recipes from Adrienne Asher
These are so delicious that you might be tempted to eat two—which I recommend!
Individual New York Cheesecakes
Yield: 12 servings / each serving = 254 calories, 5g net carbs
CHEESECAKE
16 ounces organic cream cheese, room temperature
2 large organic eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup organic sour cream
1/4 C. Swerve + 1/2 tsp. liquid stevia
1/4 teaspoon sea … Read more
I use this ganache for frosting cheesecakes, cookies, and cakes.
CHOCOLATE GANACHE
1/4 cup grass-fed cream
55 grams Scharffen Berger unsweetened 99% baking chocolate, chunked
1/3 teaspoon liquid stevia glycerite
Stir cream and chocolate in a medium sized saucepan over low heat until smooth, add the stevia. (If your heat is too high and the ganache separates, add tiny bit … Read more
These glazes can be used on cookies or plain cakes.
Plain Glaze (low carb)
2 cups (8 ounces) Swerve sweetener, confectioners’ style
3 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
To color, stir drops of food coloring into the glaze until it reaches the desired tint. For a citrus-flavored glaze, substitute orange, lemon, or lime juice for the … Read more
A classic, reinterpreted in a low carb version. Rich, thick, delicious.
The Online Etymology Dictionary states that the term “egg nog” is an American term introduced in 1775, consisting of the words “egg” and “nog”, with “nog” meaning “strong ale”. The first example of the term “eggnog” was in 1775, when Maryland clergyman and philologist Jonathan Boucher wrote a poem … Read more
Just in time for the holidays, here are some low carb spritz cookies to decorate for nibbling, gifting to others, or for entertaining. I use an OXO Good Grips cookie press with stainless steel disks, available on Amazon.
At the end of this post are cookie variations for almond, lemon, orange, chocolate, anise, coconut, chocolate-dipped, and decorated versions.
Spritz Cookies
This pound cake is completely delicious. The crumb is great, it’s filled with buttery goodness, and the lemon flavor is delicate but decidedly present. I also have recipes for Chocolate, Almond, and Chai Spice pound cakes.
Pound cake was traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. It is believed that