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Keto Breakfast: Scotch Eggs

My husband has recently joined the Keto bandwagon and has said he’s getting tired of making scrambled eggs and bacon, so I had to find SOMETHING else for him. In comes a recipe for Scotch Eggs I found on pinterest. The only thing I had to adjust for him was to use Almond Flour instead of Coconut Flour since he ‘doesn’t like coconut’. ::Insert eye roll here:: He always says he doesn’t like something, but if I sneak it into his food, he usually doesn’t know the difference. Men can be like kids sometimes!

So to get started you need to have some soft boiled eggs. I did these the night before I made the scotch eggs for breakfast. Leftovers for these are amazing!! I highly recommend reheating in an air fryer so it doesn’t get soggy. Alternatively, you can use an oven but that takes so much longer. A microwave will do the trick, but give you a soggy coating.

To soft boil the eggs, you can do it several different ways, but here’s what I did.

  1.  Place eggs in cold water.
  2. Put pot on stove over medium high heat.
  3. Once it comes to a rolling boil, cover and remove from heat.
  4. Let sit for 5 minutes.
  5. While waiting, put ice in a bowl with some water.
  6. When time is up, remove eggs from hot water using a slotted spoon and put in ice bath.
  7. Let sit 10-15 minutes, remove, and refrigerate until ready to use.

Super easy! If you want hardboiled eggs, I just let them sit in the water for about 10 minutes, then put in the ice bath.

When you are ready the next morning to make Scotch eggs, peel your soft boiled eggs under running water to ensure there are no shells.
Scotch Eggs Ingredients

Get your flour, garlic powder, parmesan cheese, ground pork sausage, and egg (plus salt and pepper if desired) ready. I have two different bowls since I did Almond Flour for my husband and Coconut Flour for me. Both turned out well, but he unknowingly took one from each batch and ate both. He said there wasn’t a lot of taste difference between them, but the Almond Flour one was more gritty. So either will work, but I recommend Coconut Flour for a smoother finish.

Divide up the sausage to make sure there is enough for each of the 7 eggs. Dry off eggs with paper towel or sausage may not stick.

Wrap each egg with sausage. I just use my hands and ‘smush’ the sausage around each egg. Set on aside until they are all done.
Sausage on eggs

In one small bowl, beat an egg. In another, combine your flour, parmesan cheese, and salt/pepper if desired.

Heat up the oil of your choice in a skillet. Once oil is hot, dip the sausage/egg into the beaten egg, then the flour. Roll to coat. Place in oil, turning frequently to ensure all areas are fried til browned.

And that’s it!! These really are super simple. The most time consuming part was peeling the eggs! I still find it hilarious that my husband unknowingly took a Coconut Flour one and ate it – AND LIKED IT!

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Scotch Eggs

7 eggs, soft boiled
1 lb ground pork sausage
1/4 c Coconut Flour or Almond Flour
1/4 c grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp garlic powder
Dash salt and pepper if desired

Divide up the sausage to make sure there is enough for each of the 7 eggs. Dry off eggs with paper towel or sausage may not stick.

Wrap each egg with sausage. I just use my hands and ‘smush’ the sausage around each egg. Set on aside until they are all done.

In one small bowl, beat an egg. In another, combine your flour, parmesan cheese, and salt/pepper if desired.

Heat up the oil of your choice in a skillet. Once oil is hot, dip the sausage/egg into the beaten egg, then the flour. Roll to coat. Place in oil, turning frequently to ensure all areas are fried til browned. Drain on paper towels and enjoy!

These are incredibly filling. One and I was done! Oh, and did I mention, ZERO net carbs?! (For coconut flour – slightly higher for almond flour.)

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*Disclaimer: I am NOT a certified nutritionist and your nutritional information may vary depending on exact ingredients you use. I highly recommend you calculate your own and just use this as a guideline. The links for products are affiliate links so I may earn a very small commission if you purchase through them – but it doesn’t cost you anything additional!

November Keto Krate

When I see that orange box show up in my mail I get SUPER excited. I’ve found several Keto friendly things on my own in the store, browsing the internet, following someones blog, etc – BUT it is so convenient to have this box delivered to me once a month with all Keto friendly items!!

Check out last months Keto Krate here!

Last months Keto Krate was amazing and this months did not disappoint either! Like last month, we’ll go through each product and I’ll tell you what I think of it and where you can get it.

