Desserts

Sugar-Free Strawberry Jam

February 17, 2013 By elviira 29 Comments

I seem to be in a jam making mood. Last week I published the recipe for Easy Sugar-Free Raspberry Jam and now: Sugar-Free Strawberry Jam. I got so thrilled about my (finally!) successful raspberry jam experiment, that I wanted to try out the same method for strawberry jam. And, my husband prefers strawberries to raspberries.

Just replacing raspberries with strawberries didn’t work, there were many other things to consider and to change. But, finally I succeeded in making jam which my whole family likes, including me. Hope you like this as well!
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Easy Sugar-Free Raspberry Jam

February 10, 2013 By elviira 22 Comments

When I was developing the recipe for the Low-Carb Linzer Hearts, I needed some raspberry jam for filling the cookies. Initially I used commercial sugar-free raspberry jam, but it was far too sweet for my taste. And I like sweet! Since the jam was sweetened with grape juice, the carb count was also relatively high. And, I’m not comfortable using jams sweetened with Splenda or NutraSweet, so those didn’t come into question either. Therefore, I wanted to develop a fruity and fresh home-made sugar-free raspberry jam, which is also very low in carbs.

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Low-Carb Blueberry Muffins

January 20, 2013 By elviira 110 Comments

Last summer, I promised you that at some point I’ll publish my extremely versatile basic muffin recipe. Well, now is the point 🙂 This variation is spotted with yummy blueberries. If you like, you can replace them with vanilla extract, chocolate chips, or something else, depending on the contents of your pantry or freezer, or simply what you happen to fancy at the moment. A dairy-free variation is also easy to make with coconut milk.
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Low-Carb “Limoncello” Mousse

December 30, 2012 By elviira 2 Comments

Limoncello is famous Italian liqueur. As a typical liqueur it contains plenty of sugar and is thus not suitable for a very low-carb lifestyle. Therefore, I developed a quick, sugar-free low-carb “Limoncello”, which is used for seasoning this airy dessert mousse.

First, the grated, yellow lemon peel is steeped in vodka at least for overnight. The fluid is then carefully pressed through a strainer and added to a mixture of mascarpone and sweetener. The dessert is finally lightened with beaten egg whites, which round the flavors and make the texture as airy and fluffy mousse.

This adult-only dessert is great for any New Year’s Eve party. The whole family dessert can be made by substituting lemon juice for vodka.

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Sugar-Free Marzipan

December 23, 2012 By elviira 33 Comments

There are constantly great new low-carb products coming to the market. Well, many of them are unhealthy and full of artificial, weird ingredients. The main purpose of these products is not to make you healthy — the main purpose is to take your money. However, sometimes you find great, quite natural products which give some variety to the healthy low-carb lifestyle.

After finding a powdered sweetener consisting of erythritol and stevia there is no way back. It is sweet without the bitter aftertaste of stevia and it has only very little of the cooling effect of erythritol. I tried the sweetener in cooking and baking, and found that it makes really nice marzipan. This great recipe I want to share with you, my dear readers, and wish you happy holidays! 🙂

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Chewy Ginger Cookies (Egg-Free)

December 8, 2012 By elviira 16 Comments

Sugar-free, gluten-free, egg-free, yet full of brisk ginger flavor, mellow vanilla and tender chewiness. Get yourself warm and in a good mood with these tasty tidbits served with a cup of tea or coffee. Add the finishing touch and make these cookies festive holiday treats by glazing them with Low-Carb Lemon Glaze, a bonus recipe in the end of this post!

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The Best Low-Carb Pumpkin Spice Muffins (Dairy-Free)

December 1, 2012 By elviira 77 Comments

I wouldn’t wonder if these muffins are the best ever low-carb pumpkin muffins you’ve tasted. And definitely the simplest and easiest to make! They are soft, moist and incredibly yummy.

I’ve developed, tested and fine-tuned this recipe until perfection. I have gone to great pains (well, honestly it was all fun…) to develop this recipe and find the best ingredients and the best ratios so that you can just grab the stuff, mix everything together and bake some amazingly delicious muffins!

Low-Carb, So Simple proudly presents: The Best Low-Carb Pumpkin Spice Muffins!

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Sugar-Free Stracciatella Yogurt

November 17, 2012 By elviira 2 Comments

Stracciatella yogurt is vanilla yogurt with tiny chocolate chips or chocolate shavings. Stracciatella ice cream, yogurt, quark (curd) and alike are very popular especially in Southern and Central Europe. Usually these delicacies are very high in carbs and nowadays contain no-no stuff, like high-fructose corn syrup and cornstarch. Thanks to the grasping food industry, of course.

My recipe, however, is something else. First of all, this yogurt fun to prepare. Secondly, it tastes heavenly. Last but not least, it’s healthy! Just think about the probiotics in the yogurt gently nurturing your stomach while the antioxidants and flavonoids in the darkest of the dark chocolate give your strength and energy.

Now comes the best part: you don’t need more than 5 ingredients to make this dainty. If you would like to make things really simple, you need just 3. Please feast on!

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Yogurt with Pumpkin Swirl

November 3, 2012 By elviira 6 Comments

Since pumpkin is in great abundance this fall, I have a good reason to publish another recipe using pumpkin. This yogurt is not only extremely delicious, it’s also extremely healthy as well. It makes perfect breakfast — tasty and satisfying. Create a beautiful pumpkin swirl in the middle of pure white yogurt, or layer the dish into a perfect low-carb pumpkin parfait!

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