Mmmmmm Mocha

So I love coffee, but not the plain black stuff. I want a little flare in my coffee. I want to taste the coffee underneath something sweet. I love all those fun creamers, but when you look at how many carbs are in the sweet stuff it is hard to stomach, and when you look at the sugarfree stuff the ingredients are scary. Plus this will take you about the time that it takes to brew your coffee in a keurig. 

• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons erythritol (or any other all natural sweetener you prefer)
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Mix dry ingredients together and then add in the heavy whipping cream. continue to mix as you bring to boil. Don't stop stirring until you are done. The alternative sweeteners boil at a different temp than sugar so you don't want it to free boil. Add to the coffee of your choice and enjoy!

Chocolate and Peanut Butter

I challenge you to find any other food combination better than chocolate and peanut butter. They mix perfectly together. The problem is that a Reese cup has 24 carbs per cup. They are not exactly what you would call 'diabetic friendly'. I tried and tweaked several recipes before I felt like one was good enough. So after a lot of blood, sweat and tears, (I wish I was joking about that) I bring you my chocolate and peanut butter treat!

Peanut Butter Center

• 2 tablespoons of peanut butter (Check carbs and sugar)
• 3 tablespoons of Stevia (the kind that measures cup for cup like sugar)

Mix peanut butter and stevia together until smooth and set aside for later

Chocolate

• 2 oz of unsweetened bakers chocolate (This is generally next to they chocolate chips in your grocery store)
• 1 teaspoon of butter
• 1 teaspoon of coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons of erythitol
• 1 teaspoon of liquid stevia (If you don't have this just add a little extra erythritol)
• 2-3 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream 

Melt chocolate in a double boiler, if you don't have one just stick an oven safe bowl on top of a boiling pot of water. Whisk everything except the heavy whipping cream together as the chocolate melts. After the ingredients are mixed together and smooth add the heavy whipping cream. Then whisk some more, if you are not sure what to do next, just keep whisking. I have found that the longer I do this, the better my results are. When the oils starts separating out from the chocolate it is time to cool it down a little bit. Remove pot from stove, and keep whisking. I like to sing "just keep whisking, just keep whisking" to the tune of "just keep swimming" from the movie Finding Nemo. When the chocolate is smooth and you feel like you are willing to burn your mouth in order to taste it you know you are ready to pour into your molds. 

I don't have any great candy molds yet, so I have just been using cupcakes liners stuffed into a muffin pan, as if I were making cupcakes. Pour in a spoonful of chocolate until the bottom of the liner is completely covered. Put in a dollop of peanut butter mixture and then completely cover with chocolate. Place them in the refrigerator when you are done.

The directions make this seem a little overwhelming, but I assure you it is not. Play around with it, find out your way of making them better. 

These have been a wonderful addition to our sweet treat collection, I might even like them better than the real thing!

*exact carb count will vary based on your peanut butter choice, and how much heavy whipping cream you use, but mine have less than 2g per piece!!

Strawberry dream

My daughter was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. As soon as we got the confirmation from the doctor my mind started racing with recipe ideas. I am no chef, but I do love to bake. I couldn’t stand the idea of giving up on my love for baking, and my heart broke when I thought about my little one (who is not so little) having to give up her love for sweets and delicious food. This blog will be a REAL account of my kitchen adventures in living with T1D. I have had some wonderful successes, and some full out disasters. Hopefully you can learn from my mistakes and share in my successes!

·      FYI: This is NOT a diet blog. These recipes are not low calorie, and they are not low fat. All I care about are natural foods that taste delicious and are low in sugar/carbs.

Let’s start of with the easiest recipe I have come up with. And in the words of my daughter, “The best strawberry milk shake ever!”

Strawberry Dream Milkshake

·      1 cup frozen strawberries

·      1 cup almond/coconut blend (pictured below)

·      1 heaping tablespoon of erythritol (or any other alternative sweetener you like)

·      ½ cup of yogurt of your choice

Blend all ingredients until smooth

Exact carb count will vary based on the sweetener and yogurt you use, but mine had 8g of carbs !

I bought this almond and coconut milk blend on accident. I wasn't paying attention and thought I was buying plain almond milk. Boy was a pleased with this little mixup!

This is my girl... isn't she the cutest?

I am always looking for great recipes... please share your favorite diabetic friendly recipes!