Low Carb Chocolate Recipes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup cocoa powder, packed
1 1/4 cup cold water
1/4 tsp salt
1 sugar substitute to equal 1/2 cup s, ugar
2 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions:

Mix cocoa, water, and salt in a heavy saucepan until smooth. Bring
to a boil, and simmer gently, stirring constantly for 3 minutes.
Remove from heat; let cool 10 minutes. Add sweetener and vanilla and
mix well. Pour into a jar, cover, and store in refrigerator. Stir in
jar before measuring to use. Makes 1 1/4 cups syrup - 20-1 Tablespoon
servings.

Nutritional information per serving: calories - 11, carbohydrates
~ 2 g., protein - 1 g., fat - 0 g., cholesterol - 0 mg., fiber - 0.1
g., sodium ~ 25 mg. EXCHANGES: up to 2 TBS FREE. If 1/4 cup is used,
count as 1 vegetable or 1/2 fruit exchange. Low sodium diets, omit
salt.

HOT COCOA: 1-2 Tbsp. per 1 cup skim milk. Heat in double boiler
over HOT, not boiling water. Exchanges for 1 Tbsp. syrup = 1 skim
milk

ICED MOCHA MILK DRINK: Into blender jar put 1 cup cold skim milk,
1 tsp. instant coffee powder, 1 Tbsp. syrup. Cover and blend on low
for 30 seconds. Exchanges - 1 skim milk

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE SODA: 2-3 ice cubes cracked into small pieces,
2 Tbs. syrup, 6-8 oz. chilled club soda. Place ice in tall glass.
Measure syrup on top of ice. Add club soda, slowly, stir vigorously
with long handled spoon to blend. Serve at once. Exchanges - One
serving may be considered FREE

Servings: 20