            1. Small Batch Spicy Dill Pork Rinds – Now, I’m not a real big pork rind fan, BUT I do love pickles and I loved these! Right amount of spice, even my pickle loving daughter gobbled them up! The best place I’ve found to get them is on Amazon: Southern Recipe Gluten Free Pork Rinds Fried in Sunflower Oil 4oz, 2 Pack (Spicy Dill).
            2. Sweet Cheat Hot Chocolate – One of my husbands favorite drinks is a frappe from McDonalds, but most chocolate powder mix isn’t exactly Keto friendly. Now that I’ve got this, we can make frappe’s at home! I brew up some of my Java Momma coffee, fill up a cup with ice, pour over the coffee (preferably when cooled), add in some heavy whipping cream, a little sweet cheat, and if needs a little extra sweetness, a stevia packet. I blend it all together on my Ninja Blender in the single serve cup and voila! Homemade frappe! I haven’t found sweet cheat many places, only on Sweet and Sprouted
            3. Coco Polo Quinoa Crunch Chocolate Bar – This is pretty darn close to a Crunch bar. It’s not exact, but it’ll suffice for a substitute. It’s sweet and crunchy and sugar free!! You can buy these on Amazon, but are unavailable quite often, so I’d recommend just going straight to the Coco Polo website.
            4. Crazy Go Nuts Buffalo Walnuts – I’m not a huge walnut fan, so I personally did not care for these. If they had been buffalo almonds I would have been all over them! If walnuts are your thing and you don’t mind them a little spice, grab them from Amazon! Crazy Go Nuts Buffalo Flavored Walnuts
            5. Nikki’s Coconut Butter: Cake Batter – Ummm, the name says it all! Spread on some Keto bread, add into a bullet proof coffee, or eat it straight out of the pouch! Amazon is my go to for this super food too. Nikki’s Coconut Butter Vanilla Cake Batter
            6. ChocoPerfection European dark Chocolate – WOW. This chocolate can’t possibly be sugar free. But it is! This stuff was so good, we didn’t even finish the bar before we’d ordered more. All the other flavors are just as good! You can guess where I found these, yep, on Amazon! They are pricey, but worth every penny. (Really, what on Keto is cheap?!) I recommend the ChocoPerfection Variety Box.
            7. KNOW Better Double Chocolate Cookie – This was another one that I couldn’t wait to order more. Now if you don’t like coconut, you may not like the KNOW Better brand items because they do have a lot in them. I LOVE coconut so these were perfect for me. They range in 3-6 net carbs per cookie and they are pretty good size, I use as a breakfast replacement or a dessert. I ordered the rest of the flavors from KNOW Foods but I haven’t been able to try them all yet.
            8. Raw Rev Glo Vegan Salted Peanut Butter Bar – This one could have used a tad more sweetener for my tastes, but it was good. It works for a breakfast, snack, or whatever you want! I would recommend getting the Raw Rev Glo Variety Pack on Amazon so you can try all the flavors.
            9.  Last but not least is the Biltong Dried Beef. Very similar to beef jerky in texture and flavor, but a little more tender. The kids stole this from me, so I didn’t get to eat much – but if it’s kid approved, I think that says it all! Get yours on Amazon: Biltong Beef Jerky

 

I definitely found more favorites in the November Keto Krate box and items that will become staples in our diet. My husband is very hard to please when it comes to food (aka – he’s VERY PICKY!) but he’s been helping me work our way through the boxes and loving it! We are both pretty excited for December’s box!!  If you got Novembers, what was your favorite item??

Week 8 Check-In

8 Weeks have gone by already since starting truVISION. It’s hard to believe that much time has gone by already, and how far I’ve come in that amount of time!

Here’s where I stand as of today:

Starting weight: 308.8 lbs
Last check-in weight: 283.8 lbs
This weeks check-in: 279.0 lbs
Scale 11:18
Loss since last check in: 4.8 lbs (not bad considering I cheated all last weekend in the Dells!!)
Total loss since starting truVISION: 29.8 lbs!

That means since I started Keto, I’m down a total of 42.4 lbs since I started living a Keto lifestyle.

I wish I would have measured myself before I initially started Keto so I knew exactly how much I’ve lost, but what I’ve lost since starting truVISION is nothing to sneeze at!

Starting inches: 489.7 inches
Last check- in inches: 460.6 inches
This weeks check-in: 453.1 inches

So I’m down 7.5 inches!! WOW!! That brings my total inches lost to 36.6 inches!! I’ve definitely noticed my pants are looser and clothes that otherwise didn’t fit and I feel like I’m looking good!! Yes, I still have a LONG ways to go – but I’ve got a heck of a good start.

