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Ingredients: 1 package sugar free jello -- any flavor 6 packages gelatin powder, unsweetened -- unflavored1/2 cup water -- cold How to Prepare: In a small saucepan, mix flavored and unflavored gelatin. Stir it up. Pour cold water in, stir with spatula until you have a gloppy-chunky blob, not unlike play-doh. Turn heat on medium, melt blob. Stir obsessively until melted. Pour into miniature bear molds. Stick in freezer for 10 minutes to cool. If you don't have miniature bear molds, do this: take the rack out of your toaster oven and put it on the counter. Drape a big sheet of aluminum foil over it. Cram the aluminum foil down into the gaps, leaving striplike molds. Presto! Gummy tapeworms. Yummy. Yummiest Chocolate Candy Serves:1,1,10 CarbsPerServing:38g carbs total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate squares 2 tablespoons heavy cream18 Splenda packets -- or equal 2 ounces nuts -- crushed (I used macadamias and walnuts How to Prepare: Melt butter and chocolate in microwave or on low heat on stove Stir in cream. Add vanilla flavoring. Stir in equal or Splenda. Add nuts (crushed). Drop by teaspoon onto foil or wax paper, or you could pour and cut to divide into servings. TRUFFLES Serves:4,3 CarbsPerServing:15g carbs total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 1 pkg Strawberry -- cherry, oroange, or raspberry sugarfree jello 2 cups water 1 cup heavy whipping cream8 ounces cream cheese 1 square Hershey's unsweetened baking chocolate 1 teaspoon vanilla extract artificial sweetner to taste How to Prepare: Prepare jello as directed and chill to firm. In microwave or double broiler, melt chocolate square. Add creamchesse to soften. Stir. Remove from heat and add vanilla and sweetner until desired sweetness. Allow to cool. Whip cream until stiff peaks and add small amount of sweetner. Fold firm jello into chocolate mixture. Fold in whip cream. Chill. This recipe is really good without the jello too, but i find it to be incredibly rich and the jello just makes it taste yummier, like eating a box of chocolates! Okay, so its not really truffles, but it tastes like them. NOTES : Counts for jello and artificial sweetener not included in totals. Peppermint Patties CarbsPerServing:16g carbs total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 1 stick butter 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate 8 splenda packets2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder -- (2 to 3) 1 teaspoon peppermint extract -- pure - to taste How to Prepare: Heat butter and chocolate in microwave until liquid form; try not to boil the mixture! Mix well then add the splenda 4 packages at a time. Mix well! Add the cocoa to make a thicker consistency. I usually use between 2 and 3 tablespoons. Then add the peppermint to taste. Start with a little...taste it and add more if you like! Put in muffin tin with papers, 1 tablespoon per paper. Any leftovers add evenly. Put in freezer for at least an hour! YUM!! The amount of carbs will vary on the amount of cocoa and peppermint you use. On average about 1.5 - 2 grams of carbs per patty! ENJOY! chocolate candy bar CarbsPerServing:10g carbs total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 1/2 stick butter 1 tablespoon cocoa powder -- hershey's dutch2 packages artificial sweetener 1/3 cup walnuts -- broken in small pieces How to Prepare: Melt butter over low heat. Add cocoa, sweetener and walnuts. Mix well. Now you can put the whole thing in the foil, close and freeze for about 30 minutes. It's like a candy bar, crunchy and chocolaty. You can also freeze it in paper muffin cups for small portions. CHOCOLATE NUT CLUSTERS Serves:9 CarbsPerServing:6g carbs total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 1/2 oz unsweetened baking chocolate 1/4 cup walnuts -- (or pecans or Almonds) 1 tablespoon butter -- poster said 1 pat2 packages artificial sweetener 2 cupcake papers How to Prepare: melt chocolate in microwave til melted, add butter and stir til melted and smooth then the Equal. mix in the nuts and coat all of the nuts. divide into the 2 papers and put into the freezer for 15 minutes til set eat and enjoy variation I add a tablespoon of cream after stirring the butter in and is cooled a little for a like milk chocolate taste. total carbs vary to nut choice
