Chocolate cheese fudge is made with processed cheese, powdered sugar, butter, cocoa, chocolate chips and vanilla extract. Although chocolate cheese fudge is not fudge, nor does it contain authentic cheese, it does have the consistency and texture of both.
Calories
One homemade recipe for chocolate cheese fudge by Food.com calls for melting processed cheese and butter until smoothe. After it cools, add vanilla extract and, if you choose, walnuts. Pour this mixture into a bowl with sugar and cocoa and stir until very stiff, then refrigerate. This recipe makes a total of 6 cups, which serves eight, with a total of 839 calories. One piece of chocolate cheese fudge has 186 calories.
Fat
Chocolate cheese fudge contains 8.8 g of fat. While the body needs some fat to stay healthy, according to the Cleveland Clinic, too much fat raises blood cholesterol levels. The American Heart Association suggests limiting fat intake to 65 g a day.
Sugar
The AHA suggests that most women eat no more than 6 tsp. of sugar daily. Men should eat no more than 9 tsp. of sugar. Chocolate cheese fudge has more than 25 g of sugars, more than the recommended daily allowance for men and women.
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