Keto Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites

Keto Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites

1 1/2 cups almond flour
1/2 butter
3/4 cup granulated Stevia
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 egg
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1 cup sugar free chocolate chips

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Melt the butter and place in a mixing bowl with the Stevia.
3. Add the vanilla and egg to the mixture, and mix thoroughly
4. Add the almond flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, chocolate chips, and salt to the mixture.
5. Mix until combined.
6. Roll dough into small balls and place on greased baking sheet.
7. Bake for 10 minutes.
8. Let cool and enjoy!

French Toast Sticks

Tastes just like the real deal! Pair with some sugar free syrup or eat by themselves.

French Toast Sticks

Bread:
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 eggs
3/4 almond flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon maple syrup

Coating:
2 eggs
1/8 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon maple syrup


1. To make french toast sticks, add oil, eggs, maple syrup to medium mixing bowl.
2. Add baking powder and almond flour. Mix all the ingredients together well.
3. Grease small rectangular glass dish and pour mix into the dish.
4. Microwave for 3-4 minutes, then bake at 350 for 5-10 more minutes or until edges are crispy.
5. Remove from oven and cut into strips.
6. Take mixture described next and dip strips into it.
7. Place dipped strips in pan with melted butter.
8. Let cook for a minute or two. Flip so that each side gets browned.

1. To prepare dip mixture, mix the eggs, heavy cream, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and maple syrup together.

Strawberry Margarita

Strawberry Margaritas

Makes: 2 margaritas

2 cups ice
1 cup sliced strawberries
1/4 cup lime juice
2 shots tequila (I used silver)
1 - 2 teaspoons liquid Stevia (depending on personal taste)
2 lime wedges
1 tsp granulated Stevia for rim
2 strawberries

1. Blend ice, sliced strawberries, lime juice, tequila, and liquid Stevia together until smooth.
2. Run a lime wedge around the rim of the glass.
3. Pour granulated Stevia in a shallow dish and dip top of glass in Stevia.
4. Pour margaritas in glasses.
5. Garnish with lime wedges and strawberries
6. Enjoy!

No Churn Vanilla Ice Cream

Keto spin on a classic no-churn recipe. Perfect sweet treat for the summer time! The whiskey is added in to help keep the ice cream from freezing solid and keep it creamy. You can add in chocolate chips, blueberries or other toppings to mix in for different flavors!

No Churn Vanilla Ice Cream

1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 tablespoon whiskey
1 teaspoon granulated Stevia
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Pour all ingredients into a mason jar.
2. Shake until thoroughly mixed
3. Freeze for 5-7 hours

Boozy Chocolate Milkshake

There's a really good burger place around Starkville, MS called Bulldog Burger. They make some good spiked milk shakes with Nutella and other flavors. This is a similar keto version.

Boozy Chocolate Milkshake

1/3 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup almond milk
3-4 scoops of ice cream (I use Breyer's Carb Smart ice cream but you can use HWC or a homemade version too)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup sugar-free chocolate syrup
1 shot Southern Comfort (or whatever alcohol you prefer)

1. Place all ingredients in blender
2. Blend for a few seconds
3. Enjoy!

Lemon Pepper Wings

A classic Keto dish - meat. It’s also an easy college meal. I ran out of actual lemon pepper seasoning, do this is all from scratch.

Lemon Pepper Wings

2 tablespoon Lemon juice

Pepper

1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper

Oregano

Salt onion flakes 

Garlic powder

1 pack of chicken wings

Note: for each of the above seasonings, use enough to sprinkle a generous amount on each side.

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees

2. Place wings on greased baking pan

3. Pour lemon juice on each wing

4. Sprinkle seasonings on each wing.

5. Flip wings on the baking pan 

6. Repeat steps 2-4 on this side of the wings.

7. Cover baking pan with tin foil 

8. Bake for 45 min - 1 hr

9. Take off tin foil and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes to achieve a crispy skin

10. Enjoy!

Oven Baked Cauliflower

Perfect replacement for Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey! It tastes just like a baked potato but with fewer carbs. I recommend dipping this in buffalo sauce or some gravy.

Oven Baked Cauliflower

1 head cauliflower
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
olive oil
1 tablespoon butter

1. Take your cauliflower and rub olive oil all over
2. Place cauliflower in a cast iron skillet. Evenly pour seasonings on cauliflower head.
3. Bake on 375 degrees for 1 hour.
4. Take skillet out of oven. Place butter on top to melt and help with browning
5. Bake for another 30 minutes or until cauliflower is browned
6. Enjoy!

Keto Chili Soup/Dip

I made this recipe in my instant pot the other day. I've been eating it mildly warm as a dip, but you can definitely eat this as a soup too. It's not strict keto, but if you heat up some low carb tortilla shells, you can use that to scoop it up and eat it with.

Keto Chili Soup/Dip

2 lb ground beef
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 15-oz can diced tomatoes
1 6-oz can tomato paste
1 14.5-oz can tomatoes with green chili's
3 bay leaves
2 tablespoons hot buffalo sauce (to flavor)


1. Place beef in instant pot
2. Cook on the pressure cook setting for 5-10 minutes
3. Add everything else to the pot
4. Cook again on the stew setting for roughly 10-15 more minutes (You can also place in microwave)

Spicy Celery Fries

Fries - it's what's for lunch!

