The Best Low-Carb 3, 4 or 5 Ingredient Dessert I've Ever Made

 As I age gracefully, I find myself becoming more and more like my sweet mom; she loved sweet stuff more and more as she aged and I'm guilty of that same thing now.  Mom had a battle with her weight most of her adult life and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in her 70's, something I've avoided by cutting sugar, high-carb food and alcohol (I was a huge beer drinker for years!!) for over 7 years.  Eating "ketovore"-- mostly meat, seafood, eggs and low-carb vegetables has been very beneficial for me and I also occasionally go "kinda carnivore" by not adding the vegetables.  My weak spot is wanting something sweet after a meal and I came across the perfect solution for me by watching "The Best 3 Ingredient Dessert We've Ever Tried!" on YouTube by "The Keto Twins".  It's a very simple recipe that I tried using the ingredients they suggested, and it came out fine but I knew I could adjust it a bit to suit me more (I don't add the peanut butter).  I'm a very seasoned cook and know how to whip egg whites (I'm fortunate to have local fresh eggs available ;) correctly using a copper bowl and cream of tartar so they come out perfect everytime, and I am a regular customer of ChocZero products which are the lowest carb and cleanest ingredient sweets I've found.  Of course you may also use regular baking chips and spreads with added sugar if you are not on a low-carb eating lifestyle, the recipe will be just as easy and delicious.

Here is my recipe with variations:

1 egg, separated.....1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar.....2-3 heaping teaspoons ChocZero baking chips

Whip the whites with the cream of tartar until stiff peaks form.  Melt the chips in the microwave being careful not to burn (about 30 seconds is good in my oven), remove and stir to cool a bit then add the yolk and blend together well.  Fold in the whites and place in a lightly greased (I use ghee) microwave container of your choice.  Cook uncovered on high for 1 min. 40 sec. or bake in regular oven at 350 for 20 minutes.  Let cool either in the container or remove onto a rack, which is what I do.  

For a variation I use ChocZero spread with the baking chips and yolk using 1 tablespoon spread with 2 tablespoons of chips.  I've learned this method works better if I'm using the white chocolate chips. If I want an even more sweet end product I simply add 4-6 drops of liquid stevia in with the chips and yolk, or I "frost" with additional spread.

I hope you try this simple recipe and enjoy it as much as I do.

Updated Keto "No-Churn" Ice Cream with Keto Cocoa Powder Fudge Sauce

Back in June 2022 I shared a recipe for Keto "no-churn" ice cream that is delicious but takes a bit of time and uses quite a few ingredients.  Sometime later I came across a much more simple recipe from Victoria's Keto Kitchen  I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as I do!

No-Churn Ice Cream

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1/2 cup powdered allulose (too sweet for me, I use less)

3 TB liquid allulose (must use this ingredient)

1 teas vanilla

Add all to large bowl, whip to medium stiff peaks, transfer to container and freeze at least 6 hours. 

Cocoa Powder Fudge Sauce

3/4 c. Allulose* (or your favorite sweetener)
1/2 c. Hershey's Cocoa Powder (or your favorite brand)
1/2 c. Heavy whipping cream
1/4 c. Salted butter
Large pinch Himalayan Pink Salt
10 drops (or more, to taste) liquid sweetener
1/2 t. Butter Flavor (or any other flavor you like, maybe just more vanilla)
1/2 t. Pure Vanilla

Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan, bring to boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.  Add butter and salt,  continue to boil slowly, stirring occasionally until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.  Remove from heat, let cool, store in glass container.  Keeps in fridge about one month if it lasts that long, lol.  The sauce will harden in the fridge and needs to be warmed before pouring over ice cream or you can get a spoon and eat it :D

April 10, 2025--Long time, no post

  Something usually inspires me to write a post and today it was Penny Kelly's post on Youtube-- Getting Well: Living Water.  I most always click the description under the post to find out more info and today it was a link to My COCO Life (My Community of Consciousness Online), a community that offers the fellowship with people I can relate to in this turbulent realm of what we call Earth.  I decided to join and had to fill out the profile page where it asked for my website; since I don't have an actual website so to speak and only have this oldie-moldie blog--well, here I am today, writing a short post.

Not too much exciting has happened to me since my last post but plenty has been happening in the world!!  Whew, it's difficult to keep up with all the craziness going on.  I find listening to music keeps me grounded and out of the constant being online space we all fall into (which is why I don't jump on Facebook much anymore) and a few days ago while listening to my favorite classical music station WMHT broadcasting from Schenectady, NY area, it dawned on me to do a search to see if another of my favorite hometown stations that I listened to every morning while getting ready for school was still operating.  Yipee!! WPTR, also from the Schenectady, Albany, Troy area came up immediately.  I love it!!  I'm delighted to be able to work around the house, doing whatever suits my fancy with nostalgic memories of my earlier days.

That's what's up for today, I'm off to work on re-webbing an aluminum chaise lounger that's been calling me for a long time.  Peace!  

Waiting in a Wild, Wild World!

