Low Carb Pizza Dough - Janet's Cooking at Home

Janet's Cooking At Home

Low Carb Pizza Dough

Having a craving for pizza while on a low card diet? We came up with a dough that only has 16g carbs total for a 12in pizza.

Ingredients:

2C    Grated mozzarella

2 T   Cream cheese
3/4C Almond flour
1       Large egg
1T    Dry ranch dressing mix
1/2t  Crushed red pepper flakes

Directions:

Heat oven to 425F

In a bowl add mozzarella and cream cheese and microwave for 30 second repeat until melted stirring each time

Stir  cheese until smooth and stir in flour and egg ranch dressing and red pepper flakes

Place the dough on parchment paper (sprayed with a no stick spray) top with another parchment paper and roll the dough out to fit a 12 inch pizza pan lined with parchment (sprayed with a no stick spray)

Bake 5 minutes on one side and then turn over and bake another 5 minute

Top the pizza with anything you like 

Note: your choice of toppings may increase the total amount of carbs

Bake until toppings are done

Enjoy!

Janet's Cooking at Home - Two Low Carb Desserts

JANET'S COOKING AT HOME

Cooking low carb can be challenging at best. Coming up with a dessert can be even more so.

Sweet Lemon Ricotta Cheese Pie

Sweet Lemon Ricotta Cheese Pie

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups almond flour sifted
3 tablespoons sugar substitute
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter melted
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 eggs beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
15 ounces ricotta cheese
2 oz cream cheese
1 tablespoon coconut flour
3/4 cup sugar substitute
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Zest of 1/2 lemon

Instructions:

In deep dish pie plate, mix together almond flour, 3 tablespoons equivalent sugar substitute and 1/4 teaspoon salt

Pour in butter, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix until dough forms

Press into pie plate

Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes

Set on rack to cool slightly

In a large bowl mix 4 beaten eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, ricotta cheese, coconut flour, 1 cup sugar substitute, zest of 1/2 lemon

Beat until smooth

Pour into crust and bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until lightly browned and firm

Cool and enjoy

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Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients:

1/3 cup full fat coconut milk

3 tablespoons sweetener
1-3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/8-1/4 tsp kosher salt
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
Garnish
soft whipped cream
flakey sea salt

Optional: 1/8 cup of dry red wine

Instructions:

Reduce 1/8 cup of red wine to 1 tablespoon

Heat up coconut milk and sweetener until it just begins to simmer

Mix in cocoa, add reduced red wine, salt and allow to cool completely (you can do a water bath to speed up the process!)

Add heavy whipping cream to a chilled bowl and whip until relatively stiff peaks form

Blend in the cooled chocolate mixture

Transfer to a serving glass

Garnish with sea salt to taste and add soft whipped cream

Allow to chill

Enjoy

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