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Serves:Makes 36 cookies CarbsPerServing:~30 grams total Prep Time:1 hr Effort:Easy Ingredients: .8 cups Atkins Bake Mix 2 Tbl. unsweetened chocolate 1 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp salt 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter 1/2 cup sugar (splenda) 3 large eggs 1 lb bittersweet chocolate (I used 1 bag of LowCarb Success sugar free semisweet chocolate chips plus 3 PureDelite dark chocolate bars, because that was what I had in my kitchen) How to Prepare: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together bake mix, cocoa and baking powders and salt. In a double boiler, melt 3/4 of the chocolate and all the butter; stir until smooth. Remove chocolate mixture from heat and stir in sugar. Mix eggs in one by one. Combine with dry ingredients and mix until just combined. At this point, I mixed in the additional chocolate chips, though you may want to save them to sprinkle on the dough before baking. Chill dough, covered in fridge, for 10-60 minutes. Drop rounded tablespoon measures of dough about 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheet. Stud cookies with additional chocolate, if you didn't mix it into the batter earlier. Cook for 10 minutes. DO NOT OVERCOOK!!! Cookies will have a cake-like texture. These are great for chocolate lovers. I got the recipie off Epicurious.com (originally from Gourmet magazine) and altered it slightly for us low-carb lovers. Enjoy! cream wafers Serves:60 halves or 30 sandwiches CarbsPerServing:Each cookie - 3g. Each sandwhich w/ frosting - 7g. Prep Time:none really Effort:Average Ingredients: Wafers - 1 cup butter 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream 2 cups all-purpose flour Splenda (packets or bulk)Creamy Butter FillingButter Filling - 1/2 cup soft butter 10 - 12 Splenda packets or 3/4 cup bulk Splenda. (You can use as much sweetener as you like...to taste) Pink or blue tint (if you want to get festive!) How to Prepare: OK - First, make sure the butter is somewhat soft. Mix butter, cream, and flour in a mixer until blended. Preheat oven to 375. Have a shallow bowl of Splenda near by. Roll dough into 3/4" balls and then roll in sugar. Place on an ungreesed cookie sheet. Flatten with a flat bottomed glass dipped in Splenda. Prick each cookie 4 times with a fork. Bake for 7-9 minutes. Remove from pan promptly and let cool completely before frosting. These taste spectacular with or without the frosting. Snickerdoodles II Serves:30 cookies CarbsPerServing:.53 per cookie Effort:Easy Ingredients: 1/4 cup Butter 1/4 cup shortening 3/4 cup DiabetiSweet or Spenda 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 3/4 cup almond flour 1/2 cup Atkins bake mix 1 tsp cream of Tartar 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/8 tsp salt 1 TBL DiabetiSweet 1 tsp cinnamon How to Prepare: Preheat oven to 400. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl, set aside. Cream butter, shortening, and sweetner in a large bowl. Add egg and vanilla, beat well. Add dry ingredients and mix well. In a small shallow bowl, mix DiabetiSweet and cinnamon. Using a teaspoon, roll teaspoon of dough into a ball then roll ball in cinnamon mixture then place on cookie sheet (use parchment paper if you have it). Bake for 7-9 minutes until golden brown. Let cool on cookie sheet before removing. Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies Serves:3 dozen cookies CarbsPerServing:2 carbs per cookie Prep Time:10 minutes Effort:Easy Ingredients: 1 cup Atkins Bake Mix 4 oz cream cheese 1 cup Splenda 1 tsp sf vanilla 1/4 tsp almond extract 1 cup butter 1 pinch salt 1 large egg (or 2 small) 1 tsp baking soda Chopped Almonds How to Prepare: Cream butter, cream cheese, eggs, vanilla, Splenda, almond extract, salt, soda. Add Atkins bake mix until it is a consistancy that allows you to roll. Roll into small ball and flatten into cookie and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake at 365 (about 8 minutes). These do not brown on top, watch carefully. They are easily crumbled. I also use these crumbled up for cheese cake crust! Cinnamon Applesauce Bars Serves:15 CarbsPerServing:11.5, appx 6 if oats ommitted and use 4 C. almond flour instead Prep Time:5-10 min. Effort:Easy Ingredients: 2 C. almond flour (meal) 2 C. oats 1 C. unsweetened applesauce 1 large egg 1 T. cinnamon 1 t. baking soda 1 C. Splenda 2 T. sugar free pancake syrup How to Prepare: Slightly beat egg and mix in applesauce and syrup. Mix in Splenda then add almond flour, oats, baking soda and cinnamon. Press into the bottom of a 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. KRAFT Super Easy Peanut Butter Squares Serves:16,10,8 CarbsPerServing:3.2 Prep Time:5 minutes - 20 minutes baking Effort:Easy Ingredients: ½ cup Splenda 1 Egg1 cup Peanut Butter – Kraft Smooth How to Prepare: 1. Mix together 1 cup of KRAFT Smooth Peanut Butter, ½ cup Splenda and an egg.2. Press into an 8 or 9 inch square pan. 3. Bake at 325F for 20 min. Do not over-bake!!! Makes 16 squares. Total Grams of Carbs : 51 Total Calories: 1450 16 serves Per Serve: Total Grams of Carbs: 3.2 Total Calories: 90.5 Walnut Butter Cookies Serves:5 CarbsPerServing:20g total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 