Low-Carb Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Low-Carb Cheese Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Michelle Sala, Integrative Health Coach 10 servings Cake Ingredients 4 eggs room temperature 3/4 cup Lakanto (or Swerve, erythritol, or a sweetener that measures 1:1 with sugar) 1/3 cup avocado oil (or buttery olive oil) 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk (not the thick stuff…
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Created by Michelle Sala ©2021 Makes 24 cookies Ingredients: 1 egg 1/2 cup sugar-free sweetener (Lakanto™, monfruit sweetener, erythritol, Swerve™) 1/4 cup melted butter, cooled 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/4 cup blanched almond flour 1/4 cup coconut flour 1/8…
Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe created by Michelle Sala ©2021 Makes 12-16 cookies Ingredients: 1 cup organic peanut butter 1 large egg 3 tablespoons monk fruit sweetener (or to taste. I usually do 3 heaping tablespoons.) 1 teaspoon vanilla Generous pinch of salt if using unsalted peanut butter Directions: Lightly beat egg, sweetener, and vanilla Add…
Pumpkin Squares (Pumpkin Brownies)
Pumpkin Squares (Pumpkin Brownies) Created by Michelle Sala ©2021 (Revised) Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Makes 16 squares Ingredients 3/4 cup creamy almond butter 1 cup Pumpkin Puree 1/3 cup monk fruit sweetener or similar (Lakanto, Swerve, erythritol) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp coconut flour 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1…
Maple Pecan Cheesecake
Maple Pecan Cheesecake Recipe by Michelle Sala ©2021 Crust 1 heaping cup of pecans not yet chopped 2 tablespoons melted butter ¼ teaspoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon Lakanto or Swerve Pulse nuts in food processor until evenly and coarsely chopped. Don’t over chop and make a paste. Mix remaining ingredients together and press into 7”…
Lemon Bars (low-carb, keto friendly)
Lemon Bars (low-carb) Recipe created by Michelle ©2020 Makes 16 bars Crust Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups. blanched almond flour* 4 Tbsp melted butter 1/3 cup Lakanto or Swerve (or sweetener of choice) 2 tsp vanilla extract Pinch of salt *For a thinner crust, you can use 1 cup of almond flour and 2 Tbsp of…
Zucchini or Carrot Mini Muffins
Zucchini or Carrot Mini Muffins By Michelle Sala, Certified Integrative Health Coach Makes about 20 mini muffins Ingredients: 1/3 C. + 1 TBSP of avocado oil or melted coconut oil 2 eggs 3 TBSP Lakanto or Swerve sweetener (add another tablespoon for a sweeter muffin) 1 C. Shredded carrot or zucchini 1 C. Mac-n-Mo’s baking…
Keto Ice Cream
Keto Ice Cream Serves 2 Ingredients: 1 C. heavy whipping cream 1-2 tablespoons cacao (or unsweetened cocoa) powder, depends how chocolatey you like it 1 tablespoon Lakanto™ or Swerve™ (erythritol sweetener), or to taste a few drops of liquid stevia to taste (I like the combo of the two sweeteners, but you can sweeten how…
Keto Cheesecake
Keto Cheesecake Serves 8 Crust: 1 1/4 cups almond flour (1 cup works for a 6″ pan) 1 tablespoon granulated Lakanto™ or Swerve™ sweetener 3 tablespoons butter, melted pinch of salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Filling: 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 2/3 cup sour cream 2 large eggs 4 tablespoons granulated Lakanto™ or Swerve™ sweetener…
Morselicious Carrot Cake (Low Carb)
Morselicious Low-Carb Carrot Cake By Michelle Sala ©2019 Serves 16 Cake Ingredients: 4 eggs, large 1/2 C. avocodo oil, virgin olive oil (a buttery variety) or melted virgin coconut oil 1/3 C. Lakanto Monkfruit Sweenter 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 1/2 C. grated carrots 1/4 C. chopped walnuts 1 1/2 C. Morselicious Mix 1 tsp.…
Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies (gluten-free)
Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten-Free, Low Carb) Makes about 28 cookies Ingredients: 1/2 cup (4 oz.) grass-fed butter 1/3 cup Lakanto sugar subsitute (you can get it on Amazon) 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 egg + 1 egg white 2 cups of almond flour (blanched, not almond meal) 1/4 cup coconut flour 1/2 tsp. baking soda…
Gluten-Free Paleo Date Nut Bars
By Michelle Sala Ingredients: 1 Egg (use a “flax or chia egg” or egg substitute to make vegan) ½ C. Avocado oil (or you can sub with neutral flavored olive oil or melted coconut oil*) ½ C. Coconut sugar (or equivalent of some other sweetener. I use Lakanto which measures 1:1 with sugar, is zero calories,…
Almond Butter and Hemp Seed Energy Balls
Almond Butter and Hemp Seed Energy Balls Don’t like chocolate? Try these…. Ingredients 1 Cup Almond Butter 1 Cup Hemp Seed 2 tsp cinnamon 3 tsp maca powder, optional 2 tbsp. raw honey Optional toppings: Unsweetened shredded coconut, chopped almonds, or toasted sesame seeds Directions Mix all ingredients together. Roll rounded teaspoon of mixture…
Chocolately Truffle Balls
Chocolatey Truffle Balls Ingredients 1 Cup Almond Butter 1/2 Cup Hemp Seeds 1/2 Cup Cacao Powder 2 tsp cinnamon 3 tsp maca powder, optional 2 tbsp. raw honey Stevia to taste, about 10 drops of TJ’s liquid stevia Optional toppings: Unsweetened shredded coconut, chopped almonds, or toasted sesame seeds Directions Mix all ingredients together. Roll…
Gluten-Free Banana or Pumpkin Bread
Gluten-Free Banana or Pumpkin Bread Your friends and family will not believe this recipe is gluten-free! I once made a wheat flour banana bread alongside this g-f version and did a side-by-side taste test. This recipe won hands down! Ingredients: ¾ C. brown rice flour (plus more for dusting the pan) 3 tablespoons coconut…
