Diabetic Dessert Recipes: Coconut Almond Balls

Diabetic Dessert Recipes: Coconut Almond Balls

If you like coconut and if you like almonds – this diabetes recipe will be a heaven-sent!

Ingredients

1 cup toasted almonds chopped or silvered
2/3 cup SPLENDA
2/3 cup unsweetened coconut
2 tbsp Cocoa Powder, unsweetened
4 tbsp Butter, unsalted
2 tbsp water
1 tsp vanilla ext.

Directions

1 Place almonds in a processing unit or blender. Cover and grind until very fine. Combine in a large mixing bowl the almonds, sugar substitute, coconut flakes, and cocoa powder. Then add in butter, water, and vanilla ext.
2 Shape mix into the coconut almond balls, (about 1 inch in diameter). You can keep them safely up to three days chilled.

Per Ball:

• Calories: 45
  
• Total Carbs: 1.8
  
• Dietary Fiber: 0.5
  
• Sugars: 0.2
  
• Fat: 4
  
• Sodium: .8
  

Enjoy!

Tagged as: Coconut, Snacks