Cake Donuts

My husband has always liked really plain cake donuts: no icing, no flavors, no sprinkles, no powdered sugar, no cream fillings, no nothing extra beyond vanilla extract and nutmeg.  He was so fond of Dolly Madison cake donuts when I met him. When we were still dating, I couldn’t believe we’d go into Dunkin’ Donuts on Congress Avenue, downtown Austin and he would order plain cake donuts!!  All those luscious donut varieties staring back from the glass display cases didn’t phase him at all!  Only other donut I ever saw him order was a glazed, strawberry jelly donut (talk about contrast LOL).

So I created a low-carb version of the beloved Dolly Madison cake donuts they have stopped making commercially.   I couldn’t be more pleased with these! These donuts have a lovely texture, just a hint of nutmeg, and I’m certain Dolly Madison bakeries would say these are a pretty good imitation.  These donuts are not suitable for Atkins Induction but are OK once you get to Phase 2 OWL if the oat fiber, a virtual carb wash at 96% fiber, doesn’t cause you any issues or weight gain.  They are acceptable for other ketogenic diets but not for Paleo-Primal devotees.  See the SUPPLIERS tab above for unusual ingredient sources.

NOTE:   I made a lovely sweet dessert with 4 of these.  Sliced them in half laterally and placed in the bottom of a tart pan.  Topped with thin slices of peaches (3 small).  Dotted with butter all around.  Sprinkled cinnamon and erythritol on top and baked 30 minutes.  It was DELISH!   Plan to try that with other fruits and berries eventually.  🙂

INGREDIENTS: 

1/2 c. oat fiber

1/2 c. + 3 T. coconut flour

¼ c. plain, unsweetened whey protein powder

¼ c. egg white protein powder (pure powdered egg whites)

1 T. baking powder

1½ tsp. glucomannan powder (or xanthan gum)

½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground nutmeg(preferably fresh, grated)

1 pkt. stevia

½ c. sugar equivalent of your favorite sweetener

1/3 c. granular erythritol

3 T. melted butter, unsalted

3 large eggs, beaten

3 T. DaVinci vanilla sugar-free syrup (or 1 tsp. vanilla extract + 2½ T. more water)

½ c. heavy cream (or coconut milk)

½ c. water

Optional:  mix a bit of cinnamon with a bit of granular erythritol to sprinkle on top if desired

DIRECTIONS:   Preheat oven to 350º.  Measure all the dry ingredients into a medium mixing bowl and stir well.   Break the eggs into the center of the dry ingredients and beat them well.   Add cream, water, DaVinci syrup and melted butter.  Stir well until batter is smooth.  Batter will be quite thick.  Well oil the 12 slots of 2 donut pans with oil of your choice.  Spoon batter into slots until they are almost full.  There is just enough batter for 12 donuts in this recipe. Even out the batter with  the back of a teaspoon.  These do not rise much during baking, so overflow shouldn’t be a problem.  Pop into 350º oven for about 17 minutes or until firm to the touch and just beginning to brown on the edges.  Remove from oven and cool a few minutes. Loosen them with a knife tip and serve cooled off a bit for best flavor.  Top optionally with cinnamon/erythritol, powdered erythritol or low-carb icing of your choosing.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:    Makes 12 donuts, each contains: (topping or optional icing not included)

128.6 calories, 9.56 g  fat, 11.77 g  carbs, 9.15 g fiber, 2.62 g  NET CARBS, 6.08 g  protein, 114 mg sodium

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Cake Donuts

My husband has always liked really plain cake donuts: no icing, no flavors, no sprinkles, no powdered sugar, no cream fillings, no nothing extra beyond vanilla extract and nutmeg.  He was so fond of Dolly Madison cake donuts when I met him. When we were still dating, I couldn’t believe we’d go into Dunkin’ Donuts on Congress Avenue, downtown Austin and he would order plain cake donuts!!  All those luscious donut varieties staring back from the glass display cases didn’t phase him at all!  Only other donut I ever saw him order was a glazed, strawberry jelly donut (talk about contrast LOL).

So I decided to ry my hand at a low-carb version of his beloved Dolly Madison cake donuts. I couldn’t be more pleased with the result! My inspiration here were two lovely ladies doing much kitchen experimentation on Low-Carb Friends forums:  Ouizoid with her bake mix experiment ratios of my 1st 6 listed ingredients below; and Sungoddess with her Chai Spiced Donut recipe that helped me with the liquid ratios.  These donuts have a lovely texture, the required hint of nutmeg, and I’m certain Dolly herself would be proud if she were alive and could taste these!  These donuts are not suitable for Atkins Induction but are OK once you get to Phase 2 OWL if the oat fiber, a virtual carb wash at 96% fiber, doesn’t cause you any issues or weight gain.  They are OK for other ketogenic diets but not for Paleo-Primal devotees.  See the SUPPLIERS tab above for unusual ingredient sources.

NOTE:   I made a lovely sweet dessert with 4 of these.  Sliced them in half laterally and placed in the bottom of a tart pan.  Topped with thin slices of peaches (3 small).  Dotted with butter all around.  Sprinkled cinnamon and erythritol on top and baked 30 minutes.  It was DELISH! 🙂

INGREDIENTS: 

1/2 c. oat fiber

1/2 c. + 3 T. coconut flour

¼ c. plain, unsweetened whey protein powder

¼ c. egg white protein powder (pure powdered egg whites)

1 T. baking powder

1½ tsp. glucomannan powder (or xanthan gum)

½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground nutmeg(preferably fresh, grated)

1 pkt. stevia

½ c. sugar equivalent of your favorite sweetener

1/3 c.granular erythritol

3 T. melted butter, unsalted

3 large eggs, beaten

3 T. DaVinci vanilla sugar-free syrup (or 1 tsp. vanilla extract + 2½ T. more water)

½ c. heavy cream (or coconut milk)

½ c. water

Optional:  mix a bit of cinnamon with a bit of granular erythritol to sprinkle on top if desired

DIRECTIONS:   Preheat oven to 350º.  Measure all the dry ingredients into a medium mixing bowl and stir well.   Break the eggs into the center of the dry ingredients and beat them well.   Add cream, water, DaVinci syrup and melted butter.  Stir well until batter is smooth.  Batter will be quite thick.  Well oil the 12 slots of 2 donut pans with oil of your choice.  Spoon batter into slots until they are almost full.  There is just enough batter for 12 donuts in this recipe. Even out the batter with  the back of a teaspoon.  These do not rise much during baking, so overflow shouldn’t be a problem.  Pop into 350º oven for about 17 minutes or until firm to the touch and just beginning to brown on the edges.  Remove from oven and cool a few minutes. Loosen them with a knife tip and serve cooled off a bit for best flavor.  Top optionally with cinnamon/erythritol, powdered erythritol or low-carb icing of your choosing.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:    Makes 12 donuts, each contains: (topping or optional icing not included)

128.6 calories, 9.56 g  fat, 11.77 g  carbs, 9.15 g fiber, 2.62 g  NET CARBS, 6.08 g  protein, 114 mg sodium

Cinnamon Rings

My husband just loves these!  Warm they are soft; cooled they get chewy.  Doing more experimenting with my Mozzy Dough always yields great stuff.  This is the first sweet application I tried it on.  I use a little specialty pan with 2″ ring slots to make these.  You can also use a mini donut pan or a mini bagel pan.  You could also just use the bottom of the slots in a regular muffin pan.  These are not suitable until Phase 2 Atkins.

INGREDIENTS:

1 recipe my Mozzy Dough

2 T. erythritol

1 pkt. stevia or 2 T. granular Splenda

FLAVOR SPRINKLE MIXTURE:

1 T. melted butter

1 tsp. cinnamon

2 T. more erythritol or Splenda

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Melt 1 T. butter over low heat and brush the bottoms of your pan slots lightly.  Mix 2 T. erythritol and cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle half of it into each pan slot with your fingers.  Set pan aside.

Make the Mozzy Dough per that recipe’s instructions, except add the first 2 T. erythritol and stevia (or Splenda) to the dry ingredients to sweeten it up a bit.  They get chewy as they cool down.  When these are totally cooled off, they firm up and are more like cookies.  If you want them more cake-like in texture and to remain soft, eliminate the psyllium in the Mozzy Dough recipe.  When the dough is in a uniform ball, form into a log and with a knife, divide into 12 equal portions.  If using donut, bagel or ringed pans, roll each dough portion into a little snake shape about 4″ long and encircle/place into the slots.  Slightly press down with fingers to seal where the two ends meet.  If using muffin pan, just press the dough into the bottom of the slots.  Sprinkle topping mixture evenly on top of each one.  Pop pan into 350º oven and bake for about 15 minutes.  Do not over brown or these will dry out.  Allow to cool a minute before gently lifting out of slots with a knife tip.  Invert them as you plate them up and serve warm a fresh cup of coffee or tea.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 12 cinnamon rings, each contains:

141.4 calories, 12.1 g fat, 5.15 g carbs, 3.30 g fiber, 1.85 g NET CARBS, 8.88 g protein, 188 mg sodium

Cake Donuts

My husband has always liked really plain cake donuts: no icing, no flavors, no sprinkles, no powdered sugar, no cream fillings, no nothing extra beyond vanilla extract and nutmeg.  He was so fond of Dolly Madison cake donuts when I met him. When we were still dating, I couldn’t believe we’d go into Dunkin’ Donuts on Congress Avenue, downtown Austin and he would order plain cake donuts!!  All those luscious donut varieties staring back from the glass display cases didn’t phase him at all!  Only other donut I ever saw him order was a glazed, strawberry jelly donut (talk about contrast LOL).  So I decided today I’d try my hand at a low-carb version of his beloved Dolly Madison cake donuts. I couldn’t be more pleased with the result! My inspiration here were two lovely ladies doing much kitchen experimentation on Low-Carb Friends forums:  Ouizoid with her bake mix experiment ratios of my 1st 6 listed ingredients below; and Sungoddess with her Chai Spiced Donut recipe that helped me with the liquid ratios.  These donuts have a lovely texture, the required hint of nutmeg, and I’m certain Dolly herself would be proud if she were alive and could taste these!  These donuts are not suitable for Atkins Induction but are OK once you get to Phase 2 OWL if the oat fiber, a virtual carb wash at 96% fiber, doesn’t cause you any issues or weight gain.  They are OK for other ketogenic diets but not for Paleo-Primal devotees.   See the SUPPLIERS tab above for unusual ingredient sources.

