I originally made these cheese crackers because I wanted something crunchy to have with chicken soup.
I found a low-carb cracker recipe on DiabetesForum.com, but it used almonds, which I couldn't eat. So, as usual, I started experimenting. 😂
I ended up making my own incredibly simple version using mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. They were crispy, tasted great, and took only about a minute in the microwave.
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp shredded mozzarella cheese, approximately 1 tbsp per cracker
- 1¼ tsp grated Parmesan cheese, approximately ¼ tsp per cracker
- Garlic salt or other seasoning, optional
Directions
- Cover a microwave-safe plate with parchment paper.
- Divide the mozzarella into 5 small piles, using approximately 1 tablespoon for each.
- Sprinkle each pile with approximately ¼ teaspoon Parmesan.
- Add a very light sprinkle of garlic salt or your favorite seasoning, if desired.
- Microwave for approximately 1 minute, or until the cheese has melted and begun to crisp.
- Allow the crackers to cool before removing them from the parchment. They'll firm up as they cool.
Looking for tiny cheese puffs instead? I also make an even simpler version using pieces of sliced mozzarella. Those puff up into about 16 bite-sized crackers.
Original calculated nutrition per cracker:
Approximately 36 calories | 3g fat | 0g carbohydrates | 3g protein
My original calculation showed 0g carbs using the cheese brands I had at the time. Nutrition varies by brand, and some cheeses may contain small amounts of carbohydrate.
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This easy coconut oil chocolate fudge has just four ingredients and takes about 10 minutes to make. No complicated candy-making required!
I originally made this when I was eating low-carb and wanted a simple homemade chocolate treat. It's made with cocoa powder, coconut oil, vanilla, and a little coconut palm sugar, and my original recipe worked out to approximately 1g net carbs per piece.
The hardest part may be getting it into the freezer without spilling it everywhere. Ask me how I know. 😂
Recipe detailsMakes: Approximately 30 small pieces
Prep Time: About 5 minutes
Freezer Time: About 10 minutes
Net Carbs: Approximately 1g per piece
Contains: Coconut
Made without: Wheat, gluten, dairy, eggs, or nuts*
Always check individual ingredient labels if you're avoiding specific allergens.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 2 tbsp coconut palm sugar (or your preferred sweetener)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Preparation:
THE PRETTY WAY... AND THE EASY WAY 😂
For the photo on this post, I decided to pour my fudge into a candy mold, so I'd have beautiful little individual chocolates.
They were beautiful.
I also managed to spill the chocolate on the counter, on the floor, and inside my freezer.
Original calculated nutrition per piece:
Approximately 23 calories | 2.2g fat | 1.5g carbohydrates | 0.5g fiber | 0.4g protein | 1g net carbs
Nutrition is an estimate and will vary depending on the cocoa, sweetener, and other ingredients used.
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The Dieter's Chocolate Cookbook: Low fat, low carb, low calorie, sugar free but all CHOCOLATE!-- contains low-fat, low-carbohydrate, low-calorie, and sugar-free recipes. This cookbook is perfect for anyone following one of these diets but still craving chocolate.
Each recipe lists the nutritional data for each serving, and shows for which diets the recipe is suitable. The cookbook contains over 75 delicious original recipes, including baking, candies, desserts, drinks, ice cream, sauces, and even savory.
Delicious recipes include Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies, Wasabi Chocolate Truffles, Mint Chocolate Cocktail, Chocolate Barbecue Sauce, Chocolate Sorbet, Mexican Hot Chocolate, Chocolate Biscotti, Chocolate Crepes and Chocolate Frozen Yogurt.
“With these recipes, you can eat delicious desserts and truly not feel guilty. Making healthier versions of favorite foods is key in weight control, and The Dieter's Chocolate Cookbook helps us do just that.”
Need a quick low-carb breakfast or lunch? This blueberry mug muffin takes about five minutes from start to finish and cooks right in the microwave.
I used ground flaxseed instead of flour, making it naturally gluten-free and nut-free. The result is a light, moist muffin that's surprisingly filling.
And yes, it really does rise right up out of the mug while it's cooking! Don't panic. 😂 It settles back down when it's finished.
I used to make this even faster by preparing several batches of the dry ingredients at once and keeping them in small containers in the fridge. Then whenever I wanted a muffin, I could grab one, add the wet ingredients and blueberries, and have lunch ready in moments.
