What's For Dessert?

[Steve Kroll]

That looks divine, Steve! I'm a big fan of coconut and interested in your recipe, too.

Crust is made from???

A coconut flour shortbread crust would be nice.

The crust is made from a combination of almond and coconut flour. I use this recipe (it's also the same recipe I used for the quiche I made last week):
Keto Pie Crust | Ruled Me

Don't pre-bake the crust, though. I made that mistake. The 40 minutes of cooking time with the filling should be sufficient.

For the Filling:
2/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes, divided
2 8-oz pks Philadelphia brand Neufchâtel cheese, softened
1/2 cup coconut milk (you can use the leftover for a curry)
1 cup Swerve brand confectioners style sweetener (or your favorite sugar substitute, to taste)
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs

For the Topping:
1.5 cups heavy cream
1/2 tsp vanilla
Sugar substitute, to taste (I use Swerve confectioners style)

Pre-heat oven to 350F

Toast the coconut flakes in a dry pan over medium low heat on the stove top, stirring frequently. Don't let it burn. Set it to the side to cool.

In a food processor, combine half of the toasted coconut flakes, Neufchâtel, coconut milk, sweetener, and vanilla. Process until smooth. Add the eggs and process for a few more seconds, until just combined. Pour the filling into the pie shell.

Bake for 40-45 minutes. The filling will still be jiggly at this point.

Allow to cool completely. Whip the cream with the vanilla and sugar substitute. Top the cheesecake with the whipped cream and scatter the remaining toasted coconut flakes over the top.

Chill for several hours before serving.

Makes 12 servings.

 

[Addie]

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I found Dark Chocolate Cocoa, made brownies with pistachios and topped them with ice cream

That looks so divine. Chocolate cake is to absolutely die for when made with dark chocolate.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

The crust is made from a combination of almond and coconut flour. I use this recipe (it's also the same recipe I used for the quiche I made last week):
Keto Pie Crust | Ruled Me

Thank you, Steve! C&P

 

[Kaneohegirlinaz]

A coconut flour shortbread crust would be nice.

MMM, that sounds good, dish PF!

 

[Kaneohegirlinaz]

That looks so divine. Chocolate cake is to absolutely die for when made with dark chocolate.

Addie, when I was mixing the ingredients also when I pulled the pan from the oven, it actually look pretty gross. But I had never baked with dark chocolate before, I presented it nicely in my domed cake pedestal and topped each serving with Blue Bunny Bunny Tracks, and it was a hit.

 

[Kaneohegirlinaz]

I REALLY needed a baked good of some sort yesterday, so I made
Quaker® Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies into bars with Dried Blueberries.

Meh... I subed the raisins for dried blueberries and used the "new recipe" that 's on the boxtop.
This recipe comes out crunchier than I prefer. It was good, but, meh...



I still like the old recipe better.
This recipe has more butter and brown sugar, chewier, MMM!
I mean, COME ON MAN!
Doesn't that look delish?

 

[Addie]

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I REALLY needed a baked good of some sort yesterday, so I made
Quaker® Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies into bars with Dried Blueberries.

Meh... I subed the raisins for dried blueberries and used the "new recipe" that 's on the boxtop.
This recipe comes out crunchier than I prefer. It was good, but, meh...

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I still like the old recipe better.
This recipe has more butter and brown sugar, chewier, MMM!
I mean, COME ON MAN!
Doesn't that look delish?

The extra brown sugar is what made it chewier.

 

[Kaneohegirlinaz]

The extra brown sugar is what made it chewier.

Yup Addie, and the butter doesn't hurt either

 

[Addie]

Yup Addie, and the butter doesn't hurt either

I hope you didn't put raisins in it. Not my favorite addition to foods. Like biting into a wet bug. Otherwise, it does look good.

 

[Andy M.]

I hope you didn't put raisins in it. Not my favorite addition to foods. Like biting into a wet bug. Otherwise, it does look good.

I guess we don't agree on this one. Raisins and walnuts for me, Addie.

 

[Addie]

I guess we don't agree on this one. Raisins and walnuts for me, Addie.

Walnuts I would eat. But I prefer any other nut. I find walnuts tend to have a bitter taste. Could be I just have strange taste buds.

 

[medtran49]

Hopefully mascarpone brownies with a semi-sweet ganache on top.

 

[medtran49]

Walnuts I would eat. But I prefer any other nut. I find walnuts tend to have a bitter taste. Could be I just have strange taste buds.

If yours are so are mine cause they taste a bit bitter to me too. Walnuts are definitely not my favorite nut, next to last on the list, with hazelnuts being the last.

 

[taxlady]

I have found that the bitter in walnuts is usually from a bit of dark skin. When there are dark bits of skin on walnuts, I scrape those off before using them and that seems to get rid of the bitterness.

 

[GotGarlic]

I use pecans instead of walnuts. I find walnuts to be bitter, too. Pecans have the same texture but a bit more mellow flavor.

 

[Andy M.]

While walnuts can be bitter, I find they are not bitter once cooked into a recipe.

 

[Kaneohegirlinaz]

Walnuts Are Bitter

Plus, how many is it now? well, me too.
I don't use walnuts in any dishes any longer.
Pecans, Pistachios, Mac Nuts, Pine Nuts ...

 

[Kaneohegirlinaz]

Hopefully mascarpone brownies with a semi-sweet ganache on top.

did you makes these brownies? photo? recipe?

 

[FoodieFanatic]

I use pecans instead of walnuts. I find walnuts to be bitter, too. Pecans have the same texture but a bit more mellow flavor.

I so agree...I use pecans whenever a recipe calls for walnuts. Just prefer them over walnuts.

 

[taxlady]

You guys should try my "rub off the dark/black skin" trick with walnuts. They are really healthy,

"Walnuts are one of the richest plant-based sources of alpha-linolenic acid, or ALA, a fatty acid that your body can convert into the heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA. Walnuts have 9 grams of ALA in every 100-gram serving, while pecans have just 1 gram in the same serving size."

From Walnuts Vs. Pecans Nutrition | LIVESTRONG.COM