Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (Gluten-Free & Sugar-Free)

As I sit here eating a piece (alright, more like a piece and a half) of gluten-free pumpkin cake, I realize that it would just be cruel of me not to share this delight of a recipe that I recently made up with the great wide world.

Often times I don’t write down ingredients and amounts in my experimental kitchen cooking, but since I’ve been blogging I’ve been trying to remember to write things down and keep better track just in case I stumble upon a really good recipe. It also helps in an instance where I might want to repeat a recipe for myself too! I’ve also included a dairy-free version for my friends who can’t do dairy.

Without further ado, I present to you pumpkin cake! :)   [Read more...]

New York Style Cheesecake – Low-Carb & Gluten-Free

Cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts, and thankfully it was a fairly simple dessert to turn low-carb and gluten-free. I needed to completely change the crust, but the only thing I needed to do to change the filling was alter the sweeteners.

(You will notice in my pictures that the cheesecake looks yellow. Don’t worry, your monitor doesn’t need to be adjusted. The cheesecake was yellow from all of the beautiful, nutritious farm-fresh eggs that I used in this recipe.)  [Read more...]

Healthy Homemade Yogurt Recipe

My family can eat a LOT of yogurt. The probiotics in yogurt are great for gut health, but all of the added sugar and fillers in store-bought yogurt is not so good for you. A couple of years ago I started researching how to make homemade yogurt and hopefully avoid the nasty additives and sugar and also save some money. I was pleasantly surprised to find that making yogurt is super easy! There are a number of variations on this recipes that you can find online. I’ve tried a couple of different ways, but this is what I’ve found to be easiest.

Ingredients:

1 Gallon of Whole Milk

1/2 Small Container of high quality yogurt (the fewer the ingredients and the more live active cultures the better!)

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Berrylicious Dairy/Sugar Free Coconut Milkshake

This recipe was a total hit in my house, even with Bradley who says he doesn’t like ANYTHING coconut! He continues to refuse that I actually made it with coconut milk even though he’s watched me make it a few times now. The chocolate coconut milkshake was good, but this one is awesome: rich, creamy, and berrylicious!

berry-coconut-milkshakeIngredients:

1 can coconut milk

2 cups frozen mixed berries

1/4 cup xylitol

1/8 teaspoon stevia

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Direction:

Put all of the ingredients in the blender together and whiz around until well mixed. Enjoy!