In all honesty, I wouldn’t have made it this far without the help of truVISION. I did Keto last year and it didn’t last very long. It worked well when I did it, but I still had cravings, was hungry, etc. I ended up gaining back most of what I lost.

Once I started taking truVISION, Keto has gone SO much better for me. My appetite is a lot less than what it was. It has really helped my entire attitude towards it too! And – the biggest surprise – my HUSBAND has jumped on board with me! I think seeing his wife lose 40 lbs has changed his attitude towards it. So now he follows a Keto diet and is taking truVISION as well!

Like I always say, if I can do it – so can you!

Starting to now comparison

 

Keto Hamburger Soup

Soup has become one of my favorite foods, especially with the weather turning cold. There is nothing better than a hot bowl of soup to warm you from the inside. Keto soups are some of the best soups I’ve ever had and probably the only time I’ve felt FULL after eating a bowl. This soup is definitely one of the easiest and is only 6 ingredients (7 if you count the oil to cook the peppers and onions in).

Start by heating a pot over medium high heat on the stove. Add in the oil (I used extra virgin olive oil) – about 1-2 tbsp and add in the onion and green pepper. Saute until soft, about 4-5 minutes.

Cooking onion and pepper

Add in the hamburger.

Cooking burger

Continue frying until hamburger is done and no longer pink. Drain fat if desired. I don’t! Then add in the can of rotel and box of beef broth.

Adding broth and rotel

Stir until it’s all incorporated, then add the cream cheese. Continue to stir until it’s melted.

Once the cream cheese is melted, it’s ready to serve!

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Keto Hamburger Soup

1 lb hamburger
1 can Rotel
8 oz package cream cheese
1 box (4 cups) beef broth
1 small onion, diced
1 green pepper, diced

Heat 1-2 tbsp olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Saute onion and pepper until soft, about 4-5 minutes. Add in hamburger and cook until no longer pink. You can drain the fat, but I leave it in. The fat is good for keto! Put in can of rotel and beef broth and stir. Cut cream cheese into chunks and add into soup. Stir until cream cheese is melted and incorporated into soup. Serve and enjoy! Makes 8 servings.

Nutrition Hamburger Soup


*Disclaimer: I am NOT a certified nutritionist and your nutritional information may vary depending on exact ingredients you use. I highly recommend you calculate your own and just use this as a guideline. The links for products are affiliate links so I may earn a very small commission if you purchase through them – but it doesn’t cost you anything additional!

Keto Snack – Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Fall is the perfect time of year to make your very own roasted pumpkin seeds. Pumpkins are very abundant this time of the year and it’s perfect to carve pumpkins with the kids and save the seeds and roast them for a great low carb snack!

There isn’t really a ‘recipe’ for these and there are so many variations on how to make them, but here’s what I did.

Start by removing as much of the guts from the seeds as you can. Place the seeds in a colander and rinse. Place water in a large saucepan, filling it about 1/2 to 2/3 full. Salt the water with about 1 tsp salt. Boil the seeds for 20 minutes then drain.

Lay out on a cookie tray to dry overnight.

drying seeds

Once dry, you can pick off any bits of guts that remain. Then melt 2-3 tbsp of butter in a bowl, add in seeds, and toss to coat. Once coated, spread back out on a cookie tray, salt, and bake at 300 for approx 30-35 min.

You can season really however you want. I put a little salt and pepper on mine, but you can mix it up and use any seasoning you like! They are a perfectly nutty treat and just over 2 net carbs per ounce!

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*Disclaimer: I am NOT a certified nutritionist and your nutritional information may vary depending on exact ingredients you use. I highly recommend you calculate your own and just use this as a guideline. The links for products are affiliate links so I may earn a very small commission if you purchase through them – but it doesn’t cost you anything additional!

Keto Green Bean & Mushroom Casserole

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and in my family, the traditional side dishes are green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, stuffing, and mashed potatoes. In other words, nothing Keto friendly. I want to be able to have a big Thanksgiving dinner that is Keto friendly, but that others will also enjoy so I browsed through recipe after recipe until I found something that sounded like it would fit the bill – and this green bean and mushroom casserole certainly does.

It’s a pretty simple recipe and I usually have just about everything on hand.

