Fudge, Chocolate, and Holiday Baking

Hi Friends!  I hope you've had a nice, relaxing, long holiday weekend!  I hope it was filled with mellow times with friends, family, and loved ones.  And that you ate, drank, and were merry!

Did anyone do any shopping over the weekend, either Black Friday, or otherwise?  I know CSN Stores has a Corner TV Stand.  Anyone need one?

Moving along...
Since my pan of Vegan Gluten Free Rice Krispie Treats with Chocolate Frosting that I made for Thanksgiving was gone....

....And I had an event that I needed to quickly whip up a dessert for, I decided to make Jessica's 3 Minute Fudge

Unlike Jessica, I didn't actually use measuring cups.  I just eyeballed everything and threw it in a bowl.  As I always do.  Measuring cups just create extra dishes.



Into the freezer it went....

...and out came this fudge!




Skylar was begging me for some.  "Please, Mommy, Pretty Please?"  But the child of a food blogger knows: Pictures First.  Then, Eat.



I do have a Vegan Fudge-10 Minute No-Bake Recipe, Gluten/Soy/Tree-Nut Free Recipe

And I have
Raw Vegan Girl Scout "Thin Mint"-Inspired Fudge




I have Vegan Chocolate Frosting which could easily be turned into chocolate fudge if you double the batch


And also Raw Vegan Coconut Oil Chocolate

Here are some other fudgey recipe gems from friends:


Katie has a drool-worthy and easy Vegan Peanut Butter Fudge

Evan has a great fast and easy vegan fudge recipe

Alisa has some lovely dairy-free mint truffles she just made

And I know tons more of you have (vegan) chocolate and fudge recipes.

From yesterday's post on having a dichotomous nature, it was fun to hear how some of your traits are at odds with each other, or on opposite ends of the spectrum.  Interesting to hear some of your very black and then very white sides.  Check out what everyone said here.  Two sides to every coin, right!  We all are a bit like that, I think.  Thanks for playing along and filling me in on your quirks; super fun to read!

Dessert:  Need more Chocolate Desserts in your life?  I have an entire Chocolate Dessert Recipes Post

For example...

Raw Vegan Peanut Butter Cups


High Raw Vegan Chocolate "Turtles" 




 Raw Vegan Chocolate Mousse

High Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls


Questions
1. Best Thing You Did or Ate over the weekend?
I spent time with my family, I cooked a Thanksgiving meal and cleaned up, 100% by myself, from start to finish.  And Scott's still thanking me.  So that was a "best thing" for me.

2. Do you like Fudge? 
Is the Pope Catholic?  Yes for me for sure!

3. Do you like to do Holiday Baking?
I don't do "holiday baking" per se because I am usually gone over the holidays but I love to bake in general.  I haven't always been this way!  No, my god when I was in my early 20s my idea of baking was going to see what Whole Foods or the Corner Bakery had!   

4. What recipes are you dying to try out for the first time?
I want to check off all the friends' recipes off my baking list.  However, I am running out of time before my trip to make quite that many desserts...haha!


5. Any tried and true recipes that you make for the holidays that you plan to make again?
I am usually traveling over the winter holidays so nothing jumps out at me that I will "make" again.  Oh wait, yes, a pina colada.  I will have one of those again.  Even though I may order it out, and not "make" it myself.  haha!

Have a great week, everyone!  I'm off to get my 20 minute at-home workout in!