Sweet and buttery coconut surrounds a rich chocolate center in these crazy-delicious coconut fudge bars. It’s no wonder the recipe is such a huge crowd pleaser!
NO BAKE
VEGAN
KETO
PALEO
GLUTEN FREE
SUGAR FREE
Here’s a coconut free version: Chocolate Oatmeal Fudge Bars
With smooth dark chocolate between layers of coconut, it’s like an inside-out Mounds bar!
The coconut bars are easy to transport and don’t have to be refrigerated, meaning they are a great choice to make for parties, potlucks, book clubs, or any other time you need a crowd-pleasing dessert in a hurry.
No oven required – it’s way too hot outside!
Also be sure to try: Keto Muffins – 6 ingredients
The recipe can either be made with a liquid sweetener (maple syrup, agave, etc.) or with stevia if you need a low carb keto version.
To make the bars, press 2/3 of the coconut mixture into a parchment-lined pan, spread the chocolate fudge over top, then sprinkle on the remaining coconut and refrigerate until firm.
The bars were adapted from these Coconut Balls.
No Bake Chocolate Coconut Fudge Bars
Ingredients
- 3 cups shredded unsweetened coconut (240g)
- 1/4 cup sweetener (see note below)
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil or coconut butter (96g)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips or sugar free chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup almond butter, or additional chips or coconut oil/butter
Instructions
- You can either use 1/4 cup liquid sweetener (agave, honey, pure maple syrup) OR stevia for the equivalent sweetness and add 1/4 cup additional coconut oil to make up the liquid difference.Line an 8×8 pan with parchment going up the sides. Combine first 5 ingredients – I like to blend in a food processor, but it can be done by hand. (If skipping the food processor, you can increase coconut oil to 2/3 cup to ensure they aren’t crumbly. However, the bars in the photos were mixed by hand without the extra oil and still held their shape enough to cut. So it’s up to you!) Spread about 2/3 of the mixture into the pan. Press down really well. Carefully melt the chocolate, stir in almond butter if using, and spread over top of the coconut. Sprinkle remaining coconut on top, press down, and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. On cool days or for indoor parties, the bars are fine to leave out. Store leftovers in the fridge or freezer.View Nutrition Facts
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Sarah says
These look delicious! I can’t wait to make them! I have a question about coconut (which I love)— is the amount of saturated fat in it okay? Is it still healthy?
Julie says
I think it depends on who you ask. In Hawaii they eat a lot of coconut products, and it’s considered healthy by keto and paleo advocates. Thai cuisine often uses it and have for centuries. Vegans eat a lot of coconut products and it can raise our HDL, which is your good cholesterol. A lot of people say the saturated fat is not processed the same way as animal saturated fat. But still it is high in calories so also probably not the miracle food a lot of people say it is. I eat it in moderation and have healthy blood work. If you are worried then asking a doctor if it’s good for you personally could be a good idea. Hope that advice from a non medical professional is helpful!
Julie says
These look so amazing! I don’t really like cold oatmeal so I didn’t bookmark the oatmeal version, but these I am excited to try!
Alyssa says
Just made these and they were super easy to make and are DELICIOUS!
Chocolate Covered Katie says
Thank you for making them ❤?
Sue Medeiros says
Oh my YUM! I mad these yesterday and they are incredible. I can’t wait to share with friends and family. So fudgy and chocolatey! You nailed it again!
Chocolate Covered Katie says
Thank you so much for making them!
Michael H says
So, if you don’t want sugar ( Keto ), but also don’t want chemicals ( Stevia ), is there a way to just not use liquid sweetener and have it turn out?
Jill says
Stevia is natural, derived from the Stevia rebaudiana plant.
Cassie Thuvan Tran says
I LOVE that this recipe is like an inside out almond joy! So creative–the coconut and chocolate combination is glorious. I could eat so many of these bars all day long, it’s not even funny 😉
Rosamonde Simone @ KetoBotyToneAvis says
Your recipe of ‘no-bake-keto-coconut-fudge-bars’ looks ver tasty and delicious I love it. Thank you for sharing it.
Sue Medeiros says
I made these for a picnic and a birthday party that I was attending. I got so many compliments and requests for the recipe. This is so addicting and delicious! You have out done yourself!
MaryM says
Wish you would made it print friendly!
Jason Sanford says
Hi, it is! 🙂
Just look for the “print” button above the ingredient list in her post.
Caye says
Confused about “1/4 cup liquid sweetener (agave, honey, pure maple syrup) OR stevia for the equivalent sweetness” – as written that appears to mean either 1/4 liquid sweetener or 1/4 cup stevia. That sounds like a lot of stevia. If it’s not 1/4 cup, then how do I determine how much stevia is needed for an “equivalent sweetness” to 1/4 cup of the liquid sweeteners? Thank you.
