Lynne's Low Carb Peppermint Patties

This is from the Dr. Bernstein's Forum, and there is an amazing member there named Lynne. This is from her incredible thread of recipes. I will get more here as I can.


Peppermint Patties,
Very nice snack, keep in freezer:

1 package unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon boiling water
1 cup heavy cream
3 drops peppermint flavor
1 ounce cream cheese
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
10 Splenda packets
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Soften gelatin in the boiling water. Add all ingredients into a blender and blend well. Chill for 10 minutes and spoon onto parchment paper and freeze. Pack in an airtight container.

Per Serving: 33 Cal (84% from Fat, 3% from Protein, 12% from Carb); 0 g Protein; 3 g Tot Fat; 1 g Carb; 0 g Fiber; 5 mg Calcium; 0 mg Iron; 7 mg Sodium; 10 mg Cholesterol

Cranberry Apple Crisp

5 cups sliced apples (I use a sweet apple, tart is too much with cranberries)
1 1/2 cups cranberries. (The recipe used whole, I chopped the 1 1/2 whole)
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
(The recipe ended here, I added 1/2 to 3/4 cup oatmeal, you may need more butter if you do that)

Place the apples and cranberries in a 9x13 pan, I found this cooked down thin so you could use a 8x8 or 9x9 pan to make it a thicker serving.

Mix the rest of the ingredients together, and sprinkle over apple mixture. bake in a 375 degree oven for 45 minutes.

Yummy stuff.

roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Here is a yummy recipe for roasting pumpkin seeds.

Sort pumpkin seeds to get rid of strings, do not rinse.
place pumpkin seeds in a pot of water and a bunch of salt. (sorry I don't measure, but you want the water good and salty.) Bring to a boil and then simmer for 10 minutes. drain. stir in a bit of olive oil or butter, ( I use a mix of both.)

Place on cookie sheet. In a hot oven 375 degrees, roast seeds, stirring every 7 minutes. This could take anywhere from 15-20 minutes to get golden in color. Cool

I also added a bit more salt before roasting. You could add other spices too if you wanted for variation.

Yummy!