NOTE:   I made a lovely sweet dessert with 4 of these.  Sliced them in half laterally and placed in the bottom of a tart pan.  Topped with thin slices of peaches (3 small).  Dotted with butter all around.  Sprinkled cinnamon and erythritol on top and baked 30 minutes.  It was DELISH! 🙂

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INGREDIENTS: 

1/2 c. oat fiber

1/2 c. + 3 T. coconut flour

¼ c. plain, unsweetened whey protein powder

¼ c. egg white protein powder (pure powdered egg whites)

1 T. baking powder

1½ tsp. glucomannan powder (or xanthan gum)

½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground nutmeg(preferably fresh, grated)

1 pkt. stevia

½ c. sugar equivalent of your favorite sweetener

1/3 c.granular erythritol

3 T. melted butter, unsalted

3 large eggs, beaten

3 T. DaVinci vanilla sugar-free syrup (or 1 tsp. vanilla extract + 2½ T. more water)

½ c. heavy cream (or coconut milk)

½ c. water

Optional:  mix a bit of cinnamon with a bit of granular erythritol to sprinkle on top if desired

DIRECTIONS:   Preheat oven to 350º.  Measure all the dry ingredients into a medium mixing bowl and stir well.   Break the eggs into the center of the dry ingredients and beat them well.   Add cream, water, DaVinci syrup and melted butter.  Stir well until batter is smooth.  Batter will be quite thick.  Well oil the 12 slots of 2 donut pans with oil of your choice.  Spoon batter into slots until they are almost full.  There is just enough batter for 12 donuts in this recipe. Even out the batter with  the back of a teaspoon.  These do not rise much during baking, so overflow shouldn’t be a problem.   Pop into 350º oven for about 17 minutes or until firm to the touch and just beginning to brown on the edges.  Remove from oven and cool a few minutes. Loosen them with a knife tip and serve cooled off a bit for best flavor.  Top optionally with cinnamon/erythritol, powdered erythritol or low-carb icing of your choosing.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:    Makes 12 donuts, each contains: (topping or optional icing not included)

128.6 calories, 9.56 g  fat, 11.77 g  carbs, 9.15 g fiber, 2.62 g  NET CARBS, 6.08 g  protein, 114 mg sodium

Cinnamon Rings

Boy, did my husband ever love THESE this morning!  Warm they were soft; cooled they got chewy.  Doing more experimenting with my Mozzy Dough and this is the first sweet application I’ve tried with it.  He said this was a keeper.  I use a little specialty pan with 2″ ring slots.  You could use a mini donut pan or a mini bagel pan.  You could also just use the bottom of the slots in a regular muffin pan.  These are not suitable until Phase 2 Atkins.

INGREDIENTS:

1 recipe my Mozzy Dough

2 T. erythritol

1 pkt. stevia or 2 T. granular Splenda

FLAVOR SPRINKLE MIXTURE:

1 T. melted butter

1 tsp. cinnamon

2 T. more erythritol or Splenda

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Melt 1 T. butter over low heat and brush the bottoms of your pan slots lightly.  Mix 2 T. erythritol and cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle half of it into each pan slot with your fingers.  Set pan aside.

Make the Mozzy Dough per that recipe’s instructions, except add the first 2 T. erythritol and stevia (or Splenda) to the dry ingredients to sweeten it up a bit.  When the dough is in a uniform ball, form a crude log and divide into 12 equal portions.  If using donut, bagel or ringed pans, roll each dough portion into a little log about 4″ long and encircle it in the slot.  Slightly press down with fingers to seal where the two ends meet.  If using muffin pan, just press the dough into the bottom of the slots.  Sprinkle remaining topping mixture evenly on top of each one.  Pop pan into 350º oven and bake for about 15 minutes.  Do not over brown or these will dry out.  Allow to cool a minute before gently lifting out of slots with a knife tip.  Invert them as you plate them up and serve warm a fresh cup of coffee or tea.  They get chewy as they cool down.  When these are totally cooled off, they firm up and are more like cookies.  If you want them more cake-like in texture and to remain soft, eliminate the psyllium in the Mozzy Dough recipe.  🙂

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 12 cinnamon rings, each contains:

141.4 calories, 12.1 g fat, 5.15 g carbs, 3.30 g fiber, 1.85 g NET CARBS, 8.88 g protein, 188 mg sodium

Blueberry Muffins

We love blueberry muffins so you KNOW I had to try to make them low-carb.  Originally, I did this recipe for a loaf bread, but decided to make them a second time as muffins.  That works much better for this batter.  🙂  These have a real good flavor and are very moist and light.  So many low-carb baked goods are too dense for my liking.  Not so with these.  This recipe is not acceptable until you reach the grains rung of Atkins OWL (ongoing weight loss phase) when you are nearing goal weight.

INGREDIENTS:

½ c. golden flax meal

½ c. Jennifer Eloff Vital Ultimate Bake Mix (click for her recipe)

1 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. baking soda

6 T. Splenda, granular

1 pkt. stevia powder

2 eggs, beaten

½ c. water

2 T. coconut oil

1 tsp. vanilla

¾ c. freeze-dried, frozen or fresh blueberries

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º and place 8 paper liners into a muffin tin.  Measure dry ingredients into mixing bowl.  Beat in eggs, water, coconut oil and vanilla.  Beat batter about a minute until it is smooth.  Gently fold in berries and using a spoon or 2T. measuring cup, carefully fill the paper cups evenly.  They will be about 3/4 full with batter.  Pop into preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes.  You can also do this in a greased loaf pan (won’t rise much though) and if done as a loaf, bake for about 25 minutes or until center springs back when touched.  Slice into 8 slices.  Serve warm.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 8 slices or 8 muffins, each contains:

130 cals, 9.56g fat, 7.18g carbs, 2.84g fiber, 4.34g NET CARBS, 5.2g protein, 160 mg sodium

Cranberry-Orange Ladyfingers

WOW!  My readers are going to LOVE these!  They just get better and better each day that goes by.  They’re even gluten-free, if you leave out the oat fiber.  🙂  Hubby really liked these and he’s not really a fruit and nut man.  If you don’t have a twinkie baking pan, just make 12 small muffins, a round flat circle you will cut into 12 scone wedges or a single cake using a loaf pan.  These are not suitable for Atkins Induction on several levels.  They are suitable for Phase 2 and above and Keto diets as well.

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INGREDIENTS:

½ c. almond flour

¼ c. flax meal (I use 50:50 gold and dark)

¼ c. plain whey protein powder

1 tsp. baking powder

1 T. oat fiber (omit for gluten free version)

1 c. shredded Monterrey Jack cheese

3 T. softened cream cheese

2 beaten large eggs

1 tsp. cider vinegar

1 T. heavy cream

2 T. fresh squeezed orange juice

1 T. warm tap water

1 tsp. yeast dissolved in the warm water above

½ c. cranberries (fresh or homemade sugar-free dried)

½ c. slivered almonds

1 oz. orange peel

VARIATION:   Add a few chopped pecans.

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Lightly oil a non-stick pan of your choice (discussed above) and set aside.

Measure out the first 6 (dry) ingredients into a medium mixing bowl.  In a separate small glass bowl, soften the cream cheese either at room temp or in your microwave on defrost.  Dissolve the yeast in the tablespoon of warm water in a saucer and add to the cream cheese.  Stir. Beat in the eggs well. Add the cider vinegar and cream.  Add the creamy mixture to the dry ingredients bowl and stir.

Trim off 1 oz of orange peel from an orange.  You want to get as little white, bitter membrane as possible.  Cut into approximately 1″ pieces.  Place in food processor or blender.  Add cranberries and nuts to the bowl and pulse it all together about 10 times or so, to a coarse chop.   Add the fruit/nut mixture to the batter.  Stir. Finally squeeze/measure out the orange juice. Stir well one last time to incorporate all to achieve a uniform distribution of the fruit/nuts.

Dip into/onto your chosen pan, distributing the batter evenly into 12 muffin cups, 12 twinkie slots or a round circle about 1/2″ thick for scones.  Pop into 350º oven and bake for  20 minutes until lightly browned.  Allow to cool a bit before lifting with the assistance of a knife tip.  If making a loaf, bake around 35 minutes or until the center passes a dry toothpick test.  As with all low-carb baked goods, store in a bag in the refrigerator.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 12 portions (whatever shape you make), each contains:

160 cals, 12.64g fat, 6.53g carbs, 2.71g fiber, 3.82g NET CARBS, 8.3 g protein, 266 mg sodium

Apple-Caramel Snack Cake

I continue to try new versions of my modified Atkins MIM (Muffin-in-a-Minute) recipe.  I’m trying to increase my flax intake for a health issue and so far these flax-based gems are helping me.  To the basic Atkins MIM recipe, I added a couple items to improve texture & flavor.  I also increased sweeteners and the amount of butter.  The resulting muffins/cakes are baking up consistently moist and very tasty.

For this one, I used diced apple, caramel sugar-free syrup and cinnamon.  Yummy! This version is not suitable until you get closer to goal weight and are at the higher-carb fruits rung of the Atkins OWL carb-re-introduction ladder.

