HCG Chocolate Delight

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup coconut oil, melted
• Xylitol or stevia to taste
• Flavored Stevia – peppermint (optional)
• Flavored vanilla (optional)

How to Make:

Use fork to break up cocoa chunks. Add melted Coconut oil. Mix in sweetener to taste.  Add optional flavored stevia or vanilla. Line pan with parchment paper.  Pour mixture directly into pan (or into molds). Cool in refrigerator or freezer.  Break up chocolate and enjoy!

Almond Spice Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 cups almond meal
• 1 ½ Tbsp. apple pie spice or 1 tsp. nutmeg and a pinch of cloves
• ½ cup sugar equivalent in Xylitol or Stevia
• 1 large egg
• ½ tsp. vanilla
• 1 Tbsp. Xylitol or Stevia
• Sliced almonds (optional)

How to Make:

Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Combine all dry ingredients –a whisk works well.  Add wet ingredients and combine well, until mixture has formed a large ball.   Form balls about one inch in size.  Flatten with hands or a spoon to about ¼ inch thick.  Sprinkle powdered Xylitol or Stevia on tops.  Place on baking sheet covered with parchment or silicon mat.  (Or grease baking sheet) Top with sliced almonds.  Bake for 10 – 12 minutes until cookies are slightly brown on the bottom. Calories 50 per cookie

Berry Cheese Cake

Ingredients:

• Crust: 1 cup almond meal
• 2 tbsp. melted butter
• Xylitol or Stevia to equal 2 tbsp. of sugar
• Filling: 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese (room temperature)
• 4 eggs (room temperature)
• 1 ½ tsp. vanilla
• Juice from ½ of lemon
• Xylitol or Stevia to equal 1 1/3 cups sugar
• ¼ cup sour cream
• Berry topping:  2 cups chopped fresh berries of your choice
• Xylitol or Stevia to equal ½ cup sugar

How to Make:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.  Combine ingredients for crust and press into bottom of spring form pan.  Bake for 8-10 minutes until beginning to brown.  Remove and set aside to cool.  Beat room temperature cream cheese until fluffy.  Add other ingredients, continuously, scrape the bowl one last time and beat one minute.

Wrap the sides and bottom of pan in tin foil.  Pour filling mixture over crust in pan.  Place it in a baking pan and pour boiling water into the baking pan so that the spring form pan is surrounded.  Bake at 350° for 60 – 90 minutes.  Check often. Cake is done when it is slightly soft in the center but firm to the touch.

Prepare berry topping by chopping berries and adding Xylitol or Stevia.  Keep topping separate until ready to serve. When ready to serve, divide cheese cake into 12 slices, serve with 2 tablespoons of berry mixture topping.

Makes:  12 servings     Calories: 311/slice

King`s Cake

Ingredients:  

• 5 eggs separated
• 2 cups almond meal
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• Zest and juice of one lemon
• Artificial Xylitol or Stevia equal to 1 ¼ cups sugar

How to Make:

Grease spring form pan or 10 inch round cake pan.  Line the bottom of the pan with parchment.  Heat oven to 325 degrees F.   Whisk egg yolks until light in color.  Beat the rest of the ingredients except egg whites, ending with the almond meal (batter will be very stiff).  Beat egg whites until it forms a soft peak.  Combine one third of the egg whites with the rest of the mixture, it will loosen it up.  Fold the rest of the egg whites in and put in greased pan.  Bake for 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.  Let the cake cool completely in pan.

Makes: 8 servings    Calories: 185 per serving

Peanut Butter Protein Balls

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar-free peanut butter
• 4 scoops (1 1/3 cups) whey protein powder (low in carbs) any flavor
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• Xylitol or Stevia to taste (equivalent to 1 ½ cups of sugar)

How to Make:

Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.  Mix all ingredients with a mixer or food processer.  Roll into balls.  Roll in crushed nuts for extra crunch and enjoy

Makes:  16 balls   Calories: 118 per ball

Dessert Fudge Shake

Ingredients:

• ½ cup low fat 2% cottage cheese
• 1 scoop chocolate protein
• Xylitol or Stevia of choice to taste
• 1 cup ice
• ½ cup water
• 1 tbsp. walnuts

How to Make:

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend for 30 – 40 seconds.  Open the lid and add the walnuts.  Chop in blender for 15 – 30 seconds.

Makes: 1 serving     Calories: 232

Iced Caramel

Ingredients:

• 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
• 1 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled
• 2 cups ice
• 2 tbsp. sugar free caramel syrup

How to make:

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Makes:  1 serving     Calories: 85

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

• Xylitol or Stevia equal to ¾ cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter
• 1 tsp. baking soda

How to Make:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.   Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Beat Xylitol or Stevia, egg and vanilla with a mixer for 3 minutes.  Add baking soda and peanut butter.  Mix on medium speed for 30 seconds. Divide dough into 12 balls. Roll dough into balls and place on cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.  Press with a fork.  Bake for 13 minutes.  Cool and enjoy.

Makes:  12 servings   Calories: 133 per cookie