Coco nibs?

[daisy22]

I have a recipe for low carb granola bars which has coco nibs as an ingredient.

Could I use dark chocolate (70%) as a substitute?

Thanks

 

[Rachox]

Cocoa nibs are around 15g carbs per 100g whereas 70% chocolate is around 34g per 100g so they will be higher carb than stated in your recipe. You’ll need to recalculate the total carb count taking this into consideration.

 

[Boo1979]

Cacao nibs would be better carb wise than 70% choc
Taste wise cacoa nibs are quite bitter - like a very very dark chocolate - so 90-100% chocolate would be closer than 70%
Ive not cooked with chocolate much but have found that cacoa nibs dont melt as much as chocolate - Is any cooking involved in making the bars? - if so are the cacoa nibs added before or after cooking?
Try it and see - if you dont like it with 70% choc or if it puts your sugars up too much, then see if using cacao nibs makes a difference

 

[LooperCat]

Ooh, what’s the recipe? I snack on cocoa nibs instead of chocolate, they’re wonderfully crunchy

 

[daisy22]

Thanks for the help.

Maybe I'll just leave out the chocolate.

Here is a link to the recipe

https://www.ditchthecarbs.com/grain-free-granola-bars/

 

[LooperCat]

They look delicious. Cocoa nibs are pretty cheap though, they do them in the baking ingredients section in Aldi and Lidl.

 

[Pinkorchid]

They look delicious. Cocoa nibs are pretty cheap though, they do them in the baking ingredients section in Aldi and Lidl.

Will get some tomorrow when I am shopping there