Oof, it’s been a while since I’ve written a recipe! My apologies guys – I’ve been doing a lot of work on the next cookbook. It should be out in a few more weeks, so keep an eye out (spoiler alert, tons of fusion recipes)!

So, the last week I made some inside out buckeye cookies (converted from a non-keto recipe) at the request of on the the members in the Ketogenic Living Facebook group. She said if I could make them, she’d love me forever, so here’s me ode to getting loved forever.

These things are really…freaking…good. No kidding, They just melt in your mouth. Now, I do realize that they’re a bit carb heavy, but 2 of them should fill you up for a snack or a dessert. They’re high in fats, and they’ve only got a bit of protein so they’re almost the perfect keto snack. Chocolate, peanut butter, vanilla come together for a luscious and decadent taste that you won’t want to give up!

Yields 20 Buckeye Cookies

The Preparation

1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup coconut oil
3 tablespoons low-carb maple syrup
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups almond flour
1/4 cup erythritol
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
30 grams low-carb dark chocolate, such as ChocoPerfection

The Execution

1. In a large mixing bowl, add 1/2 Cup Peanut Butter, 1/4 Cup Coconut Oil, 3 Tbsp. Maple Syrup (recipe here), and 1 Tbsp. Vanilla Extract.

2. In a seperate bowl, add 2 1/2 Cups Honeyville Almond Flour, 1/4 Cup NOW Erythritol, 1 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder, and 1/2 tsp. Salt.

3. Using a hand mixer, mix together the wet ingredients.

4. Sift the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients using a colander or sifter.

5. Mix everything together until it forms a crumbled dough.

6. Using your hands, mix together all the dough into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

7. Before getting your dough out, cut up 2 Chocoperfection (or 90%+ Dark Chocolate) bars into small chunks. You want to fit 1-2 pieces into each cookie.

8. Preheat your oven to 350F. Then, rip off small chunks of dough at a time. Press the chocolate into the dough.

9. Seal the dough with your hands until the chocolate cannot be seen.

10. Press the dough into a rounded tablespoon for consistent cookies.

11. Lay all cookies down on a silpat about 1 inch away from each other. You should get 20 cookies.

12. Bake cookies for 15-18 minutes. Optional: Broil cookies for additional 2-3 minutes to brown the tops.

13. Let cool and serve!

This makes a total of 20 servings of Keto Buckeye Cookies. Each serving comes out to be 152 calories, 13.5g fats, 2.6g net carbs, and 4.6g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
1/2 cup peanut butter	759	64.5	25.8	7.7	18.1	32.3
1/4 cup coconut oil	486	54	0	0	0	0
3 tablespoon low-carb maple syrup	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 tablespoon vanilla extract	37	0	1.6	0	1.6	0
2 1/2 cup almond flour	1621	140	61.6	36.4	25.2	58.8
1/4 cup erythritol	10	0	0	0	0	0
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder	4	0	1.9	0	1.9	0
1/2 teaspoon salt	0	0	0	0	0	0
30 gram low-carb dark chocolate	117	12	15	9	6	0
Totals	3034	270.5	106	53.2	52.8	91.1
Per Serving (/20)	152	13.5	5.3	2.7	2.6	4.6