Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and you know what that means? Chocolate is in the air.
If you're looking to celebrate with some delicious desserts and sweets WITHOUT compromising your health and wellness goals, look no further!
These 3-sugar free Valentine's Day recipes are brought to you by TJ & Amanda, authors of Kitchen Chemistry, a new cookbook for couples.
These recipes below feature our all-natural, sugar-free, lifestyle-friendly (Keto, Diabetic, Candida) Lakanto products that are sweetened with monk fruit. Monk fruit is hailed for its true-to-sugar taste and health benefits.
It's time to satisfy your sweet tooth guilt-free. Check the recipes out below!
Keto Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
4 Organic Pasture-Raised Egg Yolks
2 tbsp Coconut Oil
2 tbsp Grassfed Ghee
1 c Almond Milk
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 c Lakanto Classic Monkfruit Sweetener
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
3 heaping tbsp. Raw Cacao Powder
Ingredients For Cookie Dough:
1 1/2 tbsp Almond Flour
2 tbsp Grassfed Ghee
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tbsp Lakanto Classic Monkfruit Sweetener
1/4 tsp Sea Salt
1 tsp MCT Oil
Handful sugar-free chocolate chips
1 heaping tbsp Almond Butter
Directions:
1. In a high-speed blender, blend all ice cream ingredients together. Then place in your ice cream maker. (Note- if you do not have an ice cream maker, you pour the blended ingredients into a bowl, freeze, and then re-blend once frozen).
2. In a separate bowl mix cookie dough ingredients. Form into small balls of your own desired size.
3. Top ice cream with cookie dough balls and enjoy.
Keto Chocolate Avocado Bread
Ingredients:
2 Ripe Avocados
3 Organic Pasture Raised Eggs
1 c Almond Flour
1/2 c Coconut Flour
1/4 c Lakanto Classic Monkfruit Sweetener
3 heaping tbsp Almond Butter
2 tbsp Raw Cacao Powder
1/2 tsp Himalayan Sea Salt
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 c Sugar-Free Chocolate Chips
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a blender or food processor, combine avocados, eggs, almond butter, and vanilla extract until smooth.
3. Pour into a mixing bowl and add in almond flour, coconut flour, Lakanto Classic Monkfruit Sweetener, cacao, sea salt, and baking soda. Then mix in half of the chocolate chips/chunks.
4. Line an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches loaf pan with parchment paper (if using a smaller, deeper pan, you may have to cook longer).
5. Pour in batter then top with the rest of the chocolate chips/chunks.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until you can pull a fork out clean.
#SweetResponsibly
Who said you can't "have your cake and eat it, too?" Now you can with these tasty, healthy dessert and treat ideas. Make your Valentine's Day special and still stay on track with your goals.
For more recipes from TJ & Amanda, check out their new cookbook, Kitchen Chemistry.