Low Carb Dessert Recipe - Peanut Butter Cookies

These flourless, low carb cookies rock!

Low Carb Peanut Butter Cookies

· 1 cup no sugar added peanut butter, creamy or crunchy
· 1 1/3 cups baking sugar replacement (I use Splenda)
· 1 egg
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a large baking sheet.

In a mixing bowl, combine the low carb peanut butter, 1 cup of the Splenda, the egg, and vanilla, and stir well with a spoon. Roll the dough into balls the size of walnuts. Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet. With a fork dipped in Splenda, press a crisscross design on each cookie. (I experimented and added some sugar free chocolate to some of the cookies as seen in the picture and they turned out great!) Bake for 12 minutes, remove from the oven, and sprinkle the cookies with some of the remaining Splenda. Cool slightly before removing from pan, enjoy!

Low-Carb Chocolate Coconut Macadamias Nut Cookies Recipe

Low Carb Ingredients:

· 5 Tablespoons coconut oil or butter
· ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
· ¼ cup cream
· 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
· ½ teaspoon salt
· 1 cup sugar equivalent in sugar substitute (I like Splenda, but can use any)
· 4 eggs
· ½ cup coconut flour (I used Aloha Nu brand in analysis)
· ½ cup unsweetened coconut
· 36 almond or macadamia nut halves


Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
1) Melt butter in bowl or 1 quart measuring cup -- you can make the whole recipe in the same container that way.
2) Whisk in cocoa powder until blended. Whisk in cream, salt, vanilla, and sweetener.
3) Taste. This is the point where you want to get the right amount of sweetener for your taste. I tried this recipe with two different cocoa powders -- Hershey and Ghirardelli. I found that I needed more sweetener for the darker Ghirardelli.
4) Whisk the eggs in and beat until they are well-blended. Add coconut flour and blend well, and finish with the dried coconut. Combine well and let sit for 5 minutes. The coconut will absorb most of the liquid.
5) Prepare cookie sheets, either by greasing well, covering with parchment paper, or a silicone baking mat.
6) Drop batter by rounded teaspoons (batter will be about 1½ inches across). Put half an almond or macadamia nut on the top of each, and push slightly to "anchor."
7) Bake for about 12 minutes, until cookies are set and just beginning to brown on bottom.
8) Let cool on pan for about 10 minutes. Remove. When fully cool, store in airtight container.

Makes three dozen low carb cookies.

Nutritional Information (with macadamia nuts): Each cookie has a little over half a gram effective carbs plus 2 grams fiber, 2 grams protein, 5 grams fat, and 51 calories.

Low Carb Almond Biscotti

Low Carb Dessert Recipe - Almond Biscotti

Servings: 48

Ingredients:

16 oz blanched almonds

1 cup soy flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

2-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 cup peanut oil

1 cup Splenda

3 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp orange extract

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325°F-160°C.

Measure out 1 cup of almonds and set aside.

In a blender (not food processor), process the rest of the almonds to make flour. Put the almond flour in a bowl, and add the soy flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon. Mix the dry ingredients together and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, blend the oil and Splenda. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the vanilla and orange extracts, mixing well. Add the dry ingredients to the oil mixture, blending well. Add the reserved sliced almonds. This will make oily soft dough.

Divide the dough into four sections, and form each section in a small loaf approximately 2 inches 50mm wide and 1 inch 25mm high. Put the loaves on a large greased cookie sheet (I lined mine with foil for easy clean up).

Bake at 325 degrees for about 40 minutes.

When the loaves are done, remove from oven, and reduce the oven's temperature to 200 degrees. Take the loaves off the cookie sheet and put them on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, slice each loaf into about a dozen pieces, about 1/2-3/4-inch 12-20mm thick. Put the slices back on the cookie sheet, cut sides down.

When all the loaves are sliced, put the cookie sheet back in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Remove, turn the slices over, and put back in the oven for another 10-15 minutes.

Makes about 48 biscotti, each about 2 carbs. These can be stored in an airtight container or in the freezer for several weeks.

Per Serving: 108 Calories

2 carbs

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Almond Coconut Macaroons - Low-Carb Recipe

One of my favorites. As much as I love to eat macaroons, I'm glad I found a low carbohydrate recipe for them. It doesn't mean that I can eat all that I want, but I can eat more than before without feeling as guilty! I've included an Almond Cookie recipe as a bonus! Enjoy them both!

Almond Coconut Macaroons

Servings: 24

Ingredients:

4 egg whites

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup Splenda

1/2 cup ground almonds

2 cups coconut shreds (unsweetened)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325°F-160°C.

In a mixing bowl, whip the egg whites, salt and vanilla until frothy.

Slowly pour in the Splenda. Whip until stiff peaks form - but not dried out. Fold in the almonds and coconut.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Drop the macaroon batter by rounded tablespoons about 1/2 to 1 inch 25mm apart on the parchment (macaroons don't rise or spread, so you can put them close together).

Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn off the oven heat, open the door slightly, and let the macaroons sit in the oven until cool - this keeps the moisture content down.

Store in an airtight container. Makes about 2 dozen macaroons

Per Serving: 58 Calories 4 carbs





Almond Cookies

Yield: 24 servings

Ingredients:

1-1/4 cups almond flour

1 cup Splenda

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1/4 cup butter, softened

Mix all ingredients together well and form into 24 small balls. Press flat on an ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate with an almond slice

(optional).

Bake for 8 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Per Serving: 21 Calories

2 carbs

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