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Vegan brownies that don’t suck
A daring title, but I have cracked it. I can also make them keto friendly. Oh, and by the way? It’s gluten free, too! 4 tablespoons ground flax 1/2 cup / 120ml water 1 tablespoon vanilla 4oz / 112g cocoa butter 1 cup / 200g allulose or similar keto friendly sugar 1 cup / 220g…
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Pickled Eggs
Pickled eggs. Easy, right? Eggs, vinegar, how hard can it be? That’s a fair point. It’s pretty much that easy. But as always, there are some details that can help to know. Pickle brine ingredients for 12 large eggs. 1 cup / 240ml water 1 cup / 240ml vinegar 1 tablespoon pickling spice 1/4 teaspoon…
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Keto friendly British sponge pudding
What I’m writing here is an incomplete recipe. This is because the sheer diversity of British sponge puddings is ridiculous, so I’d rather give you the basic recipe that you can tweak with any of the eleventy zillion different options. Chocolate sponge, jam sponge, chocolate, and did I mention chocolate? Yum yum. All tweaks from…
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Keto friendly chocolate sponge pudding
Look, America, you are responsible for lots of good stuff. But your understanding of “pudding” is desperately bad. It’s not just yellow flavour or brown flavour. It’s so much more. And here’s an example. It’s rich, decadent, chocolatey goodness. It’s keto friendly, so low carb. And it’s … well, it’s brown. Shut up! 6oz /…
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Cheese pie
What kind of filling should you put into your lovely keto friendly pie crust? A keto frendly filling, such as cheese pie. To pre-empt a possible question, “what is the difference between cheese pie and quiche?” Simply the ratio of ingredients and the intention. With quiche the intention is to showcase and enhance the custard.…
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Keto friendly pie crust
Low carb, flaky pie crust. Just what you need! This recipe makes one 9 inch pie crust. 1.5 cups / 144 grams almond flour 4 tablespoons / 56 grams butter, cubed 1 oz / 28 g cream cheese 1 tsp apple cider vinegar 1 large egg 1/4 tsp salt (optional) Add the first 3 ingredients…
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Keto friendly chocolate syrup
1 cup / 240ml water 1/2 cup / 120ml cocoa powder 1/3 cup / 80ml no sugar granular sweetener of your choice pinch salt 1 teaspoon vanilla Add the first 4 ingredients to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes or until thickened. Add vanilla and stir to incorporate. MOCHA…
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Gluten free instant chocolate mug cake
Yes, another mug cake. I’m having fun with it, so why not? Add to a large mug 2 tablespoons butter 1 to 4 tablespoons monkfruit/erithrytol blend, or similar, to your taste optional – pinch of salt Microwave on high for 30-45 seconds until the butter is melted. Stir to incorporate and allow to cool slightly.…