Recipe details
Servings: 1 muffin
Prep & Cook Time: About 5 minutes
Microwave Time: 99 seconds
Net Carbs: Approximately 6.4g per muffin
Contains: Egg, coconut
Made without: Wheat, gluten, dairy, soy or nuts*
Always check individual ingredient labels if you're avoiding specific allergens.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 3 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Wet Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp blueberries
Preparation:
MAKE IT EVEN FASTER
I used to prepare five batches of the dry ingredients at once. I'd make one muffin immediately and store the other four dry mixtures separately in small containers in the refrigerator.
When I wanted another muffin, most of the measuring was already done. Just add the dry mixture to your mug with the wet ingredients and blueberries, and you're ready to go!
Original calculated nutrition per muffin:
434 calories | 34.3g fat | 20.6g carbohydrates | 14.2g fiber | 15.4g protein | 6.4g net carbs
Nutrition is an estimate and will vary depending on the specific ingredients and brands used.
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Shopping List:
• Bob's Red Mill Ground Golden Flaxseed Meal
• Baking Powder, Gluten Free, Sodium Free
• Extra Select Korintje Cassia Cinnamon
• Extra Virgin Coconut Oil by Garden of Life
• Wilton Clear Vanilla
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
500 Low-Carb Recipes: 500 Recipes from Snacks to Dessert, That the Whole Family Will Love-- One of the toughest challenges of any diet is having enough variety and choices to keep the dieter from losing interest. The most common reason that people abandon their diet is boredom, but 500 LOW CARB RECIPES: 500 Recipes, From Snacks to Dessert, That the Whole Family Will Love by Dana Carpender has more than enough recipes to keep even the most finicky dieter on track.
With recipes for everything, including hors d'oeuvres, snacks, breads, muffins, side dishes, entrees, cookies, cakes, and much more, this is an endless supply for creating meals for the whole family night after night. Whether everyone in the family is on a diet or not, these recipes are proven winners with adults and kids alike.
These easy low-carb cheese puff crackers may be the simplest snack you'll ever make. All you need is a slice of cheese, parchment paper, and a microwave!
I originally came across the idea while looking at low-carb cracker recipes and couldn't believe how simple it was. Cut one slice of mozzarella into 16 little pieces, microwave them until they puff and crisp, and you've got homemade cheese crackers!
They're great when you get the munchies, alongside soup or salad, or whenever you want something crunchy. One slice of cheese makes about 16 crackers, with approximately 0.1g net carbs per cracker based on the cheese I used.
I used to make a batch in the morning whenever my cracker container was getting empty. They're that easy!
Servings: 1, about 16 crackers
Prep Time: 1 minute
Cook Time: About 45 seconds
Net Carbs: Approximately 0.1g per cracker
Contains: Dairy
Made without: Wheat, gluten, soy, eggs, nuts, or added sugar*
Always check the ingredient label on your cheese if you're avoiding specific allergens or ingredients.
Directions:
- Cut one slice of mozzarella cheese in half, then continue cutting each piece in half until you have approximately 16 small pieces.
- Arrange the cheese pieces in a circle on parchment paper, leaving a little room between them. Do not use wax paper, as it can melt or stick.
- Leave the center empty because a piece placed there may cook faster and burn.
- Microwave for approximately 45 seconds, or until the cheese has puffed and is beginning to brown. Microwave times can vary, so watch them closely the first time.
- Let the crackers cool completely, then peel them from the parchment paper. They'll become crispier as they cool.
- Enjoy immediately or store in a covered container.
Optional: Sprinkle the cheese with your favorite seasoning before microwaving. I tried garlic salt and loved it!
Per cracker: approximately 4 calories and 0.1g carbs
Entire 16-cracker batch: approximately 60 calories and 2g carbs
Nutrition will vary depending on the brand and type of cheese used. Check your package for the most accurate information.
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Eating Stella Style: Low-Carb Recipes for Healthy Living-- Eating Stella Style is really about mouthwatering recipes: How does a Hot Ham and Cheese Egg Roll sound for breakfast?
Or Strawberry and Mascarpone Cream Crêpes, Stella Style Baked Eggs Benedict, or Coconut Macaroon Muffins?
For lunch or dinner, choose Grilled Portabella and Montrachet Salad, Wood-Grilled Oysters with Dill Butter, Kim's Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Lemony White Wine Sauce, Shaved Zucchini Parmesan Salad, or Spaghetti Squash with Clams Provençal Sauce.
Satisfy your snack cravings with Better Cheddar Cheese Crisps, Devilish Deviled Eggs with Tuna, or Cheesy Pecan Cookies. And for dessert, try Pumpkin Pound Cake, Lemon Meringue Pie, Honeydew and Blackberry Granita, or Chocolate Pecan Truffles.
