Category: Desserts & Muffins

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Low Carb Almond Paste or Marzipan

Almond paste is wonderful in baked goods or on top of cookies, and marzipan (which is firmer) is a delight when shaped into little fruits and painted with food coloring.

Low Carb Almond Paste or Marzipan
Makes 13-14 ounces of almond paste or marzipan

1—1/2 cups Bob’s Red Mill super-fine almond flour
(add another 1/4 cup for marzipan)
1 cup

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Low Carb Icing

Low carb icing is easy to make and can add an extra layer or festivity to holiday cookies!

1—2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 cup Swerve sweetener, confectioners’ style
Food coloring (optional)
2—3 drops flavored extract (optional)

Stir minimum amount of cream into the sweetener with a small wire whisk or a fork to make

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousses

Here’s a quick, easy Thanksgiving desert that will keep you in keto-land and still deliver a rich dessert. Note—be sure to allow enough time for the mousses to chill. I’ve included vegan substitutes for dairy items.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousses
Serves 4 // 306 calories, 10 net carbs (add 50 calories per 1 tablespoon of whipped cream)

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    Caramel Sauce (low carb)

    Excellent over low-carb ice creams, cheesecakes, and custards.

    Caramel Sauce (keto)
    8 servings // 104 calories, 1.42 net carbs

    1/4 cup butter
    1/4 teaspoon liquid stevia glycerite (add slowly, tasting)
    1/4 teaspoon LorAnn Oils caramel flavor
    1/2 cup heavy cream
    1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
    1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
    2 tablespoons water

    For Salted Caramel Sauce:
    1/2 teaspoon additional

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    Hot Fudge Sauce (low carb)

    Fudge sauce is great over low-carb pound cakes, cheesecakes, ice creams, and custards.

    Hot Fudge Sauce
    8 servings (abt. 1.5 oz. each) // 154 calories, 1.23 net carbs

    1 cup organic heavy cream
    1/3 cup powdered Swerve Sweetener
    Pinch of espresso powder
    2-1/2 ounces Scharffen Berger unsweetened 99% cacao baking chocolate, shaved
    1/2 teaspoon Nielson-Massey Madagascar Bourbon vanilla extract

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    Apricot Compote

    My dear friend, Sean, gave me some apricots out of the rows upon rows she had on her kitchen counter—and so I used them to make this simple compote. The photo shows the apricots as they just began to cook. The final product is a happy orange slush!

    Apricot Compote

    1/2 cup fresh orange juice
    1/4 cup (or less) maple … Read more