Sugar Plums
Note: Makes 24 Total carbs 25
Ingredients:
1/2 lb. cream cheese at room temperature
1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
4 pkgs. sugar free strawberry Jell-o, 11 gram packages (0.3 oz.)
24 whole cloves
1 1/2 cups unsweetened, desiccated, long shred coconut
Beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Beat in 3 packages of the Jell-o until well blended, then stir in the coconut. Sprinkle the one remaining package of Jell-o on a plate.
Form level Tablesps of the mixture into balls and roll in the Jell-o powder. Stick a clove into each ball.
Enchanting Chocolate Mint Truffle Delights
Note: Use a good quality unsweetened chocolate like Callebaut, Vahlrona or Scharffen-Berger (perhaps you have a favorite). Bakers chocolate is very grainy when used in low-carb sweets so it’s not recommended. Total carbs 99. You can pipe the mixture into different types of cups for something different or pleasing to the eye. You can also vary the flavoring as you like. Bourbon is especially good with chocolate.
Makes 24
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups whipping cream
1/2 lb. unsweetened chocolate, chopped into small pieces
1/3 cup granular Splenda
1/3 cup granular Sugar Twin
1 tsp. peppermint extract
4 Tbsp. cocoa powder
In a small pot, bring the cream to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate until melted. Stir in the artificial sweetener and peppermint extract. Transfer to a larger bowl and let stand in a cool place until completely cold.
With an electric mixer, beat the chocolate mixture until it becomes light and fluffy. Spread out evenly into a plastic wrap lined 8 by 8-inch pan. Refrigerate until set.
Dust the top with 2 Tbsp. of the cocoa powder. Flip out, cocoa side down onto a flat surface. Remove the plastic and dust with the remaining cocoa powder. Run a sharp bladed knife under hot water and dry. Cut into 24 pieces, heating and drying the knife after each cut. Keep frozen until you are ready to serve them.
