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Turtle Cheesecake Bites Low Carb THM S

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Turtle Cheesecake Bars Low Carb THM S

Turtle Cheesecake Bites Low Carb THM S are chocolate covered, caramel cheesecake filled, bites of cheesecake bliss!

And I might add that the first batch I made and shared around brought me an immediate offer of $20 to make them again. Hey, that’s over $1 per bite I might need to change gigs! 😉 

These little sugar-free gems are easy enough to make but a few steps are required so (somewhere) in this post you’ll find a brand new video that shows the whole process in detail.

These yummy little bites are great straight out of the freezer or refrigerator!

Although they will be soft (not a puddle on a plate just soft)  they are dreamy at room temperature! 

 

Turtle Cheesecake Bars Low Carb THM S

This recipe for Turtle Cheesecake Bites Low Carb THM S is a super tweak… not to be confused with a regular tweak, of my original 2014 version of Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Bites

Turtle Cheesecake Bites Low Carb THM S

These candies were the first, (to my knowledge) sugar-free candy to be covered in this wonderful sugar-free chocolate chip shell. Try them too!

Find an always incomplete list of my other recipes made with these wonderful little chocolate chips in one post right here at Sugar-Free Chocolate Chip Recipes.

Turtle Cheesecake Bites Low Carb THM S

I do give alternatives to this sweetener in my recipes but only because they are more easily available because they won’t yield the same wonderful results. I will try to give you two different ways of purchasing this sweetener within this post but here’s my favorite. #Afflink:

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The following recipes were originally formulated using aff link: Lily’s sugar-free chocolate baking chips but they are expensive through Amazon. I was able to get them through my local natural store at half the price shown in the link.

The aff link:  Trim Healthy Mama chocolate chips(8oz) are getting rave reviews and the price is reasonable if you can get them in bulk like this aff link: for 16 oz THM chocolate chips  so order some soon. 

 

Yield: 16

Turtle Cheesecake Bites Low Carb THM S

Ingredients

  • Microwave Caramel Filling
  • 2 tablespoons butter salted or unsalted
  • 1/4 cup powdered Gentle Sweet or 2 T Powdered Pyure
  • 1/4 tsp molasses
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/16-1/8 tsp xanthan gum (optional if saving till later it'll guarantee that the mix doesn't separate)
  • Cheesecake Filling
  • 8 ounces full fat cream cheese - softened
  • 4 tablespoons Gentle Sweet
  • 1 pinch of THM Mineral Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Sugar-Free Chocolate Shell
  • 6 tablespoons *refined coconut oil (I use the same brands as the unrefined
  • (so it is good quality, but no coconut flavor -not Louana!
  • 3/4 cup sugar-free, stevia-sweetened chocolate chips
  • 4-5 tablespoons Gentle Sweet
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • One Pretty Pecan Half for Each Piece

Instructions

For the caramel layer:

  1. Place the butter in a small to medium (heavy, microwave safe) bowl. 
  2. Melt the butter for about 45 seconds and remove it and whisk in the powdered sweetener, molasses, cream, vanilla, and salt. 
  3. Return to the microwave and cook for 1 minute and then remove and stir. 
  4. Then return and cook for another minute and whisk again. If it's not quite golden brown, return to the microwave again for another 30 seconds. Do not overcook. 

For the cheesecake layer:

  1. Cream this mixture thoroughly and place in a plastic baggy with one very small cut in one corner. 
  2. Set aside.

For the chocolate shell:

  1. Melt the coconut oil and chocolate chips together, then whisk in the sweetener and flavoring.

Assemble the cheesecake bites: See the video for easy instructions.

  1.  If using silicone bottom ice trays no spray is necessary. If using more traditional plastic trays spray lightly with cooking oil. 
  2. Distribute a layer of the chocolate shell among the bottoms of each section of the trays. - My tray had the larger holes- as pictured and I put about 1/2 tablespoon of chocolate in each section. 
  3. Carefully squeeze the contents of the cream cheese filled bag (about 1/2 tablespoon each) out among the cube spaces over the chocolate. If you're careful you won't disturb the chocolate too much and it will have a prettier bottom layer.
  4. The bag really helps to center the cheesecake mixture on the chocolate so that the chocolate that you pour on top will surround it better. 
  5. Drop the caramel sauce -about a half teaspoon or so on top of each section of cream cheese.
  6. Put in the fridge for about an hour or until the chocolate on the bottom is very firm.
  7. Remove from the freezer and cover the candies with the remaining chocolate mixture and then place a pecan on top of each one while the chocolate is stil damp. Alisa if you will run a butter knife around the sides of each of these (doesn't necessarily have to show in the video because it's going to just make a better coating for the camera - it's up to you) then the chocolate will surround the cheesecake bite better.)

Refrigerate until firm-- 30-60 minutes.

Notes

*NOTES

I prefer the texture of the caramel sauce without the xanthan gum but if the butter should appear to separate from the rest of the sauce, whisking in the xanthan gum will bring it back together and keep it there.

 I use the same brands of refined coconut oil as the unrefined so it is good quality, but no coconut flavor -not Louana!

The cheesecake bites may be eaten either straight from the freezer, fridge or at room temp.

My ice trays have 16 slots so two pieces to a serving will give you 8 servings.

Some of the newer ice trays are smaller but just divide your pieces as evenly as possible..

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

2
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 241Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 18.5gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 130mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 4gSugar: 5gProtein: 1g
© Teresia
Cuisine: American / Category: Low Carb Desserts
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Comments

  3. Sharon says

    OH MY GOODNESS! So far the best part was licking all three bowls I used to make the Turtle Cheesecake Bites! 😀
    The flavors for all three parts of this recipe were so yummy! I did take a spoon and scooped out one bite and ate it before it had a chance to cool and harden in the fridge! Thanks for an awesome recipe! It hits the spot on so many levels!

    Reply

    • Teresia says

      Hi Maria! I just don’t know if it’ll be okay in this recipe or not. Truvia and Pyure might work though. But if you’d like to try super sweet it’s 4 times sweeter than gentle sweet so just divide the amount for each gentle sweet amount needed by 4.Good luck.

      Reply

    • Teresia says

      I’m working on getting those facts up for all of the posts. For some reason, this one just won’t computer properly… every single one of the ingredients in this dish are well known to be low carb, low glycemic though. 🙂

      Reply

        • Teresia says

          Hi Jo Anne! I’m slowly getting all my recipes updated with that info, but don’t have that one done yet. I’m getting so many requests that I will move it to the front of the line though. 🙂

          Reply

  6. Phyllis says

    To be honest, that looks like more than 8 Tablespoons of cream cheese, but of course it’s difficult to tell just by looking at a picture. Do you happen to have the number of ounces of cream cheese you used? I’m loving the recipes I have seen so far. Thanks for posting this lovely candy. Can’t wait to try it.

    Reply

    • Teresia says

      Hi Phyllis! I use 1 full 8-ounce block of cheese. I’ll go check and make sure that this is clear in the post. Sorry for the confusion and I sure hope you enjoy this candy as much as we do. 🙂

      Reply

  7. Phyllis says

    I just made this recipe last night, and WOW! I used to make candy all the time before I went low carb, so I was expecting it to take a long time to complete the dish. These candies made up quickly, even with all the different components. And so utterly delicious I can’t even believe it. Mine were not as pretty as the picture on Teresia’s website, but my family doesn’t care. They still disappeared quickly.

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  8. Bailey Dexter says

    Wow! I will be making these on the weekend and can’t wait to nibble! Are they KETO ? Not only do they look picture perfect but the combination sound delicious! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply

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