With Girl Scout cookie season on the horizon, temptations rise up in front of us. But we must be strong and simply say no to that scrumptious, gooey, chocolatey Samoa cookie…for our waistline’s sake. But fret not! I have a simple low carb Samoa bar recipe that should satisfy your sweet tooth!
Made using my Trim Healthy Mama approved, low carb, sugar free caramel sauce, this simple, easy to make Samoa bar recipe may not be as gooey as the Samoa cookie you’ll find in a box, but it does satisfy one’s cravings for it.
Now, some of you will love this recipe while others will hate it. That’s because it is made with real food ingredients and, especially when you’re fresh off the sugar train, it can taste a little boring or weird. If it does taste gross to you now, it may not always be that way. One day, once you’re used to being off of sugar, you might find that it’s your favorite treat!
Low Carb Samoa Bars
Ingredients
Shortbread Layer
- ½ cup THM Baking Blend
- ½ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ⅓ cup erythritol
or equivalent sweetener - ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Caramel Layer
- 2 batches Low Carb Salted Caramel Sauce
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
Chocolate Layer/Drizzle
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, melted
- 7 tablespoons
powdered erythritol or equivalent sweetener (how to make powdered sweetener) - 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon coffee extract, optional
- ¼ teaspoon mineral salt
Instructions
Prep
- Preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 9- by 9-inch glass baking dish with coconut oil cooking spray and line the bottom and sides with a big piece of parchment paper then lightly grease the parchment paper; set aside.
Shortbread Layer
- Mix together all of the shortbread ingredients, squashing most clumps with a fork. Press into the bottom of the prepared baking dish (if you have a second 9- by 9-inch baking dish that nests inside the first, use it to press down the shortbread layer).
- Bake shortbread for 20 minutes or until the edges are light golden brown. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
Caramel Layer
- Meanwhile, spread the shredded coconut over a baking sheet. Pop into the oven (still at 350°) for about 9 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
- Next, prepare the Low Carb Salted Caramel Sauce recipe twice. Once done and still warm, thoroughly mix in the toasted coconut. Set aside.
Chocolate Layer
- Melt the butter then stir in the remaining ingredients. Measure ¼ cup of the liquid chocolate layer and set that bit aside.
- Once remaining chocolate has cooled down a bit, pour or spread it over the surface of the shortbread in the baking dish. Pop in the freezer for about 10 minutes or until the chocolate is firm.
Final Assembly
- Spread the coconut-caramel mixture over the chocolate layer. Cover the dish and refrigerate for 45 minutes to an hour.
- Once the bars are firm, pull them out of the dish carefully by lifting up the parchment paper. Cut into 16 squares.
- Drizzle the reserved chocolate over the tops of the bars, melting down again if necessary. Alternatively, you could wait until the chocolate is a frosting-like consistency then put it into a pastry bag or plastic zip bag with the tip/corner snipped off and pipe ribbons of chocolate over each bar (this is what I did for the picture).
- Cover and keep refrigerated.
Nutrition
What is baking blend and can something else be substituted for it?
Your macro breakdown is for 16 servings, correct? 🙂
Yes, ma’am. 🙂
There are 32 servings in a 9 x 9 pan?????
Hi, Kari. There can be as many as you like, but I recommend cutting it into 16 bars. You can toggle the servings in the recipe card too to adjust the amount of ingredients. 🙂
Wonderful! Thank you!
This blows my mind. I made these last night and oh wow. These are healthy? My brain was confused lol. So so so good!
I’m wanting to make your bars right now, but noticed it calls for 1 1/2 cups of melted butter in the chocolate layer. I’m not afraid of butter, but that sounds like an awful lot. Can you verify that is the correct amount? These look so yummy and I’d like to make them to have with dinner tonight.
Hi, Junita! The amount is correct. It makes up the bulk of the chocolate so needs quite a bit. You can sub it for coconut oil instead or do half and half. I like the butter because it gives it that buttery rich flavor. 🙂