1001 Low-Carb Recipes Part 2

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving Each with 24 g protein, 8 g carbohydrate, 4 g dietary fiber, 4 g usable carbs.

Death by Chocolate I put every chocolate ingredient I had on hand in this. Not surprisingly, it was great!

cup (70 g) no-sugar-added chocolate ice cream 1 cups (360 ml) chocolate-flavored Carb Countdown dairy beverage 2 tablespoons (16 g) chocolate whey protein powder 2 tablespoons (30 ml) chocolate sugar-free syrup 2 tablespoons (10 g) unsweetened cocoa powder Combine all of the ingredients in your blender and blend until smooth and well combined.

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving Each with 24 g protein, 8 g carbohydrate, 4 g dietary fiber, 4 g usable carbs. Carb count does not include polyol in syrup.

Root Beer Float My sister keeps IBC Sugar-Free Root Beer and Dreyer's Vanilla No-Sugar-Added Ice Cream in the house for this purpose and this purpose alone.

1 small scoop vanilla no-sugar-added ice cream or 1 serving Atkins Endulge Super Premium Ice Cream, vanilla flavor 1 can or bottle (12 ounces, or 360 ml) sugar-free root beer, well chilled Each Put the ice cream in a large gla.s.s or mug and pour the root beer over it. Serve with straws and a long-handled spoon.

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving The carb count will depend on your brand of no-sugar-added ice cream.

Chocolate Float If you can get chocolate-flavored diet soda in your region, this is a nice variant of the Root Beer Float.

1 small scoop vanilla no-sugar-added ice cream or 1 serving Atkins Endulge Super Premium Ice Cream, vanilla flavor 1 can (12 ounces, or 360 ml) sugar-free chocolate-fudge flavored soda, well chilled Put the ice cream in a large gla.s.s or mug and pour the soda over it. Serve with a straw and a long-handled spoon.

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving The carb count will depend on your brand of no-sugar-added ice cream.

Canfield's makes diet chocolate-fudge flavored soda. If you can't find it in a local grocery store, there are several websites that sell it. Be aware, however, that this is one of those love-it-or-hate-it products. Faygo also makes a chocolate soda.

Dreamsicle Float If you were a fan of Dreamsicles as a kid, you'll love this float!

1 small scoop no-sugar-added vanilla ice cream or 1 serving Atkins Endulge Super Premium Ice Cream, vanilla flavor 1 can (12 ounces, or 360 ml) sugar-free orange soda, well chilled Put the ice cream in a large gla.s.s or mug and pour the soda over it. Serve with a straw and a long-handled spoon.

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving The carb count will depend on your brand of no-sugar-added ice cream.

Farmer's Soda This is simpler than a float and a bit lower carb.

cup (60 ml) heavy cream 1 can (12 ounces, or 360 ml) sugar-free soda, flavor of your choice, well chilled Simply pour the cream into the bottom of a large gla.s.s and pour the soda over it.

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving 3 grams of carbohydrates, no fiber, and no protein.

Cyndy Riser's Spiced Tea This is a low-carb version of an old favorite 1 package sugar-free Tang (makes 6 quarts [5.7 L]) [image]cup (80 g) instant tea mix 2 packages sugar-free lemonade (each makes 2 quarts [1.9 L]) 1 tablespoon (6.3 g) ground cloves 1 tablespoon (6.9 g) ground cinnamon 2 cups (50 g) Splenda Mix all ingredients. Store it in an airtight container. Add 1 heaping teaspoon to 1 cup (240 ml) hot water.

Yield: 40 servings 40 servings Each with trace protein; 1 g carbohydrate; trace dietary fiber; 1 g usable carb.

Spices can be adjusted to taste. Cindy likes a little more cinnamon and cloves than indicated. However, my family likes it just the way it is.

Sweet Tea Sweet tea-iced tea with plenty of sugar in it-is the default summer beverage in the South. Here are the proportions for making a big pitcher of this cla.s.sic, without the sugar.

6 cups (1.5 L) water 4 family-sized tea bags 1 cup (25 g) Splenda Water to fill Bring the 6 cups (1.5 L) of water to a boil in a saucepan and then add the tea bags. Let it simmer for just a minute and then remove from heat and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Remove the tea bags, squeezing them out in the process.

