Low Carb Salty Chocolate Treat - Recipe - Diet Doctor (2024)

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Chocolatey. Coconut-tastic. Seed-a-rific. Oh, yes. We went there with this recipe. Dark chocolate with tons of nuts and seeds, makes a fantastic low carb snack!

July 9 2016 recipe by Anne Aobadia, photo by Emma Shevtzoff, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Dessert

Chocolatey. Coconut-tastic. Seed-a-rific. Oh, yes. We went there with this recipe. Dark chocolate with tons of nuts and seeds, makes a fantastic low carb snack!

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10 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 3½ oz. 100 g dark chocolate with a minimum of 80% cocoa solids
  • 10 10 hazelnuts or pecans or walnuts
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp roasted unsweetened coconut chips
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
  • sea salt

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Instructions

Instructions are for 10 servings. Please modify as needed.

  1. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave oven in 20 second intervals.

  2. Bring out 10 small cupcake liners, no bigger than 2" (5 cm) in diameter.

  3. Add the chocolate to the cupcake liners.

  4. Add nuts, coconut chips, seeds and lightly sprinkle with salt flakes if you like the salt.

  5. Let cool and store in the refrigerator.

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20 comments

  1. 1

    Peggy

    July 9 2016

    Can anyone explain the carb-level-ranking on these recipes? This one is "liberal low carb" with 2 g carb per serving. The low carb bread is "moderate low carb" with 2 g carb per serving. The frittata with spinach is "strict low carb" with 3 g carb per serving. It must take into account more than just the number of carb grams per serving.

    Replies: #3, #4, #15

  2. 2

    Xtina

    July 9 2016

    I really like that these special occasion recipes do not use artificial sweeteners. It is very difficult to find recipes that do not use sweeteners so this is great.

  3. 3

    Reply to comment #1 by Peggy

    Hugh

    July 10 2016

    I'm not speaking with any inside knowledge here, but it seems to me that the difference might lie in the relative position a particular food has in an overall low carb diet.

    A serving of the spinach frittata recipe could be the main part of a complete meal. At 3 carbs for the centerpiece of a breakfast, lunch, or dinner, that would count as a very low carb choice. It might even fit into a keto meal plan.

    A serving or two of the low carb bread might be part of a sandwich, adding a few extra carbs, but making it more filling and satisfying than, say, plain ham and cheese served alone. Again, it helps fill out a complete low carb meal that might be a little less strict.

    But, as the title suggests, this chocolate recipe is a "treat", intended as a dessert or a snack, not a substantial component of a full meal. It would be something extra to enjoy occasionally if you're not trying to maintain a very strict low carb diet.

    Reply: #5

  4. 4

    Reply to comment #1 by Peggy

    Hugh

    July 10 2016

    After giving my own opinion here, I found the following information on the site, which makes it much clearer:

    http://www.dietdoctor.com/how-low-carb-is-low-carb

  5. 5

    Reply to comment #3 by Hugh

    Carlene

    July 11 2016

    That's good insight! I was wondering about that too. Thanks!

  6. 6

    Alessandro Di Sciascio

    July 13 2017

    Is the chocolate in this recipe expected to be totally unsweetened chocolate or are we talking about a regular dark chocolate 70% cacao bar you can buy at the register in grocery stores?

  7. 7

    Alexthebrave

    August 5 2017

    Finding it really hard to keep to 5% carbs. Hi all, I have just finished my second week on low carb and apart from having to repainted my home in preparation for sale, I have achieved zero exercise this past two weeks! I know I need to, and I do really want to get stuck into it, but energy and motivation has been lacking! Making delicious food though and love that, but I would say I am staying around 10% carbs, eating two good sized meals per day. I am also on the 16/8 (11-7pm IF) routine and feel happy sticking to this. Lost 4lbs so far so on average this isn't bad, but I am sure if I exercised I would feel more shift on the lb front! I am a bit proponent of raw milk, cheese made with raw milk, (I make my own yoghurt, cream, kefir and butter, and produce pure whey. I only buy pastured organic meat from a farmer who I have a great relationship with for the past two years and only buy strictly organic vegetables. No government meat, dairy products or packaged goods.

