Low Carb Brownie Cheesecake Squares

October 24th marked Amelia’s first diabetes anniversary, or “Diaversary” as we have called it. It was a busy day. On Wednesdays Amelia has a tennis lesson at 6pm. Usually this is when we eat dinner so I have to cook something quick that we can eat before we go. I invited her best friend over, who she takes the lesson with her, to come over after for dessert. I wanted to pick a low carb recipe and I found this one for Brownie Cheesecake Squares on Low Carb Yum.

The cheesecake part of these was delicious. So yum. The brownie part tasted dense and really was more like a crust than a brownie. You wouldn’t be able to eat the brownie part by itself. It definitely needed the flavor of the cream cheese layer to counteract the dark chocolate bitter taste of the brownie. I also think they are best enjoyed cut up in little bite size pieces.

Low Carb Brownie Cheesecake Squares by Low Carb Yum

Ingredients

Flourless Brownies

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

• 3.5 ounces dark chocolate

• 3 tablespoons low carb sweetener

• 3 large eggs

• 1/4 cup cocoa powder

Cheesecake Topping

• 16 ounces cream cheese softened

• 1 cup heavy cream

• 1/2 cup low carb sweetener or less to taste

• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and spray a 8x8-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

2. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the chocolate and butter.

3. Pour the melted chocolate mixture into a mixing bowl and combine it with the stevia and cocoa powder.

4. Slowly whisk in the eggs one at a time and then transfer the brownies from the bowl to the pan to bake for 15-20 minutes. Once cooked, set the brownies aside to cool.

5. Cheesecake Topping - In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, stevia, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon.

6. Blend the mixture until it is smooth and creamy.

7. In a separate bowl, use a hand mixer to whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.

8. Slowly fold together the cream cheese and whipped cream until all the ingredients are well-blended.

9. Pour the cheesecake topping over the cooled brownies and place the dessert in your fridge for 4 hours to set.

Calories: 216 | Fat: 20g | Carbs: 4g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Protein: 3g

Sunday Morning Pumpkin Muffins

I like pumpkin spice things and I’m not ashamed to say it. There’s something about Sunday morning that makes you want to eat things like donuts, muffins, pancakes and waffles, am I right? I recently heard about this Simple Mills brand from someone on Instagram and the next day at Publix I spotted this muffin mix.

This is lower carb than your typical muffin mix coming in at about 14g per muffin versus 28g per muffin! We try to find treats that feel like comfort food but are lower carb than the real thing. It’s pretty cool that this Simple Mills mix only has natural ingredients. The full list of ingredients is almond flour, organic coconut sugar, pumpkin, arrowroot, organic coconut flour, organic spices, baking soda and sea salt, that’s it!

And most importantly, they tasted delish too. Type 1 Diabetic approved by Amelia! :) Click here to purchase Simple Mills Pumpkin Bread & Muffin Mix online!

Yummy Cucumber Dill Salad

I love this yummy cucumber dill salad from Wholesome Yum! I actually get a lot of recipes from this awesome site. They’re all low carb, gluten free and use 10 ingredients or less! I went to a salad luncheon today and had to bring a salad to share so I chose this cucumber dill salad. It was light, refreshing and delish. I love dill but I feel like it’s one of those spices you either love or you hate, like cilantro (which I love too).

I doubled the recipe since we were serving a large crowd, but I only used one red onion and I felt like it was plenty. The ingredients (minus the cucumber and onion) mixed together would actually make a really amazing dressing for a lettuce salad too, yum! I peeled the cucumbers because it just felt like the right thing to do, but it’s not necessary. I might try it next time with mini cucumbers. I think this yummy cucumber dill salad would be a great addition to a summer cook-out too.

BEST CREAMY CUCUMBER SALAD RECIPE WITH SOUR CREAM AND DILL by Wholesome Yum

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Sour cream

• 2 tbsp Fresh dill (chopped)

• 1 tbsp Olive oil

• 1 tbsp Lemon juice

• 1/2 tsp Garlic powder

• 1/2 tsp Sea salt

• 1/4 tsp Black pepper

• 6 cups Cucumber (chopped)

• 1 small Red onion (thinly sliced)

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the sour cream, dill, olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic powder. Season with sea salt and black pepper to taste.

2. Stir in the chopped cucumbers and red onions.

Calories: 86 | Fat: 6g | Total Carbs: 7g | Net Carbs: 6g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Protein: 2g