Skinny Chocolate.
It’s the lifeblood of eating Trim Healthy Mama style.
Okay….not really…
But it sure is a yummy low-carb dessert that will satisfy your chocolate cravings while boosting your metabolism. A quick and easy dessert is vital to making Trim Healthy Mama work for us in our small RV space.
With the perfect quantities and ingredients, I’ve figured out to make skinny chocolate just right for our tastes.
First, let me tell you that I’m really NOT a big dark chocolate fan. I wish I were, but I sit somewhere between milk and dark. Someday I’ll get my big girl panties on and graduate to dark. Needless to say, the original Trim Healthy Mama Skinny Chocolate was too dark for my tastes, but here are our 3 favorite tweaked flavor combinations.
- Coconut Almond
- Peppermint Protein
- Peanut Butter
But first, a few tips…
My Top 5 Tips for Perfect Skinny Chocolate
- Use Xylitol or Truvia – these 2 sweeteners are the only ones I’ve fully embraced for chocolate. Stevia extract is just too bitter by itself.
- Grind the Sweetener – this is super important. If you don’t grind the sweetener, you’ll end up with really gritty, bitter skinny chocolate. Been there, done it, I don’t recommend it.
- Add Salt – this may sound weird, but the salt brings out the sweetness, and it’s yummy!
- Add Protein Powder – I love this Protein Powder. The protein powder definitely lightens up the chocolate to a place somewhere between dark and milk chocolate.
- To Remove From Dish – I refrigerate my skinny chocolate for a couple of hours and then flip the dish with the hardened skinny chocolate upside down over the sink. Then I run warm water over the bottom of the dish. It comes out easily that way. I cut my chocolate squares up and store them in the freezer.
And now the recipes… all of them are S for Satisfying.
Coconut Almond Skinny Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 1/2 tbsp. Xylitol or Truvia powdered
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dried coconut shredded and unsweetened
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients except the coconut in a bowl. If your coconut oil is at a solid, heat gently to make stirring easier.
- After ingredients are mixed well, stir in coconut.
- Pour into a glass dish, refrigerate for a couple hours before cutting.
Nutrition
Peppermint Protein Skinny Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 1/2 tbsp. Xylitol or Truvia powdered
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 drops of peppermint essential oil
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
- If your coconut oil is at a solid, heat gently to make stirring easier.
- Pour into a glass dish, refrigerate for a couple hours before cutting.
Nutrition
Peanut Butter Skinny Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter unsweetened
- 4 1/2 tbsp. Xylitol or Truvia powdered
- 1 tbsp. vanilla
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. If your coconut oil is at a solid, heat gently to make stirring easier. Pour into a glass dish, refrigerate for a couple hours before cutting.
Nutrition
Other Flavoring Ideas
OrangeVanillaAlmondRum At the VERY least, add vanilla extract to your chocolate. As a general rule, I recommend you start with 1/2 of a teaspoon for extracts. For essential oils, I’d start with 2 drops and go up according to your tastes. So what have you tried? I’d love your ideas on making different versions of this staple.
Would you recommend using gentle sweet for the pb recipe? If so, how much? If I used that, would I still have to grind it?
Thanks. This looks amazing!
hadn’t thought about CRUNCHY peanut butter!! Yum!
Re:sweetners-I can’t have xylitol, so
has anyone used erythitol or erythitol/stevia… (as in Pyure)?
Yes, I use homemade version of Super Sweet — 1 tsp stevia extract powder to 1 cup erythritol, ground in a coffee grinder — for skinny chocolate.😊
PNB Skinny Chocolate is the bomb! Easy peasy with Swerve powdered sugar, a silicon mold, and a few minutes in the freezer. My normally super self-disciplined hubsters couldn’t stop eating them. So much for my week’s worth of treats!