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.
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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.
I use vanilla egg white protein powder and and have even added a scoop of raw fiber. I also love freezing it for about 10 minutes before using a kitchen knife to break it into pieces. They end up random shapes and sizes, but are oh SO delightfully crunchy.
Great tips Rebecca! Thank you!
How much is considered one serving?
I don’t think there are any hard guidelines. But if I had to suggest a serving size, I’d say the equivalent to 1 Tbsp a couple times a day, but everyone is different. That seems to be the amount that works best for me.
Just tried the PB Skinny Chocolate…so delicious! I added another pinch of salt and 1 TBSP of PB2 – and it made my heart sing. Thanks!!!
You’re welcome! So glad your heart was singing! 🙂
Thank you so much for these wonderful recipes. I made the peanut butter skinny chocolate last night. Oh my goodness. So good! I used 2t drizzled over some Choco pudding(fp style) w a squirt of fat free reddi whip on top. Pure decadence!!!
Sounds amazing Jessica! So glad you liked it!
Does the pb skinny chocolate come out like milk chocolate? I don’t like dark chocolate at all, but I love, love milk chocolate.
It does Crystal! 🙂 I’m not a fan of dark either and the peanut butter really does make it creamier…close to milk chocolate.
Hi, I’m brand new to thm and your pb skinny chocolate is the first skinny chocolate I’ve made. I used about 4TBs of thm sweetblend. The sweetener is so strong. Is this just a flavor I have to get used to or did I use way too much? I was so hoping the sweetblend would be better for me than stevia, but no such luck. Please tell me this gets better.
I’m sorry Bekki! I’ve never tried the THM sweet blend. But I did want to write you and tell you to not lose heart…your tastebuds do adjust (and it does get better). I always start out with less Stevia because if you add too much, it goes south fast.
I make the skinny chocolate with sweet blend. I grind in with a mortar and pestle. We like it with protein powder ( I use Greens First’s Dream Protein), peanut butter, coconut and a few drops of peppermint or orange EOs. I just can’t believe how easy it is to make delicious chocolate!!
Sweet blend is stronger so you use 1/2 the amount. 2 tbs for this recipe is perfect.
Thank you for the tip Carla!
I made these today. Thanks for posting the recipes! I don’t drink coffee and so I didn’t have a coffee grinder on hand, but I did have some stevia drops so I squeezed in a dropper full and tasted and then added another dropper and tasted and it was to my liking. Might be another sweetener option for others too 😉