If you are on the Keto diet, you probably haven't been eating regular potato fries. Remember those glorious beer-battered fries from the local bar? Well, here's the next best thing!

Spicy Celery Fries

3 individual stalks celery
Cayenne pepper - to flavor (I used about 2 tablespoons, but I love extremely spicy stuff lol)
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
About 1 tablespoon Heavy Whipping Cream (To coat the celery sticks)
2 tablespoons almond flour


1. Chop the stalks of celery into 3 pieces each
2. Take each piece and slice them down the middle to form thin "fry-looking" pieces
3. Place all the cut celery into a large bowl and pour in the heavy whipping cream. You'll need to pour in enough to be able to generously coat all of the celery pieces.
4. Pour the spices in the bowl and mix by hand
5. Pour the almond flour in bowl and mix again.
6. Place celery sticks on baking sheet and place in oven on 350 degrees for 15 min or until golden brown.
7. Dip and enjoy!

Keto Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal

I know I'm not the only one who has missed eating cereal. The wheat squares are my favorite. However, I just found this keto Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal recipe the other day. IT IS SO GOOD. Doesn't take too long to make. Great with coconut milk. Try it for yourself!





Keto Cinnamon Toast Crunch

To make the cereal:
2 cups almond flour
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
5 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 tablespoons granulated stevia
1 egg

To make the cinnamon sugar:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons granulated stevia
2 teaspoons cinnamon


Cereal:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Add all dry ingredients together and stir together well.
3. Melt butter and add to mixture.
4. Add egg. Stir until fully mixed.
5. Roll out dough to fully cover a medium sized cookie sheet.
6. Cut the dough into 1 inch squares. Poke tiny holes in each using a toothpick.
7. Freeze for 10 minutes
8. Bake for 8-12 minutes or until golden brown. The longer you bake them, the crunchier they are.

Coating:
1. Mix together the stevia and cinnamon.
2. Brush butter onto the squares
3. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar.

Next, just pop the squares out and place in a jar for storage or a bowl for serving.

German Chocolate Bars

These are some easy-to-make chocolate snacks or desserts that are also low-carb and taste great!

German Chocolate Bars

3/4 cup granulated Stevia
1 pinch of salt
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
3/4 cup chopped pecans

1. Mix Stevia, salt, and cocoa powder in a large bowl.
2. Melt butter and add.
3. Add heavy whipping cream, eggs, and vanilla to the bowl. Stir until thoroughly mixed.
4. Stir in coconut and pecans.
5. Pour into a 9x9 cake pan and bake for 30 min on 350 degrees. I used a glass dish instead of a cake pan.

Zucchini Noodles with Lemon Pepper Shrimp

Most people who are on a low carb/ keto diet have or will miss pasta at some point. If not, you're just weird. This meal tastes just like a bowl of delicious spaghetti you can get at a nice restaurant but with WAY fewer carbs. Zucchini noodles are great for a keto diet because it has one of the closest flavors to traditional gluten pasta with some of the lowest carbs too. Plus, if you know how to make your own noodles, there's so much versatility to what you can make with one zucchini. One medium zucchini has a net carb worth of about 4 carbs. Not bad, huh? Stores like Kroger will have these for a few dollars, so they're not too expensive either.

Zucchini Noodles with Lemon Pepper Shrimp

1 cup mini shrimp

1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 pinches of salt

1 package of zucchini noodles

Parmesan cheese, grated

basil pesto, homemade or store-bought

1. Take 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and pour it into a pan set on medium heat

2. Pour the shrimp into the pan and season with the lemon pepper and salt. Cook while stirring for a few minutes

3. Rinse the zucchini noodles, season with salt, and toss.

4. Cook the shrimp until they appear golden brown. Once done, place shrimp in a large bowl.

5. Add the second tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and add the zucchini noodles. Stir for a few minutes to allow the noodles to heat up a little bit so they aren't as crunchy.

6. Once they reach the desired consistency, add the zucchini noodles to the large bowl as well.

7. Add your preferred amount of Parmesan cheese and basil pesto to the bowl.

8. Mix contents a few times.

9. Serve and enjoy!

Greek Avgolemono Soup

Avgolemono soup is a classic Greek soup, and is essentially a lemony chicken soup. Many people make it with rice, but since this is a keto recipe, I'm not adding rice. I like mine super tart, but you can make it more mild if that's what you prefer.

Greek Avgolemono Soup

Makes 2 servings

3 cups chicken broth
1 pinch of salt
1/2 pinch of pepper
1 lemon, juiced (add more for tartness)
2 eggs, whisked
1 chicken breast, shredded or chopped up

1. In a pot, bring chicken broth to boil and cook for about 15 min. Add salt and pepper.
2. Take a cup of broth and pour into a separate bowl. Add lemon juice and whisk.
3. Slowly add the whisked eggs to the mixture while stirring. Whisk until completely mixed.
4. Pour mixture back into pot.
5. Add chicken and allow to cook for another 15 min.
6. Serve and enjoy!