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Smasterson Almond Joy Bars Reviews Date of last review 1 Fri March 17, 2006 Recommended By Average Price Average Rating 100% of reviewers None indicated 8.0 Description: Ingredients: 2 tablespoons cocoa (I love Droste--use a good quality cocoa) 4 tablespoons Thicken/Thin Not Sugar (see note below) 20 splenda packets 8 ounces mascarpone cheese -- room temp or warmed slightly 2 teaspoons Vanilla 1 teaspoon coconut extract -- or more 4 tablespoons melted butter 2/3 cup chopped almonds -- coarsely chopped, more 2/3 cup unsweetened coconut meat -- shredded, or more How To Prepare: Note on Thicken/Thin: This is a wonderful product from Expert Foods, this recipe is so good you'll find it well worth the cost and time to acquire this ingredient (no affiliation, about $15.00 from expertfoods.com). It is a very fine vegetable fiber used as a binder or thickener (much like the way you would use sugar in other ways than sweetness). It is not grainy at all like guar gum (do not try this recipe with guar gum, you'll be very disappointed). This recipe gives you the taste of fine milk chocolate--it is wonderful! Melt the butter in microwave, then add cocoa, thicken/thin, splenda, mascarpone, and flavorings. Mix well. Then stir in nuts and coconut. Pour mixture into an 8x8 or 9x9 square pan and freeze. While still slightly soft make cuts in the pan, then freeze well before removing bars. Store in the freezer, these are soft enough to eat directly from the freezer. This recipe was adapted from one written by Barbara Pollack. NOTES : Counts for thichen/thin and coconut extract not included in totals. Carbs per serving - include all nutritional information if known: 59g carbs total Effort (Easy, Average, Difficult): Easy Tammy Marie   Posts: 0 see this user's products

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sunshineinut Senior LCF Member Registered: December 2005 Location: UT Posts: 349	Review Date: Fri March 17, 2006 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8    Positive aspects of the product (pros): easy Cons: I used cream cheese instead of mascapone cheese and put everything together and measured them out into little 1/2 Tablespoon candy cups and keep them in the freezer. It made a ton at about 1/3 carb per treat. I think they taste great.

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