Name: My Favorite Healthy Chocolate Biscotti (Paleo/Low Carb/Vegan/Gluten Free)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 22 biscotti
Ingredients: · 1-2/3 cup white whole wheat flour OR almond meal; · 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; · 1-1/2 tsp baking powder; · ¼ teaspoon salt; · 3/4 cup erythritol OR cane sugar; 4 beaten eggs OR 2 Tablespoons Ener-g Egg replacer plus ½ cup water, mixed until thick; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; ½ cup unsweetened applesauce

Ha! I finally got biscotti out of that banana bread! Bask in the glory.

I’m going to be brief because I’ve had a rather lousy (for lack of a better word) past few days and all I want to do is eat and hibernate. If you see me in real life and I look like I’ve been hit by a bus, then, well… yeah. They say you look how you feel. And right now I feel much too bus-victim-like to try to attempt biscotti-related humor.

Unfortunately, much to the chagrin of every teenager alive, responsibilities do not simply go away because you ask. Even if you ask politely. You still need to accomplish what you need to accomplish, and no amount of polite requests to inanimate concepts or head to desk banging will stop that. Sorry.

So here I am, albeit a few days late, on your doorstep with a heartfelt apology, an equally if not more so heartfelt sob story, and a tray of cookies. Because I would really love to sit on your kitchen floor and eat cookies with you right now. (Do you have ice cream? Ice cream makes it better too.)

I unashamedly bake my feelings. Sometimes I let my gorgeous green apple Kitchenaid mixer (green apple color, not flavor) collect dusk while I channel my aggressions into elbow grease for healthy chocolate biscotti batter. It’s constructive and it’s delicious and nobody better argue with me because I have a wooden spoon from Couture de Target and I am not afraid to use it.

Heaven help me. I sincerely apologize for the spoon threat I just made. Please enjoy my enjoyment with photogenic cookies while I work on that hibernation and look up the psychology of spoon threats on Wikipedia.

Dedicated with love to my dear, dear friend, Carolina. She has just received some very good news, and honey, I am so gosh darn happy for you. You asked for this recipe, and I hope you enjoy it. P.S. Luna bars are on my To-Make List now. I love you, girl!

Yield: 22 biscotti

My Favorite Healthy Chocolate Biscotti (Paleo/Low Carb/Vegan/Gluten Free)

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30 minCook Time:

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Ingredients

· 1-2/3 cup white whole wheat flour OR almond meal
· 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
· 1-1/2 tsp baking powder
· ¼ teaspoon salt
· 3/4 cup erythritol OR cane sugar
4 beaten eggs OR 2 Tablespoons Ener-g Egg replacer plus ½ cup water, mixed until thick
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup unsweetened applesauce

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, aluminum foil, or a silicone mat and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, and erythritol or cane sugar. Add in eggs, vanilla extract, and applesauce and stir until completely combined and the batter is thick and uniform. This may take a few minutes, so be patient and gentle, as you do not want to over-stir the batter. If the batter is too dry, add in more applesauce one tablespoon at a time.
Scrape the batter onto prepared baking sheet and, after wetting your hands slightly, form it into a long log, approximately 22 inches long, 4 ½ inches wide, and ¾ inch tall. (See post body for picture.) Bake in the oven at 375°F for about 25-30 minutes, or until it’s slightly browned around the edges and firm to the touch.
Let cool for about 10 minutes, and use a sharp knife to gently cut the loaf into ½ inch slices. I made 22 biscotti from this recipe. Lay the biscotti evenly on the baking sheet. Bake in the oven once more at 375°F for approximately 3-4 minutes on each side. Let cool completely until firm. Brew up some coffee and devour.

Notes

Please use 1-2/3 cup white whole wheat OR almond meal. I assume regular all purpose flour or whole wheat flour could be substituted if need be.

To keep this recipe paleo, use almond meal, erythritol, and paleo-friendly baking powder.

