The Dieter's Chocolate Cookbook: Low fat, low carb, low calorie, sugar free but all CHOCOLATE! Paperback – October 27, 2011

Lots of great recipes in this one. Well worth having in my sugar free chocolate making library. Well priced good information for beginners and lots of good recipes.

Everybody loves chocolate. That is why chocolate flavored candies, snacks and cakes are so popular all over the world. The major problem with chocolate is its high calorie content because it is mainly composed by fat and sugar. Some sugar free or low carb chocolate-flavored products are on the market, but it is difficult to find recipes for chocolate containing dishes intended for dieters. Georgina Bomer has now written a cookbook with recipes containing low contents of fat or sugar, and also low calorie recipes. Some of them are almost sugar free, and might thus also be suitable for diabetics.The low carb recipes contain not more than 10 g net carbohydrates per serving, the low fat recipes not more than 3 g net fat per serving, and the low calorie recipes not more than 300 calories for a main course and 150 calories for a snack or dessert. The sugar free recipes do not contain any added sugars, but may contain carbohydrates from flour or fruit.The sweeteners used are Splenda (sucralose and maltodextrin blend) and xylitol. The advantages and difficulties with those two sweeteners are discussed in the book, in addition to other non-sugar sweeteners.The book is divided into the following sections: Baking (16 recipes); Candies (4 recipes); Desserts (19 recipes); Drinks (14 recipes); Ice Creams and Frozen Treats (5 recipes); Sauces, spreads and frostings (9 recipes); and Savory (9 recipes). The recipe index contains recipes by diet in addition to an overall alphabetic index. The recipes are easy to follow; they do normally not require ingredients that are difficult to obtain (with a possible exception of xylitol, which can be bought over the internet). Nutritional data are stated for all recipes.This cookbook is very comprehensive in spite of the fact that it has only 114 pages. The lack of photos might be regarded as a disadvantage by some readers (that is why I gave the book four stars instead of five), but instead there are more recipes.If you are on a diet and miss the flavor of chocolate, this is the book for you!

I have tried the microwave cake and cheesecake brownies, which both taste pretty good. The one annoying thing is that xylitol is not easy to acquire, so I'm using a Truvia/sugar blend, which works well. Both desserts were a bit dry, but I think it was because I overcooked both items...they cooked faster than stated. So, with a few small adjustments, this cookbook is pretty good (but nothing truly can replace sugar and fat, so adjust your expectations from the start!), and I hope to make sweets for my diabetic father and chocoholic partner!

The person who received this book ss s gift is a real foodie and loves it. I'd recommend it highly.

This book is a good source of diet friendly chocolate recipes which allow you to get that chocolate fix but still be health conscious. It also contains useful information about artificial and low calorie sweeteners on the market so that you can make the right choice for your needs. A great addition to any cook's cookbook collection.

It's always difficult to know when you're on a diet, whether you can eat chocolate or not. This book gives you the information you need. With clever recipes and tricks, it will guide you through to lots of delicious recipes for the person who wants to diet, but still eat choclate.

have used some recipes , no need to ever deprive yourself of chocolate again, a real boost and fun to make if you are a diabetic with children !