8 packages artificial sweetener -- to taste 1 serving Creamcheese according to package 1 Serving Ricotta cheese according to package 1 ounce walnuts -- crushed 2 teaspoons cinnamon1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 cup atkins bake mix 2 eggs 2 tablespoons butter How to Prepare: The bake mix and butter can be adjusted by using more or less of either according to your desired consistency of the batter. Mix everything together and bake on a greased cookie sheet for 20-25 minutes or until browned (I usually flip them over halfway through so they don't get too done on the bottom). I set the oven (I cook them in a toaster oven) at 350. The counts I'm giving you are approximate, not exact, but you can just add the carbs as you add the ingredients to the mix. The cookies are a bit soft so they also make a good muffin mix if you have the tins. Enjoy. NOTES : Counts for cream cheese and ricotta cheese not included. Pecan Macaroons Serves:7 CarbsPerServing:27g total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 1 egg white 1/2 cup artificial sweetener1 cup ground pecans How to Prepare: Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form Add Splenda Fold in pecans. Drop by tps. full onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 until golden brown or about 8 - 10 minutes. I usually triple this recipe. Original calls for 1/2 cup sugar. Very light and very good. Meringue Cookies CarbsPerServing:28g carbs total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 4 egg white dash salt dash cream of tartar 1 teaspoon vanilla2 tablespoons good chocolate 1/2 cup nuts -- to 3/4 cup, chopped 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut meat -- finely shredded How to Prepare: you need to be home (and patient)for at least an hour to make these preheat oven to 275 butter cookie sheet well Beat egg whites until stiff with dash of salt and dash of cream of tartar Add vanilla ( or another extract) In food processor grate chocolate Chop nuts. Mix chocolate, nuts and coconut, then fold into eggwhites. Make Tablespoonsful into cookie size drops on buttered cookie sheet--they will not change shape or spread or anything--- Bake at 275 for 30 minutes. DO NOT OPEN OVEN FOR ANY REASON NO MATTER WHAT OR THESE WILL BE RUINED!!!!!!! Turn oven off leaving cookies inside for 2 (two) more hours WITHOUT OPENING OVEN AT ALL!!!!!! NOTES : Carbs for chocolate not included in above total - adjust accordingly 15 carbs included for nuts. Serving Ideas : there are lots of great combinations, and these are about 1 carb per cookie. you could add a half a teaspoon of stevia to the eggwhites, but I try to cut out sweet everywhere I can. Addiction, you know. 2 T butterscotch chips and cashews 2 T dark chocolate and walnuts 2 T white chocolate and macadamias 2 T milk chocolate and pecans sometimes it is hard to have the chocolate around. I try to buy tiny quantities of good (expensive) stuff at a local health/premium food co-op. Low Carb Sugar/Chocolate Cookies Serves:4,4 CarbsPerServing:11g carbs total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 1/2 Cup atkins bake mix -- or any low carb flour substitute 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 cup artificial sweetener -- 10-12 packets 1/2 Cup butter 1/3 Cup brown sugar twin 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa -- optional How to Prepare: Preheat Oven to 375.F deg. Mix flour, salt, and baking soda in one small bowl. In another bowl, blend together butter, sugars, and extract until creamy with electric mixer. When creamy, add egg to mix and beat again until even more creamier. Gradually add dry mix into the wet mix bowl and continue to beat until dough like. Optional: Add cocoa into mix and beat well. Plop onto greased (I use Pam) cookie sheet, flatten out if you want to and bake for 15-20 minutes. Take out when done and let sit for another 5 minutes. Makes about 12 2x2in cookies. I got this recipe from the back of chocolate chip bag and switched some of the ingredient to its low carb equivalent. It tastes really good but it never hurts to add more sugar sometimes. Linzertorte Bars CarbsPerServing:33g carbs total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups almond flour -- (or hazelnut or walnut flours) 3 tablespoons artificial sweetener -- splenda 1/2 cup artificial sweetener -- splenda 1 cup Zero Carb Carbolite Bake mix 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 1/8 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup butter -- room temp (12 T) 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 egg yolks 4 tablespoons preserves, apricot -- or raspberry or strawberry How to Prepare: Preheat oven to 350degrees. Line a 9" square baking pan with aluminum foil. Butter the foil. Stir together the Nut Flour and 3 T splenda. In a