Nutritional information is calculated with white whole wheat flour, Hershey's unsweetened cocoa powder, erythritol, and egg replacer.

https://www.foodiefiasco.com/my-favorite-healthy-chocolate-biscotti-paleolow-carbvegangluten-free/

Nutrition

Calories: 38 cal

Fat: <0.5 grams g

What do you do when you have bad days?

I know it can seem ideal to just pretend like they don’t happen, but in all honestly, they do. They’re there. They happen. We just need to show them who’s in charge! (We are. Our bad days don’t own us! God is looking out after us all.) I would love to hear your take.

Comments

Ellen says
May 5, 2013 at 10:47 pm
Heh, I feel your pain in the having-a-baddaythings not going away thing:) I approve of killing the pain with biscotti!
- Kelly M says
  May 6, 2013 at 8:55 pm
  Can we have a biscotti party?
  - Ellen says
    May 6, 2013 at 9:37 pm
    Biscotti party. All the way.
  - Teresa says
    December 9, 2013 at 9:40 am
    Question: It states this is low carb, can you tell me how many net carbs please? Thanks!
McKel | Nutrition Stripped says
May 7, 2013 at 11:24 am
Who doesn't love biscotti, especially chocolate biscotti- I think that can and will brighten anyones day ;)
Carolina says
May 28, 2013 at 8:56 am
Hi Kelly I was making these a few nights ago and I used almond flour/meal instead of the wheat. The batter however turned out very runny so I decided to bulk up on the almond meal, but that didn't help either. So not wanting to be wasteful I turned the batter in to cookies instead ( which were amazingly delicious. ) any tips for thickening up the batter ???? Thanks
- Taylor Guidon says
  March 3, 2016 at 1:45 pm
  Skip out on some of, if not all of the 1/2 water that the recipe calls for! Works like a charm :)
Megan says
December 3, 2013 at 3:34 pm
I just made these, but I ran out of almond flour halfway through measuring... I ended up using about 3/4 cup almond flour and the rest coconut flour! Absolutely amazing. Totally satisfied my chocolate and biscotti craving. This paleo-vegan can die happy.
Lori says
December 15, 2013 at 10:18 am
Made these last night… AWESOME!!! I used almond meal and mine too was a bit too runny, so I added a good bit more almond meal until it looked like thick consistency and WOW…even my husband loved them and he (supposedly) hates biscotti! Thanks soooo much for this recipe…can't wait to try different versions….think I will try to add some walnuts. They tasted a LOT like brownies so the walnuts can only make them even better!
Rosalba says
August 16, 2014 at 1:54 pm
Hi there!! I absolutely love biscotti's and I was so happy to have found your healthy recipe!! I am concerned as I do not think I made them right. I used almond meal and used 1 2/3 cup. However the mixture was so wet. And I know that's not right as I have made biscotti before. I added more almond meal but still feel like it wasn't enough. Anyone else experience that??? Should I make them bake a bit longer since they still weren't the right consistency ??
Rosalba says
August 16, 2014 at 2:31 pm
What are the nutrition facts and maybe reducing eggs to two regular eggs would work as well??? Instead of adding almond flour until we get the right consistency
Amber says
April 22, 2015 at 10:16 am
Hi there, I know this post is 2 years old, but you are right on target when you say that our bad days don't own us because God's looking out for us! Oftentimes it's on rough days that He shows us His love the strongest! As long as we keep trusting Him no matter what--what happens, what we feel like, what we think--we'll be golden. Nothing can come against us; no weapon formed against us will prosper. He is faithful to keep all of His promises towards us! I hope you're wonderfully blessed and know just how beautiful & precious you are to Him. I hope you've gotten to experience some awesome ways in which God is strong through your trials. Also, thanks for this awesome recipe--I can't wait to make it. :) Love to you from Michigan. :) -Amber
Linda says
July 21, 2016 at 5:08 pm
Will oat flour work in place of the almond meal/whole wheat flour in the recipe? ALSO, will 1 teaspoon of baking soda mixed with 1 tablespoon of white vinegar be fine to use as a substitute for each egg?

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