writing all about paleo is what we will be doing for 2 weeks straight. I swear, after this cookbook is done, I will be trying every restaurant in Denver. I LOVE cooking, but doing the dishes for a greater part of my day just puts me in a bad mood.
Last night, I ate two peanut butter cups. Kirkland brand. I felt like ugly dog balls after. Worth it? Not sure. Probably not since it wasn’t even the real kind. Damnit Juli, no self control.
Chocolate Pumpkin Sunbutter Treats
- Yield: 8-12 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips (or dark chocolate brand of choice)
- 1/3 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup sunflower seed butter (or other seed or nut butter)
- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup raw honey
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon powdered ginger
- pinch of salt, to top
Instructions
- Melt chocolate chips and coconut milk in microwave or in a double boiler until smooth.
- Line an 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper (for easy clean up and removal). Pour chocolate into the dish and smooth out.
- In a bowl, mix together sunbutter, pumpkin, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger until smooth.
- Spoon sunbutter mixture on top of chocolate and use a knife to spread throughout the chocolate mixture. Just keep making pretty designs in it until it is well mixed. Top with a pinch of salt.
- Place in freezer and let freeze for 4+ hours. Use a large knife to cut into small pieces. Serve immediately. Store in freezer.
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we have yet to try sunbutter, this just might be the recipe we try it
Glad I’m not the only one who ate candy last night. My husband and I downed about 15-20 mini candy bars between us. It was like the last supper because we started the 21DSD today. I felt like crap this morning too. Sugar hangovers are worse for me than alcohol. Back to good eating and can’t wait to make this for Thanksgiving–I’ll be able to by then.
1. Just put these into the freezer, but yes, I did eat about 4 spoonfuls before closing the door — delish.
2. There are some days when I eat Juli food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That’s 100% true.
3. I’m forever impressed with your seemingly endless patience with the “Can I substitute sun/almond butter”, “Where’s the nutritional info”, “Is this canned or carton coconut milk”, etc people. I swear at my laptop at them, and this is (clearly) not even my site.
4. You are hands-down The Best paleo blogger out there. The flavors are big, the recipes always work, and your style isn’t holier-than-thou. And I love shredded meat, so that’s a bonus.
Don’t take away my dishes glory. 😉
I absolutely love your blog, great writing and fantastic recipes! But what’s with the ads? Lately I can’t read through one of your posts before being redirected to buy games for my iphone. Tried three times to read the new post, the fudgy candy looks delicious but I couldn’t get to the recipe, keep getting redirected. Sigh. I give up.
i don’t have any ads that would redirect you from my site, I’m not sure why it would be doing that. i’ve never once had that issue with my phone or heard of anyone having that issue.
I’ve had the same thing happen on my iphone a few times Lisa. I didn’t necessarily connect it to Juli’s blog, but now that you mention it, that may be the case. I figure it’s something buggy with the interwebs…
I’ve had that happen too while on my iPhone. It’s weird popups for me. I showed my Network IT hubs and he shrugged and said it was strange. I keep having to hit cancel while at Trader Joes, using the recipe as my shopping list. No issues on my laptop.
that’s so strange!! i’m so sorry! i have someone on it right now trying to get the ad hack out. it should not happen again within the next few days. again, i’m so so sorry!
Is “powdered ginger” the same as ground ginger? Just haven’t heard it referred to as “powdered” before. I have a sensitivity to coconut (a tough one on paleo, I know). I usually use palm oil shortening to replace coconut oil, but what would you recommend, if anything to replace coconut milk (I can tolerate some dairy).
yes, i just don’t want people to be confused and think I used fresh ginger
These sound so amazing! Sunbutter isn’t really my thing, but I bet these would be amazing with maple almond butter (to go with the pumpkin?).
And I am with you on the kid thing. I thought I disliked all children until I started working at a school and saw the whole spectrum — they’re just little people, and like big people, some (okay, a lot) are brats and some are awesome 🙂
Holy cow, Juli! These are delicious. I made them last night, and I ate the entire pan today… Next time, I’ll have a piece and deliver the rest. : )
I made these yesterday, and HALLELUJAH! I’m never strong enough to turn down my brother’s fudge come the holidays, but this year? No strength required, just super tasty awesomeness that’s already in the house and NOT practically poisenous. I plan to use more pumpkin next time, and mess with the spice mixture, but that’s the beauty of no-bake recipes: one can make random changes without fear of disaster. So, Juli: Thank you! Sharing this recipe totally counts as a good deed, and I am very glad you shared.
How did yours come out looking so neat? Mine ended up a crumbly, gooey, delicious mess (and gobbled up by people at the party I made them for).
lol crumble gooey? what do you mean?