When I first began eating low-carb, every keto or low-carb snickerdoodle recipe I found required some sort of maple syrup for some reason. Here is a far simpler recipe with less than 1 g net carbs per cookie!

If you don't have one of the three types of flour (flaxseed meal, coconut flour, almond flour), just make sure that you have a total of 1 +1/8 cups combined. 

Ingredients:
3/4 cup flaxseed meal
6 tbsp coconut flour
4 tbsp almond flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
3/4 cup erythritol
1 tbsp powdered erythritol* 
1 tbsp ground cinnamon

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Whip together the butter and regular erythritol. Beat in the egg. Sift together the flaxseed meal, coconut flour, almond flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Combine the powdered erythritol and the ground cinnamon. Roll bits of the dough into 1-inch balls and then coat with the erythritol/cinnamon mixture. Place on a pan and press down lightly to flatten. Bake for 10-12 minutes. I highly recommend letting the cookies cool and refrigerating them for a few hours before eating. For some reason, they're better cold!

*I tried two different batches of these cookies: one coated with erythritol and one coated with powdered erythritol. I personally like the powdered ones better, but it is up to you if you only have regular erythritol!

Makes approximately 32 cookies with the following nutritional information:
56 calories
4.5 g fat
2.8 g carbs
1.9 g fiber
0.9 g net carbs
1.4 g protein

I love celebrating friends' birthdays! I often bake desserts for the birthday girl or boy, but had thrown out all of my non-diet foods. This vanilla cake was amazing with a few ingredients switched out!! If you don't have all three of the flour substitutes (flaxseed meal, coconut flour, almond flour), no worries. Just make sure to have a total of 1.5 cups of whichever ones you use.

Ingredients for cake:
I cup erythritol
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
2 tsps vanilla extract
3/4 cup flaxseed meal
1/2 cup almond flour
1/4 cup oat fiber
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup almond milk (optional - can use water instead)

Directions for cake:
Preheat the oven to 350F. Beat together the erythritol and butter. Beat together the eggs and vanilla, then add to the erythritol mixture. Combine the flaxseed meal, oat fiber, almond flour, and baking powder, then add the wet ingredients. Pour into oiled cake pan and bake for 30-40 minutes. 

Ingredients for frosting:
4 oz butter, softened
4 oz cream cheese
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 - 4/5 cup powdered erythritol

Beat together ingredients. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours. Frost cooled cake. If you want an extra bit of flavor, try to add some peanut or almond butter (see below)!

This recipe makes 12 servings with the following nutritional information:
242 calories
23.1 g fat
4.8 g carbs
3.0 g fiber
1.8 g net carbs
​4.2 g protein

Last summer, I spent a month in Payerbach, Austria. I was determined to try the wienerschnitzel at every restaurant in town (I succeeded after less than a week!). There's nothing better than traditional Knoblauchsuppe to accompany your wienerschnitzel! I looked up several recipes when I arrive back in the US, and I couldn't believe how easy it is to make! Here's one of the simplest recipes for delicious garlic cream soup:

Ingredients:
1.5 cups homemade chicken broth
10 g crushed garlic (approximately 3-5 cloves)
1/4 heavy cream
salt and pepper to taste
parsley for garnish (optional)

Directions:
Sautee the garlic in the bottom of the pan for 1-2 minutes. Add the broth (heated up so as not to destroy your saucepan!) and let the mixture simmer for 15 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste as well as the heavy cream and simmer for an additional 2-3 minutes. Chop parsley finely and sprinkle on top to garnish. Enjoy!

Recipe makes about 4 servings with the following nutritional information:
72 calories
6.3 g fat
0.7 g carbs
0.1 g fiber
0.6 g net carbs
​1.8 g protein

I have to confess that this recipe was taught to me by my older sister years ago. Nonetheless, I want to share with with y'all! 

Crack two eggs into an oiled ramekin (I used my Le Creuset mini-croquettes because they're just so damn cute!). Sprinkle salt on top. Splash a tiny bit of heavy cream (or milk) on each yolk. Put on as much thyme as you'd like. Bake at 350F until the whites set (about 15 minutes). Enjoy with your favorite bread or just eat with a spoon. I ate mine with some zaatar flaxseed crackers a friend gave to me!