Low Carb Pizza!

Hey guys!

I finally had a chance to take photos for the pizza recipe! I love this recipe so much because it is super easy to make and your pizza comes out with a normal texture, not soggy and horrible like a lot of cauliflower recipes will do. Which means you can finally pick up your low-carb pizza!

Source: Cooky's Creations

You Will Need:

1 ½ cups cheese (you can do all cheddar or a mozzarella and cheddar mix)

¾ cups almond flour plus some for adjustments

1-2 tablespoons cream cheese

1 egg

Preheat the oven to 425F and set a silpat on a cookie sheet. You need to do this now because your hands will be messy later.

Melt the cheese in the microwave using 20 second increments. When the cheese is a little bubbly you can stop.

Add in all the ingredients and start mixing with a spoon or fork. When the cheese cools a little (so you can handle it without getting burnt) dig in! Use your hands to mix it really well.

If it's still sticky like the photo you can add a tablespoon or two of almond flour.

Then press it out onto the cookie sheet. You can shape this any way you want. I did a heart for Valentine's Day!

Then bake it for 7-10 minutes. This is a little more done then I usually do, but it was still delicious!

Then top as you like and bake for a minute or two more to melt cheese and such.

And you are done! I love this pizza so much I could go on forever about it. But I won't because that would probably get boring. In short, definitely try this for yourself!

See you next week!

-Lily

Printable:

Pigs in a blanket!

Hey Guys!

So on New Year’s Eve we always have pigs in a blanket...mostly because every year I ask for them! But this is the first year we can’t do normal bread pigs in a blanket so I went digging for a healthy recipe. And I found one!

Let’s get started!

You will need:

37 Lit’l Smokies or quartered hot dogs
8 oz. Cheddar Cheese (~2 cups)
3/4 cup Almond Flour
1 tbsp. Psyllium Husk Powder
1.5 oz. Cream Cheese (~3 tbsp.)
1 large Egg
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Pepper

Measure out your ingredients and set out a cookie sheet with a silicone mat on top. This is important because you want to be quick later on.

Now melt the cheese in 20-40 second intervals until it is bubbly on the edges and almost like a liquid. Add the other ingredients and mix well.

Thanks to lil sis for taking the photo!

Use a fork to mix while the cheese cools down, but when you can pick it up without getting burned you are gonna want to knead it with your hands.

When it looks like this you’re golden! Now drop this on the cookie sheet and begin spreading it out.

Try and make it a rectangle shape. Now refrigerate it for 15 mins and preheat the oven to 400°F.

Now turn it over onto a cutting board and cut it! I like to do triangles by making trapezoids like this, then cutting those in half. But you can do strips or squares, whatever you like!

Now roll them up and place them back on the cookie sheet! You only see about 20 here because I ran out of smokies but you can make a few more depending on how you cut the dough. Strips will probably yield more than triangles.

Now bake for about 10 mins or until they begin to brown. You don’t want to cook these too fast because then the tips will burn and the rest of it won’t be cooked.

And that’s it! These taste really amazing, especially since they are healthy! If you try these be sure to let me know!

Also, if you liked this recipe, check out this recipe for healthy pizza: Cooky's Creations. This is a recipe I’ve been wanting to share with you for some time, but I recently deleted the photos without saving them, which is extremely frustrating. So while I get everything back under control, you can make pizza and pigs in a blanket for your next party!

Happy New Year!!

-Lily

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Christmas Beverages

Hey Guys!

I found this absolutely amazing hot chocolate recipe, and I wish I could take photos and do it justice, but I am really busy. But I wanted you to have it for Christmas so while everyone else is enjoying all their sugary hot chocolate you can have your own amazing concoction!

The Hot Chocolate: Paleo Hot Chocolate mix

I recommend using a ratio of 1:1 for the cocoa and the coconut sugar. Otherwise it is very bitter. And make sure you use sea salt! I used the wrong salt one time and it was not good.

Also check out All Day I Dream About Food’s Low Carb Egg Nog recipe. Make it the day before so it can chill overnight and you will be all set for your Christmas beverages!

Happy Holidays!!

-Lily

Low-Carb Cheddar Biscuits

Hey Guys!

So recently I discovered another recipe that I Love and I think that you will too!!

So guess what? We are making Low-carb friendly bread!

Yasss.

Source: The amazing All Day I Dream About Food

You Will Need:

1/2 cup coconut flour

1/2 cup almond flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, plus some for sprinkling

4 large eggs

3/4 cup sour cream or greek yogurt

1/4 cup butter, melted

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Mix the coconut flour, almond flour, baking powder, garlic powder, and salt together in an electric mixer. Add in the ½ cup cheddar cheese.

Add eggs, sour cream, and butter and mix well.

It should look something like this.

Now get out your scooper-thingy and drop those biscuits! I make mine much smaller than All Day does, so I end up with 20-24, which is double what she makes. So the size is really just a preference thing. Do what you like!

Now sprinkle a ton of cheese on there! The more cheese, the more flavor, so pile it on! Also feel free to use a variety of cheeses here. I have used cheddar and mozzarella before.

