{"id":47496,"date":"2017-08-18T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=47496"},"modified":"2017-08-21T21:20:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T01:20:45","slug":"low-carb-chocolate-ricotta-pudding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=47496","title":{"rendered":"Low Carb Chocolate Ricotta Pudding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes it pays to play with your food. I invented this low carb chocolate ricotta pudding recipe when I had nothing for dessert and needed a quick treat. I first tried it with just ricotta, cream cheese, sweetener, and vanilla extract but I was underwhelmed. Then I added a little cocoa powder and some instant coffee and voila! 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border: 0px;\" class=\"lazyload\" \/> (<strong>20<\/strong> votes, average: <strong>4.25<\/strong> out of 5)<br \/><\/div><div id=\"post-ratings-47496-loading\" class=\"post-ratings-loading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"post-ratings-image lazyload\" \/>Loading...<\/div><\/div>\n  <div id=\"zlrecipe-innerdiv\">\n    <div class=\"item b-b\">\n\n                    <div class=\"zlrecipe-print-link fl-r\">\n                      <a class=\"butn-link\" title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"zlrPrint('zlrecipe-container-431', 'https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/asl-recipes\/'); return false\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n              Print            <\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n      <div class=\"zlrecipe-yummly-button fl-r\">\n        <a href=\"\/\/yummly.com\" class=\"YUMMLY-YUM-BUTTON\">Yum<\/a>\n        <script src=\"https:\/\/www.yummly.com\/js\/widget.js?wordpress\"><\/script>\n      <\/div>\n\n            <div id=\"zlrecipe-title\" itemprop=\"name\" class=\"b-b h-1 strong \" >Low Carb Chocolate Ricotta Pudding<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        \n                      <p id=\"zlrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">\n        Ingredients      <\/p>\n    \n                \n                \n    <ul id=\"zlrecipe-ingredients-list\">\n                        <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            3\/4 cup whole milk ricotta\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            4 ounces cream cheese, softened\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            Sweetener equivalent to 1\/4 cup sugar (powdered or liquid sweeteners work best here)\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            3 tbsp cocoa powder\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1\/2 tsp instant espresso powder (optional, enhances chocolate flavor)\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1\/4 tsp vanilla extract\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n\n                      <p id=\"zlrecipe-instructions\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Instructions<\/p>\n    \n                \n                \n    <ol id=\"zlrecipe-instructions-list\" class=\"instructions\">\n                        <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          In a blender or food processor, combine the ricotta and cream cheese. 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Blend until smooth and well combined.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Spoon into dessert cups and refrigerate at least 1 hour to set.\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n\n<div class=\"zlmeta zlclear asl_meta\">\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\" > window.ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/script>\n    \n\n        \n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    \n        <p id=\"zlrecipe-yield\">\n            Yield:            <span itemprop=\"recipeYield\">4<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n    \n        <div id=\"zlrecipe-nutrition\" itemprop=\"nutrition\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/NutritionInformation\">\n\n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-serving-size\">\n                Cholesterol:                <span itemprop=\"servingSize\">54mg<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-calories\">\n                Food energy:                <span itemprop=\"calories\">189 kcal<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-fat\">\n                Total fat:                <span itemprop=\"fatContent\">14.56g<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-saturated-fat\">\n                Calories from fat:                <span itemprop=\"saturatedFatContent\">131<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-carbs\">\n                Carbohydrate:                <span itemprop=\"carbohydrateContent\">4.99g<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-protein\">\n                Protein per serving:                <span itemprop=\"proteinContent\">7.72g<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-fiber\">\n                Total dietary fiber:                <span itemprop=\"fiberContent\">1.50g<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"zlclear\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        \n            <div class=\"ziprecipes-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">1.3<\/div>\n\n        \n  <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"zl-printed-copyright-statement\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">Copyright \u00a9 2009-2020 Diabetes Media Foundation, All Rights Reserved. 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