Low-Carb recipes

cotonmom2
on 9/20/07 3:41 am - Wichita , KS

Thought some of you might enjoy these recipes! I bought a few new low-carb recipe books this past week and wanted to share a few that sounded good. Pecan Sandies 1 cup butter, at room temp. 1 cup splenda 1 egg 1 1/2 cups vanilla-flavored whey protein powder 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans 1/2 teaspoon salt 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees 2. Beat the butter and splenda together until light and creamy. Beat in the egg. mixing well. Then beat in the protein powder, pecans, and salt. 3. Spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Form the dough into balls about the size of a marble, and flatten them slightly on the cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden. Yield: 4 1/2 dozen cookies, each with 2 grams of carbohydrates, a trace of fiber, and 5 grams of protein. Peanut Butter Protein Bars 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cut natural peanut butter (preferably chunky), at room temp. 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 3/4 cups vanilla-flavored whey protein powder 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 tablespoons splenda 1/2 cup chopped peanuts 1. Melt the butter (a microwave works well for this), and add the peanut butter and softened cream cheese to it. Mix together with a spoon (no need to drag out a blender or mixer), and then add the protein powder, vanilla, splenda, and peanuts; stir well. (It will be very crumbly.) 2. Taste and see if it is sweet enough. If not, add a little more splenda. 3. Press the mixture firmly into an 8x8 pan. Slice into 12 pieces and put the whole pan in the freezer. Remove when the bars are firm. Yield: 12 bars, each with 9 grams of carbohydrates and 1 gram of fiber, for a total of 8 grams of usable carbs and 31 grams of protein. For storage, it's a good idea to package these in individual zipper-lock bags in the freezer.

Jeanie_Rae
on 9/20/07 4:05 am - Seymour, MO

RNY on 05/03/10

Hi cotonmom2

I'm new to the MO Board and just read your low carb recipes. I tried to print them but my computer cut the bottom part of the Peanut butter protein bars. could you send them to me through e-mail? [email protected] ? I think this might be a way to get my other half out of the habit of bringing off limit foods into my home.