THM Inspired S Snack: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars

                                                                                   

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Ingredients:

Brown Sugar THM style: 1/3 cup Erythritol/Xylitol mix plus 6 heavy doonks Stevia and 2 tsp molasses

2 tsp Vanilla Extract

1/4 tsp Salt

3/4 Cup Almond Flour

1/4 Cup Oat Fiber

3 Scoops Protein Powder (Plan approved) I use Piping Rock

7 TBSP Refined Coconut Oil

2 TBSP Unsweetened Almond Milk

2 oz. Chopped Unsweetened Chocolate Bar (got mine at Aldi, and I used my Ninja to chop half the bar) or you could use sugar free choc.chips

Mixing Directions-

Blend ( I use my Ninja) the dry sweeteners and salt together, and pour it into mixing bowl. Add molasses and vanilla extract and mix well.

Pour in remaining dry ingredients and mix well.

Add Coconut Oil and mix well.

Add the Almond Milk and now, mix it all in well, with your clean hands. It forms a slightly crumbly/sticky dough. Finally, add the chocolate chips and mix again.

Drop it out onto a small cookie pan covered with parchment paper. Cover it with parchment paper and use rolling pin to push out the dough all the way to the edges. I used a 9x13 baking stone.

Place this into the freezer for about 15 minutes.

Now cut into 1.5 x 1.5 inch squares. Makes about 35 of these squares.

Each square has about 2.5 g protein, .6 net carbs and 3.5g fat

They are so sweet and chewy and delicious, but you probably won't eat 10! If you did, you would still be in THM-S territory, with only a total of 6 net carbs for the whole 10 bite size bars, and you would get 25 g protein!

Store these in the refrigerator.

(THM-S SNACK) Very Chocolate Muffins w/Chocolate-Coconut Frosting

VERY CHOCOLATE MUFFINS with CHOCOLATE-COCONUT FROSTING

This one has become one of my favorite "go-to" snacks. I enjoy two of these muffins for breakfast or a snack with coffee. Quite filling and fast! I make up a big batch of these over the weekend, in no time FLAT, for a smoother week, filled with easy "Grab N Go" foods!

Very Chocolate Muffins w/Coconut Frosting

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Recipe-

Ingredients: 1 Cup Almond Flour

1/2 Cup Coconut Flour

1 TBSP Cinnamon

1/2 Cup Flax Meal

1-2 Scoop Protein Powder ( I use Swanson, as it is THM approved, and the reason that I say 1-2, is because it really doesn't change the consistency, but using more, will add to the nutritional value, as well as add a few more calories per muffin)

1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder

2 tsp. Baking Powder

Sweetener ( No sugar! I use a mix of Stevia Powder and Erythritol, but you could simply use your own Truvia to desired sweetness. I have realized that I use less and less sweetener, as I've moved farther away from refined sugar, so I used about 4 shakes of Stevia and 3 TBSP Erythritol in this recipe for muffins)

1.5 tsp. Xanthan (or Guar) Gum

1/2 tsp. Sea Salt

1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

1/4 Cup  Coconut Oil ( gently melted-I use the microwave for this-20 seconds)

2 Cups Unsweetened Almond Milk

1 Cup Egg White (from carton)

1/2 Cup Water (For a lighter muffin, you could add a little more water. These are pretty dense.)

MIX-Dry ingredients together. Add the wet ingredients. Mix well. Pour about 1/4 cup of the batter into prepared/sprayed muffin tins. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes, or until firm/done. I stick a knife in the center to see that it is done, when it is dry as I pull it out. Now, let these cool, before frosting them.

FROSTING-Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Coconut Oil (The less expensive option would be the Unrefined, and this would also give you a more flavorful frosting! Be sure to melt this in the microwave for about 20 seconds)

1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder

1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

Pinch Sea Salt

1 Cup Unsweetened Shredded Coconut

Sweetener to desired taste (I use 3-4 shakes Stevia Powder and 1/4 cup Erythritol. You could use about 1/4 cup Truvia)

Note-You could back off by "half" of the Coconut and, instead, use 4 oz. of Cream Cheese. I've done it and it's great!

Mix it all together well. It's going to be very thick. Add just about 1/4 Cup of Hot Water and continue to mix it well, so it is ready to spread.

Note-This "Frosting" is very much like the THM "Skinny Chocolate"! Very good for you!!

This entire mix YIELDS about 28-32 muffins. Store in the refrigerator.