Start by steaming your green beans. Use a Vegetable Steamer Basket set over 1 inch of water in a large saucepan.  Steam about 10 minutes or until tender.

When beans are done, transfer to buttered 8-Inch Casserole Dish.

Start melting butter in a 12 inch frying pan. Once melted, add in mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook until mushrooms begin to brown.

Remove from heat and put on top of green beans. In a Glass Mixing Bowl , beat cream cheese with Hand Mixer. Add in vinegar, garlic, and onion powder, mixing well. Slowly add 1/2 cup stock, mixing as you add. It will get runny, so be cautious or you’ll be covered in it. Once mixed, stir in 1/2 of the parmesan cheese.

Pour mixture over green beans and mushrooms, then top with remainder of cheese.

Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes, until bubbly and browned.
Casserole out of the oven

These cheesy green beans are so filling and so good!!

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Keto Green Bean and Mushroom Casserole

1 lb cut green beans, frozen
2 tbsp butter (use more if necessary)
8 – 12 oz sliced fresh mushrooms
8 oz softened cream cheese
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 cloves crushed garlic or 1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350.

Start by steaming your green beans. Use a Vegetable Steamer Basket set over 1 inch of water in a large saucepan. Steam about 10 minutes or until tender.

When beans are done, transfer to buttered 8-Inch Casserole Dish.

Start melting butter in a 12 inch frying pan. Once melted, add in mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook until mushrooms begin to brown.

Remove from heat and put on top of green beans. In a Glass Mixing Bowl , beat cream cheese with Hand Mixer. Add in vinegar, garlic, and onion powder, mixing well. Slowly add 1/2 cup stock, mixing as you add. It will get runny, so be cautious or you’ll be covered in it. Once mixed, stir in 1/2 of the parmesan cheese.

Pour mixture over green beans and mushrooms, then top with remainder of cheese.

Bake for 35-40 minutes, until bubbly and browned.

 

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*Disclaimer: I am NOT a certified nutritionist and your nutritional information may vary depending on exact ingredients you use. I highly recommend you calculate your own and just use this as a guideline. The links for products are affiliate links so I may earn a very small commission if you purchase through them – but it doesn’t cost you anything additional!

KETO Fudgey Brownies

Fudge. Brownies. Put them together and it’s blissful heaven. One common misconception about the KETO diet is that you can’t have sweets. WRONG! You can have them, you just have to know how to make them. No using regular white/wheat flour, sugar, honey, maple syrup. Once you learn what you can and can’t have, it gets a lot easier.

Well, my KETO diet buddy decided he was hungry for some nice chocolately brownies, so like I normally do, I scoured the internet trying to find some KETO friendly recipes that sounded good (I’m not a HUGE almond flour fan, so I tend to shy away from recipes that call for a lot of it – not that I WON’T make recipes with it). I found one that was semi-KETO, then modified it to make it KETO friendly.

The end results was a super fudgey, not overly sweet decadent dessert. This recipe will make a full 9 x 13-Inch Pan or you can divide it into two 8 x 8 in pans.

For starters, get all your ingredients together:
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First think you need to do is get the avocado out and put it in a food processor. I HIGHLY recommend the Ninja Kitchen system if you don’t already have a food processor. I’ve had mine for YEARS and it’s never let me down. It comes with the food processor, blender, and single serve blender cup (2). It’s a great multi-use gadget that is worth every penny.

If you’ve never used avocado before, you have to cut it lengthwise, cutting around the pit. Twist the halves apart. If you ‘chop’ into the pit, you can twist the knife and it’ll pull right out – don’t throw it away though, there are lots of uses for the pit which I’ll get in to in a future blog. Use a spoon to scoop the meat of the avocado out of the shell into the food processor.

Now that you’ve got the avocado in, process until it’s as smooth as you can get it.

In a microwave safe bowl, put the chocolate broken into smaller pieces and the coconut oil. Microwave until melted.

Add the chocolate and oil mixture into the avocado and blend again. Then add the water, eggs and vanilla, blending until mixed.

Once that’s done, get another bowl and mix the dry ingredients.

Add the dry ingredients to the food processor, half at a time and blend. Once all dry ingredients are incorporated, either put mixture into 9 x 13-Inch Pan or divide amongst two 8 x 8 in pans. The batter is VERY thick. Try not to curse at it when you are spreading it in the pan. It has a mind of it’s own and needs to be tamed like a wild child.