Add the Splenda and stir briefly to dissolve. Now pour this concentrate into a 1-gallon (3.8-L) pitcher and fill with water. Serve over ice!

Yield: Makes 16 servings of 8 ounces (240 ml) each Makes 16 servings of 8 ounces (240 ml) each 3 grams of carbohydrate, a trace of fiber, a trace of protein.

Do you want to make this virtually zero carb? Order some Zero Carb Syrup Base Concentrate- a concentrated liquid form of Splenda-from www.locarber.com. If you want a version with no artificial sweeteners, you can try using stevia; I know people who like stevia even better than sugar or Splenda in iced tea. I favor a blend of stevia extract and FOS (a naturally occurring long-chain sugar too big to be digested by the human gut) called Stevia Plus-look for it at natural food stores. The label says 2 tablespoons equals 1 cup of sugar in sweetness, but I'd taste as you go.

Eggiweggnog This is for those of you who are able to consume raw eggs. My husband would gladly have this for breakfast every day!

3 eggs cup (120 ml) heavy cream cup (120 ml) half-and-half 2 tablespoons (3 g) Splenda 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch of salt Pinch of nutmeg Put the eggs, heavy cream, half-and-half, Splenda, vanilla, and salt in a blender and run it for 30 seconds or so. Pour into gla.s.ses, sprinkle a little nutmeg on top, and drink up.

Yield: 2 servings 2 servings Each with 9 grams of carbohydrates, no fiber, and 11 grams of protein.

Cooked Eggnog This is for you folks who cannot consume a raw egg-and it's mighty tasty, too. It just takes more work.

2 cups (475 ml) half-and-half 1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream cup (6 g) Splenda 1 teaspoon vanilla extract teaspoon salt 6 eggs 1 cup (240 ml) water Pinch of nutmeg In a big gla.s.s measuring cup, combine the half-and-half and cream. Microwave it at 70 percent power for 3 to 4 minutes or until it's very warm through but not boiling. (This is simply a time-saver and is not essential; if you prefer, you can simply heat the half-and-half and cream over a low flame in the saucepan you'll use to finish the recipe.) After microwaving, pour the half-and-half mixture into a heavy-bottomed saucepan and whisk in the Splenda, vanilla, salt, and eggs. Turn the burner to lowest heat (if you have a heat diffuser or a double boiler, this would be a good time to use it) and stand there and stir your eggnog constantly until it's thick enough to coat a metal spoon with a thin film. This will, I'm sorry to say, take at least 5 minutes and maybe as many as 20.

Stir in the water and chill. Sprinkle a little nutmeg on each serving and feel free to spike this, if you like!

Yield: About 6 servings of 1 cup (240 ml) About 6 servings of 1 cup (240 ml) Each with 5 grams of carbohydrates, a trace of fiber, and 9 grams of protein.

Chai My darling friend Nicole is a devotee of this spiced Indian tea. She suggested I come up with a low-carb version, and here it is. Make up a batch, and your whole house will smell wonderful.

1 tablespoon (6 g) fennel seed or anise seed 6 green cardamom pods 12 whole cloves 1 cinnamon stick inch (6 mm) of fresh ginger root, thinly sliced teaspoon whole black peppercorns 2 bay leaves 7 cups (1.7 L) water 2 tablespoons (13.5 g) loose Darjeeling tea [image]cup (8 g) Splenda [image]tablespoon blackstrap mola.s.ses cup (120 ml) heavy cream mixed with cup (120 ml) water, or 1 cup (240 ml) half-and-half Combine the fennel, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, peppercorns, bay leaf, and water. Bring this to a simmer, and let it simmer for 5 minutes.

Add the tea, turn off the heat, cover, and let the mixture steep for 10 minutes.

Strain and stir in the Splenda, mola.s.ses, and cream. You can refrigerate this for a day or two and reheat it in the microwave whenever you want a cup.

Yield: 8 servings of 1 cup (240 ml) each. 8 servings of 1 cup (240 ml) each.

Made with heavy cream, each serving will have about 7 grams of carbohydrates, no fiber (you've strained it out), and 2 grams of protein. Made with half-and-half, it'll have 8 grams of carbs, no fiber, and 2 grams of protein.

Cocoa The lowest carbohydrate hot chocolate mix on the market is Swiss Miss Diet, but this is much better.

