Keto Chocolate Chip Bars

If what you are looking for is an easy, delicious low carb keto soft-baked chocolate chip bars, are you in for a treat! These keto friendly chocolate chip bars will have you smiling from ear to ear.

It’s a recipe for Keto Soft-Baked Chocolate Chip Bars. And it’s sugar-free, grain-free, gluten-free, low in carbs and keto-friendly.

Ingredients:

8 ounces of cream cheese (room temperature)

1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature )

2 cups of sugar substitute

5 eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup almond flour

1/3 cup of coconut flour

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder

1/2 tsp xanthan gum (optional but this is what makes this cookie bar a little chewy)

1 cup of sugar-free chocolate chips (I use Lily’s stevia-sweetened​ chocolate chips )

1 cup of chopped walnuts

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12×16 inch cookie sheet with parchment paper. For thicker bars use 9×13 greased baking pan.
2. Using an electric mixer beat together the butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract and sugar substitute.
3. Add the five eggs one at a time, mix well making sure the eggs are well incorporated into the batter.
4. Fold in the almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, salt, and xanthan gum.
5. Stir in the sugar-free chocolate chips and walnuts with a spatula.
6. Spread the batter evenly unto a 12X16 inch cookie sheet or 9×13 baking pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Allow cookie bars to cool completely before slicing.
8. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator for 5 days or freeze for up 3 weeks.

Nutrition Information:

YIELD: 24 SERVING SIZE: 1

Amount Per Serving: CALORIES: 140 TOTAL FAT: 13.5g SATURATED FAT: 5.2g CHOLESTEROL: 55mg SODIUM: 69mg CARBOHYDRATES: 2.9g NET CARBOHYDRATES: 2g FIBER: 0.9g SUGAR: 0.3gPROTEIN: 4.2g

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