[Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends] Healthy Better Butterfingers Bars

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

[Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends] Healthy Better Butterfingers Bars

Healthy Better Butterfingers Bars

1/4 cup FiberYum prebiotic Fiber Sweetener (or agave syrup, sugar free
corn syrup)
1 Tbsp molasses
3 1/2 Tbsp erythritol or xylitol
1 cup peanut butter (crunchy or creamy)
1 1/2 cups bran flakes
1/8 tsp salt (plus a little extra if using unsalted peanut butter)

Optional Topping:

2/3 cup sugar free chocolate chips
or
1/4 cup virgin coconut oil mixed with 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
and vanilla stevia drops or liquid sweetener to taste

Combine first three ingredients in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil
on medium heat. Boil about a minute, stirring constantly, then remove
from heat.

Add the peanut butter and salt, and stir until it makes a paste. Add the
cereal and stir very well to coat, partially crushing the cereal flakes
as you stir. Make sure the flakes are very evenly coated.

Press into an 8 × 8 pan, either lined with wax or parchment paper, or
greased very well then freeze until completely hardened. (Cut into bars
while only somewhat frozen, or thaw the block a little before cutting).

If you wish to cover in chocolate (they're good even without it), you
can cover them at any time, either pre-cutting or post-cutting. Simply
melt the chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly until
smooth, or mix the coconut oil with the sweetener and cocoa. Then spread
over the bars with a spatula and re-freeze to harden. Store in the
freezer for optimum snap.

Makes: 16 bars

The nutritional info was done using FiberYum so if you use a sugar free
syrup or agave syrup you must rework the information.

Nutritional Information per Bar Without Topping: Calories 113, Protein 3
gr, Fat 8 gr, Sat fat 2 gr, Carbs 8 gr, Sugar 3 gr, Fiber 5 gr, Sodium
100 mg, Cholesterol 0 mg

Nutritional Information per Bar with (cocoa) Topping: Calories 144,
Protein 3 gr, Fat 12 gr, Sat Fat 5 gr, Carbs 8 gr, Sugar 3 gr, Fiber 5
gr, Sodium 100 mg, Cholesterol 0 mg

Nutritional Information per Bar with Krisda No Added Sugar Chocolate
Chips: Calories 166, Protein 4 gr, Fat 12 gr, Sat Fat 5 gr, Carbs 15 gr,
Sugar 3 gr, Fiber 10 gr, Sodium 102 mg, Cholesterol 0 mg