Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars (sugar free)

These look a little messy, but they totally replace Reece's cups!! I used no sugar added peanut butter, and then added protein powder, and stevia or ground sweet blend to taste! Then I melt a package of sugar free chocolate chips, spread about half on a sheet of parchment, freeze that, then spread the peanut filling on top, freeze that (or if you're like me, just spread the rest of the chocolate on top, it'll work fine :)) then freeze till hard, and cut up into squares! You'll have to keep them in the freezer, but they work very well for that bit of candy you might be craving!! 

Ingredients:

1 cup plain peanut butter

2 scoops plain whey protein powder

Stevia to taste

1, 12 oz package sugar free chocolate chips

The broken top is from cutting the frozen chocolate...I was too impatient to see if I could cut them without it breaking ;) 

Sugar Free Eggnog

Christmas is coming, and I've been dreading going through it without all the normal yummy things we eat and drink...the main thing being eggnog!!! I love eggnog, and the thought of not having it for a Christmas is truly depressing, so I knew I had to fix this problem, though I was really skeptical of it turning out anything like eggnog, but miraculously and thankfully, it did!! So here you go, I hope it works for you too, feel free to tweak it to your taste :) 

Eggnog 

2 1/2 cups Almond Milk 

1/4 - 1/3 cup Truvia

3 egg Yolks

4oz Cream Cheese

1/2 cup Heavy Cream

1/2 tsp. Cinnamon

1/2 tsp. Nutmeg

1 Tbsp. Vanilla

1/4 tsp. Rum Flavor

Dash of Salt

In a double broiler, put 1 cup almond milk, egg yolks and truvia, whisk well, and heat till steaming, mixing the whole time so the eggs won't lump. Put the cream cheese in a large bowl, using a handheld mixer, beat the cheese...it will all clump around the beaters...while beating on low, slowly pour in a little bit of the heated milk and eggs, just enough to make the cheese come off the beaters, and whip in the bowl, beat till the mixture is smooth, then slowly pour in more milk mixture, till you can pour it all in without having clumps in the cream cheese. I figure if the cheese insists on being clumpy anyway, dump it in a blender and get it smooth that way :) after all the hot milk and eggs are blended, whisk in the rest of the ingredients and refrigerate till it's nice and cold! My brother in law said if he hadn't watch me make it, he wouldn't have known it was homemade :) 

Chocolate Chip/Oatmeal Cookies

Well it's been awhile since I have made up a recipe of my own, partly because the ingredients are pricey, and I am now expecting a baby! Kinda cuts down on the amount of time you feel like spending, creating recipes! But tonight, I just really had a chocolate sweet tooth, and being pregnant, I am trying even more to stay off of sugar....not always successful, but stuff like this, helps! :) Plus, I have been cooped up in a snowy winter land, all day, and I do believe I'm going crazy! The dough by itself, was quite divine!! You don't have to use Hodgson Mills flour, that's just what I had on hand, any flour mix will work!


Cookies
1 1/2 sticks softened butter
3/8 cup Stevia (in sugar form)
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 cup gluten free flour mix (Hodgson Mills)
3/4 cup rolled oats
1 cup chocolate chips

Cream together the butter and stevia, add vanilla and eggs, mix thoroughly. Mix together all dry ingredients, and mix with butter and egg mixture. Spoon onto a greased or parchment covered pan, bake at 325 for 7-10 minutes, keep an eye on them! I have to admit, I am 100% impressed with how well these turned out, and how much like a normal cookie they look!! You could add nuts if you want, I didn't have any on hand, so mine don't have that. I didn't have any sugar free chocolate chips, so I used normal ones, but I know you can get them...dairy free too! They are a little crumbly, as with any gluten free baked good, but they have a delightful cooked flavor also! :) hope you enjoy them!