The other day I was planning on making a delicious ‘creme caramel’ but also wanted to try and make creme brulee. You may wonder what the difference is. Creme caramel is a custard with a caramel sauce. The custard is made with whole eggs, allowing it to be firm enough to stand on its own. Creme brulee is a custard made with egg yolks. While it’s thick, you’d have to leave it inside a ramekin. So I figured I’d make a mix of the two. A creme brulee with a caramel bottom. It’s fairly easy and ...
Keto Raspberry Ice Cream
July 10, 2018 by 2 Comments
Who doesn’t love ice cream? True, there are a number of keto friendly frozen treats that are now available at the grocery store, but this recipe is too simple and too delicious to pass up. In lieu of sugar, I used allulose. I like it because it has zero GI and zero aftertaste. You may also use erythritol. If you want it sweeter, I suggest adding about 8-10 drops of liquid stevia. I didn’t find it necessary, to be honest. Fromage blanc is the French yogurt - it is a type of soft cheese ...
- July 10, 2018
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Toffee Nut Cake Donuts
June 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
I have been seeing beautiful donut creations all over Instagram lately and it’s been inspiring me to make some ornate donuts that are keto friendly! I am a firm believer that food should look as good as it tastes. I’ve been on a toffee nut kick so I decided to make a simple vanilla cake donut. Then I decorated it with sweet and salty toffee nuts, and a healthy dose of low-carb dark chocolate coating. I added a touch of coconut because it’s pretty and it tastes good. It’s a win-win! But the ...
- June 12, 2018
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Keto Flan
May 24, 2018 by 4 Comments
Custard is a new favorite of mine, and I can’t believe how EASY it is to make! There are different ways to make it too. Adding whole eggs to a custard base will make it hold its form… If you just use egg yolks, it will have the consistency of pudding, which is excellent for a creme brulee. Today, I will be making a flan, a popular Mexican dessert, which will have a firm and robust custard that will hold its shape outside a ramekin. We will also be creating a caramel sauce with it that ...
- May 24, 2018
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Keto Sansrival
May 10, 2018 by 5 Comments
Sansrival is a Filipino classic - crispy, chewy, meringue layered with French buttercream and cashew nuts. Translates to, “without rival.” Aptly so, as this is hands down a crowd favorite. The original recipe calls for a dacquoise, a meringue made with nuts that when cooked long and slow yields a crispy wafer. The keto version, however, will not have the same texture. Instead it’s more sponge-y. Sugar’s hygroscopic, or moisture absorbing, nature lends to the crunch that sweeteners ...
- May 10, 2018
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Strawberry Rhubarb Swirl Ice Cream
March 15, 2018 by 3 Comments
This strawberry rhubarb swirl ice cream is the perfect way to cool off this summer! Luxurious strawberry rhubarb sauce is swirled into creamy vanilla ice cream to create this crowd-pleasing dessert. If you make this ice cream, be prepared for it to disappear quickly—it always does in my house! Rhubarb’s distinct flavor paired with strawberries is a long-standing combination. There’s a reason this combination is so popular - it’s delicious! The sweetness of strawberries perfectly ...
- March 15, 2018
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Speculoos and Macadamia Biscotti
March 8, 2018 by Leave a Comment
I particularly love the fragrant smell of spices. It reminds me of Christmas! A family favorite is speculoos, a Belgian crispy spiced cookie that is addictively good. Heard of cookie butter? Biscoff? That’s speculoos. Twice baked, dry, crunchy biscotti plus the healthy goodness of macadamia nuts. You will never be wanting - a special treat to have (and dunked) in your ketoproof coffee. Yields 10 servings of Speculoos and Macadamia Biscotti. The Preparation 200 grams superfine ...
- March 8, 2018
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Salted Toffee Nut Cups
February 22, 2018 by 4 Comments
Before I get to the nitty gritty of how mind-blowingly tasty these are, let’s talk about trying to make toffee out of fake sugar. Basically, it’s not easy. It’s not that the task is difficult, toffee is two ingredients and you can make it in the microwave, but it does take your complete attention and diligence. Toffee making waits for no one and it can burn in an instant! So here are the basics: make sure you stir often, watch for a light caramel color to develop, remove when the mix is ...
- February 22, 2018
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Crisp Meringue Cookies
February 1, 2018 by 1 Comment
This dessert is an airy treat. Sweet meringue cookies melt in your mouth, with a touch of almond flavor and almost no carbs per cookie. You can quickly whip up a batch of these when you are in the mood for something sweet, but don't want to use up too much of your daily macros. I put in the instructions to bake for 40 minutes, but it really depends on the size of your cookies and how hot your oven runs. You'll know that they are done when you can easily peel the cookies from the parchment ...
- February 1, 2018
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Instant Pot Matcha Cheesecake
January 30, 2018 by 4 Comments
This Instant Pot matcha cheesecake is for those of you who want to eat cheesecake, but don't want to fuss with the process of making it. It's best if you make this the day ahead, but I'm not going to lie - I've eaten this warm, almost directly out of the pressure cooker and it was still great. This cheesecake is dense but creamy, packed with grassy matcha flavor but lightened up with sweetened sour cream and a drizzle of maple flavored syrup. I know the syrup sounds weird, but you have to ...
- January 30, 2018
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