My mom makes AMAZING peanut butter balls every holiday season. I request them as much as I can even when it’s not the Holidays. But, boy, do they do a number on the calories. So I took it upon myself to figure out a low carb version
Replacing the sugar with stevia definitely made a notable difference in the taste, but they’re still delicious. And if it’s too much of a difference for you then just replace with the stevia with 1/4 cup of sugar. You’ll gain more calories, but sometimes it’s worth it.
These are even good without the chocolate (another way to save calories). But they’re sticky so I’d roll them in chopped up almonds or coconut if that’s the route you’re wanting to go.
Low carb peanut butter cheesecake bites
Ingredients
- 8 oz of cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup of soft peanut butter
- 20 drops of liquid stevia
- 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- toppings of your choice - I went with dark chocolate
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together with an electric mixer in a medium sized bowl
- Let set in fridge for at least 30 minutes
- Roll into 1 inch balls and and put back in fridge for at least an hour
- Top with your desired toppings
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Yum! I just made these. I don’t like stevia, so I used erythritol instead (1/3 cup granulated). It’s a super low glycemic all natural no goo sweetener that bakes just like sugar. I rolled them in sugar free mini chocolate chips. YUM! Thanks for this recipe!
Use pb2 instead of peanut butter to save even more calories!
How much PB2 did you use?
What would be the nutritional values of these?
What are the calories ? Do you have the nutritional value?
I came across this with an app called very well fit.
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories 131
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g 15%
Saturated Fat 5.3g 27%
Cholesterol 21mg 7%
Sodium 105mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 2.8g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.7g 3%
Total Sugars 1.1g
Protein 4.1g
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 17mg 1%
Iron 1mg 7%
Potassium 94mg 2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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