I was sitting on the couch watching a movie wishing that I had some chocolate to nibble on. I haven’t had any real desire for chocolate for a long time, but I really wanted chocolate tonight.

In the past, I would have begged Kirk to drive to the servo and pick some up. Freddo Frog, Cadbury Milk Chocolate, or a Crunchie! Problem is, I now know what is in that stuff and there is no way I am shoving that in my gob anytime soon. There is also no healthy alternative after 8:30pm, so I had to drag my brain powers away from the chocolate-consumed-state that I was in and do some problem solving. I had to think of another way to fix my craving, hence it was an ‘emergency’. Any chocolate craving is an emergency. We all know that!

I gave a bowl to Kirk and he kept saying, “beautiful”, “what’s in this again?”, “beautiful”. Glad he approves…he is pretty fussy. It is a lovely sticky texture too.

Emergency Choc Fudge

These measurements are going to be a little bit of a guess as I just threw things into the Thermomix and adjusted it depending on taste. Of course, you can leave out and add in all sorts of ingredients, so have fun with it!

• 1 cup cacao powder
• 2 Tbs agave nectar
• 2 Tbs mesquite powder
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• pinch of salt
• 2 Tbs almond nut butter
• 1 Tbs xylitol
• 1/2 Tbs coconut oil

1. Place all the ingredients into the Thermomix or food processor. It doesn’t matter which one you use, you just need it to mix.
2. Taste it and add more sweetness using agave or xylitol if needed.
3. If the mixture is too runny, you can add more coconut or cacao powder.

This emergency fudge did the job and I was able to concentrate on the movie again. Phew – emergency diverted.