| There are many ways of lowering your | | | | Ingredients: |
| carbohydrate intake, even when you crave | | | | |
| deserts. Try this cheesecake recipe: | | | | 18 ounce round of Brie cheese |
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| Best Cheesecake | | | | 1 cup mixed berries, fresh or frozen |
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| Low Carbohydrate Recipe | | | | 1/4 cup Cognac |
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| Ingredients: | | | | 1/3 cup apricot preserves |
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| 3/4 pound grated aged asiago cheese | | | | 1/2 cup lightly toasted pecan pieces |
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| 1-1/4 pound cream cheese at room temperature | | | | Assorted crackers |
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| 4 eggs | | | | Directions: |
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| 1 clove of garlic, minced | | | | Early Preparation: Marinate berries in Cognac |
| | | | for four to six hours. Lightly toast pecans |
| 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon or 1 tablespoon | | | | in 350-degree oven for three to five minutes. |
| fresh salt and pepper to taste | | | | Set aside. |
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| Directions: | | | | To serve: Pre-heat oven to 350-degrees. |
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| Preheat oven to 350 degrees. | | | | Cut a wedge 1/4 of the diameter of the Brie. |
| | | | Stack it o top of remaining round and place |
| Beat asiago and cream cheese with a mixer | | | | on ovenproof serving platter. |
| until smooth. | | | | |
| | | | In a small saucepan heat apricot preserves |
| Add the eggs one at a time, beating well | | | | over medium heat until dissolved. Stir in |
| after each addition. | | | | marinated berries and then nuts. Reduce heat |
| | | | and warm through. |
| Add garlic and tarragon and combine well. Add | | | | |
| salt and pepper to taste. | | | | Heat the Brie in oven until softened, but not |
| | | | runny. Spoon mixture over Brie and serve |
| Pour into an 8 inch buttered spring form pan | | | | immediately with assorted crackers. |
| and bake for 45 minutes to an hour, checking | | | | |
| after 45 minutes. | | | | Recipe makes four to six servings. |
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| Cake should be golden and puffed, not loose | | | | Blackberry Ice Cream |
| in the center. Remove from the oven and let | | | | |
| stand 30 minutes before cutting. | | | | Low Carbohydrate Recipe |
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| Or try this recipe, for Chocolate Meringue | | | | Ingredients: |
| Kisses: | | | | |
| | | | 1-1/2 quart Half n Half |
| Chocolate Meringue Kisses | | | | |
| | | | 1 quart heavy whipping cream |
| Low Carbohydrate Recipe | | | | |
| | | | 1-1/2 cup Splenda |
| Ingredients: | | | | |
| | | | 6 egg yolks |
| 4 egg whites | | | | |
| | | | 1/3 teaspoon salt |
| 1 teaspoon vanilla extract | | | | |
| | | | 2 tablespoons vanilla extract |
| 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar | | | | |
| | | | 30 ounces fresh blackberries |
| 1 cup Splenda | | | | |
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| 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa | | | | |
| | | | Mix first five ingredients together; heat to |
| Directions: | | | | a gentle boil. |
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| Preheat oven to 225-degrees. Put baking | | | | Remove from heat and chill. |
| parchment on a cookie sheet. | | | | |
| | | | Add vanilla extract; crank for about 30 |
| Beat egg whites until foamy. Add vanilla | | | | seconds then add blackberries and crank until |
| extract a few drops at a time and cream of | | | | done. |
| tartar. Beat until meringue starts to look | | | | |
| creamy and forms soft peaks. Add in Splenda a | | | | Nutrition information per serving: |
| little at a time. Add in cocoa a little at a | | | | |
| time. | | | | Calories: 201 |
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| Put meringue on parchment paper cookie sheet | | | | Total Fat: 18.7g |
| by spoonfuls. (You can use a pastry bag and | | | | |
| pipe them into cones like Hershey kisses, or | | | | Total Carbohydrates: 6g |
| flower shapes.) Bake at 225-degrees for one | | | | |
| hour. Turn off oven, open oven door a crack, | | | | Chocolate Mousse |
| and allow to cool five to ten minutes. Remove | | | | |
| from oven and allow to cool away from drafts. | | | | Low Carbohydrate Recipe |
| Remove from parchment paper when cool. | | | | |
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| Carb count for total recipe: 28.7g. Number of | | | | |
| cookies varies depending on size. | | | | 4 ounces heavy cream |
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| Variation: | | | | One chocolate (or cappuccino) Atkins shake |
| | | | mix |
| You could also do these with | | | | |
| daVinci-flavoured syrups and a little food | | | | Stevia to flavour (optional) |
| coloring if desired. Then sprinkle a little | | | | |
| granulated Splenda on the top for that sugar | | | | Directions: |
| "sparkle." | | | | |
| | | | Sift shake mix, then whisk ingredients in a |
| Note: | | | | bowl until just thickened (be careful not to |
| | | | over-whisk). |
| If you make smaller meringues, don't bake | | | | |
| them quite as long, or they will be over-dry | | | | Scoop into individual serving dish. Chill for |
| and fracture easily. | | | | 30 minutes. |
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| Berries and Roasted Pecans | | | | Recipe makes two servings. |
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| Low Carbohydrate Recipe | | | | Carbohydrates: 2. |
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