Keto Comfort Foods

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  1. Place the cream cheese and sweetener in a bowl
    and mix with a hand mixer until smooth. Remove 2
    tablespoons of the sweetened cream cheese and place it
    in a small bowl for the topping. Add a teaspoon of
    warm cashew milk to thin the topping and mix until
    smooth. If it’s still too thick, add another teaspoon of
    milk. Transfer the topping to a small resealable plastic
    bag or piping bag and set in the refrigerator.

  2. Add the cocoa powder and extract to the bowl
    with the remaining sweetened cream cheese and beat
    with the hand mixer on high speed until combined.
    Taste and add more sweetener, cocoa powder, or
    extract, if desired. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3
    hours or overnight.

  3. Using a mini ice cream scooper or spoon, scoop
    out 1-inch balls of the chocolate mixture. Place the
    balls on a serving platter. Cut a tiny hole in the corner
    of the plastic bag with the topping and drizzle each
    truffle with a little bit of the topping. Return the truffles
    to the refrigerator while you make the chocolate
    drizzle.

  4. To make the drizzle, place the cream, sweetener,
    and chopped chocolate in a double boiler or in a heat-
    safe bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Heat on
    low, stirring, just until the chocolate is melted. Remove
    from the heat and stir in the extract. Allow to cool in
    the refrigerator for 8 minutes or until thickened, but still

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