recipes from Adrienne Asher
My sweetie’s in bed with a nasty, lingering cough, so I’m making him a low carb treat: these very moist blueberry muffins. They come together very quickly, with preheating the oven and baking taking the most time, so this is a great recipe for lazy weekend mornings.
Any small berry can be substituted for the blueberries, but make sure if … Read more
I grew up eating rice pudding, and regard it as a cool weather staple. But how to create a low carb version? I recently discovered Shirataki “rice”, and its gelatinous consistency lends itself perfectly to a rice-like pudding dessert. Voila!
The Rice Pudding
4 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup Swerve powdered sweetener
6 egg yolks
2 … Read more
These cookies actually began life as the recipe that I used for the crust in my citrus cheesecake, but I had some leftover dough, rolled it into balls, flattened them with two fingers, and baked them up as—ta da—almond shortbread cookies. This recipe has just a tad more sweetening than the crust, and is a perfect little “cookie and … Read more
This is a beautiful cheesecake, worthy of a special occasion. The photo shows it with a fine shifting of cocoa powder, and we served it with freshly-whipped cream.
VANILLA CHEESECAKE WITH CHOCOLATE CRUST
Makes 16 servings // 359 calories, 6 net carbs
CRUST (for a vanilla crust, see end of recipe)
2 tablespoons grass-fed butter
2 ounces (55 grams) Scharffen … Read more
This citrus cheesecake is fresh and bright tasting, and is particularly good in the winter when Key limes and Meyer lemons are in season. The rest of the year, just use regular limes and lemons…your cheesecake will still be completely delicious! I like every part of this cheesecake to be citrusy, and so I add zest, juice and/or citrus oils … Read more
Here’s a low carb take on the classic Black and White Cupcake. This is a rich, dense, chocolate muffin, somewhat like a tiny chocolate-almond torte.
Chocolate One-Minute Muffin
2 half-cup muffins // 263 calories, 3 net carbs
2 tablespoons golden flaxseed meal
2 tablespoons super-fine blanched almond flour
3 tablespoons Swerve sweetener
3 tablespoons organic unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon … Read more