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DRY INGREDIENTS:  (I like to measure out 10 sets of the dry ingredients to put in plastic bags so I can have them on hand like a “ready mix”)

¼ c. golden flax meal

½ tsp. baking powder

1 T. granular Splenda (or equivalent sweetener of choice)

1 T. Resistant Wheat Starch

1 tsp. oat fiber (do not substitute oat bran or oat flour)

1/3 tsp. cinnamon

WET INGREDIENTS:

1 T. melted butter

1 large egg, beaten

2 T. sugar-free Caramel syrup (or almond, or vanilla)

1/2 c. apple, diced

DIRECTIONS:  In a 5-6″ round or oval dish melt the butter in the microwave.  Add the sugar-free syrup & stir with fork (to cool down the butter).  Add the egg and beat all together.  Add in all dry ingredients and stir well with a fork.  Add in your diced apple and stir well. Microwave on HI for about 1 minute 30-40 seconds.  Slide knife tip between cake and bowl and tip cake onto serving plate.  Cut in half for two servings.  This batter rises as it bakes and then slightly falls when removed from microwave…..that is normal………it is done.

VARIATION:  Add some chopped pecans (recalculate those into numbers below if you do).

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 1 cake (2 servings) the size of 2 muffins.  Each half of the cake is a serving and contains:

200.5 cals, 14.3g fat, 16.16g carbs, 9.15g fiber, 7g NET CARBS (use less apple to lower), 5.9g protein, 134 mg sodium

 

 

Pineapple Spoon Cake

I’ve been playing around with the classic Atkins MIM (Muffin-in-a-Minute) recipe lately and have come up with several tasty versions.  I’ll be sharing another one here today that I’m calling Pineapple Spoon Cake because it is so moist you simply have to eat it with a spoon.  I’m presenting this recipe with two versions, the original with real pineapple and also a lower-carb second version that substitutes pineapple extract for the real pineapple.  Both are quite good.

I’m trying to increase my flax intake for a health issue and so far these flax-based gems are doing the trick.  To the basic Atkins MIM recipe, I added a couple texture enhancers to improve texture & flavor.  I also increased sweeteners and the amount of butter.  The resulting muffins/cakes are baking up consistently moist and very tasty, especially this one!  All have been sturdy enough to slice or hand-hold but this one and it really requires a spoon to eat.  It’s just too moist to eat with your hands.   Only the extract version of this cake is suitable for Atkins Induction Phase and Keto programs.  Once you’re nearing or at goal weight, the real pineapple version is a must try!

DRY INGREDIENTS: I like to measure out 10 sets of the dry ingredients to put in plastic bags so I can have them on hand like a “ready mix” for when I get a snack craving.  Then all I have to do is add the melted butter, egg, syrup and flavoring item.

¼ c. golden flax meal

½ tsp. baking powder

1 T. granular Splenda (or equivalent sweetener)

1 T. Resistant Wheat Starch

1 tsp. oat fiber (do not substitute high-carb oat bran or oat flour!)

Optional:  Dash ground cinnamon

WET INGREDIENTS:

1 T. melted butter

1 large egg, beaten

2 T. crushed pineapple juice pack

1 T. pineapple or almond sugar-free syrup

LOWER-CARB VARIATION:  Substitute 1/2 tsp. pineapple extract for the crushed pineapple

DIRECTIONS:  In a 5-6″ round or oval dish, melt the butter in your microwave.  Add the sugar-free syrup (to cool down the butter).  Add the egg and beat all together.  Add in the dry ingredients and stir well with a fork.  Add in your choice of flavorings below by stirring to blend or dropping fruit bits in by hand evenly.  Microwave on HI for about 1 minute 30-40 seconds.  This batter rises as it bakes and then slightly falls when removed from microwave…..that is normal.  It is done when dry to touch in center.  If not dry to touch, cook 5-10 seconds longer, as ovens can vary.  Remove and slightly cool. Cut in half with a knife and spoon half onto two individual plates or bowls to serve with a spoon to eat.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 1 cake that is two servings.  Bake in two separate ramekins if you prefer.  Numbers do not include photo garnish (whipped cream and additional teaspoon pineapple).

Each half of the plain cake contains:

With Real Pineapple:  200 cals, 14.25g fat, 16.05g carbs, 8.45g fiber, 8.6g NET CARBS, 6.05g protein, 136mg sodium

With Pineapple Extract: 181 cals, 14.25g fat, 11.6g carbs, 8.2g fiber, 3.4g NET CARBS, 5.8g protein, 134mg sodium

Peggy’s Muffin-in-a-Minute (MIM)

Blueberry Version with blueberry syrup. Use clear syrups to avoid “pink” batter.

I’ve been playing around with the classic Atkins MIM (Muffin-in-a-Minute) recipe this month.  I’m trying to increase my flax intake for a health issue and so far these flax-based gems are helping.  To the basic Atkins MIM recipe, I add a couple enhancers to improve texture bit.  I also increase sweetener and the amount of butter.  The resulting muffins/cakes are baking up consistently moist and very tasty.  Trials so far include of course, the classic cinnamon version, a chai version, a mango version, a peach version, a cherry version and today a blueberry version.  We love them ALL! My husband’s fav is the cherry; mine is the peach.   FYI the least carb-y versions are the ones with just cinnamon, Boyajian oils or chai tea spice, followed by the Boyajian oil citrus zest versions.

I used blueberry sugar-free syrup for the one I made this morning, which is a dark blue in color, so it made the batter turn pink.  Flavor was scrumptious!  The original cinnamon version and the Boyajian oil versions are suitable for Atkins Induction.  The others are OK once you get to at least the the berries (or higher-carb fruit) level of the Atkins carb re-introduction ladder.

DRY INGREDIENTS:  (I like to measure out 10 sets of the dry ingredients to put in plastic bags so I can have them on hand like a “ready mix”)

¼ c. golden flax meal

½ tsp. baking powder

1 T. granular Splenda (or equivalent sweetener)

1 T. Resistant Wheat Starch

1 tsp. oat fiber (do not substitute very carb-y oat bran or oat flour)

WET INGREDIENTS:

1 T. melted butter

1 large egg, beaten

2 T. sugar-free syrup (select specialty flavor to compliment your choice below)

DIRECTIONS:  In a 5-6″ round or oval dish, melt the butter in your microwave.  Add the sugar-free syrup (to cool down the butter).  Add the egg and beat all together.  Add in the dry ingredients and stir well with a fork.  Add in your choice of flavorings below by stirring to blend or dropping fruit bits in by hand evenly.  Microwave on HI for about 1 minute 30-40 seconds.  Slide knife tip between cake and bowl and tip cake onto serving plate.  This batter rises as it bakes and then slightly falls when removed from microwave…..that is normal………it is done.

FLAVORING OPTIONS:

½ tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. Chai Tea Spice Blend

2 drops Boyajian orange oil + bit of orange zest

2 drops Boyajian lemon oil + bit of lemon zest

2 drops Boyajian lime oil + bit of lime zest

6 chopped raisins + dash cinnamon

1 T. ch. pecans

3 slices peach, chopped

6 canned red tart cherries

10 blueberries

2 T. pumpkin + 1/8 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

6 raspberries cut in halves

2 strawberries, chopped

2 T. ch. pineapple (or canned, crushed)

2 T. grated apple

NUTRITIONAL INFO:   Makes 1 cake the size of 2 small muffins.  Each half is a serving.  Not including any flavoring additives you chose to add from the flavoring options suggested, each half of this cake contains:

183 cals, 14.25g fat, 11.55g carbs, 8.2g fiber, 3.35g NET CARBS, 5.8g protein, 134mg sodium

This entire base cake/muffin recipe (without flavorings) contains:  366 cals, 28.5g fat, 23.1 g carbs, 16.4g fiber, 6.7g NET CARBS, 11.6g protein, 267 mg sodium (eat only half the cake/muffin to cut these numbers in half)

Individual Cherry Coffeecake

I made an absolutely delicious single-serving coffeecake for our breakfast this morning.  I’m having some health issues and I need to eat something with flax meal or psyllium nearly everyday to correct the problem.  I’ve refined the One-Minute Muffin recipe that is so popular on the internet in all its variant glory.  My version gives it a slightly smoother texture, less flax taste and pulls the carbs down (except when you add carb-y fruit like cherries).  This one is my husband’s favorite version to date. I have started measuring out all dry ingredients x 10 and storing in 10 plastic bags so I can whip these up much faster int he mornings.

To this basic batter you can change up the sugar-free syrup flavors, spices or berries/fruit to come up with all sorts of tasty morning treats.  In my case, it’s like taking my medicine and LIKING it!  This particular version of the coffeecake is not suitable until you are nearly at goal weight due to the use of high-carb cherries.  But cherries are my husband’s fav, so what can I say?  Choose strawberries, blueberries or raspberries and the carbs will go down on this treat.  You can order the more unusual ingredients in this recipe as always, at Netrition.com, or from other internet suppliers.

INGREDIENTS:

4 T. golden flax meal

½ tsp. baking powder

1 T. Splenda (or equivalent other sweetener of choice)

1 tsp. resistant wheat starch

1 tsp. oat fiber (do not sub in higher-carb oat bran or oat flour)

1 large egg, beaten

1 T. melted butter

2 T. almond sugar-free syrup (I used Monin brand)

8 tart cherries (canned)

VARIATION:  Mix up some cream cheese frosting and spread or pipe a wee bit on top for a sweeter coffeecake (or for a dessert).

DIRECTIONS:  Melt butter in 6″ oval baking dish (round or square will do also).  Add the sugar free syrup and egg and beat with a fork until the 3 are incorporated well and smooth.  Measure the flax meal on top of the egg mixture.  Measure and add in all other dry ingredients.  Beat all together until you have a smooth batter.  Drop the 8 cherries evenly on top and pop in your microwave on HI for about 1 minute 30 sec. (check at 1 minute as microwaves vary a lot).  Remove from oven.  Run knife tip around outside and tip out onto plate.  Serve at once.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:   Makes 1 coffeecake which contains:

365 cals, 28.5g fat, 23.2g carbs, 12.3g fiber, 10.9g NET CARBS (only eat half or use berries to cut carbs), 12g protein, 331 mg sodium

Wild Blueberry “Bran” Muffins

My husband asked for some muffins for breakfast today.  We’re both kind of burned out on eggs this week.  No pumpkin in the house, so the only thing I had on hand to flavor them (other than extracts) was the tail end of a bag of Sam’s Club Daily Chef dried wild blueberries in my freezer.  A carry over hubby purchase from eons ago I’m glad to get rid of once and for all.   They use sugar in the processing of their dried blueberries, so using them would effectively double the carb count.  I decided to go ahead and splurge and make the muffins for the hubby anyway as I sure didn’t want to go to the store at 7am just to get fresh berries.  I am posting nutritional number for regular, no-sugar-added wild blueberries so this recipe will make sense for you.

