frosting to cover the top and sides
Total carbohydrates 13g
of the cake.
Fiber 3g; Net carbs 8g
Protein 8g
Slice and serve.
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42 KETO SWEET TREATS
NEW YORK-STYLE
CHEESECAKE
PREP TIME 2 HOURS | COOK TIME 40 MINUTES | SERVES 12
Crust:
Directions
1 ½ cups almond flour
Preheat oven to 300°F. Line the
½ cup melted butter
bottom of an 9-inch springform
pan with parchment paper.
2 tablespoons
granulated Swerve
Mix almond flour, melted butter,
Swerve, salt, and cinnamon until
¾ teaspoon ground
well combined.
cinnamon
Pour mixture into the bottom of
⅛ teaspoon salt
springform pan and press down
evenly to create the crust.
Filling:
Bake for 10 minutes until golden
3 cups cream cheese
brown. Remove from oven and
allow to cool while you make the
2 cups full-fat sour
filling.
cream
Mix eggs, granulated Swerve,
3 large eggs
cream cheese, sour cream and
4 tablespoons
vanilla extract with an electric
granulated Swerve
mixer until well combined.
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pour the filling over the cooled
extract
crust.
Bake for 30 minutes. Remove and
Calories per serving 447
allow to cool completely.
Total fat 44g
Total carbohydrates 7g
Once cooled, refrigerate for at least Fiber 2g; Net carbs 6g
6 hours.
Protein 10g
Release springform pan, slice, and
serve.
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TRES LECHES
CAKE
PREP TIME 20 MINUTES | COOK TIME 40 MINUTES | SERVES 12
Cake:
Directions
½ cup unsalted butter,
Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a
softened
9-inch round cake pan.
2/3 cup monk fruit
Combine almond flour, arrowroot
sweetener
powder, salt, and baking powder.
1 ¼ cups almond flour
In a separate bowl, cream together
¼ teaspoon arrowroot
butter, vanilla extract, and monk
powder
fruit sweetener using an electric
¼ teaspoon salt
mixer until light and fluffy.
2 teaspoons baking
Add eggs and heavy cream. Beat
powder
until well combined.
3 large eggs
Slowly add the dry ingredients until 1 teaspoon vanilla
you have a smooth batter.
extract
Pour the batter into cake pan and
¼ cup heavy cream
bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until
1 cup full fat coconut
a toothpick inserted into the cake
milk
comes out clean.
Liquid stevia to taste
Allow to cool for 15 minutes.
(about 5 drops)
Carefully turn out the cake onto a
serving plate.
44 KETO SWEET TREATS
In a small bowl, mix together Whipped cream
coconut milk and liquid stevia.
topping:
Pour evenly over the cake.
½ cup heavy cream
To prepare the whipped cream,
½ teaspoon vanilla
whip all of the ingredients in a bowl extract
until stiff peaks form.
Liquid stevia to taste
(about 5 drops)
Top the cake with whipped cream,
slice, and serve.
Calories per serving 224
Total fat 21g
Total carbohydrates 4g
Fiber 1g; Net carbs 3g
Protein 5g
CAKES AND PIES 45
46 KETO SWEET TREATS
SECTION NAME 47
CHOCOLATE
LAYER CAKE
PREP TIME 15 MINUTES | COOK TIME 35 MINUTES | SERVES 24
Cake:
Directions
2 ¼ cups almond flour
Preheat oven to 325°F. Line 2
¾ cup cocoa powder
8-inch cake pans with parchment
paper and grease the parchment
2/3 cup granulated
paper lightly.
monk fruit sweetener
6 ounces full-fat
Whisk together almond flour,
Greek yogurt, room
cocoa powder, protein powder,
temperature
monk fruit sweetener, instant
coffee, baking powder, baking
½ cup butter, softened
soda, arrowroot powder and salt.
5 large eggs
In another bowl, beat together
2/3 cup full-fat coconut
Greek yogurt and butter. Slowly
milk
add the eggs until well combined.
1 tablespoon instant
Add almond flour mixture to egg
coffee
mixture spoonfuls at a time, mixing
2 teaspoons baking
well.
powder
Mix in coconut milk.
1 teaspoon baking
soda
Divide batter between prepared
1 teaspoon arrowroot
pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or
powder
until a toothpick inserted in center of the cakes comes out clean. Let
½ cup vanilla whey
cool in the pans 10 minutes, and
protein powder
then turn out onto wire racks to
½ teaspoon salt
cool completely.
48 KETO SWEET TREATS
Once cool, use a large serrated Sour cream frosting:
knife and cut each layer in half
horizontally to create 4 layers total.
