Chocolate Covered Buttercream Candy (Sugar Free)
Servings: 20 candies
Calories: 69
This low carb and sugar free chocolate covered candy recipe is simple to make. Simply make the filling, chill, then dip into chocolate.
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Ingredients
Filling
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 1 ½ ounces cream cheese softened
- ¾ teaspoon flavored extract (vanilla, orange, maple, lemon, coconut, etc)
- 1 ½ cups Swerve Confectioners Powdered Sweetener more or less to taste
Chocolate Coating
- 4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1 ounce cocoa butter
- 3 tablespoons Swerve Confectioners Powdered Sweetener
- ⅛ teaspoon stevia concentrated powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Filling
- Combine butter and cream cheese in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until smooth.
- Add vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low.
- Beat, gradually adding low carb powdered sugar replacement, until well mixed.
- Place mixture in refrigerator for about an hour (or at least 10 minutes in freezer) so mix is easier to work with.
- Use spoon or cookie scoop to scoop out even sized balls. These can be shaped into squares, made into egg shapes (for Easter), or any other shape desired.
- Place shaped filling in freezer while making chocolate coating.
Chocolate Coating
- In a chocolate melter or double boiler, melt all chocolate coating ingredients together.
- Remove the shaped filling from the freezer.
- Place each on a fork and into melted chocolate until well coated. Wipe excess chocolate off bottom of fork on side of melter and then set on non-stick sheet to harden.
- Repeat until each is covered in chocolate.
- Place finished sheets of candy in refrigerator.
- Let sit at least an hour then remove and place in covered container. Store in refrigerator.
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Notes
Makes about 20 candies
The buttercream filling can be dipped into the chocolate coating multiple times for a thicker chocolate layer. Be sure to let each layer set before dipping again.
Alternatively, the shaped filling can be set in the middle of chocolate using a candy mold.
Nutrition
Serving: 2candies | Calories: 69 | Carbohydrates: 1.9g | Protein: 0.9g | Fat: 7.4g | Fiber: 1g
Additional Info
Net Carbs:
0.9
g
|
% Carbs:
4.9
%
|
% Protein:
4.9
%
|
% Fat:
90.2
%
|
SmartPoints:
2