Peanut butter and chocolate are two of my favorite flavors. And when you combine them – Mmmmm. But when peanut butter isn’t an option, almond butter comes to the rescue. That’s exactly what happened with these Almond Butter Buckeyes.
You can still enjoy the sweet taste of a deliciously creamy buckeye while knowing you’re not eating sugar or encouraging candida overgrowth.
Recipe from (The Sweeter Side of Candida)
A sugar-free, gluten-free, candida-approved dessert just in time for the holidays! The best almond butter buckeyes - try them for yourself!
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cups almond butter (you can replace this with an allowed nut butter of choice; but be aware it may change the flavor.)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch Himalayan salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon (optional)
- 1/2 cup powdered xylitol
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup cacao powder
- 1 pinch Himalayan salt
- stevia (to taste)
In a medium mixing bowl, combine butter, almond butter, vanilla extract, salt, and cinnamon. In a high-powered blender or coffee grinder, mix xylitol until it becomes a fine powder. Measure the powder and add it to the mixture. Blend all ingredients together on medium speed until well incorporated.
Use a small scoop, or form balls in your hand and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Freeze for about 20 minutes.
In the meantime, mix the coating. Put coconut oil in a small pan and melt. Add the rest of the ingredients (adding stevia a little at a time) and stir well. Let cool.
Remove baking sheet from freezer and dip the balls in the coating. Put back in freezer for about 5 minutes. Repeat 2 more times to make a nice coating. Store in freezer.
You can replace the butter with coconut oil to make it dairy-free, but then you may want to refrigerate the filling for a bit or it will be too runny to scoop into balls.
The Sweeter Side of Candida
Do you like this recipe? Are you looking for more sugar-free, gluten-free recipes? The Sweeter Side of Candida is filled with over 70 delicious desserts just like this one! Whether you need a mid-afternoon snack or a decadent dessert for a candle-lit table – we got you covered!
Paula Miller, CHS, Metabolic Nutrition Consultant
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Paula, these look AMAZING!!!!!!! I can’t wait to try them out. They would make a great Christmas treat! 🙂
Thanks so much for linking up at Centsibly Sugar and Grain Free!
I am making these *tomorrow*…I can’t wait!
Thanks for linking up at Trim Healthy Tuesday. 🙂
Gwen
You were featured at Centsibly Sugar Free !!!! 🙂
Can we have cacao on a Candida diet?
It depends on the candida diet you follow. In my program Kicking Candida,it is one of the “Limited” foods.
I’d love to make these ahead of time for christmas. Can they be frozen? If not how far in advance could I make them?
Hi Amy – yes, they can be stored in the freezer. I hope you enjoy them!