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I'd been experimenting with melting dark chocolate together with coconut oil and freezing it into little pieces. Then I started wondering... what if I turned it into an actual treat? 😂
I'm allergic to nuts, so when I originally created this recipe, Savi Seeds was the brand name I knew them by at the time. They're actually Sacha Inchi seeds, sometimes called Inca peanuts, and they have a crunchy, nutty flavor.
Today I started thinking about making it into a treat, so I have added crushed Sacha Inchi seeds, unsweetened shredded coconut, and sweetener to my mixture. I am allergic to nuts, but I just happen to have some Sacha Inchi seeds I needed to use up.Ingredients
- 2 squares Lindt 90% dark chocolate
- Coconut oil, enough to bring the melted chocolate mixture to ½ cup (about 3.5 oz)
- 2 tbsp salted Sacha Inchi Seeds (formerly sold as Savi Seeds), crushed
- 2 tbsp unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 tbsp sweetener, or to taste
Here's my recipe:
In a glass measuring cup, melt 2 squares of Lindt 90% Dark Chocolate for about 2 minutes in the microwave. Add in enough coconut oil to make 1/2 cup (about 3.5 ounces). Mix well.
Crush two TBSPs of natural salted Sacha Inchi and place in a sandwich-style, freezable container. Add in two TBSPs of unsweetened shredded coconut and 1 TBSP of sweetener (I used Date Palm Sugar).
Pour in the chocolate/coconut oil mixture. Stir well. Place in freezer for 10 minutes, making sure it is level. When frozen, break into small pieces.
You might need to play with the ingredients. I tried not to use much sugar because I can't use artificial sweeteners, but you might need more (or less) sweetener.
These turned out really good - maybe too good; I ate several pieces! I think next time I will use a little less sweetener.
Original Nutritional Calculation:
When I originally created this recipe, I calculated the nutrition using the specific brands and ingredients I was using at the time, including Savi Seeds (now generally sold as Sacha Inchi seeds). Nutrition will vary depending on the chocolate, sweetener, Sacha Inchi seeds, and other ingredients you use.
Nutritional Data: For the whole recipe, because you can't break in uniform pieces once frozen.
Calories: 1,429, Fat: 137, Carbs: 38, Fiber: 17, Net carbs: 8
If you were able to cut it into 1" squares in a 6-inch container, you would get 36 pieces; each piece would roughly be:
Calories: 39.7, Fat: 3.8, Carbs: 1.1, Fiber: 0.5, Net carbs: 0.6
Of course, if you used an artificial sweetener, it would be lower in carbs.
This is my own recipe that I created by experimenting with ingredients. It is gluten-free and nut-free. A commercial oatmeal cookie may contain as much as 20 grams of carbs, with 120 calories!
I wanted to make an incredibly healthy oatmeal cookie, but very low in carbs - and NUT-FREE! So I have a lot of ingredients, but boy, is it healthy, low in calories, and filling!
Just 0.7g net carbs per cookie! So even if you eat three cookies, that's only 2.1 net carbs!
I don't feel guilty eating these cookies!
Very high in Omega-3, protein, plus it has lots of fiber if you are having that problem!
(It may be expensive to buy all these ingredients, but I also use them in many of my other recipes, such as: Homemade Flax Bun recipe, Homemade Flax Bread recipe, Blueberry Mini Muffins, Chia Seed Salted Caramel Pudding recipe, and more to come!)
Other than some form of flour (I used flaxseed meal), eggs, and some sort of sweetener, everything else is optional if you don't have it, don't want it, or can't use it. They are just there for added nutrition.
If you are concerned, either cut back on the eggs or add more flaxseed meal or hemp hearts to make up.
No guarantees on how it will turn out, though, as I have not tried it myself.
If you are not allergic to nuts, you can replace the oats with nuts. Many recipes use flaked nuts to replace oats.
The nutritional content/carb count will change, of course.
