🍫 Low-Carb Dark Chocolate Coconut & Sacha Inchi Bites

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | 7:21 AM | 0 comments

Image: Coconut/Savi Seed Treat

I'd been experimenting with melting dark chocolate together with coconut oil and freezing it into little pieces. Then I started wondering... what if I turned it into an actual treat? 😂

I'm allergic to nuts, so when I originally created this recipe, Savi Seeds was the brand name I knew them by at the time. They're actually Sacha Inchi seeds, sometimes called Inca peanuts, and they have a crunchy, nutty flavor.

Today I started thinking about making it into a treat, so I have added crushed Sacha Inchi seeds, unsweetened shredded coconut, and sweetener to my mixture. I am allergic to nuts, but I just happen to have some Sacha Inchi seeds I needed to use up.

Ingredients

  • 2 squares Lindt 90% dark chocolate
  • Coconut oil, enough to bring the melted chocolate mixture to ½ cup (about 3.5 oz)
  • 2 tbsp salted Sacha Inchi Seeds (formerly sold as Savi Seeds), crushed
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 tbsp sweetener, or to taste

Here's my recipe:
In a glass measuring cup, melt 2 squares of Lindt 90% Dark Chocolate for about 2 minutes in the microwave. Add in enough coconut oil to make 1/2 cup (about 3.5 ounces). Mix well.

Crush two TBSPs of natural salted Sacha Inchi and place in a sandwich-style, freezable container. Add in two TBSPs of unsweetened shredded coconut and 1 TBSP of sweetener (I used Date Palm Sugar).

Pour in the chocolate/coconut oil mixture. Stir well. Place in freezer for 10 minutes, making sure it is level. When frozen, break into small pieces.

You might need to play with the ingredients. I tried not to use much sugar because I can't use artificial sweeteners, but you might need more (or less) sweetener.

These turned out really good - maybe too good; I ate several pieces! I think next time I will use a little less sweetener.

Original Nutritional Calculation:
When I originally created this recipe, I calculated the nutrition using the specific brands and ingredients I was using at the time, including Savi Seeds (now generally sold as Sacha Inchi seeds). Nutrition will vary depending on the chocolate, sweetener, Sacha Inchi seeds, and other ingredients you use.

Nutritional Data: For the whole recipe, because you can't break in uniform pieces once frozen.
Calories: 1,429, Fat: 137, Carbs: 38, Fiber: 17, Net carbs: 8

If you were able to cut it into 1" squares in a 6-inch container, you would get 36 pieces; each piece would roughly be:
Calories: 39.7, Fat: 3.8, Carbs: 1.1, Fiber: 0.5, Net carbs: 0.6

Of course, if you used an artificial sweetener, it would be lower in carbs.

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Catherine

About Catherine: I am mom to three grown-up sons, two grandchildren, two rescue dogs and a rescue cat. After years of cooking and coming up with recipes for my severely allergic children with a multitude of allergies, I am tired of cooking and weary of worrying about what I eat. And then I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic and gluten-intolerant and the journey started all over again!

Note: I am not a dietician, nutritionist, or doctor nor do I claim to be a weight management expert. I am not legally allowed to give dietary advice. This is not dietary or medical advice, just a compilation of low carb recipes that taste great!

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