recipes from Adrienne Asher
Here’s what I reach for when I’m longing for a cinnamon roll for breakfast. Guilt free, filling, and nutritionally balanced, this little breakfast item is the low carb equivalent of a cinnamon bran muffin with cream cheese frosting.
Spiced Minute Muffin
Two servings // 231 calories, 2 net carbs
2 tablespoons golden flaxseed meal
2 tablespoons almond flour
4-6 drops … Read more
This is an extraordinary recipe, and is definitely a special occasion dessert because the calories are high, though net carbs fairly low. Maybe if I skip a meal?
DECADENT CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE (low carb)
Makes 16 servings // 337 calories, 32g fat, 9g protein, 6g net carbs
CRUST
1/4 cup Kerrygold butter, softened
55g Scharffen Berger unsweetened 99% cacao baking chocolate, … Read more
This creamy, chocolatey treat’s origin is elusive and claimed by many as their own, but what we do know that Nanaimo Bars originated in Nanaimo, British Columbia. If you’re interested in the facts and fables of this slice of heaven, you can read all the conjecture over at Wikipedia.
They make great Christmas gifts, and making a double batch is … Read more
One Christmas, my family decided to give homemade dessert gifts, and so this was my entry into the extravaganza. These chocolate truffles are very easy to make, but look elegant and festive in tiny gold baking cups, holiday bags, or pretty boxes.
Note: Exceptional truffles need exceptional ingredients; with so few ingredients, quality is paramount. Use high quality dark chocolate, … Read more
Hand-made, creamy, chocolate-hazelnut-y, delicious. Thanks to the “All Day I Dream About Food” website for this perfect recipe!
Homemade Nutella
Yield: about 2-1/2 cups, or 20 two-tablespoon servings at 2g carbs
3/4 cup Trader Joe’s toasted and husked hazelnuts
2 to 3 tbsp melted coconut oil
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp powdered Swerve Sweetener
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch… Read more
Persimmon trees are a prequel to the Christmas holidays. They lose their leaves in autumn, but the fruit remains hanging, like brilliant little ornaments in an otherwise stark landscape. I’ve always loved their intense color and sweet, smooth flesh.
I was introduced to persimmons by my grandmother, who had a tree in her backyard. She would pick semi-ripe fruit and … Read more