But I digress.  These were created from the batter for an old Flax-Whey Protein Pancake recipe of mine.  And I discovered, much to my surprise, that batter makes lovely muffins as well!  As these use predominantly golden flax meal, their carb count (using fresh berries, of course) is quite low.  And they were DELICIOUS!  These are not suitable until you get to Phase 2 Atkins and reach the berries level of carb re-introduction.

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INGREDIENTS:

1½ c. golden flax meal

2 T. Resistant Wheat Starch (I order at Netrition.com)

½c. plain whey protein powder (I use NOW brand)

Dash salt (2 shakes of the shaker)

4 T. granular Splenda (or sweetener of choice)

1 pkt. stevia (or 1 T. erythritol)

1/4 tsp. glucomannan powder

1 c. tap water

2 large eggs, beaten

2 T. unsalted butter, melted

3 oz. frozen wild blueberries (smaller than regular blueberries), or regular berries

VARIATION:  Use ½ c. chopped fresh strawberries or fresh raspberries, which will lower carb count a bit. 

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Lightly oil the six wells of a non-stick large muffin pan.    If  you don’t have one, use a regular muffin pan and oil all 12 wells.  In a medium mixing bowl, measure out all dry ingredients and stir will to blend evenly.  Add 2 eggs to the bowl and beat.  Add water and melted butter and stir well.  Add blueberries and blend again.  You will have enough batter to spoon about ½ cup batter into each slot.  If using a regular pan, use about 1/4 c. batter in each slot.  Even out the batter as needed to achieve equal batter height.  Pop into 350º oven.  Bake large muffins for about 20 minutes for light golden as shown in photo above.  Probably only takes 15 minutes in smaller slot pan.  Remove and serve with butter.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 6 large muffins, each contains:

412 cals, 30g fat, 22.3g carbs, 18.4g fiber, 3.9g NET CARBS, 19.4g protein, 244 mg sodium

Cinnamon Rings

Boy, did my husband ever love THESE this morning!  Warm they were soft; cooled they got chewy.  Doing more experimenting with my Mozzy Dough and this is the first sweet application I’ve tried with it.  He said this was a keeper.  I use a little specialty pan with 2″ ring slots.  You could use a mini donut pan or a mini bagel pan.  You could also just use the bottom of the slots in a regular muffin pan.  These are not suitable until Phase 2 Atkins.

INGREDIENTS:

1 recipe my Mozzy Dough

2 T. erythritol

1 pkt. stevia or 2 T. granular Splenda

FLAVOR SPRINKLE MIXTURE:

1 T. melted butter

1 tsp. cinnamon

2 T. more erythritol or Splenda

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Melt 1 T. butter over low heat and brush the bottoms of your pan slots lightly.  Mix 2 T. erythritol and cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle half of it into each pan slot with your fingers.  Set pan aside.

Make the Mozzy Dough per that recipe’s instructions, except add the first 2 T. erythritol and stevia (or Splenda) to the dry ingredients to sweeten it up a bit.  When the dough is in a uniform ball, form a crude log and divide into 12 equal portions.  If using donut, bagel or ringed pans, roll each dough portion into a little log about 4″ long and encircle it in the slot.  Slightly press down with fingers to seal where the two ends meet.  If using muffin pan, just press the dough into the bottom of the slots.  Sprinkle remaining topping mixture evenly on top of each one.  Pop pan into 350º oven and bake for about 15 minutes.  Do not over brown or these will dry out.  Allow to cool a minute before gently lifting out of slots with a knife tip.  Invert them as you plate them up and serve warm a fresh cup of coffee or tea.  They get chewy as they cool down.  When these are totally cooled off, they firm up and are more like cookies.  If you want them more cake-like in texture and to remain soft, eliminate the psyllium in the Mozzy Dough recipe.  🙂

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 12 cinnamon rings, each contains:

141.4 calories, 12.1 g fat, 5.15 g carbs, 3.30 g fiber, 1.85 g NET CARBS, 8.88 g protein, 188 mg sodium

Cranberry-Orange Ladyfingers

Cranberry Orange Ladyfingers

WOW!  Did these ever come out tasty!  And they just get better and better each day.  They’re gluten-free, if you leave out the oat fiber.  I think they are one of my very best cake treats.  🙂  Hubby really liked these and he’s not really a fruit and nut man.  If you don’t have a twinkie baking pan, just make 12 small muffins, a round flat circle you will cut into 12 scone wedges or a single cake using a loaf pan.  These are not suitable for Atkins Induction on several levels.  They are suitable for Phase 2 and above and Keto diets as well.

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INGREDIENTS:

½ c. almond flour

¼ c. flax meal (I use 50:50 gold and dark)

¼ c. plain whey protein powder

1 tsp. baking powder

1 T. oat fiber (omit for gluten free version)

1 c. shredded Monterrey Jack cheese

3 T. softened cream cheese

2 beaten large eggs

1 tsp. cider vinegar

1 T. heavy cream

2 T. fresh squeezed orange juice

1 T. warm tap water

1 tsp. yeast dissolved in the warm water above

½ c. cranberries (fresh or homemade sugar-free dried)

½ c. slivered almonds (or chopped pecans)

1 oz. orange peel

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Lightly oil a non-stick pan of your choice (discussed above) and set aside.

Measure out the first 6 (dry) ingredients into a medium mixing bowl.  In a separate small glass bowl, soften the cream cheese either at room temp or in your microwave on defrost.  Dissolve the yeast in the tablespoon of warm water in a saucer and add to the cream cheese.  Stir. Beat in the eggs well. Add the cider vinegar and cream.  Add the creamy mixture to the dry ingredients bowl and stir.

Trim off 1 oz of orange peel from an orange.  You want to get as little white, bitter membrane as possible.  Cut into approximately 1″ pieces.  Place in food processor or blender.  Add cranberries and nuts to the bowl and pulse it all together about 10 times or so, to a coarse chop.   Add the fruit/nut mixture to the batter.  Stir. Finally squeeze/measure out the orange juice. Stir well one last time to incorporate all to achieve a uniform distribution of the fruit/nuts.

Dip into/onto your chosen pan, distributing the batter evenly into 12 muffin cups, 12 twinkie slots or a round circle about 1/2″ thick for scones.  Pop into 350º oven and bake for  20 minutes until lightly browned.  Allow to cool a bit before lifting with the assistance of a knife tip.  If making a loaf, bake around 35 minutes or until the center passes a dry toothpick test.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 12 portions (whatever shape you make), each contains:

160 calories, 12.64 g  fat, 6.53 g  carbs, 2.71 g  fiber, 3.82 g  NET CARBS, 8.3 g protein, 266 mg sodium

Banana Muffins

Despite their small size, these muffins pack a wallop of a punch in the flavor department.  They melt in your mouth and are incredibly moist.  If you leave the oat fiber out, these would even be gluten free, for those following a GF eating plan.  Omitting that oat fiber shouldn’t impact the texture too much, either.   These are not suitable until you get to the upper fruits rung of the Atkins OWL ladder and are nearing Atkins Pre-Maintenance, as bananas are fairly carby.  I don’t put nuts in these because my husband isn’t fond of nuts in baked goods.  But of course I personally think they would be improved with some chopped pecans or walnuts.  Add some at your discretion, but be sure to add any nuts to the nutritional info below if you decide to add them.  I made up a recipe and a half of this batter and cooked it in an over-long loaf pan not long ago and it baked up nicely as a loaf, too!  Seems like it took about 40-45 minutes to bake completely.  I froze half of it and it tasted very nice after the freezing experience.

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INGREDIENTS:

2 very ripe bananas, mashed

¼ c. coconut oil

¼ c. unsalted butter, melted (or use all butter or all coconut oil, if you prefer)

4 large eggs, beaten

16 drops liquid Splenda (I use EZsweetz small bottle)

1½ c. almond flour

¼ c. +2 T. coconut flour

1 tsp. glucomannan powder

2 tsp. baking powder

Pinch sea salt

2 T. oat fiber (omit for gluten free)

1 T. granular erythritol

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  In large mixing bowl, peel and mash the bananas with a fork.  Add eggs and beat well.  Add liquid sweetener and the ½ c. total oil/melted butter/or combination thereof.  Stir well.  Measure out the dry ingredients on top of the wet ingredients in the order listed above.  Stir the dry ingredients slowly into the wet without overworking the batter.  Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to be sure all ingredients are blended well.  Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.  Spoon batter into paper liners evenly, about 3/4 full (about 3T. batter).  These muffins will not rise too much, so they should not overflow the cups.  Bake at 350º for about 22-25 minutes or until they pass the toothpick test or feel done to the touch in the center.  Cool a bit before attempting to peel the paper liners off for best results.  Enjoy these scrumptious muffins for breakfast, dessert or with a hot cup of afternoon coffee or tea.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 12 small muffins, each contains:

218.4 calories, 13.4 g  fat, 10.4 g  carbs, 3.87 g  fiber, 6.53 g  NET CARBS, 6.06 g  protein, 110 mg sodium

Banana-Peanut Butter “Twinkies”

Banana-Peanut Butter “Twinkies”®

One of my Mom’s favorite afternoon snacks for us when I was growing up was a banana sandwich with a smear of peanut butter on it.  Well, I took that flavor to a new medium……….a banana muffin batter.   These were tasty beyond words.  A little carb-y, so they are not for regular consumption.  But they are a tasty treat once in a rare while.  🙂  These are not suitable until you have reached the high-carb fruits level of the Atkins carb reintroduction ladder, nearer to maintenance.  These are too high carb for most Keto followers, but those at goal weight might indulge.  Totally not suitable for Primal-Paleo folks.

