Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Avocado Cilantro Lime Jalapeno Dressing


Avocado Cilantro Lime Jalapeno Dressing

Ingredients

  • ½ large avocado
  • 1 lime juiced
  • ½ cup cilantro
  • 1 large jalapeno deseeded
  • 1/2 cup of chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup of chopped bell peppers
  • 1/2 cup of chopped tomato
  • ½ tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 ½ tsp garlic paste or 1 clove
  • 1/2 cup of Mayonaise
  • ½ cup water or chicken broth
  • 1/4 teasp of cummins
  • ¼ tsp or sea salt
  • ground pepper to your liking
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients in a large glass mason jar
  2. Using a hand blender, completely mix everything together until smooth and pourable

Friday, June 19, 2020

Mayonnaise Chocolate Cake

Mayonnaise Chocolate Low Carb Cake  



Ingredients

  • 3 cups Almond Meal
  • 1/3 Cup of Coconut Flour
  • 3/4 Cup of Cocoa Powder
  • 1 1/2 Cup of Swerve Sweetener
  • 1 Tsp of Salt
  • 1 Tsp of Xantham Gum
  • 1 1/2 Tsp of Baking Powder
  • 1 Tsp of Baking Soda

Mix all dry Ingredient

  • 3/4 Cup of Mayonnaise
  • 5 Eggs
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla
  • 1 Cup of Water/Almond Milk or more if the batter is too thick

Mix with dry Ingredients

  1. Preheat oven to 350*. Divide batter between 2 greased (not floured!) 9-inch cake pans. I put parchment paper in the bottom of the pan. Bake for about 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Invert onto cooling racks and cool completely.
  1. LCHF Chocolate Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

(this will frost one layer so double the recipe if you want frosting inside as well as on top)

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 Cup of cocoa powder
  • 40-ish drops liquid stevia as desired or 3/4 cup of Confectionate Swerve
  • 1/4 cup of milk or cream as needed to get the right texture
  • Berries for garnish, if desired.


Saturday, June 6, 2020

Low Carb Whipped Chocolate Cream - Cream Cheese Frosting

Low Carb Whipped Chocolate Cream - Cream Cheese Frosting 

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Ingredients

  • 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream or heavy cream cold
  • 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, cold (I only use Philadelphia Cream Cheese for this recipe)
  • 1 cup Swerve confectioners or 3/4 cup if you prefer it less sweet
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, stir together the cocoa powder with a couple spoonfuls of the cream until it forms a creamy paste. Put the rest of the cream in the refrigerator to stay cold while you move on to the next step.
  2. Add the cold cream cheese to the bowl with the cocoa paste and beat it with an electric mixer to soften it up and to begin to incorporate it with the cocoa, about 30 seconds. Add the sugar, salt and vanilla and continue beating until fully combined. Check a small bit between your fingers to insure sugar crystals have "melted" into the mixture so there is no grittiness. (Update 9-9-18: Don't over beat at this step. Just mix until fully combined. If you over beat, the mixture will become too loose. Don't worry about checking for grittiness. When you add the cream, the sugar crystals will dissolve.)
  3. Slowly drizzle the cream down the side of the bowl while continuing to beat the mixture. This will help reduce splashing. Beat until the mixture is fully combined and has formed stiff peaks.
  4. Use immediately for frosting, piping or filling. Store leftovers and whatever you've frosted or filled in the refrigerator.

LCHF Peanut Butter Glaze/Drizzle

LCHF Peanut Butter Glaze/Drizzle


  • 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter (I use Justins Creamy Peanut Butter)
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 Tbsp Yacon Syrup
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)


Put all ingredients into a medium pan over medium heat and stir until well combined and made into a sauce.

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake Low Carb

Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake Low Carb


Ingredients:

1/2 cup of Butter

8 ounces of cream cheese

1 1/2 cup of Swerve or low carb sweetener

6 eggs

1/2 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice


2 teaspoons of Vanilla extract


3 cups of Almond Flour


1/3 cup of coconut flour

1/2 tsp salt

2 teaspoons of Baking powder


2 cups of blueberries


1/2 cup of almond/coconut milk


Glaze

1/3 cup of powdered Swerve Sweetener


Fresh lemon juice from 1 lemon



Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325F and grease a bundt pan very well..