Bake at 350 for 30 mins (may take a few minutes longer if using a 9 x 13-Inch Pan or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

They don’t rise much, they stay very thick, fudge, and creamy. I figured out the nutrition for twelve servings from this batch to give you a decent size brownie. If you don’t like it that big, your dessert is even less carbs 🙂

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Ingredients:

6 oz 100% Cacao Unsweetened Chocolate
3 tbsp Coconut Oil
3 avocados, peeled and pitted
3 eggs
1/2 cup Powdered Lakanto sweetener
1/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 tbsp Coconut Flour
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp water

Preheat oven to 350.
Put avocados in food processor and process until smooth.
Put chocolate and coconut oil in microwave safe bowl and microwave on low for approx 1 minute, stirring ever 15 seconds – or until fully melted. Pour on top of avocado and blend.
Add in eggs, vanilla, and water to food processor and blend until mixed.
Put dry ingredients in separate bowl and whisk until mixed.
Add dry ingredients, half at a time, to avocado mixture, mixing well between each addition. Once mixed, put batter into a 9 x 13-Inch Pan or divide between two 8 x 8 in pans. Bake approx 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool, top with whipped cream and enjoy!

I highly recommend dividing up and freezing these so you don’t eat the whole pan in one sitting! These Meal Prep Containers are my absolute favorite. I use these for just about everything. They are microwave, freezer, and dishwasher safe.

storage

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Comment below if you make them! Feel free to adjust sweetener as desired!


*Disclaimer: I am NOT a certified nutritionist and your nutritional information may vary depending on exact ingredients you use. I highly recommend you calculate your own and just use this as a guideline. The links for products are affiliate links so I may earn a very small commission if you purchase through them – but it doesn’t cost you anything additional!

KETO Eggs Benedict Casserole w/ Hollandaise Sauce

When you get tired of making chicken, steak, hamburger, pork, etc etc, for supper, what do you do? My favorite thing is to make breakfast food! Now pre-Keto that would have most likely meant pancakes or hashbrowns; those evil carb loaded foods. But now that I’m doing keto, those items are a no fly zone.

Eggs benedict was (is) one of my favorite foods, but obviously you can’t have the english muffin on Keto. So when I found this recipe for an eggs benedict casserole, I just knew I had to make it.

There aren’t many ingredients to it either. The most difficult part for people will be the hollandaise sauce and even that isn’t that hard. After having made it, I would make a few adjustments on the recipe due to personal preference, but I’ll give you the recipe as I found it and made it and tell you what I personally thought of it and would have done differently.

For the casserole, start by preheating the oven to 350. Set aside enough of the canadian bacon/ham to line the bottom of at 9×13 casserole dish and chop the rest. Heat up 1 tbsp butter or olive oil in a Frying Pan and cook until browned. Place on paper towel so it absorbs any excess liquid. Lay the reserved ham slices in the bottom of the 9 x 13 casserole dish.

Put the eggs (no shells please!) in a large mixing bowl and whisk. Add in the remaining ingredients and whisk until thoroughly mixed. Pour over the ham and sprinkle 3/4 of the cooked ham into the egg mixture. Bake for 20 minutes then add the rest of the ham and bake another 10 minutes until egg is set.

Now, onto the hollandaise sauce. Start by separating the egg yolk from the white and put the egg yolks into either a stainless steel or glass bowl. The easiest way to do that is to use an Egg Separator . Heat about an inch of water in a small saucepan over medium heat until it is simmering. While it is heating, whisk the yolks and lemon juice together until it thickens. Then set the bowl on top of the simmering pan and lower heat. Be sure the bowl does not touch the water or it’s too hot and will scramble your eggs. Continue to whisk the mixture, then slowly put the butter in, whisking continuously. The sauce will thicken. Remove from heat. Add in seasonings, mix well, and serve.

There are six servings in this recipe. Cut a slice of casserole and top it with hollandaise. Voila! Eggs Benedict Casserole

Finished eggs benedict and hollandaise

It was such an easy recipe, but I would leave the mustard and the onion powder out of the eggs and omit the majority of the lemon juice in the hollandaise. It made it way too sour and I love a good hollandaise. Let me know what your thoughts on when you make it!

