Almond Flour Crust (Low Carb & Gluten Free)

Well, it's about time! Now you don't have to buy any pre-made crusts for your pies! It's almost easier than going to the store and getting one. I think it's way better than any pre-made, carbolicious crust anyway. Plus, it works for both desserts, breakfasts and dinners since you can make it plain or sweetened a little by just adding a bit of sweetener! I can't believe I haven't introduced my famous almond flour crust before this! I use it in all my pies, but of course, I haven't posted a pie recipe yet so how would you know? Finally, I decided to make a key lime pie, so I had to share it.

Makes one pie crust

Ingredients

3-4 tbsps butter, melted

1 cup almond flour

1/3 cup finely chopped unsalted walnuts (optional)

2-3 tbsps low carb sweetener (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. Melt butter and pour into pie pan. Add almond flour, sweetener and walnuts and mix together with your hands. Press down into the bottom of your pie pan and up the sides if you wish. Bake for 10 minutes. Add filling and enjoy!

Nutrional Info (per 1/8 pie crust)

Low Carb Almond Flour Crust

Calories: 151 

Total Fat: 14 . 2g

Sat. Fat: 3 . 5g

Cholesterol: 11 . 5mg

Sodium: 35 . 8mg

Carbs: 7 . 4g

Fibre: 3 . 7g
Net. Carbs: 3 . 7g

Sugars: 0 . 6g

Protein: 3 . 7g

Tenderflake Deep Dish Pie Shell

Calories: 100

Total Fat: 6g

Sat. Fat: 1 . 5g

Sodium: 75mg

Carbs: 10g

Sugars: 1g

Protein: 1g

Sweetened Condensed Milk (Low Carb & Gluten Free)

Do you miss your fudge, pies, cookies that are made with sweetened condensed milk so they aren't low carb? Well, luckily I came across this recipe while making my key lime pie! Its exactly like canned sweetened condensed milk, except that it takes a while to make and is low carb. It's definately worth the wait though!

Makes 1 and 1/4 cup (approximately one can)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

1/2 cup xylitol

3 tbsps butter

Directions

Put all ingredients into saucepan and put on medium heat. Stir every once in a while. Once it starts to boil, quickly turn it down to low heat and simmer for 30-45 minutes. Take off heat and chill for 1 hour. When it starts to cool, it should thicken up. Use in any recipe as you would sweetened condensed milk.

Adapted from Your Lighter Side blog recipe

Nutritional Info (per 1/4 cup)

Low Carb Sweetened Condensed Milk

Calories: 318 . 4

Total Fat: 33 . 3g

Sat. Fat: 20 . 8g

Cholesterol: 116mg

Sodium: 76mg

Carbs: 13 . 3g

Fibre: 5 . 7g
Net. Carbs: 7 . 6g

Sugars: 0 . 1g

Protein: 0 . 4g

Canned Sweetened Condensed Milk

Calories: 260

Total Fat: 6g

Sat. Fat: 4g

Cholesterol: 20mg

Sodium: 70mg

Carbs: 44g

Sugars: 44g

Protein: 6g

Raspberry Muffins (Low Carb & Gluten Free)

I know these aren't completely dessert-y... but who doesn't love muffins? They are perfect for a light breakfast or a little dessert. You can't even tell they are good for you!

Makes 15 regular muffins

Ingredients

6 eggs

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

2/3 cup coconut flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup xylitol

4 tbsps cold water

~1 1/2 cups frozen raspberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 375F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners. Whisk all eggs together. Pour in melted butter while continuing to whisk. Mix in salt and vanilla. Add in coconut flour, baking powder and xylitol and mix until completely combined. Add water. The batter may look as though it's curdling, but this is normal. Thaw raspberries and fold into mixture. Pour evenly into muffin cups. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Adapted from About.com Low Carb Diets recipe

Nutritional Info (per one muffin)

Low Carb Raspberry Muffins
Calories: 103 . 7
Total Fat: 7 . 4g
Sat. Fat: 5 . 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0 . 5g
Monounsaturated Fat: 2 . 4g
Cholesterol: 91mg
Sodium: 153 . 6mg
Carbs: 5 . 9g
Fibre: 2 . 3g
Net. Carbs: 3 . 6g
Sugars: 1 . 3g
Protein: 1 . 8g

Classic Raspberry Muffins
Calories: 127 . 3
Total Fat: 4 . 1g
Sat. Fat: 1g
Trans Fat: 1 . 6g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0 . 3g
Monounsaturated Fat: 3g
Cholesterol: 21 . 2mg
Sodium: 14 . 1mg
Carbs: 20g
Fibre: 0 . 6g
Net. Carbs: 19 . 4g
Sugars: 15 . 2g
Protein: 2g