Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bars

CarolynF · 01-11-2010, 07:39 PM

I tweaked my chocolate chippers to make bars..Very nommie.

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bars

1 1/4 cups sifted almond flour
1/3 cup oat flour
1/3 cup chocolate protein powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda Note: you could leave out the vwg, I'm sure
1 1/2 cup of sweetener
1 tsp. molasses
10 Tbs. of unsalted butter (if you use salted, cut back on the salt)
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup of SF chocolate chips or chopped 85 Percent Lindt bar
3/4 cup of pecan pieces or walnut pieces, toasted lightly

Heat oven to 350. Line a 9 x 9 pan with parchment paper.

In a large bowl sift the dry ingredients together..flours/powder/baking soda/sweetener/salt.

In a large skillet, melt 8 Tbs. of the butter until melted, Continue cooking and swirling butter until caramel color..1 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and pour the melted butter into a medium heatproof bowl, then stir the remaining 2 Tbs. of butter into the melted butter until everything is melted. Let cool slightly.

Add salt and vanilla to melted butter and whisk. Add eggs and whisk until thoroughly mixed.

Then gradually add your dry ingredients to the butter/egg mixture and whisk/stir until smooth..Fold in toasted nuts and chocolate chips.

Pour into prepared 9 x 9 pan and bake for 25 minutes or until done. I sprinkled some SF chocolate chips on the top before taking out of the oven for a chocolate glaze.

These are very good..

DBrown8614 · 01-11-2010, 08:20 PM

Dang, I had just written down the cookie recipe and was getting set up to do that and now you post this! LOL Made my changes as this might be what I make first!

Thank you Carolyn!

Jennifer Eloff · 01-12-2010, 07:46 AM

Carolyn, I made these this morning! They were beyond decadent and nice - extreme chocolatey goodness. I could not stop taking slivers. I had to finally handcuff myself after freezing it.

Minor tweaks: I used vital wheat gluten instead of the oat flour (like the original cookie recipe of yours) and regular salted butter and skipped the salt. I also saved on calories a bit by leaving out the nuts. I used 1/4 cup powdered erythritol and 1 1/4 cups Splenda Granular.

Thanks for helping me break my diet today!

I didn't have sugarless chocolate chips or Lindt chocolate in the house and used semisweet chocolate chips instead. Phew!

Anyway, I do think the quality and sweetness level of chocolate will make a difference. I would tend to think 70% Lindt chocolate would be nicer, or better yet sugarless chocolate chips or a combo of the two, if one cannot tolerate much maltitol (they usually use it to sweeten sugarless chocolates - wish they'd get with the program and use erythritol instead).

Thanks again, Carolyn. Have a nice day!

DBrown8614 · 01-12-2010, 08:29 AM

Oh Jennifer, I am so glad to hear you made this too! I was going to do it this morning, but I have a sick child home today, so it will have to wait a bit longer. Wow, I REALLY can't wait now! Two fabulous reviews!!!

CarolynF · 01-12-2010, 09:55 AM

Jennifer..thanks for making these..I used the rest of my erythritol in these, too. It was probably 1/4 of cup and the result Splenda. I just sprinkled the SF chocolate chips so I had a glaze as SA and me don't get along very well at all, either. I did think of using the vwg, but I think I will do that next time to save the carbs in the oat flour.

Jannis: Sorry about your sick child..If you make the cookies, you might want to cut back on the butter..to around 8 Tbs. melted and 2 Tbs. solid. Good luck..

Mule_Freak · 01-12-2010, 10:30 AM

CarolynF.
GIRL I love you

your recipes are easy and ingredents that are easy access too. Bless You

DBrown8614 · 01-12-2010, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarolynF

Jannis: Sorry about your sick child..If you make the cookies, you might want to cut back on the butter..to around 8 Tbs. melted and 2 Tbs. solid. Good luck..

Thank you Carolyn!

I will make note of that and let you know

CarolynF · 01-12-2010, 02:33 PM

I do think if LC things are gobbled up in a day or two, they definitely should be frozen as they don't have preservatives..So, I packed up the rest of these and put them in the freezer.

NGJ26 · 01-13-2010, 11:02 AM

Oh made these last night- SUPER DUPER yummy... my tweaks: subbed 1/4 tsp pure stevia and one scant cup Splenda for sweetner and subbed a bake mix (coconut flour based-from the gal at the 24 hour low carb cafe) bake mix for the oat flour. The batter was the best tasting LC batter I have licked off a spoon in a long time

CarolynF · 01-13-2010, 02:22 PM

Natasha: Can you share the bake mix recipe with coconut flour???

