Customer Reviews

Doctor's Carbrite Diet - Chocolate Chip Brownie Mix, Sugar Free 11 Oz

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

My family has been on a low sugar lifestyle for 20 years. Finding foods, especially treats that are low sugar is a challenge. This product, may I say, is a little bit of Heaven in a box. Real Brownie taste, moist, and for anyone who has a brownie habit. What I like also, is that if you bake the brownies longer, you have more of a cake-brownie. Wonderful product and I give it a 5+.

CarbRite Brownie Mix includes chocolate chips in it - and the resulting brownies are only 1.5 grams of net carbs per large brownie! That's only 174 calories. This is definitely recommended for anyone who loves chocolate and wants to be healthy too.

The brownies are very easy to make. You add in 3 eggs, 1/2 cup of butter and a teaspoon of water. That's it. Bake for just under an hour, then chill for an hour in the fridge.

What's neat about the brownies is you have options as to how they come out. Depending on how long you bake them, you can get them to be more cake like or fudge like. We like them about half and half.

The chocolate chips seem to "sink" into the mix, which gives it the fudgy aspect on the bottom layer. It's a really nice texture, with a crispy top. Even several days later, the ones that are left (assuming you eat them at a reasonable pace) are still quite tasty.

Now I do want to comment that you SHOULD eat them only one at a time. My boyfriend was a bit greedy when we first made these, and ate a bunch. These are LOADED with sugar alcohols. There are 15g of sugar alcohols per serving. This gives it a fantastic sweet flavor - but they cause digestive problems if eaten in large quantities. One brownie is fine. Six brownies .... less fine. Be wise. Eat just one.

Some people ask me why they don't just use Splenda instead of sugar alcohols. Splenda doesn't bake as well as sugar alcohols do - the flavor comes out differently. I really do believe this is the best formulation for its fantastic flavor, but again, be aware of the content. Eat in moderation.

I really love these. You get a rich brownie flavor for hardly any calories and almost zero carbs. It really is quite ideal for anybody who loves chocolate - on any eating plan - who wants to avoid sugar.

The nutrition values are: 174 calories, 12g fat (no trans fats), 55mg sodium, 3g fiber, 15g sugar alcohols, 1.5g net carbs. You get tiny amounts of some vitamins, nothing to really consider important.

I would even recommend parents make these for their kids, if their kids demand chocolate, rather than giving them sugary versions.

I am on the Atkins eating plan and this brownie is a delicious chocolate treat! My family (even the ones not on a low-carb diet) ate them up in a single day!

I bought this mix for my husband, a diabetic with a sweet tooth. He really has enjoyed having a fudgy, chocolate brownie to eat. For special occasions, I make him these brownies and he tops one with no-sugar-added ice cream and a great sugar-free chocolate topping.

These taste like brownies should taste, chocolaty and moist. For those of you like me are trying to stay away from sugar, these are a treat.

These brownies are not bad for sugar free. If you are expecting sweet brownies, it is not these brownies. They do not taste bad, but are not sweet either. Next time I am going to try and vary the recipe and see what I come up with. I may even add some extra sweetner to bring them up to par. They are cheaper at other low carb sites.

As I reformed brownie addict I found these brownies very edible. The texture isn't quite right, sort of like fudge with a thin cakey crust. All the chocolate chips sank to the bottom of the dish, making them difficult to remove. Never-the-less, I found myself hiding them from the kids and my chocolate craving was temporarily tamed.

After trying out just about every low carb/low sugar snack we can find, we're happiest with this mix. The directions are a little strange - the brownie pan cooks in a second pan full of water - but the resulting brownies so are thick, rich, and de-lish, it's worth the effort. Even our friends didn't know they were low carb!

One drawback: They didn't last an hour after they came out of the oven. *laugh*

These brownies require a little unusual preparation, but they taste very good. The only reason I give them 4 stars and not 5 is because they make you go to the bathroom.

After trying several brownie recipes for our new low-carb diet, I was of the mind that we were just NOT going to be able to find a good brownie recipe. I ordered this product and was very happy with the brownies. They do come out of the oven with 2 layers to them - a crunchier top layer and the gooier lower layer. After a couple of days, the layers are not as obvious. These were a big hit with our kids as well - and they aren't anything if not honest. The portion is smaller than most people would normally cut for a brownie - but after being on a low-carb diet for a while, you are happy with the portion size. Great product!!!