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INGREDIENTS:

1 recipe my Banana Muffin batter

1 ripe banana, mashed

2 T. natural peanut butter (I use Laura Scudder)

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Lightly grease a non-stick Twinkie® pan (or use a regular muffin pan if you don’t have a Twinkie® pan).  Make the recipe of banana muffin batter in a medium bowl.  Stir until smooth.  Spoon into the 12 slots of the pan equally (will be quite full as they don’t rise much).  Bake at 350º for about 22-25 minutes.  I’m still learning to use a new oven in a new house so these came out a little browner than I like, but the oven performed pretty well for me.  Remove when firm to the touch and cool off.  Slice in half and set aside.  Stir the mashed whole banana and peanut butter together until well-blended.  Makes 3/4 c. filling or exactly 12 tablespoons.  Fill each “Twinkie”® with 1 T. of the filling, spreading somewhat evenly.  You can, if you prefer, just “frost” the Twinkies® on the tops if this is easier.  🙂  ENJOY!

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 12, each contains:

244.7 calories, 19.76 g  fat, 13.15 g  carbs, 4.29 g  fiber, 8.86 g  NET CARBS, 6.83 g  protein

Banana “Bran” Muffins

These delicious banana muffins are reminiscent of the banana bran muffins I grew up on.  But wheat bran is just to high in carbs to use anymore. I find flax meal (some dark and some light) is a good substitute for bran flavor.   This recipe was inspired by a recipe of BigDumbBear on the old Atkins forums.  I finally tried them BDB and they are a wonderful way to get 9 muffins at a time.  I added some whey protein powder, some banana and banana flavoring and VOILA!  A tasty morning or afternoon tea muffin that is only 1.87 net carbs!  And so nutritious, these.   This will make 6 larger muffins, but I used a silicone pane with smaller cups and I got 9 out of this batter.  Numbers are calculated for 9 small muffins.  This recipe is not suitable for Induction unless you omit the banana and double the flavoring extract.  It is suitable once you begin to re-introduce the higher carb fruits like bananas.  It is suitable for Keto diets as well.

INGREDIENTS:

½   a 6″ small banana, mashed (omit for Induction)

4 extra large eggs, beaten (or 5 large)

2 T. coconut oil (or oil of choice)

1 tsp. banana emulsion or extract (2 tsp. if still in Induction & omitting the real banana)

1½ c. golden flax meal (1 c. golden+½ c. dark for a grainier taste)

2 T. plain, unsweetened whey protein powder

7-9 light shakes KAL pure stevia (around 1/8 tsp.)

couple dashes salt

1½ T. baking powder

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Using a brush, oil the slots of a muffin pan with a dab of oil in each.  I used a silicone pan and only 9 of the slots.  Peel and mash the half banana in a medium mixing bowl.  Add beaten eggs, oil, banana emulsion/extract and stir well.  Measure the dry ingredients on top and beat to a smooth batter.  Let sit a couple minutes as it will swell a bit.  Dip  evenly into the 9 (or 6 larger) slots of your muffin pan.  Pop into 350º oven and bake for around 20 minutes or until lightly browned and dry to touch in the center. Remove from oven and let them sit a couple minutes.   Pop out and serve hot with butter or at room temperature.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Make 9 small muffins, each contains:

59 calories, 13.4 g fat, 7.21 g carbs, 5.24 g fiber, 1.87 g NET CARBS  (2.8 net carbs if you only make 6), 7.43 g protein, 116 mg sodium

Einkorn Blueberry Donuts

Well, I went and modified my Einkorn Cake Donuts by deleting a couple things and adding some fresh blueberries.  Have been wanting to try some blueberry donuts.  Well, I didn’t have any blueberry sugar-free DaVinci syrup and had to use vanilla syrup, but they still came out pretty darn good.  I’ll definitely use the blueberry syrup next time, as they needed more blueberry flavor.  Also my berries were very mild in flavor to begin with.

This recipe is not suitable for Atkins Induction.  It is OK once you get to the Pre-Maintenance or Maintenance levels.  It’s acceptable for Keto diets if you can fit the carbs into your daily numbers, but totally unacceptable for Primal-Paleo.  Please see the “Where to Buy Ingredients” tab for sources for my hard-to-find ingredients.

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INGREDIENTS:

½ c. oat fiber

½ c. coconut flour

½ c. plain whey protein powder

¼ c. egg white protein powder

¼ c. Einkorn all-purpose flour

1 T. baking powder

1 T. glucomannan powder

¼ tsp. salt (omit if using salted butter)

1 pkt. stevia

½ c. granular Splenda (or equivalent sweetener of choice)

½ c. erythritol (or equivalent sweetener)

3 T. unsalted butter, melted

3 large eggs, beaten

3 T. Da Vinci Blueberry sugar-free syrup

½ c. cream

½ c. water

3/4 c. fresh or frozen blueberries

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Lightly oil 2 non-stick “standard” donut pans (you need 12 slots).  Measure all the dry ingredients into a medium mixing bowl.  Stir to blend.  Spoon out 1-2 T. and toss fresh berries in it to help prevent sinking in the batter.  Break the eggs into the center of dry ingredients and beat.  Add cream, water, DaVinci syrup and melted butter.  Stir well until batter is well mixed.  Batter will be fairly thick.  Lightly fold berries into batter.  Don’t over stir or they will turn your batter blue and break apart.  Spoon batter carefully into the slots until level full (that’s right, FULL).  These don’t rise much, just forming a nice little dome.   Pop into preheated 350º oven for about 17 minutes.  Slightly cool and remove using the tip of a knife to loosen.  Allow to cool completely for flavors to develop.  Enjoy with a nice cup of coffee or tea!

NUTRITIONAL INFO:   Make 12 standard size donuts, each contains:

125 calories

9.39 g  fat

10.76 g  carbs, 5.62 g  fiber, 5.14 g  NET CARBS

7.54 g  protein

123 mg sodium

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banana-Peanut Butter “Twinkies”

Banana-Peanut Butter “Twinkies”®

One of my Mom’s favorite afternoon snacks when I was growing up was a banana sandwich with a smear of peanut butter on it.  Well, I took that flavor to a new medium……….a banana muffin batter.   These were tasty beyond words.  A little carb-y, so they are not for regular consumption.  But they are a tasty treat once in a rare while.  🙂  These are not suitable until you have reached the high-carb fruits level of the Atkins carb reintroduction ladder, nearer to maintenance.  These are too high carb for most Keto followers, but those at goal weight might indulge.  Totally not suitable for Primal-Paleo folks.

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INGREDIENTS:

1 recipe my Banana Muffin batter

1 ripe banana, mashed

2 T. natural peanut butter (I use Laura Scudder)

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Lightly grease a non-stick Twinkie® pan (or use a regular muffin pan if you don’t have a Twinkie® pan).  Make the recipe of banana muffin batter in a medium bowl.  Stir until smooth.  Spoon into the 12 slots of the pan equally (will be quite full as they don’t rise much).  Bake at 350º for about 22-25 minutes.  I’m still learning to use a new oven in a new house so these came out a little browner than I like, but the oven performed pretty well for me.  Remove when firm to the touch and cool off.  Slice in half and set aside.  Stir the mashed whole banana and peanut butter together until well-blended.  Makes 3/4 c. filling or exactly 12 tablespoons.  Fill each “Twinkie”® with 1 T. of the filling, spreading somewhat evenly.  You can, if you prefer, just “frost” the Twinkies® on the tops if this is easier.  🙂  ENJOY!

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 12, each contains:

244.7 calories

19.76 g  fat

13.15 g  carbs, 4.29 g  fiber, 8.86 g  NET CARBS

6.83 g  protein

Cranberry-Orange Ladyfingers

Cranberry Orange Ladyfingers

WOW!  Did these ever come out tasty!  And they just get better and better each day.  They’re gluten-free, if you leave out the oat fiber.  🙂  Hubby really liked these and he’s not really a fruit and nut man.  If you don’t have a twinkie baking pan, just make 12 small muffins, a round flat circle you will cut into 12 scone wedges or a single cake using a loaf pan.  These are not suitable for Atkins Induction on several levels.  They are suitable for Phase 2 and above and Keto diets as well.

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INGREDIENTS:

½ c. almond flour

¼ c. flax meal (I use 50:50 gold and dark)

¼ c. plain whey protein powder

1 tsp. baking powder

1 T. oat fiber (omit for gluten free version)

1 c. shredded Monterrey Jack cheese

3 T. softened cream cheese

2 beaten large eggs

1 tsp. cider vinegar

1 T. heavy cream

2 T. fresh squeezed orange juice

1 T. warm tap water

1 tsp. yeast dissolved in the warm water above

½ c. cranberries (fresh or homemade sugar-free dried)

½ c. slivered almonds

1 oz. orange peel

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Lightly oil a non-stick pan of your choice (discussed above) and set aside.

Measure out the first 6 (dry) ingredients into a medium mixing bowl.  In a separate small glass bowl, soften the cream cheese either at room temp or in your microwave on defrost.  Dissolve the yeast in the tablespoon of warm water in a saucer and add to the cream cheese.  Stir. Beat in the eggs well. Add the cider vinegar and cream.  Add the creamy mixture to the dry ingredients bowl and stir.

Trim off 1 oz of orange peel from an orange.  You want to get as little white, bitter membrane as possible.  Cut into approximately 1″ pieces.  Place in food processor or blender.  Add cranberries and nuts to the bowl and pulse it all together about 10 times or so, to a coarse chop.   Add the fruit/nut mixture to the batter.  Stir. Finally squeeze/measure out the orange juice. Stir well one last time to incorporate all to achieve a uniform distribution of the fruit/nuts.

