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Spring Keto Celebration
Spring Keto Celebration
It’s Springtime and that means everything is in bloom. I’ve been busy in the kitchen cooking up a delicious Spring keto dessert. It takes a little time, but not too much and the results are great. I used the Simple Mills Vanilla cake mix and put it in my silicone donut molds and baked for 15-18 min at 350 F in the oven. Let cool then remove from mold and place on parchment paper to fill and assemble.
Lemon Curd:
3-4 lemons = 1/2/ cup of lemon juice
Zest from one lemon
1/3 C. Lakanto Powdered Monkfruit Sweetener
4 egg yolks
1/3 C. Unsalted butter cut into cubes
In a glass bowl mix the egg yolks, Lakanto, lemon zest and lemon juice. Whisk together. Place over a pan of simmering water and whisk for 8-10 min (until the curd has thickened. Take off heat and whisk in cubes of butter until smooth. Let cool.
Meringue:
4 egg whites
1/4 tsp. Cream of Tartart
1/3 C. Lakanto Powdered Monkfruit Sweetener
Mix all...
NO MORE SUGAR!!!
Those who know me, know I was a sugar addict. What is the difference between someone who enjoys a little sweet now and then and an addict?
First, you can't eat just a little sugar. If you do, you simply want more - which creates a whole cycle of addiction.
You know that little voice in your head? The one that says, "One bite won't hurt". Well for a sugar addict that voice is heard and heeded even if you know you shouldn't.
Last September, after comparing 4 quarterly cbc blood tests side-by-side, I noticed my glucose levels (while not at diabetic level) were consistently rising. Not only that, I had a hypoglycemic event that led to an ER visit. That is when I decided my addiction had to end and I went on a keto diet.
In my consulting office we have a few simple screenings we can do. One is to look at a few drops of urine through a sugar refactometer. This screening does not diagnose diabetes (only your doctor can do...
