Fallbrook is the avocado capital of the world. There's a store there called Swirlz, which is a retro candy store, carrying all the wonderful candy bars, mints and gum you remember from your childhood. They also have a lot of new items, like avocado fudge, touted as the world's healthiest, most satisfying fudge ever. The fudge is handcrafted using only the finest ingredients available, including Haas avocados, grown in Fallbrook.
Avocados are rich in vitamins, lecithin and healthy fats, thus making avocado fudge much healthier than fudge made from traditional recipes. I tasted it, and it's yummy. You'd never know avocados were a main ingredient. The fudge comes in all the basic varieties, including chocolate, chocolate mocha, chocolate peanut butter, white chocolate, and rocky road.
Fran and I were in downtown Escondido one morning, scouting out a trip for our wanderers group. We ran across a retro candy store called Swirlz on Grand Ave., where they sold the avocado fudge from Fallbrook. I tried it and it is delicious. Fran tried the avocado/coconut ice cream. No good. Anyway, here is the Fallbrook recipe for avocado fudge. The key to this is making sure that you give it time to harden completely. Otherwise, you'll end up eating it with a spoon.
Avocado Fudge
- 1 avocado, ripened
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup cocoa
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Preparation:
In a medium sized saucepan, melt the margarine over low heat. Once margarine is melted, puree with avocado in food processor or blender until perfectly smooth. Be sure there are no chunks of avocado left!Return mixture to saucepan over very low heat and aff the rest of the ingredients,except the walnuts, adding the powdered sugar a portion at a time. Once all the sugar has been added, the mixture should be thick. Add walnuts if desired, and transfer to a loaf pan. Refrigerate until firm. Now, be patient! If you don't let it firm up, you won't be able to slice it up into squares.
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