Category: Zero Carb Snacks

Zero Net Carb Chocolate Fudge Brownies (Gluten Free)

October 7, 2017 Gluten Free, Zero Carb Desserts, Zero Carb Recipes, Zero Carb Snacks No Comments

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Zero Net Carb Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Total Time
45 mins
 

Links to buy the ingredients for this recipe can be found here.

Servings: 10
Ingredients
  • 2/3 cup cocoa butter
  • 1/3 stick butter (standard stick is 4oz)
  • 5 tbsp erythritol
Liquid Ingerdients
  • 7 egg yolks
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 oz buratta (trader joes has a zero carb one)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 tsp liquid stevia (sweetleaf brand)
Powder Ingredients
  • 5 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 8 tbsp inulin
  • 1 tsp coffee grind
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
Optional
  • electric hand mixer
  • sacha inchi nuts
Instructions

  1. Melt your cocoa butter and butter in a pot, add and mix your erythritol until fully dissolved

    melted cocoa butter

  2. Mix your liquid ingredients in a bowl until even (buratta will need to be mashed a a bit with a fork).

  3. Mix your in both your powder and liquid ingredients into the pot until smooth/even (using an electric mixer is easiest). 

  4. (optional) If you like nuts, can crush and add sacha inchi nuts. If you like chewy bits, can add more inulin (it will clump if you dont mix it in)

  5. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, spray a pyrex with oil, pour in your mixture, and bake for 25 minutes. 

Zero Carb Homemade Pickles (Crisp/Dill)

September 11, 2017 Gluten Free, Zero Carb Recipes, Zero Carb Snacks No Comments
zero carb homemade dill pickles

This is an interesting one, because the pickling process consumes the sugars (carbohydrates) inherent in the cucumbers (as well as what’s absorbed from the ingredients in the brine). Having said that, I don’t have a lab to create a nutritional facts panel, and not all pickles you find in the store are pickled sufficiently to consume all of the carbohydrates. My method involves pickling twice (with salt brine and vinegar, each method on it’s own can consume all of the carbs), and replace the sugar, to make triple sure there are no carbs. I still felt the need to bring that up before getting started, so that you can make your own informed decision.

zero carb homemade dill pickles
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Zero Carb Pickles

Links to buy the ingredients for this recipe can be found here.

This recipe is an 8 day process, so not for the impatient or faint of heart. 

Ingredients
Brine
  • 2 1/2 tbsp erythritol
  • 1/3 cup kosher salt
  • 4 tsp mustard seeds
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 1/2 tsp dill seeds
  • 5 kernels peppercorns
Jar Ingredients
  • 4-6 pickling cucumbers must be pickling cucumbers, regular ones will turn out gross
  • 1/4 cup fresh dill
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 pinch turmeric
  • 1 pinch black tea can just tear open a tea bag for this
  • 1/8 cup red chilli flakes
Fridge Stage Ingredients
  • 5 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 pinch turmeric
Instructions

  1. Put your brine ingredients in a pot and heat until the salt & erythritol are dissolved.

  2. Thoroughly wash your pickling cucumbers, and cut off the top & bottom (your pickles can turn to mush if you rush this part). Cut the cucumbers in half the long way (you can do quarters to make spears, but halves tend to stay crunchier)

    pickling cucumbers

  3. Put your jar ingredients and cucumbers into a glass jar, and fill with your brine (once it's cooled completely). Place your jar somewhere where there is sunlight, and leave the top cracked so oxygen can get in.

  4. Leave it there for 3 days, removing any mold that appears on the top as you see it. 

    zero carb pickle jar mold

  5. Use a sieve to empty out all of the water, while keeping the dill and spices in the jar.

  6. Add your fridge stage ingredients, and fill the jar back up with water (all the way to the top), and close the lid this time. Leave in the fridge for 5 days, and they are ready to eat!

    full pickle jar