Sweetened Jalapeno Bites

Our tester, Julie, called this "really interesting, and surprisingly good!" (She also said it really improved low-carb crackers, of which she is not generally fond.)

What you need:

• 1 12-ounce (340 g) jar sliced jalapeno peppers
• 3/4 cup (18 g) Splenda
• Cream cheese-plain or onion-chive flavored
• Pork rinds or low-carb crackers

What you do:

1. Dump out the jalapenos, including the liquid, into a bowl, and stir in the Splenda.
2. Pack them back into the jar, put on the lid, and stick it in the fridge for a day or two.
3. When snack time rolls around, pull out the jar and grab your cream cheese and pork rinds or low-carb crackers. Spread some cream cheese on a pork rind or cracker, top with a slice or two of jalapeno, and stuff it in your face! Repeat.

Nutrient breakdown per serving:

• 94 calories
• 2 g fat
• 4 g protein
• 18 g carbohydrate
• 9 g dietary fiber
• 9 g usable carbs.

Working out the per-piece counts of this was just too darned difficult, so we gave up-but cream cheese is very low carb, and pork rinds are carb-free. If you're using low-carb crackers, read the label.

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