Now bake for 15-20 minutes. When they are fresh they will be pretty soft, but these cool pretty quickly so just wait a few minutes and then dig in!

And you are done! These are delicious and a wonderful replacement for normal biscuits. I Love them a lot and I hope you give this a try. Be sure to tell me how you liked them and if you changed the recipe at all.

Here is the printable:

Keto Chocolate Pudding

Hey Guys!

So the other day I wanted some chocolate pudding. So I made some chocolate pudding. And let me tell you something, this pudding is amazing. I love it with whip cream and fresh strawberries, but I also made some more pie crust and made a keto chocolate pudding pie (scroll down or click here)!! Little more on that after the recipe.

Anyway, I am very excited to share this recipe with you so let’s get started!

Source: Low Carb Recipe Ideas

Unfortunately I forgot to take my usual ‘you will need’ photo...so you will need to read the list this time…

You Will Need:

1 can (400 ml) (Mili) Coconut Milk
4 tbls. powdered erythritol or xylitol or stevia
4 tbls. Unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ tsp. pure vanilla
1 tbls. melted coconut oil

Mix all the ingredients together. I only used 2 tablespoons of Swerve but you really have to measure Swerve ‘to taste’. You have to beat this quite thoroughly otherwise it will be gritty.

It should look something like this.

Now if you have some keto or THM approved chocolate bits, now would be the time. I prefer my chocolate pudding plain, but if you enjoy some added flavor go for it!

Now divide it into your bowls. You should be just able to get 4 small portions, but it is okay if they are small because these are very rich.

Now refrigerate for an hour. It seems like a long time to wait but it is worth it!

And you are done! Now dump some whip cream on there and enjoy!

Now I did say earlier that I would mention how to make this into a pie so here we go! It’s actually pretty easy:

1. Make this pie crust dough. Then grease a pie pan thoroughly with butter and cook the crust in the 350°F oven for 15-20 minutes or until slightly golden brown on the edges. Don’t forget to dock it!
2. While that is baking make the pudding.
3. Cool the crust completely.
4. Pour the chocolate pudding into the pie. Be careful not to pour too much! I am speaking from experience…
5. Now put the pie in the fridge and refrigerate until set.
6. And you are done!

If you make this, remember to let me know how you liked it. And if you have a recipe or craft you want me to tackle and share, let me know in the comments below!

Here is a printable (oooo exciting!)
To print it out click the pop-out button in the top right. That should bring you to another window with the option to print on the top.

Keto Crust!

Hello!

So today I am sharing an amazing keto pie crust recipe, and I will also be showing what I did with my crust.

Source: Keto Diet Blog

(I used recipe 2)

You Will Need:

1 cup almond flour (100 g / 3.5 oz)

⅓ cup flax meal (50 g/ 1.8 oz)

1 tbsp psyllium husk powder (8 g/ 0.3 oz)

pinch salt (I like pink Himalayan)

¼ cup butter or ghee or coconut oil (56 g/ 2 oz)

2-4 tbsp water (optional)

Note: for best results, measure by ounces using a kitchen scale.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Mix all the dry ingredients together: almond flour, flax meal, psyllium husk powder and salt.

Cut up the butter and use your hands to mix it all together. If the dough is too thick to press into a pie pan, add a tiny bit of water.

Now refrigerate for 30-60 minutes or until needed.

Now you can use your dough! I put mine in a muffin pan and baked it for roughly 15 minutes, although the original recipe says 18-20 minutes.

Now the tart in the bottom shows what I did with my dough, which I will explain below. :)

So all I did was cut up an apple and a few frozen strawberries, then I added cinnamon, vanilla and some powdered ginger. The strawberries were so sweet so I didn’t need to add any Swerve.

Meh photo, sorry

Then I dropped the apple mix into the dough and baked it until it was a little bubbly.

And that’s it!

These are delicious served with whip cream by the way.

If you make the dough be sure to tell me how it turned out and what you did with it. And if you try to replicate my recipe, I’d love to know!

One more thing: I love suggestions!! If you have a certain craft or recipe you want me to make, or something you want me to review tell me! I will do my best to look at that for you.

See you later!

-Lily

A List of Sweets

Hey Guys!

Sorry for the long wait...

It’s time for another list of links!

Today I am doing a list of treats! Let’s get started:

Paleo Brownie in a Mug

This looks delicious!

Note: I actually did make this and it was wonderful!

Homemade Twix Bars

This one is a bit more complicated...but healthy twix bars! I’m in.

Death by Chocolate Blender Brownies

Yass! So good!

Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Because we all still need some cookies now and then.

Chocolate Cupcakes

Tell me this doesn’t look amazing!!

And that’s it! As usual, if you give any of these recipes a try tell me how they turned out. And if you want me to post about one comment down below.

Also I am no longer using the name Summer. From now on, you can call me Lily! :) The url ( heyimsummer.blogspot.com ) will stay the same to avoid confusion.

See you next week!

-Lily