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Keto Eggs Benedict

12 oz Canadian bacon or thinly sliced ham, diced
1 tbsp butter or olive oil
10 large eggs
1/2 c heavy cream
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Preheat the oven to 350. Set aside enough of the canadian bacon/ham to line the bottom of at 9×13 casserole dish and chop the rest. Heat up 1 tbsp butter or olive oil in a Frying Pan and cook until browned. Place on paper towel so it absorbs any excess liquid. Lay the reserved ham slices in the bottom of the 9 x 13 casserole dish.

Put the eggs (no shells please!) in a large mixing bowl and whisk. Add in the remaining ingredients and whisk until thoroughly mixed. Pour over the ham and sprinkle 3/4 of the cooked ham into the egg mixture. Bake for 20 minutes then add the rest of the ham and bake another 10 minutes until egg is set.

Hollandaise Sauce

4 egg yolks
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 c (1 stick) butter, melted
Dash hot sauce
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Pinch of salt

Start by separating the egg yolk from the white and put the egg yolks into either a stainless steel or glass bowl. The easiest way to do that is to use an Egg Separator . Heat about an inch of water in a small saucepan over medium heat until it is simmering. While it is heating, whisk the yolks and lemon juice together until it thickens. Then set the bowl on top of the simmering pan and lower heat. Be sure the bowl does not touch the water or it’s too hot and will scramble your eggs. Continue to whisk the mixture, then slowly put the butter in, whisking continuously. The sauce will thicken. Remove from heat. Add in seasonings, mix well, and serve.


*Disclaimer: I am NOT a certified nutritionist and your nutritional information may vary depending on exact ingredients you use. I highly recommend you calculate your own and just use this as a guideline. The links for products are affiliate links so I may earn a very small commission if you purchase through them – but it doesn’t cost you anything additional!

Chocolate PB Coconut No Bake Cookies Low Carb, KETO, and Kid Approved!

When you change your eating habits from ‘normal’ and have a family, it can be difficult finding things everyone (or at least most of the family) will eat. I’ve basically made it a mission to find things I love, that are Keto/low carb (since I’m a dirty Keto-er), AND that the family will eat.

Pinterest is my go-to for searching for recipes if I don’t come up with something on my own. The majority of the time, I rely on other things I find since I don’t have time for trial and error in the kitchen . I just make my own tweaks/modifications to fit in with what our family likes.

This recipe only has 5 ingredients and it’s basically of dumping and stirring. Can’t get much easier than that!

Start by combining the peanut butter, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, and melted butter in a bowl. Stir until well combined.

Once that is all mixed together, toss in the coconut and mix well.

Place scoops on baked sheet lined with parchment paper or Silicone Baking Mat . Gently press out slightly. Freeze and then enjoy! Keep stored in freezer.

Tip: If you like things a little sweeter, add in a little Keto approved sweetener. I like to use Lakanto Monkfruit 2:1 Powder Sugar Substitute :
Sweetener

Nutritional info from the Keto Diet app:

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**REMEMBER, THIS MAY VARY BASED ON ACTUAL INGREDIENTS USED! ALWAYS CHECK YOUR LABELS AND/OR INPUT INTO THE APP**

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Keto Cookies – No bake and kid friendly!!

Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups creamy peanut butter (Natural)
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp Cocoa Powder Unsweetened
2 cups Unsweetened Flake Coconut
2 tbsp butter, melted
(If you want the extra sweetness, add 1/2 – 1 tsp sweetener)

Instructions:
Get your cookie sheet ready by putting a piece of parchment paper or silicone mat on it. As you can see by my pictures, I like to use the Amazon Silpat mat.

Dump all ingredients except coconut in a bowl and stir until mix. Add in coconut and stir until thoroughly combined. Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet and gently smooth with  back of spoon or scoop. I like to use cookie scoops, it keeps it more uniform.

Freeze for a minimum 30 minutes, then transfer to ziplock bag or container.

Enjoy!

Comment below if you make them and what you think! They give a nice texture and peanut butter is just delicious!


*Disclaimer: I am NOT a certified nutritionist and your nutritional information may vary depending on exact ingredients you use. I highly recommend you calculate your own and just use this as a guideline. The links for products are affiliate links so I may earn a very small commission if you purchase through them – but it doesn’t cost you anything additional!

Philly Stuffed Mushrooms

When you’re a self proclaimed carboholic like me, it can be hard to find recipes that filling the missing carb void, and philly steak sandwiches are one of my favorite foods – and how do you have a sandwich without bread? Well – let me tell you – I don’t miss the bread even a teensy bit with this recipe. The mushrooms are so big and meaty and filling is delicious, this recipe really doesn’t disappoint. It’s such a filling recipe too, you can fill up on half of one of these mushrooms! Since starting Keto/Low Carb, this has been my go-to dinner and it’s favorite of mine.