1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream 1 cup (240 ml) water 2 tablespoons (11 g) unsweetened cocoa powder 1 or 2 tablespoons (2 or 3 g) Splenda 2 tablespoons (16 g) vanilla whey protein powder Tiny pinch of salt Over the lowest possible heat (it doesn't hurt to use a heat diffuser or a double-boiler) combine the cream and water. When they're starting to get warm, add the cocoa, Splenda, protein powder, and salt; whisk until well combined. Bring just barely to a simmer and then pour into cups.

Yield: 2 servings 2 servings Each with 10 grams of carbohydrates and 2 grams of fiber, for a total of 8 grams of usable carbs and 15 grams of protein.

The amount of protein in this cocoa means that a cup of this doesn't make a bad breakfast. And for grownups, this is very nice with a shot of Mockahlua or Mochahlua (page 46) in it-but not in the morning!

Hot Cinnamon Mocha a.s.semble this in your slow cooker before going skating, caroling, or to a football game and have a winter party waiting when you get home!

gallon (1.9 L) chocolate-flavored Carb Countdown dairy beverage 2 cinnamon sticks 3 tablespoons (9 g) instant coffee granules 1 teaspoons vanilla extract Combine everything in your slow cooker and give it a stir. Cover the slow cooker, set it to high, and let it cook for 3 hours. Turn the slow cooker to low and serve from the slow cooker.

If it's a grown-up party, put a bottle of Mockahlua (page 46) on the side for spiking!

Yield: 10 servings 10 servings Each with 10 g protein, 5 g carbohydrate, 2 g dietary fiber, 3 g usable carbs.

Creamy Vanilla Coffee Reader Honey Ashton sends this sweet little treat and says it's also good iced.

1 hot cup (240 ml) decaffeinated coffee 2 tablespoons (56 g) low-carb vanilla shake meal-replacement powder 1 to 2 teaspoons sugar-free vanilla coffee-flavoring syrup Cinnamon (optional) Combine the coffee, vanilla shake powder, and coffee-flavoring syrup. Garnish with cinnamon (if using).

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving Each No more than 2 grams of carbohydrates, no fiber, and no protein. Carb count does not include polyol in syrup.

Irish Coffee If you're having this after dinner, you may want to use decaf instead of regular coffee.

2 ounces (60 ml) Irish whisky 6 ounces (170 ml) hot coffee 1 to 2 teaspoons Splenda 1 tablespoon Whipped Topping (page 552) Put the whisky into a stemmed Irish coffee gla.s.s or a mug. Fill with coffee. Stir in Splenda and top with whipped cream.

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving Each 2 grams of carbohydrates, no fiber, and only a trace of protein.

Cafe Chantilly This is a cla.s.sic!

1 tablespoon (15 ml) cognac 4 ounces (120 ml) brewed coffee Unsweetened whipped cream (Whip chilled heavy cream by itself with an electric mixer.) Just stir the cognac into the coffee, top with a dollop of whipped cream, and serve.

Yield: 1 serving, with just 1 gram of carbohydrates, no fiber, and no protein. 1 serving, with just 1 gram of carbohydrates, no fiber, and no protein.

Each serving has only 65 calories!

Mexican Coffee Traditionally this is made with pilloncillo sugar- Mexican brown sugar-and milk, but that's too many carbs for us. Here's the reduced-carb version.

6 ounces (170 ml) brewed coffee 2 to 3 tablespoons (30 to 45 ml) heavy cream 2 teaspoons Splenda 2 drops blackstrap mola.s.ses*

Tiny pinch of ground cinnamon Tiny pinch of ground cloves Pour the coffee and stir in the cream, Splenda, and mola.s.ses. Sprinkle the spices over the top and serve.

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving 3 grams of carbohydrates, the merest trace of fiber, and 1 gram of protein.

*It helps to keep your blackstrap mola.s.ses in a squeeze bottle. I buy mine in bulk from my natural food store and keep it in one of those "honey bears."

Cafe Vienna This is either coffee for chocolate lovers or chocolate for coffee lovers.

6 ounces (170 ml) brewed coffee 2 tablespoons (30 ml) sugar-free chocolate coffee flavoring syrup 2 tablespoons (30 ml) heavy cream Tiny pinch of ground cinnamon Pour the coffee, stir in the chocolate syrup and heavy cream, dust the cinnamon over the top, and serve.