Ingredients:
• Egg, large: 6 eggs -- (I used Omega-3 eggs)• Flaxseeds: 8 tbsp seeds -- (makes about 2/3 cup ground)
• Hemp Hearts: 1/4 cup
• Pysllium Husk: 3 tbsp
• Chia Seeds: 4 tbsp
• Nutritional Yeast: 2 tbsp
• Steel Cut Oats: 1/4 cup -- (I used OnlyOats - Gluten-free Oats)
• Monkfruit: 2 tbsp -- (or your favorite sweetener)
• Cinnamon: 2 tbsp
• Butter, melted: 1/4 cup
• Torani Sugar-free Salted Caramel syrup: 1/4 cup -- (Alternatively, you can use 2 tbsp of any flavoring you like, and increase the sweetener) • Baking Powder: 1/2 tbsp
• Protein Powder: 4 scoops -- (I used Kiss My Keto: Keto Collagen Protein Powder, Birthday Cake)
• Collagen Peptides: 1 scoop
• Coconut Shreds, unsweetened: 1/4 cup
Directions:
Whisk eggs until foamy.Grind the flaxseed using a coffee grinder for 30 seconds, or use a high-speed blender. (Or you can purchase already ground flaxseed meal.)
Add remaining ingredients to the mixture.
Mix well.
Let sit for 10-20 minutes to thicken.
Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper, or use a non-stick one.
Spoon out mixture with a teaspoon onto the cookie sheet.
Flatten cookies lightly.
Bake at 350F for 14 minutes.
Let cool on a cookie rack.
Makes 56 cookies.
Nutritional Content:
Per Cookie: 42.9 calories, 2.8g fat, 2.4g protein, 0.7g net carbs, 2.4g carbs, 1.2g fiber, 0.1 g sugar, 0.4g Sugar Alcohol, 18g sodium, Glycemic Load: 0.3Photo credit: Catherine McDiarmid-Watt ~ All rights reserved
Shopping List:
• Bob's Red Mill Ground Golden Flaxseed Meal
• Health Warrior Premium Chia Seeds
• Baking Powder, Gluten Free, Sodium Free
• Extra Select Korintje Cassia Cinnamon
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
500 Low-Carb Recipes: 500 Recipes from Snacks to Dessert, That the Whole Family Will Love-- One of the toughest challenges of any diet is having enough variety and choices to keep the dieter from losing interest. The most common reason that people abandon their diet is boredom, but 500 LOW CARB RECIPES: 500 Recipes, From Snacks to Dessert, That the Whole Family Will Love by Dana Carpender has more than enough recipes to keep even the most finicky dieter on track.
With recipes for everything, including hors d'oeuvres, snacks, breads, muffins, side dishes, entrees, cookies, cakes, and much more, this is an endless supply for creating meals for the whole family night after night. Whether everyone in the family is on a diet or not, these recipes are proven winners with adults and kids alike.
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Some days you just need a quick snack and even a few minutes preparing is a few minutes too long!So it's good to have some quick low carb snacks on hand.
I was looking around our local supermarket, when I found these pepperoni sticks - one stick is only 2g carbs each, gluten-free and lactose-free!
Each stick is about 11.5 inches (4.5 cm) long, so I cut them in half, and now each 5.25 inch (2.0 cm) stick is only 1g carb per stick!
However, these pepperoni sticks do include sugar, so you will need to test with your blood glucose meter to see how your body tolerates them. I found that eating one stick did not affect my blood sugar level at all.
If you are looking for this particular brand, I found them in The Real Canadian Superstore, here in Southern Ontario, Canada, near the deli section.
Ingredients:
Pork, water, glucose, salt, mustard seed, spices, sugar, sodium, erythorbate, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrate, smoke.
Nutrition Facts:
per 1 stick (23g)
Calories: 105
Fat: 9.0 g
Carbs: 1.0 g
Protein: 5.0 g
DOES NOT contain: wheat, gluten, eggs, dairy, soy, peanuts, tree nuts.
Snack:
TOTAL NET CARBS: 1 gram
TOTAL FAT: 9 grams
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Low Carb Snacks Shopping List:
• Pepperoni Snack Sticks
• Just The Cheese Snacks
• Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame
• Lowrey's Bacon Curls Microwave Pork Rinds
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
500 Low-Carb Recipes: 500 Recipes from Snacks to Dessert, That the Whole Family Will Love-- One of the toughest challenges of any diet is having enough variety and choices to keep the dieter from losing interest. The most common reason that people abandon their diet is boredom but 500 LOW CARB RECIPES: 500 Recipes, From Snacks to Dessert, That the Whole Family Will Love by Dana Carpender has more than enough recipes to keep even the most finicky dieter on track.
With recipes for everything including hors oeuvres, snacks, breads, muffins, side dishes, entrees, cookies, cakes and much more, this is an endless supply for creating meals for the whole family night after night. Whether everyone in the family is on a diet or not, these recipes are proven winners with adults and kids alike.
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