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Sugar-Free Keto Milk Chocolate Bars (Dairy-Free)

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20 min · plus chilling until setMakes 14 × 1 small bar (25 g)129 kcal a portion
  • Keto (1.7 g net carbs a serve)
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free ingredients

Contains: Tree nuts. Check labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes.

Cocoa, cocoa butter and coconut sweetened with allulose: no added sugar and under 2 g net carbs in each small bar.

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Ingredients 7

Method

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  1. Have your silicone chocolate molds ready — a classic bar mold, a small bar mold or a square mold. 0:50
  2. Set a glass or steel bowl over a pan with about 1 inch (2.5 cm) of simmering water and melt the cocoa butter in it, stirring now and then. 1:05
  3. Add the powdered allulose and stir until it partly dissolves; sweetener never fully melts in fat, so use the finest powder you can. 1:35
  4. Stir in the coconut milk powder and the salt. 2:20
  5. Turn off the heat, add the cocoa powder and mix until smooth. Lift the bowl off and keep stirring (pouring it into a jug helps) until it is just lukewarm. 2:45
  6. Pour into the molds, tap them a few times to level, and press roasted nuts on top of some while still liquid. 3:50
  7. Chill in the fridge or freezer until set, then pop the chocolates out of the molds. Wrap them and keep in the fridge or freezer — they soften at room temperature. 5:22

Tip. Coconut oil or butter can replace the cocoa butter, and powdered erythritol or monk fruit the allulose. Heavy-cream powder works instead of coconut milk powder but is not dairy-free. The cook topped a few with unsweetened dried cranberries.

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One portion, 1 small bar (25 g), gives you 1 of 14

Energy129 kcal540 kJ
Protein1.7 g3% of a day
Fibre2.5 g9% of a day
Carbohydrate4.2 g1.7 g net · 0.5 g sugars2% of a day
Fat13 g7.3 g saturated17% of a day
Sodium40 mg2% of a day

Where the energy comes from one serve

  • Net carbs 5%
  • Protein 5%
  • Fat 90%

Fits keto: 1.7 g net carbs a serve, with 90% of the energy from fat.

Vitamins & minerals % of a day, one serve · tap for more

No vitamin or mineral reaches 10% of a day in one serve.

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Magnesium8%

35 mg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (72%). Takes part in hundreds of reactions — energy, muscles, nerves, blood sugar and bones. Nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains are good sources.

Iron5%

0.9 mg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (77%). Carries oxygen in your blood. Iron from plants absorbs better with vitamin C in the same meal — lemon, tomato or capsicum.

Zinc5%

0.5 mg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (64%). Needed for immunity, wound healing, taste and growth. Meat, seafood, legumes, seeds and whole grains supply it.

Vitamin E4%

0.7 mg a serve, mostly from roasted almonds (70%). An antioxidant that protects cell membranes. Nuts, seeds and plant oils such as olive oil are the main sources.

Selenium3%

1.4 µg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (52%). Part of the body's antioxidant enzymes and needed for thyroid hormones. Seafood, eggs, meat and Brazil nuts are rich sources.

Potassium2%

110 mg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (68%). Balances sodium to help control blood pressure and keeps muscles and nerves working. Beans, potatoes, leafy greens and fruit are rich sources.

Vitamin K2%

2.3 µg a serve, mostly from cocoa butter (92%). Needed for blood clotting and bones. Leafy greens and herbs are very rich in it. If you take warfarin, keep your intake steady and talk to your doctor.

Omega-32%

0 g a serve, mostly from roasted pecans (57%). Omega-3 fats support the heart and brain. Oily fish give EPA and DHA; walnuts, flax, chia and canola give ALA, which the body converts only a little.

Calcium1%

13 mg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (48%). Builds bones and teeth and helps muscles and nerves work. Dairy, calcium-set tofu, sardines with their bones and some greens supply it.

Folate1%

3 µg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (53%). Needed to make DNA and new cells — especially important before and in early pregnancy. Legumes and leafy greens are rich sources.

Vitamin B61%

0 mg a serve, mostly from unsweetened coconut milk powder (41%). Helps turn food into energy and make brain messengers. Chickpeas, fish, poultry, potatoes and bananas are good sources.

Vitamin A0%

0.1 µg a serve, mostly from roasted pecans (100%). Keeps eyes, skin and the immune system healthy. Orange vegetables and dark greens give beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.

Vitamin C0%

0.1 mg a serve, mostly from unsweetened coconut milk powder (69%). An antioxidant needed for collagen, immunity and iron absorption. Long cooking destroys some, so raw herbs, citrus and capsicum help.

Vitamin D0%

0 µg a serve. Helps you absorb calcium for bones and supports muscles. Few foods have much — oily fish, eggs, UV-exposed mushrooms, fortified milks. Sunlight is the main source.

Vitamin B120%

0 µg a serve. Keeps nerves and blood cells healthy. Found almost only in animal foods and fortified foods (some plant milks, nutritional yeast), so vegans need a reliable source.

Estimated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central values; % of a day uses the food-label daily values. How this works

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Recipe and video by lowcarbrecipeideas; the method summary, nutrition estimate and diet notes are Notbroken’s. General information about food, not dietary advice.