Truffle balls and Witches' New Year
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dragonimpSamhain is actually tomorrow but CAYA coven celebrated last night, and let's just say I'm more than ready for a fresh start. The old year is dead. But more on that in a later post. Right now I want to share a low-carb alternative to all the sugary treats around this time of year. Someone posted this recipe on a message board (I found it by searching for "low-carb protein bar recipe") and hopefully they won't mind me passing it along. They're really yummy, and don't take very long to make:
Low-Carb Chocolate Coconut Protein "Squares"
⅓ cup coconut oil
¼ cup whipping cream
2 tbsp DaVinci® Sugar Free Syrup
1 tbsp butter
1 cup chocolate whey protein powder
⅔ cup powdered milk
½ cup cocoa
½ cup powdered erythritol
1 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut (divided)
In food processor, process coconut oil, whipping cream, DaVinci® Syrup, butter, chocolate whey protein, powdered milk, cocoa, and erythritol. Stir in ¾ cup coconut. Press into lightly greased 9x5-inch loaf pan, Sprinkle remaining coconut over top and press into mixture. Freeze until firm and then refrigerate. Alt: roll into balls, roll in the coconut and then cocoa powder, then freeze.
The erythritol can make them a bit gritty, but otherwise they taste like fudge. I leave out the milk powder and use chocolate flavored syrup for a dark chocolate taste, but any flavor syrup that would go well with chocolate would work. I also used MimicCreme instead of whipping cream, and that plus the erythritol made the Vitamix choke; I don't know if that would be a problem with real whipping cream, but I've taken to mixing just the liquids and cocoa powder in the Vitamix and stirring the rest in by hand. I've also made them with half erythritol and half stevia and they were a bit denser, but still turned out.
My recipe totals, using the MimicCreme and EAS Whey protein powder, are 78.6g protein, 130.4g fat, 29.4g carb. If you assume 26 truffles, that gives each 3.0g protein, 5.0g fat, 1.1g carb
In this house, they don't last long ^_^. But they're so low in carbs that it's okay to indulge.
Low-Carb Chocolate Coconut Protein "Squares"
⅓ cup coconut oil
¼ cup whipping cream
2 tbsp DaVinci® Sugar Free Syrup
1 tbsp butter
1 cup chocolate whey protein powder
⅔ cup powdered milk
½ cup cocoa
½ cup powdered erythritol
1 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut (divided)
In food processor, process coconut oil, whipping cream, DaVinci® Syrup, butter, chocolate whey protein, powdered milk, cocoa, and erythritol. Stir in ¾ cup coconut. Press into lightly greased 9x5-inch loaf pan, Sprinkle remaining coconut over top and press into mixture. Freeze until firm and then refrigerate. Alt: roll into balls, roll in the coconut and then cocoa powder, then freeze.
The erythritol can make them a bit gritty, but otherwise they taste like fudge. I leave out the milk powder and use chocolate flavored syrup for a dark chocolate taste, but any flavor syrup that would go well with chocolate would work. I also used MimicCreme instead of whipping cream, and that plus the erythritol made the Vitamix choke; I don't know if that would be a problem with real whipping cream, but I've taken to mixing just the liquids and cocoa powder in the Vitamix and stirring the rest in by hand. I've also made them with half erythritol and half stevia and they were a bit denser, but still turned out.
My recipe totals, using the MimicCreme and EAS Whey protein powder, are 78.6g protein, 130.4g fat, 29.4g carb. If you assume 26 truffles, that gives each 3.0g protein, 5.0g fat, 1.1g carb
In this house, they don't last long ^_^. But they're so low in carbs that it's okay to indulge.
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