{"id":5426,"date":"2026-02-15T18:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipe4thecook.com\/\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:47:20","slug":"out-of-bounds-candy-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/diabetic\/blog\/2026\/02\/15\/out-of-bounds-candy-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Out Of Bounds Candy Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><b><font face=\"comic sans ms\" size=\"5\">Ingredients<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p>1-1\/4 C. unsweetened coconut<br \/>\n1\/2 C. milk<br \/>\n2 tsp. unflavored gelatin<br \/>\n1 tsp. cornstarch<br \/>\n1 tsp. vanilla extract<br \/>\n1 recipe semisweet dipping chocolate<br \/>\nSemisweet Dipping Chocolate:<br \/>\n1 C. nonfat dry milk powder<br \/>\n1\/3 C. cocoa<br \/>\n2 Tbsp. paraffin wax<br \/>\n1\/2 C. water<br \/>\n1 Tbsp. liquid shortening<br \/>\n1 Tbsp. liquid sugar replacement<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b><font face=\"comic sans ms\" size=\"5\">Cooking Instructions<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Combine 1\/4 C. coconut, milk, gelatin and cornstarch in blender; blend until smooth.  Pour into small saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until slightly thickened.  Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and remaining coconut. Form into 8 bars. Allow to firm  and cool completely. Dip in chocolate.  Semisweet Dipping Chocolate:  Combine milk powder, cocoa and wax in food processor or blender; blend to soft powder.  Pour into top of double boiler; add water, stirring to blend. Add liquid shortening. Place  over hot, not boiling, water. Cook and stir until wax pieces are completely dissolved and  mixture is thick, smooth and creamy. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar replacement; let  cool slightly. Dip candies according to recipe. Shake off excess chocolate. Place on very  lightly greased wax paper; allow to cool completely. If candies do not remove easily,  slightly warm the wax paper over electric burner or with clothes iron. Store in a cool  place.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&quot;I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, &#039;At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God.&#039;&quot; (Exodus 16:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diabetic<\/p>\n <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/diabetic\/blog\/2026\/02\/15\/out-of-bounds-candy-bars\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diabetic"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/diabetic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/diabetic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/diabetic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/diabetic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/diabetic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/diabetic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5426\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/diabetic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/diabetic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/diabetic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}