Candice’s Low Carb Peanut Butter Brownies

I have been wanting to try and make these for a while now, I just never got around to it. Well today I finally did and let me say, I am glad I finally made! These brownies are so yummy!
You can add extra chips if you want, I just did not want the extra calories and carbs.

Bake 20 minutes for a more chewy brownie and 25 minutes for a more cake like brownie.

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Makes 12-16 servings

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of natural peanut butter, sugar and salt free
1/3 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup splenda
3 Tablespoons xylitol
2 egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup peanut flour, sifted
2 Tablespoons coconut flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 recipe Candice’s Low Carb Chocolate Chips (see below)

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350F
Line a bottom of a 8x8 or 9x9 square baking pan with parchment. If you do not have parchment you can butter the pan.

In small heat proof bowl melt butter and peanut butter in microwave(about 45 seconds to 1 minute on high). Set aside.
In small bowl mix peanut flour, coconut flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl whisk splenda, xylitol, eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk in melted butter and peanut butter. Mix until smooth. Fold in flour mixture.
Lastly fold in chocolate chips.

Spread evenly into your prepared pan.

Bake at 350F for 20-25 minuets.

Let cool in pan before cutting.

Nutritional information for 1 brownie with 12 servings:

Energy 155 kcal
Carbohydrate, Total 7.92 g
Sugars, total 0.86 g
Fiber, total dietary 1.98 g
Sugar alcohol 3.02 g
Protein 5.96 g
Total lipid (fat) 11.52 g

Net Carbs: 2.92 g

Nutritional information for 1 brownie with 16 servings:

Energy 116 kcal
Carbohydrate, Total 5.94 g
Sugars, total 0.65 g
Fiber, total dietary 1.49 g
Sugar alcohol 2.26 g
Protein 4.47 g
Total lipid (fat) 8.64 g

Net Carbs: 2.19 g

Candice’s Low Carb Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
Ingredients:
1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder *

1/4 cup(2oz) unsalted butter

8 drops liquid Sucralose (I use EZ-Sweetz)**
Instructions:
In heat proof bowl, melt butter in microwave.

Add cocoa. Stir until smooth.
Add liquid sucrose and stir well.

If you want a little sweeter, you can add a few more drops. 8 is enough for me though.
Put chocolate mixture into a pipping bag*** and pipe out chips on a parchment lined cookie/baking sheet.
You can pipe as small or large as you like. I make about the size as a normal chocolate chip.
Put the cookie sheet in the freezer for at least 30 minutes to set up chips.
Peal off chips and store in air tight container or baggie in the freezer until you need to use.
Makes approx. 3/4 cup of chocolate chips.
Nutritional information for 1 recipe:
Energy 581 kcal

Carbohydrate, TOTAL 24.04 g

Sugars, total 0.03 g

Fiber, total dietary 11.97 g

Protein 6.48 g

Total lipid (fat) 51.43 g
Net Carbs 12.07 g

*I use Dutch Process Cocoa. 1 TB has 4g carb & 2g Fiber.

**My bottle says 1 drop = 1 tsp sugar so use less if your bottle says 1 drop = 2 tsp sugar

*** If you do not have a piping bag, a small baggie will work just fine. Just use in the same way

I just want you to know how wonderful it is that you share your wonderful recipes! I've only made a few of them but they are all SO good! I hope to make more once I get closer to goal

thanks so much Jen!

I second the previous poster..all your stuff looks awesome! I just have a couple questions for ya..

I'm allergic to peanuts so do you think I could sub some other kind of nut flour?
If so, can I just grind my own nuts to make the flour?
Coconut flour? Is that the same as just ground up unsweetened coconut? If not, where do you buy yours?

Where do you get the xylitol? I'm home-basing out of the Cariboo right now but we live in Ladner, and DH is back and forth. He could probably pick some up for me as he works all over the lower mainland. I've been using a combo of liquid sugar twin and splenda for the few treats I've been making but it would be nice to have the xylitol to work with for texture, etc..

The next time DH comes up I would love to send him back with some quality treats..he's been doing so good with lc without me being there to cook all his meals and he deserves something other than jello w/whipped cream!

Thanks!
Deeze