Tag / homemade food

by Lexine

Going Green

Some sugar-free sweets I made in honor of the last 420 Easter I’ll see in my life, unless if I live to 120.

I made these Easter-themed chocolates with just a few ingredients: Lily’s chocolate chips, coconut oil, and green food coloring. (And I used my own Easter-themed silicone mold that I got at Home Goods to get into that Easter spirit!) Save for the food coloring, this is also the base for making keto nut clusters (one of my favorite desserts), and you can add some nuts to your sweets, if you like. You can also add your own sweeteners or extracts to the melted mix. (With today also being 420, if you want to make your own edibles, simply add as much THC or CBD tincture you want to the mix. I am not responsible for getting you stoned, in this case.)

As it has been in my experience with sweets with coconut oil, it’s best to consume them while chilled. They do get melty.

by Lexine

Semi-Lazy, Super-Sweet Tuesday

It’s semi-lazy because while I didn’t have to go anywhere today, I did do a little laundry and cleaning, and writing (of course). It’s super-sweet because, well, look what I made today! And it’s all sugar-free and fatty, baby! From left to right: graham crackers, chocolate chip cookies (I saved a bit of the dough so I can try to make this later on) and caramel S’mores (using Choc Zero’s marshmallows, Lily’s dark chocolate chips, and homemade caramel sauce). No diabetes here, dahling! 🍫🍪😋

by Lexine

Deep Fried Saturday

It’s another blah rainy day in the Bay yet again, so I shall turn to some deep fried comfort food! Keto Fried Chicken is back on the menu again, and for the side dish is Keto French Fries. The latter is super simple to make. No exotic veggies necessary–just flour, water, and xantham gum. I like making the coconut flour version since I don’t have to use as much product (unlike the almond flour version, and almond flour can be costly). And what I like doing with the fries is toasting it for no more than 10 minutes first, then deep frying it after for extra crispy goodness. I got me fast food at home and didn’t need Doordash for it all. 😊

by Lexine

Sunday Sweets

I took the day off from work today and, besides getting to sleep in (take that, spring forward Daylight Savings Time!), I just made these: Keto Turtle Brownies! Whenever I crave brownies, I prefer to have something else with them. I can eat them plain, but I like jazzing them up. No better add-ons to a brownie than caramel sauce, pecans, and melted chocolate drizzle! And it’s all sugar-free/low-carb so you don’t have to worry about the diabeetus.

Recipe: https://www.bonappeteach.com/easy-keto-turtle-brownies/