Yes, with just 3 ingredients you can be enjoying your own Almond Joy without any of the guilt! Low-carb, dairy-free and they can even be made nut-free by using pumpkin or sunflower seeds! These bites are full of flavor but not full of sugar or chemicals!
All about Chocolate
Here are my favorite chocolate brands. Feel free to use any of these brand or even make your own using this recipe or this one. These brands are all soy and dairy free.
- Equal Exchange 80% Extra Dark Chocolate. I LOVE this stuff!! Each square only has 1 Net Carb, and it is the best tasting chocolate I have tried. I ALWAYS have some in the pantry. Even my hubby who HATES dark chocolate “kinda” likes this brand! I am happy he doesn’t like it so he will leave it alone! (FYI, I have seen this Chocolate Bar in Whole Foods.)
- Equal Exchange 70% Cacao Chocolate Chips. I normally just chop up my 80% chocolate bar above to use in cookies but I was SO happy to see that Tropical Traditions has begun selling 70% Cacao Chocolate Chips! I have never seen chocolate chips (at least the REAL kind) with this amount of cacao!
- Enjoy Life Brand Chocolate Chunks. These chips are great. They have a bit more sugar, but at least they don’t contain soy lecithin, dairy, and artificial flavoring. Stock up on them HERE. (They can also be purchased at Whole Foods.)
- 3 oz. chocolate, melted (use any of the varieties mentioned above)
- 2-3 tbsp. sliced almonds (could use any chopped nut or even pumpkin seeds for nut-free)
- 2-3 tbsp. unsweetened shredded coconut (could also use coconut chips or coconut flakes)
Sprinkle 1/2-1 tsp. coconut in the bottom of chocolate mold. (You could also use ice cube trays.) Pour 1 tsp. of melted chocolate over coconut. Add more coconut (approximately 1 tsp.), followed by more chocolate (approximately 1 tsp.), followed by 1 tsp. of sliced almonds. Repeat in the next mold until all of the ingredients have been used. Refrigerate for about 20 minutes. Best served at room temperature.
- 75 Calories, 5 grams Fat, 6 Total Carbs, 1.5 grams Fiber, 4.5 Net Carbs, 1 gram Protein each Bite