Dip into/onto your chosen pan, distributing the batter evenly into 12 muffin cups, 12 twinkie slots or a round circle about 1/2″ thick for scones.  Pop into 350º oven and bake for  20 minutes until lightly browned.  Allow to cool a bit before lifting with the assistance of a knife tip.  If making a loaf, bake around 35 minutes or until the center passes a dry toothpick test.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 12 portions (whatever shape you make), each contains:

160 calories

12.64 g  fat

6.53 g  carbs, 2.71 g  fiber, 3.82 g  NET CARBS

8.3 g protein

266 mg sodium

Strawberry Flax Muffins

A delicious afternoon treat for the kiddoes or you!  Similar to the famous Atkins One-Minute Muffins.  Give them a try sometime, but wait until you get to the nuts rung o the Atkins carb-reintroduction ladder to enjoy these.   

INGREDIENTS: 

2 c. flax meal

1 c. almond flour

1 T. oat fiber (omit for gluten-free version)

1 tsp. salt

2 tsp. baking powder

½ c. erythritol (or equivalent sweetener to equal ½ c.+ sugar)

3 pkts. stevia (about 3 tsp.) or ½ c. granular Splenda

6 T. melted butter

¼ c. heavy cream

1 tsp. vanilla

6 large eggs, beaten

10 oz. coarsely chopped fresh strawberries

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 325º.  Melt butter in small saucepan or in microwave.  In a large mixing bowl, measure out all the dry ingredients and stir.  Add the melted butter, cream, vanilla and beaten eggs.  Stir well. Add berries and stir again.  Let batter sit for 3-4 minutes and it will thicken up.  If it seems thicker than muffin batter, thin with a bit of water, but it should be pretty thick.  Grease well or line 15 muffin cups with paper liners.  I use silicone muffin pans with medium-sized muffin slots, so the paper liners come just up to the very tops of the slots.  If you use a muffin pan with larger slots, you will probably only get 12 muffins from this recipe.  With a 1/3 c. measuring cup, scoop about 1/3 cup batter into each prepared slot, scraping the batter out with your finger in necessary.  Cups will be virtually full, as this batter doesn’t rise much during cooking.   Pop into preheated 325º oven and bake for around 35 minutes.  Do not over brown baked goods with flax or it gets dry and bitter in my opinion.  The muffins should spring back when touched in the center.  Cool slightly and enjoy warm.  These should freeze nicely for up to a month.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:   Makes 15 small muffins, each contains:

161 cas, 13.7 g fat, 5.93 g carbs, 3.57 g fiber, 2.36 g NET CARBS, 5.66 g protein, 239 mg sodium

Cake Donuts

My husband has always liked really plain cake donuts: no icing, no flavors, no sprinkles, no powdered sugar, no cream fillings, no nothing extra beyond vanilla extract and nutmeg.  He was so fond of Dolly Madison cake donuts when I met him. When we were still dating, I couldn’t believe we’d go into Dunkin’ Donuts on Congress Avenue, downtown Austin and he would order plain cake donuts!!  All those luscious donut varieties staring back from the glass display cases didn’t phase him at all!  Only other donut I ever saw him order was a glazed, strawberry jelly donut (talk about contrast LOL).

So I created this low-carb version of his beloved Dolly Madison cake donuts. I was very pleased with the results.  These donuts have a lovely texture, just a hint of nutmeg, and I’m certain Dolly herself would be amazed at how close they are to their tasty treats we bought for so many years.  But sadly, they are not making them anymore.  These donuts are not suitable for Atkins Induction but are OK once you get to Phase 2 OWL if the oat fiber, a virtual carb wash at 96% fiber, doesn’t cause you any issues or weight gain.  They are acceptable for other ketogenic diets but not for Paleo-Primal devotees.  See the SUPPLIERS tab above for unusual ingredient sources.

NOTE:   I made a lovely sweet dessert with 4 of these.  Sliced them in half laterally and placed in the bottom of a tart pan.  Topped with thin slices of peaches (3 small).  Dotted with butter all around.  Sprinkled cinnamon and erythritol on top and baked 30 minutes.  It was DELISH!  Will have to start trying the dessert with other fruits.  🙂

INGREDIENTS: 

1/2 c. oat fiber

1/2 c. + 3 T. coconut flour

¼ c. plain, unsweetened whey protein powder

¼ c. egg white protein powder (pure powdered egg whites)

1 T. baking powder

1½ tsp. glucomannan powder (or xanthan gum)

½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground nutmeg(preferably fresh, grated)

1 pkt. stevia

½ c. sugar equivalent of your favorite sweetener

1/3 c. granular erythritol

3 T. melted butter, unsalted

3 large eggs, beaten

3 T. DaVinci vanilla sugar-free syrup (or 1 tsp. vanilla extract + 2½ T. more water)

½ c. heavy cream (or coconut milk)

½ c. water

Optional:  Mix a bit of cinnamon with a bit of erythritol to sprinkle on top or frost with cream cheese frosting

DIRECTIONS:   Preheat oven to 350º.  Measure all the dry ingredients into a medium mixing bowl and stir well.   Break the eggs into the center of the dry ingredients and beat them well.   Add cream, water, DaVinci syrup and melted butter.  Stir well until batter is smooth.  Batter will be quite thick.  Well oil the 12 slots of 2 donut pans with oil of your choice.  Spoon batter into slots until they are almost full.  There is just enough batter for 12 donuts in this recipe. Even out the batter with  the back of a teaspoon.  These do not rise much during baking, so overflow shouldn’t be a problem.  Pop into 350º oven for about 17 minutes or until firm to the touch and just beginning to brown on the edges.  Remove from oven and cool a few minutes. Loosen them with a knife tip and serve cooled off a bit for best flavor.  Top optionally with cinnamon/erythritol, powdered erythritol or low-carb icing of your choosing.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:    Makes 12 donuts, each contains: (topping or optional icing not included)

128.6 calories, 9.56 g  fat, 11.77 g  carbs, 9.15 g fiber, 2.62 g  NET CARBS, 6.08 g  protein, 114 mg sodium

Banana Muffins

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Despite their small size, these muffins pack a wallop of a punch in the flavor department.  They melt in your mouth and are incredibly moist.  If you leave the oat fiber out, these would even be gluten free, for those following a GF eating plan.  Omitting that oat fiber shouldn’t impact the texture too much, either.   These are not suitable until you get to the upper fruits rung of the Atkins OWL ladder and are nearing Atkins Pre-Maintenance, as bananas are fairly carby.  I don’t put nuts in these because my husband isn’t fond of nuts in baked goods.  But of course I personally think they would be improved with some chopped pecans or walnuts.  Add some at your discretion, but be sure to add any nuts to the nutritional info below if you decide to add them.  I made up a recipe and a half of this batter and cooked it in an over-long loaf pan not long ago and it baked up nicely as a loaf, too!  Seems like it took about 40-45 minutes to bake completely.  I froze half of it and it tasted very nice after the freezing experience.

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INGREDIENTS:

2 very ripe bananas, mashed

¼ c. coconut oil

¼ c. unsalted butter, melted (or use all butter or all coconut oil, if you prefer)

4 large eggs, beaten

16 drops liquid Splenda (I use EZsweetz small bottle)

1½ c. almond flour

¼ c. +2 T. coconut flour

1 tsp. glucomannan powder

2 tsp. baking powder

Pinch sea salt

2 T. oat fiber (omit for gluten free)

1 T. granular erythritol

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  In large mixing bowl, peel and mash the bananas with a fork.  Add eggs and beat well.  Add liquid sweetener and the ½ c. total oil/melted butter/or combination thereof.  Stir well.  Measure out the dry ingredients on top of the wet ingredients in the order listed above.  Stir the dry ingredients slowly into the wet without overworking the batter.  Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to be sure all ingredients are blended well.  Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.  Spoon batter into paper liners evenly, about 3/4 full (about 3T. batter).  These muffins will not rise too much, so they should not overflow the cups.  Bake at 350º for about 22-25 minutes or until they pass the toothpick test or feel done to the touch in the center.  Cool a bit before attempting to peel the paper liners off for best results.  Enjoy these scrumptious muffins for breakfast, dessert or with a hot cup of afternoon coffee or tea.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 12 small muffins, each contains:

218.4 calories

13.4 g  fat

10.4 g  carbs, 3.87 g  fiber, 6.53 g  NET CARBS

6.06 g  protein

110 mg sodium

Blue-Glu Muffins

Blue-Glu Muffins

I’m trying to incorporate some glucomannan (Konjac) powder into my daily food intake for the added fiber.  I decided to try a new blueberry muffin recipe today and added a little.  These came out amazingly light and fluffy with a very nice texture/crumb.

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I will continue adding a bit of this powder to baked goods.  I order mine at Netrition on-line.  You can use all butter in these if you prefer.  These are not suitable for the Induction phase of Atkins.  Wait until the grains rung of the OWL ladder.  This batter would lend itself to other chopped fruits or berries as well.  If you prefer, you can substitute 3/4 more almond flour for the Carbquik (which has some flour in it), but your texture and carb count will be different making that change.

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INGREDIENTS:

1 c. almond flour

3/4 c. Carbquik mix (or use Jennifer Eloff’s Gluten-Free Bake Mix for a gluten-free version)

2 T. coconut flour

2 T. oat fiber (omit if you need it gluten-free)

½ tsp. glucomannan (Konjac) powder (optional)

½ c. Splenda, granular (or equivalent sweetener)

1 T. erythritol, granular

2 tsp. baking powder

Pinch of salt

¼ c. butter, melted

¼ c. light olive oil

4 large eggs, beaten

¼ c. water

1 tsp. vanilla

3/4 c. blueberries (I used tiny frozen wild blueberries)

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners (or grease metal muffin pan). Measure the dry ingredients into medium mixing bowl.  Stir well.  Beat in eggs, vanilla, water and butter/oil.  Fold berries in gently, just enough to mix uniformly into batter.  Do not overwork batter.   Fill 12 muffin cups about 3/4 full and pop into hot oven.  Bake for 20 minutes and check.  Bake 2-3 more minutes if not done/lightly browned yet.  Mine took the full 23 minutes.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 12 muffins, each contains:

175 calories

16.08 g  fat

9.31 g  carbs, 5.61 g  fiber, 3.7 g  NET CARBS

5.6 g  protein

146 mg sodium

Blackberry Flax Muffins

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Blackberries are plentiful in the local stores lately and coming down in price where I am, so I bought a carton yesterday and made these delightful treats today.  They were very good and are a pleasant change from the strawberry and blueberry muffins I usually make. These could also be made with raspberries or even drained crushed pineapple or mashed banana, if you’re to the “other fruits” rung yet. The recipe, as written, is not acceptable until the nuts and berries rung of the OWL ladder.  This batter can be baked as a loaf in a greased loaf pan.  A loaf will take about 40 minutes to cook properly done.  FYI, one of my readers said these froze well and tasted great after freezing.

