Paleo Turtle Blondies-

Paleo Turtle Blondies are grain-free and gluten-free with low-carb, keto options.

Paleo Turtle Blondies are insanely yummy, chocolate chip blondie bars with gooey caramel sauce and pecans.

They have a low-carb keto (sugar-free) version of the recipe as well. These lovely bars disappeared very rapidly at my house. My son and my daughter's husband said these were at the top of their favorite dessert list.

Did you know that pecans are healthy for your heart, anti-inflammatory, can reduce the risk of cancer, and promote weight loss and clear skin? Make these dessert bars and everyone wins!

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Turtle Blondies Recipe:

Ingredients

Paleo Turtle Blondies:

1 ¼ cup almond flour
1 tbsp coconut flour
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, this brand is corn free
⅔ cup sweetener of choice: coconut sugar for paleo, or low carb sweetener
5 ½ tbsp butter, cold or room temp
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 lg egg
½ cup chocolate chips, for low carb use sugar free chip s or chopped low carb chocolate bar, or use Enjoy Life chips for paleo.

Caramel Sauce:

2 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon unsweetened coconut milk (full fat kind), or heavy cream
1 ½ tablespoon sweetener of choice: coconut sugar for paleo, or Low Carb sweetener
⅛ teaspoon molasses
⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract

Garnish:

2 ½ tbsp chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F, and grease or oil an 8x8 baking pan.
In a large mixing bowl with an electric hand beater or a stand mixer, cream butter and granulated sweetener until well combined.
Add egg and vanilla extract to mixing bowl and mix in until combined.
In a separate large mixing bowl combine: almond flour, coconut flour, and baking powder. Stir until combined.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix in until combined.
Fold in chocolate chips
Spread cookie bar dough evenly over the bottom of the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until the center is done and a toothpick comes out clean. Let cookie bars cool.
In a small saucepan on medium heat, melt the 2 tablespoon butter for the caramel sauce. Add the sweetener, milk of choice, and molasses and stir until combined. Stir and heat until bubbling and starts thickening.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Let it cool for 4 to 5 minutes.
Drizzle caramel sauce over cookie bars. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
Refrigerate in the pan for 30 minutes to overnight before cutting, to firm up cookie bars enough to cut and serve.

Nutritional Data For Low Carb Version (using Swerve sweetener and Lilly's stevia sweetened chocolate chips): Yield: 12, Serving Size: 1 bar, Cal: 220, Carbs: 7 g, Net Carbs: 3 g, Fiber: 4 g, Fat: 22 g, Protein: 6 g, Sugars: 1 g, Sodium: 86 mg.

Nutritional Data for Paleo Version (using coconut sugar and Enjoy Life chips): Yield: 12, Serving Size: 1 bar, Cal: 308, Carbs: 27 g, Net Carbs: 23 g, Fiber: 4 g, fat: 22 g, Protein: 6 g, Sugars: 20 g, Sodium: 86 mg.

*All nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

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Paleo Turtle Blondies

Stacey

Paleo Turtle Blondies are low carb & keto, insanely yummy, chocolate chip blondie bars with gooey caramel sauce and pecans.

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Prep Time 8

Cook Time 20

Total Time 28

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 220 kcal

Ingredients

TURTLE COOKIE BARS:
1 ¼ cup almond flour
1 tablespoon coconut flour
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder this brand is corn free
⅔ cup sweetener of choice: low carb sweetener or coconut sugar for paleo
5 ½ tablespoon butter cold or room temp
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 lg egg
½ cup chocolate chips use sugar free chips or chopped low carb chocolate bar, or enjoy life chips for paleo.
CARAMEL SAUCE:
2 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon coconut milk or heavy cream
1 ½ tablespoon sweetener of choice: low carb sweetener or coconut sugar for paleo
⅛ teaspoon molasses
⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
GARNISH:
2 ½ tablespoon chopped pecans

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F, and grease or oil an 8x8 baking pan.
In a large mixing bowl with electric hand beater or a stand mixer, cream butter and granulated sweetener until well combined.
Add egg and vanilla extract to mixing bowl and mix in until combined.
In a separate large mixing bowl combine: almond flour, coconut flour, and baking powder. Stir until combined.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix in until combined.
Fold in chocolate chips
Spread cookie bar dough evenly over the bottom of the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until center is done and toothpick comes out clean. Let cookie bars cool.
In a small sauce pan on medium heat, melt the 2 tablespoon butter for the caramel sauce. Add the sweetener, milk of choice and molasses and stir until combined. Stir and heat until bubbling and starts thickening.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Let it cool for 4 to 5 minutes.
Drizzle caramel sauce over cookie bars. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
Refrigerate in pan for 30 minutes to overnight before cutting, to firm up cookie bars enough to cut and serve.

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Notes

*All nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

Nutrition

Serving: 0gCalories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 6gFat: 22gSodium: 86mgFiber: 4gSugar: 1g

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Paleo Turtle Blondies