¾ cup unsweetened
cocoa powder
Beat the frosting ingredients with
3 cups granulated
an electric mixer until smooth.
Swerve
Place one layer of cake on serving
2 teaspoons vanilla
platter and top with ½ to ¾ cup
extract
frosting, using a spatula to spread
¾ cup salted butter
the frosting evenly. Repeat with
remaining layers until all 4 layers
¾ cup sour cream
are stacked. Smooth the remaining
3 tablespoons arrow
frosting over the top and sides of
root powder
the cake.
Chill in refrigerator for at least an Calories per serving 178
hour before slicing.
Total fat 16g
Total carbohydrates 12g
Fiber 3g; Net carbs 9g
Protein 5g
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50 KETO SWEET TREATS
NO-BAKE KEY LIME
CHEESECAKE
PREP TIME 10 MINUTES | SERVES 12
Crust:
Directions
2 cups almond flour
Line the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish ⅓ cup salted butter
with parchment paper.
3 tablespoons
To make the crust, combine
granulated Swerve
almond fl
our, butter, and Swerve
sweetener
with an electric mixer.
Press the dough into the bottom of
Filling:
the pie dish.
2 medium ripe
For the filling, combine the cream
avocados
cheese, granulated Swerve,
12 ounces cream
vanilla extract, lime zest, and lime cheese, room
juice from all 4 limes in a food
temperature
processor. Blend until the filling is smooth.
4 limes
1 cup granulated
Spread the filling into the pie dish Swerve
evenly.
1 teaspoon vanilla
Refrigerate for at least two hours
extract
or until the pie is firm.
Slice and enjoy.
Calories per serving 304
Total fat 29g
Total carbohydrates 10g
Fiber 5g; Net carbs 5g
Protein 7g
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Calories per serving 151
Total fat 12g
Total carbohydrates 7g
Fiber 4g; Net carbs 3g
Protein 5g
52 KETO SWEET TREATS
CHOCOLATE
POUND CAKE
PREP TIME 10 MINUTES | COOK TIME 20-30 MINUTES | SERVES 12
¾ cups coconut flour
Directions
½ cup monk fruit
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a loaf
sweetener
pan with parchment paper.
1/4 cup unsweetened
Chop the baking chocolate with a
cocoa powder
sharp knife and set aside.
1 teaspoon baking
powder
Melt butter and chocolate in a
saucepan over low heat, stirring
½ teaspoon baking
continuously until melted
soda
completely.
½ teaspoon instant
coffee
In a bowl, mix all of your dry
ingredients, and slowly add vanilla
6 large eggs
extract, eggs, apple cider vinegar.
½ teaspoon vanilla
Add the melted chocolate to cake
extract
mixture. Mix until well combined.
2 teaspoons apple
cider vinegar
Quickly pour the batter into loaf
pan and tap the bottom of the pan
1 stick of butter
to get rid of any air bubbles.
1 ounce unsweetened
baking chocolate
Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until a
knife inserted into the center of the ½ teaspoon salt
cake comes out clean.
¼ teaspoon arrowroot
Allow the cake to cool before
powder
removing it from the pan.
Slice and serve.
CAKES AND PIES 53
54 KETO SWEET TREATS
COOKIES
56 GINGERSNAP COOKIES
67 COCONUT ALMOND
57 NOT YOUR AVERAGE
CRISPS
KETO COOKIE
69 CHOCOLATE ALMOND
59 SNICKERDOODLE
BUTTER BACON COOKIES
COOKIES
70 ALMOND MERINGUE
61 OUTRAGEOUS
COOKIES
CHOCOLATE COOKIES
71 PEANUT BUTTER
62 CREAM CHEESE COOKIES
COOKIES
63 ALMOND RICOTTA
73 PECAN SANDIES
COOKIES
74 VANILLA SHORTBREAD
65 COCONUT MACAROONS
COOKIES
66 CHOCOLATE ALMOND
75 NO-BAKE COOKIES
BUTTER NO-BAKE
78 MACADAMIA BISCOTTI
COOKIES
55
GINGERSNAP
COOKIES
PREP TIME 10 MINUTES | COOK TIME 17 MINUTES | MAKES 12
1 ¼ cup almond flour
Directions
¼ cup butter
Cream the butter and monk fruit
4 tablespoons monk
sweetener together until smooth.
fruit sweetener
Slowly add the almond flour,
2 tablespoons water
spices, salt and water, mixing until ¼ teaspoon ground
well combined.
allspice
Roll the dough into a ball and
1 teaspoon ground
refrigerate for an hour.
ginger
Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a
¼ teaspoon ground
baking sheet with parchment
cloves
paper.
