Low Carb Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients:

Bulk Dark Chocolate 70-85%
Peanut Butter (unsweetened, I like using chunky peanut butter)
Sea Salt

You need a tart mold to shape the chocolate. 

Instructions:

1. Melt your dark chocolate in a pan.
2. Spoon a small amount of the chocolate to cover the bottom of the mold.
3. Place in freezer for 5-10 minutes until solidified.
4. Spoon about a teaspoon of chocolate into the center of the mold. Press down with your finger to flatten slightly.
5. Pour chocolate over the peanut butter to cover.
6. Sprinkle with sea salt.
7. Put in freezer for 5-10 minutes to harden. Keep refridgerated for storage.
8. Enjoy!

The darker the chocolate you use, the lower the sugar content. The molds I use make fairly large cups and should have about 6g of carbs per cup with 72% chocolate.

Grain Free Low Carb Mozzarella Sticks

Ingredients:

1 large piece of fresh mozzarella chopped into sticks
4 tbsp coconut flour
2 tbsp finely shredded parmesan cheese
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 egg
1 cup canola oil (don't worry you won't use it all)

Makes about 12 mozzarella sticks.

Instructions:

1. Whisk the egg in a small bowl.
2. In another bowl, mix together the coconut flour, seasoning and parmesan cheese.
3. Dip the mozzarella stick into the egg.
4. Then coat it thoroughly in the flour/ cheese mixture.
5. FREEZE for at LEAST an hour. You cannot shorten this freezing process. I was impatient the first time I made these mozzarella sticks, but this recipe won't work without freezing them.
6. Pour the canola oil into a small pot and heat.
7. Dunk the sticks into the canola oil until lightly browned.
8. Enjoy!

The nutrition facts are slightly difficult to determine because you will be left with a fair amount of canola oil in your pot and probably some of the flour mixture. That being said the mozzarella itself should have about 0.5 carbs per stick and the coconut flour adds 1 net carb per stick. So each stick should have about 1.5 net carbs if you use all the flour mixture to coat your sticks. 

Ketogenic Brownies 5 NET Carbs

Ingredients:

1/4 cup agave

3 eggs
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
1 cup almond flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 tsp baking soda 

1/4 tsp sea salt

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350F.

2. Whisk the honey, coconut oil, vanilla and eggs until smooth. 

3. Mix in almond flour, cocoa, baking soda and optional salt. 

4. Pour into greased 8x8x2 inch pan. 

5. Bake for approximately 25 minutes. 

6. Cool and enjoy!

Makes about 16 brownies. This recipe is also Paleo :)

Nutrition Facts:

133 calories

7 g carbs

2 g fiber

5 NET carbs

3 g protein

12 g fat

4 g sugar

Sugar Free Hot Chocolate

1 cup almond milk unsweetened
2 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Scharffen Berger Natural Unsweetened Cocoa Powder)
3 packets of Stevia
A dash of salt

Makes 1 serving. Add all the ingredients in a pot and whisk while heating to mix cocoa in well.

Nutrition:

70 calories
5 g carbs
5 g fiber
ZERO net carbs
5 g fat
5 g protein

Chocolate Chia Powder Pudding

4 TBSP chia powder (I use Navitas Naturals)
3 TBSP unsweetened cacoa powder
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 packets of Stevia

Mix all the ingredients well and let stand for about 10 minutes to allow the mixture to thicken.

Nutrition Facts (assuming recipe makes 3 servings):

60 calories
5 g carbs
5 g fiber
ZERO net carbs :) 
4 g fat
3 g protein

Chia powder is a great source of Omega-3 fatty acids (check out this WebMD article), which are known to have a plethora of health benefits. Add more Stevia if you want a sweeter treat (the cocoa's strong taste is masks the slight bitter taste of Stevia). Enjoy!

Ketogenic, Almond Flour Pancakes!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup almond flour/ meal
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup water, use sparkling water for fluffier pancakes
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp Agave nectar

Preparation:

Mix ingredients together and cook as you would other pancakes. Use a nonstick pan with a little coconut oil.  Flip them when the underside starts to brown.

Yield: Six 4-inch pancakes

Nutrition Facts per Pancake:

Calories 133
Carbohydrates 5g
Fiber 2g
Fat 11g
Protein 6g

Only 3 NET carbs per pancake! I like to sweeten with maple syrup, but I'm just very careful about how much I use. A quarter teaspoon goes a surprisingly long way mixed with a little bit of butter!

Enjoy!

Low Carb Blueberry Muffins

1/2 cup coconut flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp lemon oil (look for anything labeled lemon flavoring or lemon oil in the spices section)

7-8 packets of Stevia in the Raw

1/3 cup coconut oil

6 eggs

3/4 cup blueberries
 

Makes 10 muffins with only 3 net carbs each!

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Mix dry ingredients in one bowl. 

3. Mix wet ingredients.

4. Mix together slowly. 

5. Bake for 20 minutes. 

Stats per muffin:

142 calories
6g carbs
3g fiber
3 NET carbs
11g fat
5g protein

Enjoy!