Meal Type: Desserts, Treats
Diet Type: Dairy free, Egg free, Gluten free, Grain free, Low FODMAP, Phase 2 Reintroduce, Vegan, Vegetarian
Cooking Time: Under 30 minutes
Diet Type: Dairy free, Egg free, Gluten free, Grain free, Low FODMAP, Phase 2 Reintroduce, Vegan, Vegetarian
Cooking Time: Under 30 minutes
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Yields: Approximately 20 small chocolates
Sugar free strawberry chocolate bites are a seriously amazing treat for anyone who loves the delicious combination of strawberries and chocolate. They're suitable for Phase 2 on the SIBO Bi Phasic Diet.
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Ingredients
- 8.8oz raw cacao butter
- 1 cup raw cacao powder
- 1/2 - 1 tsp powdered stevia
- 4 tbs freeze dried strawberries
Method
- Chop the cacao butter so that the pieces are even in size. Place in a plastic or silicone bowl that is microwave safe. Microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring with a plastic spatula between each zapping.
- Once the cacao butter begins to melt, place a digital thermometer in the mixture to take the temperate. Stop heating the butter when it reaches between 104F – 113F.
- Sift in the cacao and stevia powders, stirring as you go to prevent lumps. Taste and add more stevia if required.
- Cover a cool heat resistant bench surface with baking/silicone paper. Pour the chocolate mixture onto the paper and then move the chocolate around with a spatula until it achieves a toothpaste thick consistency. The key to tempering chocolate is the movement as it cools. This will give it a lovely crack as you bite into it and a glossy finish.
- Scrape the thickened chocolate off the baking paper. Return to the bowl. Heat in the microwave in 5-second bursts, taking the temperature and stirring with the spatula between each zapping. Heat until the chocolate is between 82.4F – 93.2F, and all lumps have been removed.
- Pour the chocolate into small, clean ice cube trays. Fill 3/4 of the way so you leave room for the strawberries. Once all of the chocolate mixture has been poured in, sprinkle the freeze-dried strawberry pieces over the top of the chocolate. Lightly press down to ensure the strawberry pieces will set in the chocolate.
- Place the trays in the fridge for 5-10 minutes to help set the chocolate. Once set, remove from the ice cube trays and enjoy.
- The chocolate can be stored in an airtight container. Only store them in the fridge in very warm temperature, as it can cause condensation to form on the chocolate.
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Do you still have Sibo or did you get cured when you did the elemental diet?
Hi Lindsey
Unfortunately I have chronic and relapsing SIBO due to poor motility from internal adhesions which affect my intestines. However, I am able to manage it very well through lifestyle and diet and use SIBO treatments occasionally when I go into a flare. In the 9 years since discovering I have SIBO, I have done 3 subsequent rounds of treatment. So the good news is my relapses aren’t common or frequent.
Rebecca
Hello,
Thank you for this. I’m a long time supporter and consumer of your recipes. Is it possible in the future you’d consider providing nutritional information?
Best,
Pandit
Hi Pandit
I don’t provide calories or nutritional info for my recipes because when we’re eating for SIBO we’re not counting calories. However you are welcome to input the ingredients into a free platform like MyFitnessPal if you would like to work out the macros and calories.
Kind regards
Rebecca