Jennifer Eloff · 01-13-2010, 04:23 PM

Carolyn, if you go to the 24/7 Low-Carb Diner and in the search feature top lefthandcorner, type in bake mix - a screen will come up - scroll down quite a bit.

CarolynF · 01-13-2010, 06:32 PM

Thanks, Jennifer..

jlatislaw · 01-14-2010, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarolynF

Natasha: Can you share the bake mix recipe with coconut flour???

From 24/7 LC Diner

24/7 Low Carb Diner: Search results for bake mix

Coconut Flour Master Mix

1 cup unflavored whey protein powder
2/3 cup coconut flour (Aloha Nu)
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Blend everything together and store in an airtight jar or bag.

NGJ26 · 01-14-2010, 01:19 PM

Judy thanks for having my back and getting the link for Carolyn

CarolynF · 01-14-2010, 01:34 PM

Thanks, Ms. Judy..

The Chicken Lady · 01-14-2010, 02:01 PM

Opps...double post sorry.

The Chicken Lady · 01-14-2010, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarolynF

I tweaked my chocolate chippers to make bars..Very nommie.

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bars

1 1/4 cups sifted almond flour
1/3 cup oat flour
1/3 cup chocolate protein powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda Note: you could leave out the vwg, I'm sure

What VWG is getting left out?

DBrown8614 · 01-14-2010, 02:14 PM

I think she substituted the oaf flour for the VWG. This is a remake of her Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe she made. Correct me if I am wrong Carolyn!

The Chicken Lady · 01-14-2010, 02:20 PM

OK...thanks. I'm sure I can figure it out. I'm really hungry for something chocolate and this sounds really good.

Jennifer Eloff · 01-14-2010, 05:53 PM

Chicken Lady, I substituted VWG for the oat flour, if that helps. This is well worth making. It's delicious. I can't wait to defrost it this Sunday for our picnic after church.

CarolynF · 01-14-2010, 07:13 PM

Yes, I just decided to use the oat flour instead...

jlatislaw · 01-14-2010, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NGJ26

Judy thanks for having my back and getting the link for Carolyn

And thank you, Natasha, for the great web site (24-7 Diner) I'd never gone there but it's very interesting. And I'm going to try the bars with your tweaks (except the Stevia

)

crazywoman-n-wy · 01-14-2010, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Chicken Lady

What VWG is getting left out?

I was wondering that too, and wondering why no one else seem to notice, and ask about it, till I finally got down to your post. I was befused!

The Chicken Lady · 01-15-2010, 07:48 AM

Thanks guys...I got busy yesterday and wasn't able to make them but I plan to make them today.

Jennifer Eloff · 01-16-2010, 09:02 AM

Just wanted to report that this dessert freezes very well. You can take a piece out of the freezer and nuke it for about 15 seconds - yum!

Jennifer Eloff · 01-18-2010, 07:09 AM

Jannis, hope your child is better now.

Carolyn, we took this dessert on our picnic and my husband who loves chocolate raved about it (granted, I did use semisweet chocolate chips). It was fudgey, chocolatey yumminess. Hubby asked if it was in one of my cookbooks. I told him it was your recipe and he said to be sure to tell you how much he enjoyed it. He wants it next weekend again - on another picnic outing.

DBrown8614 · 01-18-2010, 08:56 AM

Jennifer, thank you

He is stronger now

Poor thing caught a virus that made his asthma act up. He was so pale and weak that when he tried to stand, he couldn't breathe and would almost pass out

Now that he is feeling better, I can make these delicious sounding bars!!

Going to try to fit it in today...... and freeze what the kids don't grab from me!

CarolynF · 01-18-2010, 11:10 AM

Thanks so much, Jennifer..My dh loved it, too..I served some SF vanilla ice cream over one crumbled in a dish..

jlatislaw · 01-18-2010, 07:42 PM

Carolyn, I tried these yesterday and they really are quite good. I don't have chocolate protein powder so I used vanilla and added a little cocoa and used half low carb choc. chips and half Lindt 85% and baked in a 7x11 pan - yummy. DD took half the leftovers home with her so DH says I have to make them again, and soon!

Thanks for the recipe.

CarolynF · 01-19-2010, 05:47 AM

I'm so glad you enjoyed them, Judy. I'm sure the vanilla with cocoa would be perfect, too.