separate bowl, sift together Carbolite bake mix, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set both mixtures aside. Combine the butter, 1/2 c. Splenda and the vanilla in a large bowl. Using and electric mixer set on high speed, beat until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks and beat until fluffy. Reduce the speed to low and add the nut and flour mixtures and mix until just blended (it will be crumbly-ish) Spread 1 3/4 c of the batter into the prepared pan. Top with a thin layer of preserves, leaving a 1/2 inch border. Spoon the remaining batter into a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4" plain tip. Pipe the batter in a lattice patter atop the preserves. (i made little ropes of batter and laid them on top). Refrigerate for 20 min. Bake until the preserves begin to bubble and the crust is just firm to the touch, about 40 min. let cool in pan on wire rack. Using the foil, lift the sheet from the pan. Peel back the foil sides. Cut into 20 squares. Sprinkle a little Splenda on top (lift you would powdered sugar). Makes 20 bars. NOTES : Counts for bake mix and preserves not included in totals. I found apricot preserves at 6g per T - total 24g. Lemon Bars Serves:8,8 CarbsPerServing:42g carbs total Effort:Easy Ingredients: Crust 1 cup Atkins Bake Mix -- (Sorry -soy flour would be too heavy...) 1 stick butter -- softened 1/4 cup artificial sweetener -- splenda Filling: 3 eggs 1/2 cup artificial sweetener -- splenda 4 tablespoons lemon juiceTopping 1 tablespoon artificial sweetener -- splenda 3 ounces cream cheese 1 tablespoon lemon juice How to Prepare: Put these 3 things in a food processor and process in pulses until crumbly. Press into a 9X13X2 cake pan that has been sprayed with Pam. Bake in a preheated 350f oven for 15 minutes or until just browned. Let cool while you prepare the filling. Beat these 3 ingredients together well. Pour over slightly cooled crust and put back in oven for 20 minutes or until set (depends on your oven - may take as long as 30 - watch carefully). This is not as thick as traditional lemon bars -but you *could* dou ble the filling ingredients if you're bold;)). Allow to cool - then blend: And drizzle over bars. Makes 24 3"x1 1/2" bars(approx) Freezer Cookies CarbsPerServing:4g carbs total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon sugar free pudding or mousse mix2 teaspoons artificial sweetener -- or less How to Prepare: Whip that cream nice a fluffy, THEN add your pudding mix (gets hard fast) the splenda if needed I used 1 tsp, freeze on a cookie sheet on wax paper. Same idea as other similar recipes, but less carbs. No bitter aftertaste from the cocoa powder too. 14 big 'cookies' NOTES : Carbs for pudding or mousse mix not included - adjust accordingly Cool Cookies Serves:10,10,8 CarbsPerServing:13g carbs total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 2 cups heavy whipping cream1 serving sugar free chocolate pudding How to Prepare: Whip whipping cream until thick consistancy (sorta like cool whip) blend in the pudding mix drop on cookie sheet by teaspoon, put in freezer until frozen, then store in a freezer bag Makes about 50 "cookies" NOTES : Carbs for pudding not included in above total due to unknown quantity - adjust accordingly C hocolate Praline BarServes:8 CarbsPerServing:6g carbs total Effort:Easy Ingredients: 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate -- or semisweet 2 ounces Unsalted Butter 4 tablespoons Peanut Butter1 tablespoon heavy cream -- to taste, optional Splenda to taste (optional if using semisweetened) 4 ounces nuts -- ground or finely chopped in grinder How to Prepare: Melt chocolate in Microwave and stir, add butter and PB, melt ans stir to combine. Heat only util just melted. Add cream and Splenda if using. Grind nuts and stir in. Spread into large thin slab on baking paper on a tray and freeze for a couple of hours. Cut into small squares and store in bag or box.. I get at least 40 squares less than 0.5g each ! They are very rich so I just find 1 or 2 a night are enough to satisfy my sweet craving. I eat them straight from the freezer, they keep their Īcrispā that way. Notes for UK dieters (Sainsbury's Luxury Continental Belgian Dark has 24g for whole 100g bar). Waitroseās only has 32g so itās not bad and I find I do not need the Splenda with it. Lindt 85% Excellence is also good NOTES : Counts for Splenda not included in totals. CHOCOLATE CRUNCH BAR Serves:1 CarbsPerServing:27 total recipe Effort:Easy Ingredients: 4 oz unsweetened chocolate 16 pks sugar twin 2 oz crushed pork rinds How to Prepare: melt chocolate in microwave add sugartwin and microwave about 1 1/2 mins add crushed pork rinds pout into pan and let set up cut into 1 inch squares makes about 30 pieces
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