    Last year my husband and I ventured into a cleanse using only raw milk and it was amazing to say the least. If anyone wants info on this I can spill the beans, just don't want to ramble on Amy more and bore you all. Lol.

    Onward LCHF'ing we go...

  8. 8

    amanda

    November 17 2017

    raw milk for cleanse?? you kidding? tell me more about it, pls!

  9. 9

    Stacey M.

    June 5 2018

    I like!

  10. 10

    Noemi

    July 13 2018

    I’m waiting

  11. 11

    Terry Proveau

    October 5 2018

    On the Salty chocolate treat recipe. I make mine lower carb by making my chocolate.
    I buy cocoa butter by the pound and melt it in a double boiler adding Swerve or Tagatose sweetener instead of sugar (very very low glycemic index for both sweeteners. I also add cocoa powder and sometimes powdered heavy cream (milk chocolate). I put some peanut butter in the middle sometimes too! Really good although a bit more work. Pretty easy now that I have made these three times so I am getting quicker at it!

  12. 12

    Nicole

    October 9 2018

    Made this last night! Could not be any easier. I bought the bar of Lindt 70% dark chocolate. I added a few tiny drops of coconut oil while melting the chocolate to make sure it melted right. I did (2) 20 second intervals with stirring and then last 10 seconds. Perfect. For 10 servings use one bar.
    I put a teaspoon of the melted chocolate into each liner. I think they came out a bit thinner than in the pic, but maybe my liner was too big. 2 teaspoons seemed to be a better size but would that double the carb amount?
    I topped some with coconut flakes sea salt and an almond in the middle. Some with pumpkin seeds and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice. Some just with sea salt. DELICIOUS. Super creamy and hits the spot. Will make this often!

  13. 13

    Diana

    February 9 2019

    Do you have a recipe for home made dark chocolate? I've searched, but all recipes I found, use a pre-made dark chocolate. Thanks.

    Reply: #14

  14. 14

    Reply to comment #13 by Diana

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    February 10 2019

    Do you have a recipe for home made dark chocolate? I've searched, but all recipes I found, use a pre-made dark chocolate. Thanks.

    No, we don't have a recipe for home made dark chocolate.

  15. 15

    Reply to comment #1 by Peggy

    Genna

    February 10 2019

    My guess is the serving size for the ones wirh more carbs are much larger? Not sure. Good question!

  16. 16

    Vera

    February 13 2019

    Should I be using sugarless 70% chocolate for this recipe? Do I need to pay attention to the sugar content in the chocolate?

    Reply: #17

  17. 17

    Reply to comment #16 by Vera

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    February 14 2019

    Should I be using sugarless 70% chocolate for this recipe? Do I need to pay attention to the sugar content in the chocolate?

    70% dark chocolate has a minimal amount of sugar in it. If you are eating a more strict ketogenic diet, you can try a chocolate sweetened with one of the natural alternative sweeteners like erythritol or stevia.

  18. 18

    Miki Perry

    October 6 2019

    Which chocolate do you use? I bought 70% coaco from Ghirardeli and it has 56 grams of carbs in a bar with 8 sections. Is there another bittersweet low carb chocolate that you recommend?

    Reply: #20

  19. 19

    Beelean

    October 11 2019

    Get Sam's Choice 90% at Wal-Mart, 1 net carb, very dark.

  20. 20

    Reply to comment #18 by Miki Perry

    Kristie Sullivan, PhD Team Diet Doctor

    October 14 2019

    Something with 90% cocoa or higher is generally a safe bet. It might seem bitter if you're new to keto, but for many who have been sugar free a while, it's sweet enough.

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