01-11-2010, 07:39 PM	#1
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 27,555 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/149/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bars I tweaked my chocolate chippers to make bars..Very nommie. Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bars 1 1/4 cups sifted almond flour 1/3 cup oat flour 1/3 cup chocolate protein powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda Note: you could leave out the vwg, I'm sure 1 1/2 cup of sweetener 1 tsp. molasses 10 Tbs. of unsalted butter (if you use salted, cut back on the salt) 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs 1 cup of SF chocolate chips or chopped 85 Percent Lindt bar 3/4 cup of pecan pieces or walnut pieces, toasted lightly Heat oven to 350. Line a 9 x 9 pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl sift the dry ingredients together..flours/powder/baking soda/sweetener/salt. In a large skillet, melt 8 Tbs. of the butter until melted, Continue cooking and swirling butter until caramel color..1 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and pour the melted butter into a medium heatproof bowl, then stir the remaining 2 Tbs. of butter into the melted butter until everything is melted. Let cool slightly. Add salt and vanilla to melted butter and whisk. Add eggs and whisk until thoroughly mixed. Then gradually add your dry ingredients to the butter/egg mixture and whisk/stir until smooth..Fold in toasted nuts and chocolate chips. Pour into prepared 9 x 9 pan and bake for 25 minutes or until done. I sprinkled some SF chocolate chips on the top before taking out of the oven for a chocolate glaze. These are very good.. __________________ Firecracker Challenge Weight: 147

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01-11-2010, 08:20 PM	#2
DBrown8614 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,549 Gallery: DBrown8614 Stats: 180/165/119/125 WOE: Dr. Atkins Start Date: November 2003	Dang, I had just written down the cookie recipe and was getting set up to do that and now you post this! LOL Made my changes as this might be what I make first! Thank you Carolyn!

01-12-2010, 07:46 AM	#3
Jennifer Eloff MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tropics Posts: 1,294 Gallery: Jennifer Eloff WOE: Atkins/Moderate Carbs Start Date: 1999	Carolyn, I made these this morning! They were beyond decadent and nice - extreme chocolatey goodness. I could not stop taking slivers. I had to finally handcuff myself after freezing it. Minor tweaks: I used vital wheat gluten instead of the oat flour (like the original cookie recipe of yours) and regular salted butter and skipped the salt. I also saved on calories a bit by leaving out the nuts. I used 1/4 cup powdered erythritol and 1 1/4 cups Splenda Granular. Thanks for helping me break my diet today! I didn't have sugarless chocolate chips or Lindt chocolate in the house and used semisweet chocolate chips instead. Phew! Anyway, I do think the quality and sweetness level of chocolate will make a difference. I would tend to think 70% Lindt chocolate would be nicer, or better yet sugarless chocolate chips or a combo of the two, if one cannot tolerate much maltitol (they usually use it to sweeten sugarless chocolates - wish they'd get with the program and use erythritol instead). Thanks again, Carolyn. Have a nice day!

01-12-2010, 08:29 AM	#4
DBrown8614 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,549 Gallery: DBrown8614 Stats: 180/165/119/125 WOE: Dr. Atkins Start Date: November 2003	Oh Jennifer, I am so glad to hear you made this too! I was going to do it this morning, but I have a sick child home today, so it will have to wait a bit longer. Wow, I REALLY can't wait now! Two fabulous reviews!!!

01-12-2010, 09:55 AM	#5
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 27,555 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/149/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Jennifer..thanks for making these..I used the rest of my erythritol in these, too. It was probably 1/4 of cup and the result Splenda. I just sprinkled the SF chocolate chips so I had a glaze as SA and me don't get along very well at all, either. I did think of using the vwg, but I think I will do that next time to save the carbs in the oat flour. Jannis: Sorry about your sick child..If you make the cookies, you might want to cut back on the butter..to around 8 Tbs. melted and 2 Tbs. solid. Good luck..

01-12-2010, 10:30 AM	#6
Mule_Freak MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,888 Gallery: Mule_Freak Stats: 145/125-130/135 WOE: moderate carbs Start Date: Oct. 2003	CarolynF. GIRL I love you your recipes are easy and ingredents that are easy access too. Bless You

01-12-2010, 02:33 PM	#8
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 27,555 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/149/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	I do think if LC things are gobbled up in a day or two, they definitely should be frozen as they don't have preservatives..So, I packed up the rest of these and put them in the freezer.

01-13-2010, 11:02 AM	#9
NGJ26 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 360 Blog Entries: 20 Gallery: NGJ26 WOE: Keep It Simple Start Date: August 2009	Oh made these last night- SUPER DUPER yummy... my tweaks: subbed 1/4 tsp pure stevia and one scant cup Splenda for sweetner and subbed a bake mix (coconut flour based-from the gal at the 24 hour low carb cafe) bake mix for the oat flour. The batter was the best tasting LC batter I have licked off a spoon in a long time

01-13-2010, 02:22 PM	#10
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 27,555 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/149/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Natasha: Can you share the bake mix recipe with coconut flour???