Well....I haven't written on my blog for many months again as the world is wild and out of control everywhere, and the "news" (much of it fake and propaganda) happens so fast it's difficult to keep up with.  This absolutely insane time to live in is frustrating and I feel most everything is stupid, including people, of which I may also be one!  

The weather is being manipulated to cause horrible loss of life and property all across the realm, bioweapons are being formulated to manipulate the masses with lockdowns and kill millions of people and most every seemingly "notable" persona does not look like the organic original one I remember.

Waiting seems to be the mode of daily existence now.  Waiting for the EBS, Waiting for the new administration, Waiting for the extraterrestrial disclosure, Waiting for the drone event to be exposed, Waiting for the next huge planned event to happen, Waiting, Waiting, Waiting......

In the meantime, I'm going to listen to music and crochet, pet the cats and enjoy being in the peaceful paradise I've been blessed to live in.  May peace be with you as well. 

A Penny For More Thoughts

 I always love to find a penny on the ground; I believe it's a sign that my Jer is close around me and that gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling.

It has been one HOT, HOT, HOT summer with more to come as record heat is forecast for the next week, the third week of August 2023.  The weather is not the only thing that's HOT, seems the entire world is HOT with FIRES being ignited all over the planet.  

Hmm..let's review this info from the book of Revelation;    

Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.  8:5

The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were thrown down on the earth. One-third of the earth was set on fire, one-third of the trees were burned, and all the green grass was burned.  8:7

Then the second angel blew his trumpet, and a great mountain of fire was thrown into the sea. One-third of the water in the sea became blood...8:8

He did astounding miracles, even making fire flash down to earth from the sky while everyone was watching.  13:13

Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with its fire.  16:8

WOW!!  I've read the book of Revelation over and over and still I don't really innerstand much of it, but lately I've been thinking it's just the "play book" for the dark forces, ya know, what many refer to now as the Deep State or the Black Hats.  What I do innerstand is all these fires on earth seem to have been predestined to occur (be torched from above using DEW maybe?) eons ago by whomever these dark forces are.

I recommend you read all of Revelation and decide for yourself what is going on and WHO really wrote these verses (think Constantine and the boys, 325 A.D.) and what the message really is.  For the time being I'm going to be looking for a penny, listening to some relaxing music and working on some crochet project.  Love to all who have eyes to see and ears to hear. 

Nothing Special, Just Random Thoughts

 It's now been over a year since I've posted anything to this blog even though I've had many thoughts I could share.  How could anyone NOT have thoughts about the state of living during these very turbulent, insane times?  The question is whether or not I should share stuff...who the heck gives a hoot what I think?

Well, that's about all for now, maybe I'll decide to go on tomorrow or again next year.  Seems I have to engage with google products on a more regular basis so they don't wipe me out of existence.

No-churn keto ice cream

I'm like many people who love ice cream but don't buy it because it's loaded with sugar.  I try to do my best to follow a ketogenic/carnivore eating style, so I did a youtube search for a sugar-free keto recipe that would fill the bill; there's tons of them that either didn't really end up well (chunk of ice) or required an ice cream machine.  Before my keto lifestyle journey I ate my way through lots of Talenti Salted Caramel Gelato (which I love and probably is much of the reason I needed a keto eating plan!) so when a video by Chef John of Food Wishes of how to make Mocha Semifreddo (which is like gelato) with no machine showed up in my youtube lineup it immediately caught my attention.  I watched a couple of times and then went to the kitchen to come up with my own sugar-free version that came out great on the first try.  My thanks to Chef John for his method, I recommend watching his video to get the technique right...it's easy.

Here is my recipe using his technique with my ingredients:

2 large eggs

1/2 cup allulose (must use to prevent ice crystals)

1 teaspoons vanilla

1 capful vodka (or any alcohol you choose--may be omitted if desired but ice crystals may form)

Scant 1/8 teaspoon tara gum (adds creaminess)

Pinch of salt

Place all in metal bowl and beat well, I use a hand mixer.  Then beat on medium low heat for 4-7 minutes until the mixture is quite thickened and fluffy.  I use an electric stove for this and it works fine.  Remove from heat and place in refrigerator while preparing the whipped cream.

6-8 ounces cold heavy cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

10 drops liquid vanilla stevia (or desired flavor)

Whip together until "firm" but do not over-whip (you'll get butter)

Add whipped cream to cooled custard mixture and fold in well, you do not have to be gentle.  Place in any container of choice (I use those Talenti containers) and let freeze for at least 6 hours.  This makes about 2 pints.   

I also make coffee flavor:  Add 1 packet of instant coffee crystals (I use Taster's Choice) and I use caramel flavor liquid stevia for this.

Butter Pecan:  Use butter flavor extract instead of vanilla and add 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Mint Chocolate Chip:  Add 1 teaspoon mint extract instead of vanilla to the egg custard mixture and fold in sugar-free chips (I use Lily's).  I make the whipped cream with 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon mint extract.

Hope you try this recipe and enjoy it as much as I do.  You may of course adjust the sweetners and flavorings to suit your own taste.  I love to top this with my sugar-free fudge sauce, recipe is below.

Happy eating ice cream again!