Monday, April 5, 2010

Low-carb chocolate cupcakes


Want something sweet? Try these low-carb chocolate cupcakes!

Ingredients:
Almond-flour, 1 cup
Cocoa powder, 1 cup
Stevia or Splenda, 1 cup
Baking soda, 1 teaspoon
Butter, 1.75 oz (50 grams), melted
1 large egg
Sour cream, 2 spoons
Some water
Half a bar of 70-80% dark chocolate, chopped (optional)

Mix all the dry ingredients, then add egg, melted butter and sour cream. I would recommend to use Stevia sugar (no calories, no carbohydrates) instead of Splenda/artificial sweeteners, because it will probably make the muffins taste less artificially sweetened.
Add a little water to get the right consistency. Cut the dark chocolate in pieces and add to the mix.
Bake the cupcakes in the oven at 320-340 degrees Fahrenheit (160-170 Celcius) for about 15-18 minutes.








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Eggs for breakfast

The most basic breakfast on the low-carb high-fat (LCHF) diet.


Ingredients:
Eggs
Salt and pepper

Optional additions (on the side, or in omelette/scrambled eggs):
Bacon
Ham
Smoked salmon
Mushrooms (omelette)
Chives (scrambled eggs or omelette)
Tomatoes
Bell pepper, etc.

Fried eggs:
Heat some butter or olive oil in the frying pan, and add eggs when warm.

Poached eggs:
Boil water in a deep frying pan, and add the egg.

Scrambled eggs:
Mix eggs in a bowl with some milk (or just water, if you prefer), salt and pepper, and chives (optional).
Heat in a frying pan on medium heat and flip over frequently.

Omelette:
Mix eggs in a bowl (same as above) and heat in a frying pan on low heat until done, so it stays together.

Boiled eggs:
Put eggs in casserole filled with cold water, and heat up (if you put the eggs in the water after it has boiled, they crack). When the water boils, set the timer for 6-9 minutes, depending on how soft or hard you want the yolk (running yolk is usually 6-7 minutes).







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Avocado (as a snack or small meal)

Avocado is rich in the good fat you need, and vitamin E.




Ingredients:
Avocado
Salt and pepper


As low-carb breakfast:
If you're tired of eating eggs in the morning as your low-carb breakfast, and don't feel like having yoghurt, but rather something with more substance, you could try half an avocado, with some salt and pepper on.

As low-carb afternoon or evening snack:

This is also a very easy and good snack in the evening if you crave something salt (instead of nuts).
Or eat it as a small low-carb meal inbetween the main meals during the day.

Also try it with:
Sliced ham
Salmon
Chicken
Cheese
Tuna
Shrimps





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