½ teaspoon ground
Roll the dough out to about ¼-inch
cinnamon
thick. Cut with a cookie cutter and
¼ teaspoon salt
place on baking sheet.
Bake for 7 minutes or until golden
Calories per serving 105
brown.
Total fat 9g
Total carbohydrates 3g
Turn the oven off and leave
Fiber 1g; Net carbs 2g
cookies in the oven for an
Protein 3g
additional 10 minutes to crisp up.
Allow cookies to cool completely
on a wire rack and serve.
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NOT YOUR AVERAGE
KETO COOKIE
PREP TIME 10 MINUTES | COOK TIME 15-20 MINUTES | MAKES 20
⅓ cup coconut oil
Directions
½ cup ghee
Line a baking sheet with
2 eggs
parchment paper and preheat the
oven to 350˚F.
1 teaspoon vanilla
extract
In a medium sized bowl, using a
¾ cup stevia or monk
hand mixer, mix the coconut oil
fruit sweetener
and ghee.
½ teaspoon baking
Add the sweetener, baking
soda
soda, cream of tartar and salt
¼ teaspoon cream of
to the same bowl. Mix until well
tartar
incorporated.
½ teaspoon salt
Add the almond flour 1 cup at a
time and mix with the hand mixer.
3 cups almond flour
Form the dough into balls and
lightly press down. Place on a
Calories per serving 189
cookie sheet (don’t make the balls
Total fat 17g
Total carbohydrates 5g
too big because they will spread
Fiber 2g; Net carbs 3g
during cooking baking).
Protein 4g
Bake the cookies for 15 to 20
minutes, or until the cookies are
golden brown.
Remove from the oven and allow
them to cool before serving.
COOKIES 57
58 KETO SWEET TREATS
SNICKERDOODLE
COOKIES
PREP TIME 5 MINUTES | COOK TIME 12-15 MINUTES | MAKES 16
Cookies:
Directions
2 cups superfine
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a
almond flour
baking sheet with parchment
½ cup salted butter,
paper.
softened
Mix the cookie ingredients in
½ teaspoon vanilla
a large bowl until thoroughly
extract
combined.
½ teaspoon baking
Form the dough into 16, 1 ½-inch
soda
balls
¾ cup golden monk
fruit sweetener
Combine the cinnamon and monk
fruit sweetener in a medium-sized
dish.
Coating:
Roll the balls in the mixture until
2 tablespoons golden
coated completely.
monk fruit sweetener
Place on the baking sheet and
1 ½ teaspoons ground
flatten slightly. Bake for 15 minutes cinnamon
Allow to cool slightly before
serving.
Calories per serving 136
Total fat 12g
Total carbohydrates 3g
Fiber 3g; Net carbs 2g
Protein 3g
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60 KETO SWEET TREATS
OUTRAGEOUS
CHOCOLATE COOKIES
PREP TIME 10 MINUTES | COOK TIME 12-15 MINUTES | MAKES 12
1 ¼ cups almond
Directions
butter
Preheat oven to 320°F. Line a
2 large eggs
cookie sheet with parchment
2/3 cup unsweetened
paper.
cocoa powder
Place ingredients in a food
⅓ cup monk fruit
processor. Blend until combined.
sweetener
Form dough into 12 balls and place
¼ teaspoon salt
them on the baking sheet.
½ teaspoon vanilla
extract
Flatten each ball by pressing down
with a fork until about ½-inch thick.
Calories per serving 34
Bake for about 12 minutes or until
Total fat 2g
baked all the way through.
Total carbohydrates 3g
Fiber 2g; Net carbs 1g
Allow to cool completely before
Protein 2g
serving.
Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze.
COOKIES 61
CREAM CHEESE
COOKIES
PREP TIME 10 MINUTES | COOK TIME 15 MINUTES | MAKES 24
¼ cup butter
Directions
2 ounces full fat-cream
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a
cheese
baking sheet with parchment
¾ cup monk fruit
paper.
sweetener
In a large bowl beat together butter, 1 large egg (white
cream cheese, lemon juice, salt,
only)
and monk fruit sweetener, until it
2 teaspoons vanilla
has reached a fluffy consistency.
extract
Separate the egg and add the egg
3 cups almond flour
white and vanilla extract.
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Slowly add in almond flour
¼ teaspoon sea salt
while continuing to mixing until
combined thoroughly.
Calories per serving 112
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