Zone Diet Cocoa Bars

Hello guys! Today I would like to start this video-lesson (video-recipe) by showing you some very important ambitions:

1. Achievement of the optimal psycho-physical state
2. Reduction of excess fat
3. Goodbye pangs of hunger

These seem to be the main points of the now famous Zone Diet, conceived by the American biochemist Barry Sears. Given the interest aroused by my previous recipe "Zone diet biscuits", today I would like to offer you some delicious bars covered with a delicious ricotta cream and cocoa.
Let's prepare them together!

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Identity Card of the Recipe

• 155 KCal Calories per serving

• Ingrediants

  For the base

  • 30 g of wheat bran
  • 10 g of whey protein
  • 40 g (1 medium) of egg white
  • 30 ml of skimmed milk
  • 10 g of fructose

  For the filling

  • 20 ml of skimmed milk
  • 3 g of gelatin powder
  • 15 g of fructose
  • 15 g of bitter cocoa
  • 1 grated untreated orange peel
  • 120 g of lean ricotta

  Materials Needed

  • Precision scale
  • Large bowl
  • Wooden spoon
  • Oven plate or rectangular mold
  • Baking paper
  • Long blade knife
    
  • Sieve
  • Grater

  Preparation

  1. First prepare the base of the bars. In a bowl, mix the wheat bran with the egg white, the fructose, the powdered proteins and the skimmed milk: you will have to obtain a firm but easily moldable mixture.
  2. Spread the mixture obtained on a sheet of baking paper, shaping it with a spatula or a knife until obtaining a rectangle measuring 10X20 cm. It is advisable to level the surface of the rectangle with a moistened knife.

  To simplify
  It is possible to make the base rectangle by distributing the dough in a plum-cake mold lined with baking paper.

  3. Bake the base of the bars in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for 15 minutes. Leave to cool completely.
  4. At this point, prepare the cover of the bars. Warm the milk and dissolve the powdered gelatin and fructose in it.
  5. Mix the lean ricotta (sieved if possible) with the unsweetened cocoa powder and the mixture of milk, gelatin and fructose: you will have to obtain a thick and compact cream.
  6. Pour the ricotta and cocoa cream on the crunchy base and level with the help of the knife. Let it rest in the fridge for at least an hour, to allow the gelatine to act and thicken.
  7. Remove the cake from the fridge and get 6 bars. Grate some orange zest and distribute on the surface of the bars.
  8. Zone diet bars can be kept in the fridge, tightly closed in an airtight container, for 5-7 days.

  Alice's comment - PersonalCooker

  As dictated by the Zone Diet, the calories provided by these delicious bars come from 30% from protein, 30% from fat and the remaining 40% from carbohydrates. I hope that my recipe can help you in your zone diet: I am sure you will be satisfied with the result!

  Nutritional values ​​and Health Comment on the recipe

  Zone Diet Cocoa Bars are snacks that lend themselves to the famous diet coined by Barry Sears. The nutritional energy breakdown is (approximately) 30% proteins, 30% lipids and 40% carbohydrates (substantially provided by fructose and starch from the bran). The fibers are very abundant (to the advantage of the glycemic index) and the cholesterol is moderate. The Zone Diet Cocoa Bars are suitable for any diet. The average portion of the Zone Diet Cocoa Bars is about 40-50g (65- 80kcal).