INGREDIENTS:

5 T. unsalted butter, melted

5 large eggs, beaten

6 T. cream

20 drops liquid Splenda (10 drops if you use the tiny bottle that is more concentrated)

4-5 pkts. stevia

1 T. granular erythritol (optional, to sprinkle on tops of muffins)

1 c. blackberries, coarsely cut up

½ c. almond flour

1 c. flax meal (I use a mixture of dark and golden)

½ tsp. cinnamon

2 T. oat fiber

2½ tsp. baking powder

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º.  Melt butter in large bowl.  Beat in the 5 eggs.  Add cream and liquid Splenda.  Stir well.  Measure and add in all the dry ingredients and stir to blend.  Fold berries gently into batter but do not over work them or they will turn your batter dark.  Line with paper or grease 12 muffin cups.  Using ¼ c. measuring cup as a scooper, scoop ¼ c. batter into each cup.  Use up any remaining batter evenly in the 12 muffins.  Sprinkle the tops with the tablespoon of granular erythritol if using.  Pop into preheated 350º oven and bake for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch in the centers.  These should freeze well.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 12 muffins, each contains:

183 calories

16 g  fat

6.74 g  carbs, 4.87 g fiber, 1.87 g  NET CARBS

5.73 g  protein

133 mg potassium

140 mg sodium

14% RDA Vitamin A, 12% B12, 10% calcium, 18% copper, 17% iron, 14% magnesium, 19% manganese, 18.5% phosphorous, 11% riboflavin, 14% selenium, 16% thiamin, 9% zinc

Individual Lime Cake

I don’t like having cake leftover that tempts me to eat it too often, so I continue to come up with 1-2 serving individual cake recipes.  When it’s gone, it’s gone. That works best for me.   This lime cake is wonderful frosted with my lime frosting: https://buttoni.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/lime-frosting/  When doing citrus desserts, rather than extacts, I like to use Boyajian Citrus Oils. They pack a stronger flavor punch and the tiny bottles last forever it seems.  I have seen this at high end grocery stores, but ordered my set of lemon-lime-orange direct from Boyajian on-line some years ago.  I just had to place a new order this past week, but this tiem I ordered the larger bottle of just the lime and orange, as I use those the most. I absolutely LOVE this flavor oil for baking.  It’s just like biting into the citrus peeling and in fact is purr oil extracted from the peeling!  This is the set of Boyajian oils I started out with and it’s a nice starter set: http://www.boyajianinc.com/boxCitrus.html   This recipe is not suitable until the grains rung of OWL due to the oat fiber.

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INGREDIENTS:  

1 T. melted butter, unsalted

2 eggs, beaten

Few drops of Boyajian lime oil (or 1/4 tsp. lime extract, or 1T. lime juice)

1 tsp. grated lime zest

2 T. golden flax meal

2 T. almond flour

2 tsp. oat fiber (omit if gluten free)

6 drops liquid Splenda

2 pkts. stevia sweetener

½ tsp. baking powder

DIRECTIONS:   In a 4″ ramekin, cereal bowl, or individual cake pan, melt the butter in a microwave for 30 seconds.  I used a latex 5″ mini cake pan.

Beat in the eggs, liquid Splenda and lemon oil.   Add lime zest and stir again.  Now add dry ingredients and stir until batter is smooth.  Microwave on HI for about 1 minute 10 seconds or until done in the center.  Tip out onto plate, cool before frosting.  Garnish with a bit of grated lime zest and serve.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:   Makes 1 cake (actually 2 servings).  The entire cake contains: (does not include any frosting)

337 calories

29.5 g fat

14.1 g  carbs, 9.5 g  fiber, 4.6 g  NET CARBS (2.3 g if you only eat half!)

12 g  protein

571 mg sodium

Individual Lemon Cake

I don’t like having cake leftover offering repeated temptation, so I’m developing individual versions that just serve one person (or 2) so when it’s gone, it’s gone.  🙂

I like this served warm with butter for breakfast, or iced for dessert.  When doing citrus desserts, rather than extracts, I like to use Boyajian Citrus Oils. They pack a stronger flavor punch and the tiny bottles last forever it seems.  I have seen this at high end grocery stores, but ordered my set of lemon-lime-orange direct from Boyajian on-line some years ago.  I absolutely LOVE the stuff for baking!

This recipe is not suitable until the grains rung of OWL.  Please note that oat fiber is NOT the same thing as oat flour or oat bran.  Those are considerably higher in carbs.  Oat fiber, virtually pure fiber, is a carb wash.  It can be ordered on-line from Netrition.com or Honeyvillegrains.

Baked in 4×4 dish, cut into layers and frosted.

OPTIONAL FROSTING:  Substitute lemon juice and zest into this recipe .

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INGREDIENTS:  

1 T. melted butter, unsalted

2 eggs, beaten

1/8 tsp. Boyajian lemon oil (or ¼ tsp. lemon extract)

1 tsp. grated lemon zest

2 T. golden flax meal

2 T. almond flour

2 tsp. oat fiber

6 drops liquid Splenda

2 pkts. stevia sweetener

½ tsp. baking powder

DIRECTIONS:   In a 4″ ramekin or small bowl, melt the butter in a microwave for 30 seconds.  Beat in the egg, liquid Splenda and lemon oil.   Add lemon zest and stir again.  Now add dry ingredients and stir until batter is smooth.  Microwave on HI for about 1 minute 10 seconds or until done in the center.  Tip out onto plate, slice and serve.  This would be good with a lemon cream cheese frosting.  See my Lime Frosting and just substitute lemon zest/juice for the lime in that recipe.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:   Makes 2 servings, each contains::

168 calories

15 g fat

7.05 g  carbs, 4.75 g  fiber, 2.30 g  NET CARBS

6 g  protein

280 mg sodium

Strawberry Almond Muffins

Strawberry Almond Muffins

This is an adaptation of a cake doughnut recipe by a low carber named StarAngel.  The resulting fruity muffin was truly moist and delicious!  This recipe is not suitable until the berry rung of Atkins Phase 2 OWL.

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INGREDIENTS:

1 c. flax meal

1 c. almond meal

1 T. coconut flour

1½ tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. salt (omit if using salted butter)

Artificial Sweetener to equal 1 c. sugar (I used 2 T. Fiberfit + 10 drops liquid Splenda

½ c. unsalted butter

4 eggs, beaten

3/4 c. strawberries, sliced or chopped

½ c. + 3 T. water

¼ tsp. vanilla

DIRECTIONS:    Preheat oven to 350º.  Slice or chop berries and set aside.  In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and melted butter together with the water and vanilla.  Add the berries and stir.  Now measure all the dry ingredients into the bowl and beat the batter well with a spoon until it is  smooth.  Let it set for 1 minute to “thicken up”.  While waiting, line muffin tin with paper liners.  Using a 1/4 cup measure, scoop batter into 12 muffin cups as evenly as possible.  The batter will be almost to the top of the cups.  Pop into 350º oven for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out dry/clean.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:   Makes 12 muffins, each contains:

212 calories

18.2 g  fat

9.13 g carbs, 5.46 g fiber, 3.67 g NET CARBS

6.37 g protein

198 mg sodium

 

Blueberry Muffins

I had some freeze-dried blueberries to use up in my pantry so I tried my hand at a blueberry muffin for breakfast today.  Originally, I did this as a loaf bread, but it rose so little, I decided to switch to a muffin so they would look nicer.  🙂  They had a real good flavor and were very moist and light.  So many low-carb baked goods are too dense for my liking.  Not so with these.  This recipe is not acceptable until you reach the grains rung of Atkins OWL (ongoing weight loss phase) when you are nearing goal weight.

INGREDIENTS:

½ c. golden flax meal

½ c. Jennifer Eloff Vital Ultimate Bake Mix made with oat flour

1 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. baking soda

6 T. Splenda, granular

1 pkt. stevia powder

2 eggs, beaten

½ c. water

2 T. coconut oil

1 tsp. vanilla

¾ c. freeze-dried, frozen or fresh blueberries

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 350º and place 8 paper liners into a muffin tin.  Measure dry ingredients into mixing bowl.  Beat in eggs, water, coconut oil and vanilla.  Beat batter about a minute until it is smooth.  Gently fold in berries and using a spoon or 2T. measuring cup, carefully fill the paper cups evenly.  They will be about 3/4 full with batter.  Pop into preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes.  You can also do this in a greased loaf pan (won’t rise much though) and if done as a loaf, bake for about 25 minutes or until center springs back when touched.  Slice into 8 slices.  Serve warm.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:  Makes 8 slices or 8 muffins, each contains:

130 cals, 9.56g fat, 7.18g carbs, 2.84g fiber, 4.34g NET CARBS, 5.2g protein, 160 mg sodium

Individual Zucchini Cake

 

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This little cake is a modification of the Muffin in a Minute recipe.  This is an Induction friendly recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

1 tsp. melted butter

1 egg

1 tsp. DaVinci vanilla S/F syrup or vanilla extract

1 T. cream

1 oz. (about 3 T.) grated zucchini, squeezed dry

¼ c. flax meal (I use dark)

1 tsp. oat fiber

½ tsp. baking powder

1 pkt. stevia or Splenda

1 pkt. Truvia

1 tsp. cinnamon

Pinch nutmeg

DIRECTIONS: Melt butter in small bowl or medium ramekin.  Add egg and beat well.  Stir in DaVinci S/F syrup or vanilla.  Add cream and grated zucchini and stir all wet ingredients together well.  Add flax, baking powder, sweetener cinnamon and nutmeg.  Stir again, scraping down sides of bowl.  Microwave on HI for about 70 seconds.  With a knife tip, loosen and tip out of bowl to cool.  Serve with my Lime Frosting recipe:  https://buttoni.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/lime-frosting/.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes 1 serving which contains:

290 calories

22.6 g  fat

12.0 g  carbs

9.4 g  fiber

3.6 g NET CARBS

12.8 g  protein

293 mg sodium

Individual Apple Cake

 

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My husband asked for an apple cake last night, and I modified the Muffin in a Minute recipe to come up with a quick cake for him.  With my last apple in the house, I came up with a tasty result I share below.  This recipe is not suitable for Induction due to the grated apple.  But you could just omit the apple or perhaps substitute grated zucchini instead.