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving a.s.suming you use Atkins or Da Vinci coffee flavoring syrup (which are made with Splenda instead of polyols), this will have 2 grams of carbohydrates, a trace of fiber, and 1 gram of protein.

If you'd like to spiff this up for company, use whipped cream (see Whipped Topping on page 552) instead of the plain heavy cream.

Chocolate Orange Coffee I came up with this one morning when my husband was out of cream for his coffee-it kept me from having to run out to the store before breakfast, and he loved it!

6 ounces (170 ml) brewed coffee 1 tablespoon (15 ml) sugar-free chocolate coffee flavoring syrup 1 or 2 drops orange extract Pour the coffee and stir in the syrup and the extract. That's all!

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving Again a.s.suming you use Atkins or Da Vinci brand syrup, you'll have just 1 gram of carbohydrates here, no fiber, and no protein.

Cafe Incontro This is for adults only, of course!

6 ounces (170 ml) brewed coffee 1 scant shot (about 1 ounce, 28 ml) dark rum 2 teaspoons sugar-free chocolate coffee flavoring syrup Splenda to taste, if desired Pour the coffee, add the rum, syrup, and Splenda, and serve. That's all!

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving Just 1 gram of carbohydrates (again, we're talking the Atkins or Da Vinci syrup), no fiber, and no protein. Add 0.5 grams of carbohydrates for each teaspoon of Splenda you add.

Kay's Hot Rum Toddy This a delicious winter libation is for adults only! The rum is carb-free, but it will slow down your metabolism, so go easy.

2 cups (56 g) Splenda 2 teaspoons blackstrap mola.s.ses 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon ground cardamom 1 bottle (750 ml) top-quality dark rum Put the Splenda, mola.s.ses, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom in a food processor with the S-blade in place. Process until it's smooth and creamy, sc.r.a.ping down the sides of the processor once or twice to make sure everything combines evenly.

Scoop this "batter" mixture into a snap-top container and keep it in the fridge. (The batter will keep well, and that means you can make only a serving or two at a time, if you like.) To serve the toddy, warm a coffee mug by filling it with boiling water and pouring it out. Then fill it again, halfway, with more boiling water. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of the batter and stir until it dissolves into the water (a small whisk works well for this). Add two shots of dark rum, stir, and sip.

Yield: About 12 servings. About 12 servings.

Each 2 tablespoon serving of batter will have 5 grams of carbohydrates, a trace of fiber, and a trace of protein.

Kay says that one theory of hot-toddy making is that it is impossible to use too much batter and you should keep stirring more in until you are bored with stirring. Another theory of hot toddy making is that it is impossible to use too much rum, and that you should keep stirring in more until your friends panic. Use your best judgment.

Laure's Homemade LC "Bailey's Mae"

This is named in honor of Laure's chocolate lab! Barbo Gold, our tester, had a really good time testing this recipe and says it's tops.

2 cups (480 ml) any booze (rum, vodka, bourbon, Southern Comfort, or brandy) 14 ounces (415 ml) heavy cream 1 cup (240 ml) half-and-half 2 tablespoons (15 ml) no-sugar chocolate syrup(Laure uses Walden Farms brand) 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules 1 teaspoon vanilla cup (12 g) Splenda teaspoon almond extract Combine all in a blender. Put in a tall jar. Store in fridge. Stir before serving. YUM!

Yield: 10 servings, cup (120 ml) each 10 servings, cup (120 ml) each Each with 2 g protein; 2 g carbs; no fiber; 2 g usable carbs. Carb count does not include polyol in syrup.

Dana Ma.s.sey's Low-Carb Irish Cream Liqueur Our tester, Barbo Gold, loved this. (Come to think of it, how come Barbo gets all the really fun recipes?) 1 cups (300 ml) heavy whipping cream 3 egg yolks cup (6 g) Splenda cup (60 g) erythritol (can be replaced with another cup [6 g] Splenda) 1 tablespoon (8 g) DiabetiSweet Whisk all ingredients together in the order given in a saucepan over low heat. Stir constantly until thickened and be careful not to overcook. Cool completely and set aside.

