Many of us will be indulging in more sweets come Oct. Nov and Dec.
(Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas) and if this describes you
and you want some dessert recipes that won’t increase your weight
or damage your health, here are 4 recipes for “skinny sweets.”

Recipe no. 1-
Crunchy Chocolate Peanut Fudge-
Ingredients:
1 cup of butter, leave out at room temperature
1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 Swerve powdered sugar substitute*
1 tsp. of vanilla extract
3/4 cup of peanuts, chopped and divided
To make:
Line 8″ X 4″ with foil with 2″ overhang. With mixer on medium speed, beat
butter, cocoa, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth. Fold in 1/2 cup
of the peanuts. Transfer to a prepared pan; spread butter mixture evenly.
Sprinkle with remaining peanuts; press on lightly. Cover; refrigerate 1 hr.
or until firm. Cut into 20 or 24 squares. Refrigerate the leftovers.
* Look for Swerve powdered sugar at your grocery store or online
at Amazon.com.
Calories per square-94, Prot-1g, Carbs-13g and Net Carbs-1 g.
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Recipe no. 2-
Spiced Coconut Truffles-
Ingredients:
1 cup of butter, at room temperature and divided
1 Tbs. of Coconut oil, divided
4 tsp. of Swerve powdered sugar substitute
1/8 tsp. of ground ginger
1/8 tsp. of ground cinnamon
To make:
With a mixer on medium speed, beat 2/3 cup of butter and 2 tsp. of coconut oil,
and the next 3 ingredients until smooth. Cover; refrigerate 1 hr. Shape into 8 balls,
about 1 Tbs. each. Cover: refrigerate 30 mins. or until firm. In heat-proof bowl,
microwave remaining butter and coconut oil in 10-sec. intervals until melted, stirring.
Coat the coconut balls in the butter. And sprinkle with cinnamon, if desired.
Calories per coconut ball-235, Prot-2g. Carbs-10g. Net carbs-1 g.
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Recipe no. 3-
Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge-
Ingredients:
2 cups of butter, leave out at room temperature
2 1/2 oz. of unsweetened choc. melted and cooled slightly
1 cup of Swerve powdered sugar substitute
3/4 cup of natural peanut butter
3/4 cup of chopped peanuts
To make:
Line a 8″X 4″ loaf pan with foil with 2″ overhang. With mixer on
medium speed, beat 1 1/4 cup of peanut butter, choc. and 10 Tbs.
of Swerve until smooth. Pour into a pan; spread evenly. Cover;
refrigerate 1 hour. With mixer on medium speed, beat peanut
butter and remaining butter and Swerve; fold in peanuts. Spread
over choc. Cover; refrigerate 2 hrs. Cut into 20 to 24 squares.
Refrigerate the leftovers.
Calories per servings- 270, Prot-5g. Carbs-11g. Net carbs-4g.
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Recipe No. 4-
Snowy Coconut-Almond Balls-
Delight in this dessert as it’s both dairy-free and gluten-free.
Ingredients:
1/2 + 1 Tbs. of unsweetened shredded coconut, divided
1/2 cup of super-fine almond flour
1/4 cup of coconut oil, melted
2 Tbs. of Swerve powdered sugar substitute
1/4 tsp. of coconut extract (no coconut extract-use vanilla)
To make:
In a large bowl, stir together 6 Tbs. of shredded coconut, almond
flour, coconut oil, powdered sugar and coconut extract until well-
combined. Refrigerate 15 mins. or until firm. Using 1 Tbs. measure,
scoop out 8 pieces; shape into balls. Roll balls in remaining shredded
coconut until well-coated. Place each coconut ball into a mini-cupcake
liner to store, if desired. Refrigerate at least 3 hrs. or keep refrigerated until
ready to eat.
Calories per serving-110, Prot-0g. Carbs-7g, Net carbs-3g.
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Sources:
a) A Taste of Home Magazine
b) AllRecipes,com–popular website
c) wholesomeketotreats.com-website

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