COOKIES: MAGIC COOKIE BARS(click here to print)

Magic Cookie Bars

Yield: 24 bars

Ingredients

Crust:
• 1 3/4 cup almond flour
• 1/4 cup Splenda or Stevia sweetener
• 2 tbsp oat flour OR 1 tbsp coconut flour
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
Filling:
• 1 3.5 oz bar high % cacao chocolate (I use 90%), chopped
• 1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1 recipe low carb sweetened condensed milk (recipe below)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325F.
2. For the crust, whisk together almond flour, sweetener and oat flour in the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan. Add melted butter and mix in until mixture begins to clump together. Press firmly and evenly into the bottom of the pan.
3. Bake crust for 10 minutes, or until just beginning to brown around the edges. Remove and let cool.
4. Increase oven temperature to 350F.
5. Sprinkle cooled crust with chopped chocolate, coconut and nuts. Pour sweetened condensed milk over top and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until mixture is bubbly and beginning to brown.
6. Let cool in pan and cut into 24 bars.

Notes

Serves 24. Each serving has 5.1 g of carbs and 1.9 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 3.2 g.

Low Carb Sweetened Condensed Milk

Yield: 1 cup (8 servings)

Serving Size: 2 tbsp

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream (do not use all cream, it will get to thick and clumpy!)
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup Splenda or Stevia sweetener
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1/8 tsp xanthan gum
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 15 drops stevia extract

Instructions

1. In a medium heavy saucepan, combine cream, milk and sweetener over medium heat.
2. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours, stirring frequently, until mixture is reduce by half. (No matter how often you stir, thick bits of milk will form on the sides. Leave it there, and try not to disturb it when stirring, or you will get chunky bits in your condensed milk).
3. Add butter and let melt, then briskly whisk in xanthan gum. Let mixture cool to room temperature and stir in vanilla and stevia extracts.

Notes

Serves 8. Each serving has 2 g carbs.

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