Avocado Pistachio Fudge

This week’s recipe is from Wick at Wicked Wellbeing who helps women 40+ get their energy, weight and cravings back under control through fasting and lifestyle strategies.

When she wants something sweet, she looks for a treat that keeps her blood sugar steady, not one that sends it through the roof and leaves her hungrier an hour later. This avocado pistachio fudge is her fave at the moment, especially with avocados so abundant – it's full of healthy fats with just a touch of sweetness, so just one piece is perfect! 

If you're over 40 and cravings are calling the shots, or your weight won't shift no matter what you try, willpower usually isn't the problem, your body has just lost the ability to switch into burning fat.

Wick’s Fat Burner Reset is designed to fix that. It's three weeks: a short reset to get your body burning fat again, then two weeks learning how to eat so the change lasts. Recipes like this fudge are part of it.

Her next round starts on the 5th October - you can find out more at https://www.wickedwellbeing.com/fatburner

Avocado Pistachio Fudge

Prep: 5 minutes | Freeze: 2 hours | Makes: about 15 pieces

Ingredients

½ cup avocado

1 cup tahini

2 Tbsp pure maple syrup

2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted

¼ to ⅓ cup pistachios, chopped

¼ cup 70% dark chocolate chips (I use sugar-free)

2 Tbsp desiccated coconut

½ tsp vanilla powder or 1 tsp vanilla essence

Pinch of salt

Method

Use a silicone loaf tin, or grease a small loaf tin and line it with baking paper.

Mash the avocado until smooth.

Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until well combined.

Spread the mixture evenly in the tin.

Freeze for 2 hours or until set, then cut into squares. Keep them in the freezer.

Thermomix: Blend the avocado for 5 sec on speed 7. Scrape down the sides. Add everything except the pistachios and chocolate, then mix for 10 sec on speed 4. Add the pistachios and chocolate and mix for 5 sec, reverse, speed 3. Follow instructions above.