Jason Sanford says
Hi, you use whatever is equivalent in sweetness to 1/4 cup. It should say on your stevia package and will depend on the brand you are using 🙂
Jason
Caye says
Thanks
Lindsey Wells says
I have got to try this.
Sophie Janssen says
Hello, how long can you Jeep them frozen?
Jason Sanford says
I would think about a month!
Tracey sandmeyer says
SO SO good!!! Thank you for providing amazing dessert ideas that my body can tolerate and feel good about!
Bri K says
If I only have sweetened coconut, would omitting the 1/2 cup of sweetener, work out?
Jason Sanford says
When we tried these with sweetened coconut, they were crumbly. But still delicious as long as you don’t mind they don’t hold together as well!
Jessica says
Delicious recipe!!!!
Jackie says
Hi I’m making this tonight ! Can I use monk fruit powdered sweetner ???
Jason Sanford says
Sounds like that should work! Did you make them?
Lisa says
I made these yesterday and brought to share with coworkers. Everyone loved them, they are so good. Especially love they are not loaded with carbs and sugar. I used Lily’s dark chocolate chips and they were perfect. It was 90 degrees here so was really great not to have to turn the oven on. Definitely will be making these again.
CCK Media Team says
Thank you so much for making them! 🙂
Vivian says
So easy and quick to make, and they are SOOOO delicious!! A new fav of ours.
Lori says
Does the nutrition information account for regular sweetner (honey, agave, maple syrup) or does the nutrition information not take Stevia or Swerve into consideration?
(needing net carb info, as I am Keto).
CCK Media Team says
The first nutrition label is the keto friendly one 🙂
Pamela says
I want to use Swerve; am I using the granular or powdered version in place of the liquid sweetener and how much?
Amanda says
Could I use xylitol granular sweetener in place of the 1/4 cup liquid sweetener? If so do I have to add any liquid to the xylitol granular?
Thanks!! 🙂
Kerre Gadoury says
These are amazing! The whole family loved them. I used the Lily’s and for liquid keto sweetener I used Swoon https://www.tasteswoon.com/products/swoon?variant=14142457905197
It was perfect! Thank you!
Ms. Laura Dion-Jones says
Orgasmic!
Jeska says
Would these hold up in the mail? Or will they melt? I like to send healthy treats to my friends on their bday <3
CCK Media Team says
Hmm unfortunately would melt because of the coconut oil. Maybe one of the cookie recipes would work better? https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/category/healthy-cookies/
Lisa Benjamin says
Wow, wow, wow – these are amazing!! For the sweetener I used part of the designated amount Lakanto monk fruit granular sweetener and half with Lakanto maple flavored syrup (keeping it keto.) These are amazing, rich and taste absolutely sinfully delicious. Thank you for this great recipe.
donna says
Can i use cocoa powder instead? What other replacements can I use for the low carb chocolate chips? Thanks
Bonnie says
These look absolutely wonderful.
I’m confused by the instructions “Carefully melt the chocolate, stir in almond butter if using, and spread over top of the coconut.”
Does this mean the 1/3 cup almond butter, or additional chips or coconut oil/butter in the ingredients is all optional? Or, does it mean to choose one and mix it in with the melted chocolate.
Paul says
Made these Friday but played a bit. Added an additional layer of white chocolate and dropped some Goji berries in between. Net carbs are up a smidge so definitely a Treat only but what a Treat !
Thank you for the base idea , looking through the rest of your recipes !
kkrakker says
Very slight confusion….1st item in the ingredients list is 3 cups shredded unsweetened coconut, does not say “divided”. Last step of instructions states to sprinkle with **remaining** coconut. So question is, is it a full 3 cups coconut in the base and then ADD some coconut to the top at the end or is it take ‘some’ out of the 3 cups to sprinkle on top at the end. Thanks for your clarification ! btw, made several of your recipes and LOVE them so can’t wait to try this one…just pulled your chocolate chip cookies from the oven 🙂
CCK Media Team says
Hi sorry for the confusion. It means to sprinkle the remaining 1/3 of the coconut mixture (not just plain coconut) on top.
Christine DiFranco says
I’m very confused about the do you use 1/4 cup keto regular sugar and 1/4 cup of coconut oil and mix together
Serena says
Hi!
I made this recipe! It turns out great!! thank you so much for sharing!!
I didn’t use a blender but they weren’t crumbly. Just perfect.
I just wanted to ask you if you can always include grams other than cups in your recipes. I live in Italy and we don’t use cups. I always need to convert cups to grams but sometimes the convertion that I find on the internet is not accurate so the recipe doesn’t turn out how expected.
This is not the case of course but just in general it would be amazing to always have grams other than cups!
In any case.. thank you!