Cream together the butter, cream cheese, and sweetener.

blend in the eggs and then the vanilla extract and 1/2 cup of almond/coconut milk.
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In a separate bowl, combine the almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder and salt
Slowly stir in the flour mix into the egg mixture.

Batter will be a little on the thick side. If you feel to thick add a little more coconut/almond milk.

In well greased bundt cake pan add 1/2 of batter then sprinkle blueberries on top of batter spoon rest of batter on top of blueberries and put the remainder blueberries on top of batter gently pressing them in to mixture.

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes.  Let cake cool for 30 minutes in pan then flip out onto wire rack to cool completely.
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For glaze, whisk together the powdered Swerve and lemon juice until smooth.  If too think, add a bit more powdered swerve.  If too thick, add a bit more liquid (water or lemon juice)

Drizzle glaze over the cooled cake.

Recipe Notes:

Serves 12.  Each serving has approx 317 calories per slice and a total of 9 carb with 4 g of fiber, Total Net Carbs 5



Monday, March 2, 2020

Husband Approved Dry Rub

Husband Approved Dry Rub  PRINT

A dry rub that makes chicken, ribs or your favorite cuts of meat taste phenomenal.
 Course Spices/Rub
 Prep Time 5 minutes
 Total Time 5 minutes
 Servings 1 serving
 Author Tommy

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup packed light or Swerve dark brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 1/2 tsp chipotle powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. Measure all ingredients into a small mixing bowl and thoroughly mix to fully incorporate spices. Rub on all sides of your favorite cut of meat.

Recipe Notes

*Please use as many organic ingredients as possible.* Recipe makes enough rub for 1 full rack of ribs, 1 large piece of meat or 6-10 chicken pieces.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Low Carb Italian Cream Cake

Low Carb Italian Cream Cake

Classic Italian Cream Cake goes low carb and Keto.  This rich layer cake is truly special dessert recipe, and it is so worth the time and effort.
Prep Time:         45 minutes
Cook Time:        45 minutes

Total Time          1 hour and 30 minutes

Servings:             16
Calories               335

Ingredients

Cake
  • 1 cup of unsalted butter
  • 1 cup of Swerve Sweetener
  • 1 cup of sour cream
  • 5 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 teasp. of vanilla extract
  • 2 cups Almond Flour
  • 1 cup of  unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 3/4 cups of chopped pecans
  • 1/4 cup of coconut flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp of xantham gum
Frosting
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup powdered Swerve Sweetener
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream room temperature
Garnish
  • 2 tbsp shredded coconut lightly toasted
  • 2 tbsp chopped pecans lightly toasted
Instructions

Cake
  1. Preheat the oven to 325F and grease two 8 or 9 inch pans very well (the 8 inch pans will take a little longer to cook but the layers will be higher and I think they look better).  Line the pans with parchment paper and grease the paper.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the butter with the sweetener until well combined.  Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.  Beat in sour cream and vanilla extract.
  3. In another bowl, whisk together the almond flour, shredded coconut, chopped pecans, coconut flour, baking powder, salt and xantham gum.  Beat into the butter mixture until just combined.
  4. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared pans and spread to the edges.  Bake 35 to 45 minutes (or longer, depending on your pans), until the cakes are golden on the edges and firm to the touch in the middle.
  5. Remove and let cool in the pans, then flip our onto a wire rack to cool completely.  Remove the parchment from the layers if it comes out with them.
Frosting
  1. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth.  Beat in the sweetener and vanilla extract until well combined.
  2. Slowly add the heavy whipping cream until a spreadable consistency is achieved.
To Assemble
  1. Place the bottom layer on a serving plate and cover the top with about 1/3 of the frosting.  Add the next layer and frost the top and the sides.
  2. Sprinkle the top with the toasted coconut and pecans.  Refrigerate at least half an hour to let set.
**Please note for picture in cake I toasted about 1/2 cup of shredded coconut and 1/2 cup of chopped pecans.
Nutrition Facts:  Calories 335, Fat grams 30.1, Carbohydrates 5.7g, Fiber 2.4g, Protein 5.8g