3 eggs (or equivalent egg subst.i.tute, if you prefer not to use raw egg) 2 tablespoons (30 ml) sugar-free chocolate syrup (like Hershey's syrup; Walden Farms makes one and so does Sorbee) 2 tablespoons (30 ml) vanilla extract 1 tablespoon (3 g) instant coffee powder (not granular) [image]cup (80 ml) water 1[image] cups (320 ml) Irish Whiskey cups (320 ml) Irish Whiskey In a blender, blend eggs, chocolate syrup, vanilla, coffee powder, and water until well mixed. Stir in whipping cream mixture and whiskey (don't blend). Pour into container with a tight-fitting lid. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks. Enjoy!

Yield: About 20 1-ounce (40 ml) "shots" About 20 1-ounce (40 ml) "shots"

Each with 2 g protein; 1 g carbohydrate; 0 g dietary fiber; 1 g usable carb. Carb count does not include the polyol in the syrup.

Dana's note: Feel free to use a combined 5 tablespoons of any polyol sweetener in place of the erythritol and DiabetiSweet.

Mockahlua My sister, a longtime Kahlua fan, says this is addictive. And my husband demanded to know, "How did you do that?" You can make this with decaf if caffeine bothers you. This recipe makes quite a lot, but don't worry about that; 100-proof vodka's a darned good preservative. Your Mockahlua will keep indefinitely.

2 cups (570 ml) water 3 cups (75 g) Splenda 3 tablespoons (9 g) instant coffee granules 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 bottle (750 ml) 100-proof vodka (Use the cheap stuff.) In a large pitcher or measuring cup, combine the water, Splenda, coffee crystals, and vanilla. Stir until the coffee and Splenda are completely dissolved.

Pour the mixture through a funnel into a 1.5- or 2-liter bottle. (A clean 1.5-liter wine bottle works fine, so long as you've saved the cork.) Pour in the vodka. Cork and shake well.

Yield: 32 servings of 1 ounces (42 ml)-a standard "shot." 32 servings of 1 ounces (42 ml)-a standard "shot."

Each will have 2 grams of carbohydrates, no fiber, and the merest trace of protein.

Variation: Mochahlua. Try this one if you like a little chocolate with your coffee. Just cut the water back to 1 cups (360 ml) and subst.i.tute a 12-ounce (355 ml) bottle of sugar-free chocolate coffee flavoring syrup for the Splenda and vanilla. This has only a trace of carbohydrates per shot, because the liquid Splenda used to sweeten the chocolate coffee flavoring syrup doesn't have the maltodextrin used to bulk the granular Splenda.

Variation: Mockahlua and Cream. This makes a nice "little something" to serve at the end of a dinner party, in lieu of a heavier dessert. For each serving you'll need a shot of Mockahlua (or Mochahlua) and 2 shots of heavy cream. Simply mix and sip! Each serving has 4 grams of carbohydrates, no fiber, and 2 grams of protein.

Black Russian 1 shot (1 ounces, or 42 ml) vodka shot ( ounce, or 20 ml) Mockahlua Just pour both liquors over ice in a rocks gla.s.s. That's it!

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving 2 grams of carbohydrate, no fiber, no protein.

White Russian 1 shot (1 ounces, or 42 ml) vodka shot ( ounce, or 20 ml) Mockahlua 1 shot (1 ounces, or 42 ml) heavy cream Combine and pour over ice if desired.

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving 3 grams of carbohydrate, 0 grams fiber, 1 gram protein.

Frozen White Russian This is seriously decadent and not as low carb as some of our other beverages-I'd recommend stopping at one! Still, this makes a great dessert for an adults-only cookout.

1 shot (1 ounces, or 42 ml) Mockahlua 1 shot (1 ounces, or 42 ml) vodka cup (65 g) sugar-free vanilla ice cream Put everything in a blender and run the blender until well combined. Pour into a smallish gla.s.s-a rocks gla.s.s or a winegla.s.s will work nicely.

Yield: 1 serving 1 serving The carb count on this will depend on the brand of sugar-free vanilla ice cream you use. If you use one of the lowest-carb-Atkins Endulge or Breyer's Carb Smart-your drink will have 6 grams of carbohydrate, 0 grams fiber, 3 grams protein. And it will be unbelievably, decadently delicious.