The Ultimate Low Carb Cheesecake Recipe

irreedy — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:33:52 +0000

Low Carb Cheesecake Recipe

Sticking to a low carb diet can be easy when you have treats like this low carb cheesecake recipe to take your mind off of your carb and sugar deprivation! This delicious, filling, satisfying treat will make it easier to stick to your low carb way of life.

So Delicious, So Sinful … Oh Wait … It’s Low Carb!

There are quite a few different low carb cheesecake recipe ideas to choose from, but if you are looking for a really delicious, low carb cheesecake recipe, this is one that you are going to want to try out.

If you want the definitive cheesecake, one that is smooth and rich and oh so tasty, here is a great option. The New York style cheesecake with Brazil nut crust is a tasty treat that is very low in carbohydrates.

For this recipe you will need 2 cups raw Brazil nuts, 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, 2 teaspoon brown Sugar Twin, a pinch of cinnamon and a pinch of salt to make the crust. For the filling you will need 2 1/2 lbs. cream cheese at room temperature, a pinch of salt, 5 tablespoons granular Splenda, 5 tablespoons granular Sugar Twin, 1/2 cup sour cream, 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 2 large egg yolks and 6 large whole eggs.

Preheat the oven to 350ºF for this low carb cheesecake recipe, and line the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan with parchment paper. The parchment paper is very important and you should not skip this step because if you do the cheesecake will end up sticking and you will not be able to get it out of the pan.

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You want to roast the raw nuts for about fifteen minutes, and while they are toasting melt the butter. Then you want to transfer the nuts to a food processor, pulsing them until they are finely chopped because you do not want any large sized nuts in the recipe. Add the remaining crust ingredients and pulse to combine them all together until they are well mixed, and then pat evenly into the bottom of the spring form pan and place in the fridge.

Next you want to increase the oven temperature to 400ºF, beat the cream cheese until smooth in a separate bowl, add the sweeteners, sour cream, lemon juice and vanilla and beat until combined, then add the egg yolks and then the eggs two at a time, beating until incorporated. Carefully pour this filling over the crust and put on the pan, bake for ten minutes, reduce temperature back to 350ºF and bake for nearly two hours or until set.

When you take your first bite you will be convinced you are cheating! This low carb cheesecake recipe is that good!

Cut the Fat! Cut the Carbs!

irreedy — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:34:34 +0000

Cut the Fat! Cut the Carbs!

You’ve heard the popular advice on weight loss diets. Cut the fat! Cut the carbs! Cut the calories! Eat a balanced diet! But how can you cut though all of the confusion, and eat a diet that’s balanced and healthy?

Here’s the advice from nutritional science:

Cut the JUNK fats: Most people do not need an ultra low fat diet. But most of us could improve our diet by cutting out the junk fats. Basically, these are the processed fats: hydrogenated fats, polyunsaturated oils that have been heated, and fats that are combined with junk carbs. Processed fats are the fats most likely to put on flab and clog your arteries.

Cut the JUNK carbs. Most people do not need an ultra low carb diet. But unfortunately, so many people who go on a low fat diet continue to eat highly processed foods – they switch from processed high-fat to processed low-fat. And when food manufacturers create low fat foods, they tend to replace the fat with junk carbs, which tend to pile on the pounds. Basically, junk carbs are low-fiber carbs, like sugar, fructose (and all the other *oses), flour, cornstarch, fruit juice. Yes, fruit juice is a junk carb too! – After all, how much fiber is there in fruit juice? – Virtually none – it’s yet another junk carb. You should eat the whole fruit instead, with its fiber intact.

Cut the JUNK calories. Most people do not need an ultra low calorie diet. But just think what your diet would be like if you dropped the processed fats and the low-fiber carbs. You’d be eating mainly natural proteins, with lots of vegetables plus whole fruits – and the odds are that you would be eating far fewer calories as well. That’s the kind of calorie cutting most of us should be doing.

Eat a balanced NATURAL-FOODS diet. By natural foods, we mean the foods that would have been eaten by your hunter-gatherer ancestors: – lots of whole vegetable foods for vitamins and fiber; moderate to small portions of meats, fish, seafood, and other animal and protein foods, grilled, stewed or baked; and small portions of fresh whole fruit in season. This is the diet on which the human race evolved, and the diet which, for the vast majority of people, makes for optimum health

So the next time you’re about to order a meal with fries and sugary soda, think about how it could be improved. Replace the fries with a salad, and the soda with mineral water, and you’ve already made significant progress towards a healthier, balanced meal.

And at home, look for recipes that use whole, fresh foods, with a minimum of processing. Make sure your meals include natural unprocessed foods, with lots of healthy vegetables, both cooked, and raw in salads. Avoid processed fats and processed low-fiber foods.

A sample menu:
- grilled fish with steamed green beans, and peppers
- large mixed salad, dressed with small amounts of olive oil and vinegar or lemon juice
- fresh fruit platter

Yes – A healthy, balanced diet can be that simple!

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The Ultimate Low Carb Cheesecake Recipe

Low Carb Cheesecake Recipe

Cut the Fat! Cut the Carbs!

Cut the Fat! Cut the Carbs!