For this super simple recipe, you’ll need:

12-16 oz sirloin steak cut into bite size pieces (feel free to use less or more depending how much you like – or if you are vegetarian, skip the meat and add more veggies)
3/4 c diced onion
3/4 c diced green pepper
1/4 c sour cream
1/4 c mayo
1/4 c cream cheese, softened
3 oz provolone cheese
4 portobello mushrooms

Start by preheating your oven to 400 degrees, then get the mushrooms ready. These are the ones I usually use. Sometimes there are 3 in a package if they are smaller, but these ones are just huge.

Mushrooms

Clean the mushrooms, I usually just take a wet paper towel and wipe them off. Remove the stems and scrape out the gills. I cut the stems out with a small paring knife and gently scrap the gills with a spoon. Be careful not to break the mushroom and this is going to be your bowl for the filling. Lay them on an 11 x 15 baking sheet – I used a jelly roll pan.

Cleaned mushrooms

Now to get to work on the filling. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat with a little bit of oil (I use olive oil). Season steak with salt and pepper to taste. Add steak to pan and cook about 1 1/2 -2 minutes, remove from heat and place on plate with paper towel to absorb any excess liquid. You’ll want a good size pan for this – Cuisinart 14-Inch Skillet

Once steak is done, reduce heat to medium, add in onion and peppers and cook until soft, about 5-6 minutes.

Pepper and onion

While the veggies are cooking, mix the sour cream, cream cheese, and mayo in a bowl until well mixed. Throw cheese in as well, then mix. You can use shredded cheese, but I just by sliced provolone and tear it up for the cheese to mix in.

Filling and cheese

Once veggies are done, throw steak back in to warm.

veggies and steak cooking

Once that is done, put in the bowl with the rest of the filling.

Cooked veggies and steak

Mix until it is all incorporated.

filling mixed

Now it’s time to fill your mushrooms. And I gotta tell you, the kitchen smells absolutely heavenly at this point – it’s hard not to just eat it right from the bowl with a spoon. But alas, I showed restraint and filled the mushrooms and they were just about overflowing.

Filled mushrooms

Then top with a piece of provolone cheese. This will melt and get nice and browned.

Filled and topped mushrooms

Pop in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes until mushrooms are cooked and cheese is melted. It’ll look similar to this. One of my mushrooms didn’t hold up as well, the sides got weak when it cooked, so a little of the filling came out, but trust me – it doesn’t affect the flavor! These are so yummy.

Done mushrooms

You can see the mushrooms do give off some water, so there will be some in the bottom of the pan when you take the mushrooms out. Don’t worry, that’s totally normal.

And that’s it! Now you can enjoy a delicious philly cheesesteak without all the carbs! Comment below with your thoughts or variations on this recipe!

Finished product

PRINTABLE RECIPE

Philly Stuffed Mushrooms

12-16 oz sirloin steak cut into bite size pieces (feel free to use less or more depending how much you like – or if you are vegetarian, skip the meat and add more veggies)
3/4 c diced onion
3/4 c diced green pepper
1/4 c sour cream
1/4 c mayo
1/4 c cream cheese, softened
3 oz provolone cheese
4 portobello mushrooms

Start by preheating your oven to 400 degrees, then get the mushrooms ready. Clean the mushrooms and remove the stems. Scrape out the gills. This will leave you with a ‘bowl’ for your filling. Lay mushrooms on an 11 x 15 in baking pan.

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat with a little oil.

Season steak with salt and pepper and cook about 1 ½ – 2 minutes. Remove from heat and place on paper towel to absorb and excess liquid.

Reduce heat to medium. Add in onion and pepper and cook about 5-6 minutes or until soft.

Mix sour cream, cream cheese, mayo, and provolone cheese while veggies are cooking.

When veggies are done, throw steak back in to warm. Then remove from heat and add meat and beggies to filling mixture.

Fill mushrooms with mixture and top with more provolone cheese if desired.

Bake for approx. 20 minutes.

Let cool and enjoy!


*Disclaimer: I am NOT a certified nutritionist and your nutritional information may vary depending on exact ingredients you use. I highly recommend you calculate your own and just use this as a guideline. The links for products are affiliate links so I may earn a very small commission if you purchase through them – but it doesn’t cost you anything additional!