Sugar Free Hazelnut Fudge

If you want a super easy keto snack, try this sugar free hazelnut fudge. With only 5 simple ingredients you can easily make this sweet chocolate hazelnut treat. I like to keep this on hand in the freezer for an after dinner low carb dessert because 1 piece has only 0.9g net carbs and you’ll only need 1!

You might also like these keto Nutella no bake oatmeal cookies.

Recently I made a sugar free peanut butter fudge and my family and I loved it. My father in law who is diabetic especially liked it so I thought I’d make another flavor and came up with this sugar free hazelnut fudge recipe. 

This keto fudge has the basic flavors of Nutella. I had Nutella for the first time many many years ago in Italy and I fell in love with it. Nutella is full of sugar, palm oil and milk solids but it has the basic flavor of chocolate and hazelnut.

So I just took the chocolate and hazelnut flavors and made this sugar free fudge and to me it does taste like Nutella. It’s such an easy keto snack to make and I especially like it because it only requires a few ingredients. Also 1 piece totally satisfies my sweet tooth. So I keep it stored in the freezer and just grab 1 piece after dinner and it’s only 0.9g net carbs!

Are hazelnuts keto Friendly?

Most nuts are keto friendly but some have more carbs than others. Hazelnuts have 178 calories and 2g net carbs in 1 ounce. They are a good source of vitamin E too. So yes hazelnuts are keto friendly and they taste great in desserts but I have also used them in this hazelnut crusted salmon recipe. Check out this article about keto nuts for more information.

Recipe ingredients I used and substitutions.

The 5 simple ingredients I used were roasted hazelnuts, cocoa powder, butter, hazelnut extract and sweetener.

Roasted Hazelnuts
This is what really contributes the Nutella flavor so it’s important to use them I bought them already roasted and without the skins. If you buy them raw and need to take off the skins, check out this post to see how to take them off.

Cocoa Powder
I usually like to use Divine cocoa powder because it has a rich flavor and zero net carbs. However I only had this Ghirardelli brand which is a quality brand and it worked fine. So if you like to make keto chocolate treats I would invest in some Divine Cocoa powder but any brand will work.

Butter and Sweetener
I love Swerve sweetener but you can use any kind you want. You can use powdered confectioners sweetener or granulated sweetener as I’ve used both with success. I used salted butter but you can use unsalted butter. You might want to add a pinch of salt to the dish as well though.

Hazelnut Extract
I normally use vanilla extract but because I had this from another recipe I used it. You could probably find it at a bigger grocery store or even Walmart. However if you don’t have it you can use vanilla extract. It just gives it a boost of extra flavor.

Other options are to add things like chopped dark chocolate, nuts, keto chocolate chips, toasted coconut, cocoa nibs, seeds, etc.

You can find most of these ingredients in my Amazon store if you are interested.

How to make sugar free hazelnut fudge.

All you need to make any kind of sugar free fudge is butter, nut butter and sweetener. From there you can add additional low carb flavorings such as cocoa powder, unsweetened coconut, nuts, extracts, etc.

Step 1: Add roasted hazelnuts to a food processor or high speed blender. I like the food processor better because it’s easier to clean and get all of it out. Process until the nuts break down and turn into a nut butter like below.

Step 2: Next add in the cocoa powder, extract, butter and sweetener. Process until well combined and looks like a brownie batter. It might still have a few nut bits in it but the texture will be fine and taste delicious once it sets up.

Note you might want to use less sweetener at first and taste it before adding more. Typically fudge is very sweet and that sometimes can be too sweet for me. I think next time I will add less for my own tastes.

Step 3: Spoon batter from the food processor bowl into a small baking dish and smooth the top with a silicone spatula or butter knife. Place in the freezer and freeze for at least 4 hours.

Note if you want you can line the baking dish with parchment paper so that you can easily take it out at the end. However I find when it’s frozen it comes out easily for me.

Step 4: When they are frozen solid, take them out and use a knife to cut it into squares. You should be able to get them out pretty easily. I got 28 good sized pieces out of this batch of chocolate hazelnut fudge recipe

Below is half the batch as I used 2 of these smaller containers to freeze it.

How to store this keto fudge.

I like to store this batch of fudge in an airtight container in the freezer because it will last longer. And it’s also soft enough to eat even when it’s frozen. You could also keep it in the refrigerator but you don’t want to keep it out on the counter. It’s too soft and will be hard to handle. 

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Other sugar free fudge recipes to try.

I have a few delicious keto fudge recipes to try. Such as:

• healthy cookie dough or keto double chocolate fudge
• low carb peanut butter banana protein fudge
• keto maple walnut or peanut butter fudge

Well I highly recommend this sugar free hazelnut fudge if you are like me and have a sweet tooth. It’s super easy and a hit with my whole family.

I also have both a low carb chocolate hazelnut butter and a homemade  keto hazelnut butter recipe if you like those flavors.

The nutritional information for 1 piece is: 129 calories / 13.8g fat / 2.3g carbs / 1.4g fiber / 1.7g protein = 0.9g net carbs

You might also like my friend Cassidy’s keto fudge recipe!