COCONUT CHOCOLATE PROTEIN SQUARES

NO BAKE COCONUT CHOCOLATE PROTEIN SQUARES

Hmm, these are so good and good for you! Enjoy indulging every day without guilt. Great fiber! The coconut oil controls weight because it speeds metabolism and controls Candida. It is hard to believe that this confection is actually good for you. Don't have an ounce of guilt over this one! You can now find coconut milk powder at Amazon OR you could use heavy cream powder now available at Walmart, I believe, or online. Two squares will provide more protein than 1 egg.

1/3 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup whipping cream
2 tbsp Da Vinci® Sugar Free Syrup
(I used Macadamia Nut), OR sugar free Pancake syrup
1 tbsp butter
1 cup chocolate, OR vanilla whey protein
2/3 cup powdered milk, OR coconut milk powder OR
heavy cream powder (Walmart or online)
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup powdered sweetener
1 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut (divided)

In food processor, process coconut oil, whipping cream, Da Vinci® Sugar Free Syrup, butter, whey protein, powdered milk, cocoa and powdered sweetener. Stir in 3/4 cup coconut. Press into lightly greased (spray bottom of pan lightly with Pam) 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Sprinkle remaining coconut over top and press coconut into mixture with back of a soup or dessert spoon. Freeze until firm and refrigerate

Helpful Hints: This is quite a fudge-like confection and I love the combo of coconut and chocolate. It was sweet enough for me, but YMMV. You could add the contents of a couple of packets of sweetener, if desired – taste and see.

This confection could be cut into 8 bars – as in protein bars - and carried in a plastic baggie in your purse. It will be a little softer, but you could always mitigate that by adding a couple tablespoons more of the whey protein or leave out a tablespoon of the sugar free syrup.

Nutritional Analysis: 32 squares (8 x 4)
1 square: 74.4 calories; 3.4 g protein; 6.1 g fat; 1.5 g carbs

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