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INGREDIENTS:

1 tsp. melted butter

1 egg

1 tsp. DaVinci vanilla S/F syrup or vanilla extract

1 T. cream

3 T. grated apple

¼ c. flax meal (I used dark)

½ tsp. baking powder

1 pkt. stevia or Splenda

1 tsp. cinnamon

Pinch nutmeg

DIRECTIONS: Melt butter in small bowl or medium ramekin.  Add egg and beat well.  Stir in DaVinci S/F syrup or vanilla.  Add cream and grated apple and stir all wet ingredients well.  Add flax, baking powder, sweetener cinnamon and nutmeg.  Stir well.  Microwave on HI for about 70 seconds.  With a knife tip, loosen and tip out of bowl to cool.  Serve with butter or your favorite cake frosting.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes 1 serving which contains (does not include any icing):

298 calories

22.6 g  fat

15.6 g  carbs

9.7 g  fiber

5.9 NET CARBS

12.1 g  protein

294 mg sodium

Individual Pumpkin Bread

Individual Pumpkin Bread

By tinkering around with the MIM (Muffin in a Minute) or OMM (One Minute Muffin) recipe that is so well-known to low carbers, I have come up with a mini pumpkin bread  that is much improved in texture, flavor and moistness over my previous pumpkin bread experiments with this basic muffin recipe.  Smearing it with my Lime Frosting is fantastic!   https://buttoni.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/lime-frosting/ .  I keep this frosting made up and in the freezer in a ziploc bag all the time so I can defrost and smear it on these, sugar cookies,  cake or fresh strawberries without having to go to the trouble of making it from scratch each time I want some.  Then I just break off a chunk and let is soften a few minutes.  It also keeps a long time just in the fridge.

A serving of this pumpkin bread provides many of your required nutrients.  So all in all, a very nutritious treat!  Probably OK for Induction, even with the oat fiber, as the deducted fiber zeros out the carbs.

VARIATION:   If beyond Atkins Induction Phase 1, you could add 1 T. chopped nuts, or 1 T. crushed pineapple or 1 T. chopped prune.

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INGREDIENTS:

1 T. butter, melted

1 egg, beaten

4 drops liquid Splenda  (or 3 T. granular Splenda)

1 pkt. stevia sweetener

2½ T. canned pumpkin puree (be sure it’s not pie filling)

4 T. flax meal (I use half brown and half golden)

½ tsp. baking powder

1 T. oat fiber (optional, but it’s what makes this special in texture.  Omit for gluten-free version.)

½ tsp. cinnamon

Pinch each of cloves and nutmeg

1 T. heavy cream

DIRECTIONS: Melt butter in microwave in a small bowl or mid-size ramekin.  Add egg, pumpkin, cream and liquid Splenda and beat until smooth.  Add flax meals, spices, baking powder and stevia and stir to blend well.     Microwave on HI for about 1 min 20 seconds.  If dry to the touch in the center, it’s done.  Remove, cool a minute and using knife tip, gently tip it out of the ramekin/bowl.  Can be eaten as is or you can ice with my Lime Frosting or any favorite topping.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes 1 serving which contains:

361 calories

30.4 g  fat

20.1 g  carbs, 15.8 g  fiber, 4.3 NET CARBS

12.4 g  protein

274 mg sodium

 

Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffin

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This is my latest variation on the low-carber’s famed MIM (Muffin in a Minute).  Wanted to try strawberry, but didn’t have any in the house.  Then I remembered some freeze-dried strawberries I had and decided to give it a try.  Also added some oat fiber as an experiment and it really made for a nice texture and flavor on these muffins.  I’ll be using oat fiber in my MIM’s more often now, for sure!   I put cinnamon in the MIM pictured on the right, but we decided we like them better without it.  If I ever get to the regular fruit rung, some mashed up peach with cinnamon would be divine, I believe.  As always with MIM’s, these are packed full of lots of vital nutrients!  This recipe is not acceptable for Induction.

INGREDIENTS:

¼ c. golden flax meal

½ tsp. baking powder

1 packet stevia + 2-3 drops liquid Splenda (or 1 pkt)

1 large egg

½ T. butter, melted

1 T. cream cheese, softened

2 T. oat fiber

2 T. chopped strawberries

DIRECTIONS: Using a ceramic cereal bowl, melt butter in MW a few seconds.  Add cream cheese and nuke just to soften.  Stir these well.  Add egg and beat in well.  Add all dry ingredients and stir well.  Add 1 T. water if batter is a little stiff.  MW 1 minute 10 seconds.  If you don’t have a MW oven, fill two well-greased or paper lined muffin cups and bake at 350º for around 18-20 minutes.  Using a knife, remove from bowl/pan.  Soak bowl in water immediately!  Serve warm with butter, if desired.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes one very large muffin which contains:

335 calories

27.9 g  fat

19.6 g  carbs

16.1 g  fiber

3.5 g  NET CARBS

12.8 g  protein

310 g  sodium

Berry Muffins

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I’m still on my journey to that versatile, “perfect” basic muffin batter recipe.  This experiment along the way came out pretty good and thought I’d share.   I used blueberries, but you could use strawberries or raspberries just as easily.  Nutritional stats below are for the blueberry version.  Not OK for Induction.

INGREDIENTS:

1 c. almond flour

½ c. golden flaxmeal

½ c. unflavored, unsweetened whey protein

1 tsp.  baking powder

½ c. Splenda, granular + 10 drops liquid Stevia

Pinch salt

¾ c. blueberries (or other berries of your choosing)

1½ tsp. vanilla extract

2 eggs, beaten

4 T. melted butter (or coconut oil if you prefer, but will effect flavor)

3 oz. cream cheese

¼ c. cream

¼ c. water

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350º.  Soften butter and cream cheese in microwavable bowl 1 minute on defrost.  Stir in the Splenda, stevia and vanilla.  Add eggs, beating well.  Stir in cream and water.  Measure and mix dry ingredients in another bowl.  When well blended, add to liquid ingredients and stir gently to blend.  Fold in berries, trying not to overwork batter.  Using 1/4 or 1/3 c. measuring cup to scoop with, fill 12 paper-lined muffin cups 3/4 full (these don’t rise much).  Bake 25-30 (ovens vary) minutes at 350º until done.  Serve warm.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes 12 muffins, each contains:

180 calories

14.9 g  fat

6.29 g  carbs

2.52 g  fiber

3.77 NET CARBS

8.04 g  protein

90 mg. sodium

Banana Oat Muffin

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These muffins are very tasty and very light!  I’m trying to introduce a few oats to my diet for some specific health needs and decided to try a bit in my MIM today.  And since I had a banana getting overripe, I decided to add a bit of that, too, to my usual MIM this morning.  Mmmmm, is all I can say!  They are higher in carbs than the plain MIM, but a nice treat once in awhile.  Ya just have to watch your carbs closely the rest of the day to avoid going over your daily limit.  Due to the oats, this is not acceptable until the grains rung of OWL.

INGREDIENTS:

1 tsp. butter

1 large egg

2 T. mashed, ripe banana

3/4  tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 packet stevia or Truvia sweetener

2 drops liquid sweetener (optional, if you like them sweeter)

1/4 c. flax meal

1 T. oat flour (ground oats)

DIRECTIONS:

Melt butter in small ceramic ramekin or bowl.  Stir in mashed banana and beaten egg.  Add all dry ingredients and stir well. Microwave on HI for 90 seconds.  ENJOY!

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes one large muffin which contains:

300 calories

21.2 g  fat

18.8 g  carbs

10.0 g  fiber

8.8 NET CARBS

12.6 g  protein

284 mg sodium

Cranberry Walnut Muffins

Cranberry Walnut Muffins

I made a cranberry muffin that went over well with my hubby.  I really liked them, too.  Texture was quite nice, light and the flavor was good also.  Original recipe used ALL flax and no CarbQuick, so if still on induction, you could just not use  CarbQuick and use all flax.  But I’m finding a little CarbQuick improves texture of baked goods.  This is not suitable for Induction.  You can use 1T. grated orange peel instead of the Boyajian oil in this recipe.

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INGREDIENTS:

1 c. flax meal

¼ c. CarbQuick bake mix (for gluten-free, use Jennifer Eloff’s Gluten-Free Bake Mix)

1 T. cinnamon

¼ tsp. nutmeg

Pinch salt

1 1/8 tsp. baking powder

¼ c. salad oil

4 beaten eggs

2 T. Davinci French Vanilla sugar-free syrup (or 1 tsp. vanilla)

½ c. Splenda, granular

½ capful Boyajian orange oil or 1/4 tsp. orange extract

3/4 c. chopped walnuts

1 c. fresh cranberries

DIRECTIONS:

Chop, blend or process cranberries fairly fine.  Add walnuts and pulse couple more times.  Pour this into bowl.  Add dry ingredients and spices.  Add beaten eggs, oil and Boyajian orange oil or orange extract.  DO NOT overwork the batter.  Spoon into well greased muffin tins.  Bake about 20 minutes at 350º or until tops are dry to the touch.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes 12 medium-sized muffins, each contains:

143.6 calories

11.9 g  fat

6.91 g  carbs, 4.18 g  fiber, 2.73 NET CARBS

5.19 g  protein

41 mg sodium