Monday, August 12, 2019

Vanilla Cheesecake Fat Bomb

1g Carb per Serving
15 min + 30m-1hr chill time | Easy
18 servings

Ingredients
9 oz of cream cheese (softened)
1 Tbsp of vanilla
1 cup of heavy whipping cream
2 Tbsp of Keto friendly sugar

Instructions
1. In a mixer, blend at a medium to high speed, the cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar until smooth.
2. When smooth, add a 1/3 cup of the heavy whipping cream to the mixer. Make sure is well incorporated.
3. Add in the rest of the heavy whipping cream and mix at a medium speed until you have stiff peaks like whipped cream.
4.For easy sharing, scoop the cheesecake fat bomb mixture in to cupcake liners
5. Set in the fridge for 30 min to 1 hour
6. Enjoy

Tip: Feel free to change the flavor. I did a recipe where I blended a couple strawberries and added it to the mixture. It did mess with the texture, so I had the freezer the fat bombs instead of setting them in the fridge like normal. I believe a different extract flavor would work well with this recipe as a replacement for a the vanilla extract, if you want to try something different.

Monday, August 5, 2019

Broccoli and Chicken Cheese Casserole

4g Carbs per serving
Cook Time: 40 min Medium
8 serving




Ingredients
28 oz of canned chicken or Rotisserie chicken
1 lb of broccoli, cut into florets
8 oz of cream cheese
1 1/4 of heavy cream
1 tsp of garlic powder
1/2 tsp of Salt
1/4 tsp of Pepper
1 cup of Cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 390F
2. In a pan of water, over high heat, boil the broccoli florets until al dente. Drain and add to a mixing bowl
3. In a small pot,over low heat, add the cream cheese, heavy cream , and seasonings. Whisk until the sauce is smooth.
4. Add the chicken to the mixing bowl with the broccoli and then pour the sauce on top and mix well.
5. Pout the mixture into a casserole dish and top with the shredded cheese.
6. Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes


Tip: Try adding 1 Tbsp of Dijon mustard to the sauce mixture, or 1/4 cup of fresh basil (chopped) to the chicken and broccoli mixture. For a little extra flavor. Also, if you decide to use can chicken, season your meat to your liking before mixing it with the broccoli and cheese sauce. If you want a little extra texture and heftiness- add cauliflower rice or serve with a bed of white rice (for non-ketoers).
Note: I have seen a recipe that used 3/4 cup of heavy cream and 1/2 cup of unsweetened almond instead of just heavy cream. Both ways are delicious.

Keep Kalm and Keto On!

Sunday, August 4, 2019

Keto Pizza #1

3 Carbs per serving 
Cook Time: 20 m Easy
8 Servings

Keto pizza with mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and Italian sausage

Ingredients
Dough
2 Cups of Shredded mozzarella cheese
1 oz of cream cheese
1 cup of almond flour
1 egg
1 tsp of backing powder
1 tsp of Italian seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder
Toppings
Cheese of your choice-fresh or shredded mozzarella, feta, Parmesan
Meat- pepperoni, salami. chicken, sausage, beef
Vegetable- onion, mushrooms, peppers, spinach
Herbs- Parmesan, crush red pepper flakes
Sauce- sugar-free tomato sauce (see below for my brand used), olive oil, ranch, buffalo, Alfredo

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 450F
2. Microwave the mozzarella and cream cheese for 45 seconds in a microwave-safe bowl
3. Add an egg, almond flour, baking powder, and seasonings to the mixture and stir until well mixed
4. Place the dough on the parchment paper and cover the dough with another piece of parchment "paper. Then roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thick. Feel free the shape dough with your hands.
5. Place pizza on the baking sheet or pizza stone and bake for 10 min.
Bottom of the dough after cooked
Pizza dough after cooked 
6. Remove the pizza from the oven and top pizza with your favorite toppings and place back in the oven for 5-8 minutes.


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I used Rao's Homemade Marinara Sauce. It only contains 3 Carbs per 1/2 cup.

Tip: Feel free to have fun with the toppings. I sometimes like to cook peppers, mushrooms, and onions with oil to add to my pizza or spinach and mushrooms. I also make my own sausage on my pizza. I buy Italian sausage and roll then into bite size and then cook them in a frying pan.
Also, separate the dough into for mini pizzas so everyone can have their own personal pizza or have refrigerate the leftover cooked dough and save for a pizza later. Have fun with this pizza.

Keep Kalm and Keto On!