01-13-2010, 04:23 PM	#11
Jennifer Eloff MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tropics Posts: 1,294 Gallery: Jennifer Eloff WOE: Atkins/Moderate Carbs Start Date: 1999	Carolyn, if you go to the 24/7 Low-Carb Diner and in the search feature top lefthandcorner, type in bake mix - a screen will come up - scroll down quite a bit.

01-13-2010, 06:32 PM	#12
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 27,555 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/149/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Thanks, Jennifer..

01-14-2010, 01:19 PM	#14
NGJ26 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 360 Blog Entries: 20 Gallery: NGJ26 WOE: Keep It Simple Start Date: August 2009	Judy thanks for having my back and getting the link for Carolyn

01-14-2010, 01:34 PM	#15
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 27,555 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/149/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Thanks, Ms. Judy..

01-14-2010, 02:14 PM	#18
DBrown8614 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,549 Gallery: DBrown8614 Stats: 180/165/119/125 WOE: Dr. Atkins Start Date: November 2003	I think she substituted the oaf flour for the VWG. This is a remake of her Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe she made. Correct me if I am wrong Carolyn!

01-14-2010, 02:20 PM	#19
The Chicken Lady Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 839 Gallery: The Chicken Lady Stats: Type 2 Diabetic WOE: High Fat Low Carb Diet Start Date: July 5th 2008	OK...thanks. I'm sure I can figure it out. I'm really hungry for something chocolate and this sounds really good.

01-14-2010, 05:53 PM	#20
Jennifer Eloff MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tropics Posts: 1,294 Gallery: Jennifer Eloff WOE: Atkins/Moderate Carbs Start Date: 1999	Chicken Lady, I substituted VWG for the oat flour, if that helps. This is well worth making. It's delicious. I can't wait to defrost it this Sunday for our picnic after church.

01-14-2010, 07:13 PM	#21
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 27,555 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/149/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Yes, I just decided to use the oat flour instead...

01-15-2010, 07:48 AM	#24
The Chicken Lady Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 839 Gallery: The Chicken Lady Stats: Type 2 Diabetic WOE: High Fat Low Carb Diet Start Date: July 5th 2008	Thanks guys...I got busy yesterday and wasn't able to make them but I plan to make them today.

01-16-2010, 09:02 AM	#25
Jennifer Eloff MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tropics Posts: 1,294 Gallery: Jennifer Eloff WOE: Atkins/Moderate Carbs Start Date: 1999	Just wanted to report that this dessert freezes very well. You can take a piece out of the freezer and nuke it for about 15 seconds - yum!

01-18-2010, 07:09 AM	#26
Jennifer Eloff MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tropics Posts: 1,294 Gallery: Jennifer Eloff WOE: Atkins/Moderate Carbs Start Date: 1999	Jannis, hope your child is better now. Carolyn, we took this dessert on our picnic and my husband who loves chocolate raved about it (granted, I did use semisweet chocolate chips). It was fudgey, chocolatey yumminess. Hubby asked if it was in one of my cookbooks. I told him it was your recipe and he said to be sure to tell you how much he enjoyed it. He wants it next weekend again - on another picnic outing.

01-18-2010, 08:56 AM	#27
DBrown8614 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,549 Gallery: DBrown8614 Stats: 180/165/119/125 WOE: Dr. Atkins Start Date: November 2003	Jennifer, thank you He is stronger now Poor thing caught a virus that made his asthma act up. He was so pale and weak that when he tried to stand, he couldn't breathe and would almost pass out Now that he is feeling better, I can make these delicious sounding bars!! Going to try to fit it in today...... and freeze what the kids don't grab from me!

01-18-2010, 11:10 AM	#28
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 27,555 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/149/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Thanks so much, Jennifer..My dh loved it, too..I served some SF vanilla ice cream over one crumbled in a dish..

01-18-2010, 07:42 PM	#29
jlatislaw MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: SW Mich Posts: 1,316 Gallery: jlatislaw	Carolyn, I tried these yesterday and they really are quite good. I don't have chocolate protein powder so I used vanilla and added a little cocoa and used half low carb choc. chips and half Lindt 85% and baked in a 7x11 pan - yummy. DD took half the leftovers home with her so DH says I have to make them again, and soon! Thanks for the recipe.

01-19-2010, 05:47 AM	#30
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 27,555 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/149/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	I'm so glad you enjoyed them, Judy. I'm sure the vanilla with cocoa would be perfect, too.