On Xenia Street is where I fell in love with food. I experiment with traditional recipes & modify some of my Greek favorites in order to make them ketolicious!
What to do with a large container of overly ripe strawberries? Well, anything really! I decided that this weeks sugar free dessert should be a strawberry crumble. Very easy and perfect for your summer berries! I sweetened my strawberries with yacon syrup instead of sugar or other sweeteners. And my secret ingredient is a chocolate … Continue reading Strawberry Crumble
Pana Cotta is a refreshing molded Italian dessert made with heavy cream and gelatin. It is served chilled and topped with syrup and fruit. It is one of my favorite desserts! And it is very easy to make. I flavored this one with fresh strawberries, vearing away from the traditional flavor of vanilla. The usual … Continue reading Keto Strawberry Pana Cotta
I recently made two types of berry curds. A sugar free mixed berry curd and a strawberry curd. They are wonderful as fillings for cakes and tarts! They are so pretty, festive and they taste amazing! Today I opted for mini fruit tarts! Fruit tarts have always been my favorite little treats and I am … Continue reading Keto Mini Berry Tarts
I recently was introduced to curd at Thanksgiving when I was looking for something different to make for the holiday, and made a baked cranberry curd tart. I have been curious about curd because I have always seen lemon curd in the market, and it is used in various desserts. Well, while I was exploring, … Continue reading Mixed Berry Curd
I wanted to bake some cookies. I am not going to lie that most of the keto cookie recipes I have tried have been an utter failure! Be it the texture and the lack of natural gluten that wheat has, or the right balance of sweeteners. I have truly been left disappointed. Then last night … Continue reading Thumbprint Cookies
I think that one of lifes small pleasures is a lovely fruit jam. Growing up my absolute favorite was always strawberry jam and my mother always had some in the refrigerator for me. Traditional jams, jellies, and preserves use quite a bit of sugar. Not only does this sweeten your end result, but it also … Continue reading Strawberry Chia Seed Jam – Sugar Free
Since I have made the sugarfree blackbery sauce, I have found a few ways to use it creatively. The latest one is this gorgeous blackberry swirl cheesecake! The crust is based in my almond flour pastry dough to which I added cocoa powder. While I do not usually sweeten the pastry dough, adding cocoa powder … Continue reading Blackberry Swirl Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust
Blackberries are one of favorite fruits! I especially love that they are naturally very low in sugar. As I usually just eat a few in a berry fruit salad, I thought how wonderful would it be to make sugar free & keto friendly berry sauce! You can use this in multiple ways. I mixed a … Continue reading Blackberry Saucy Syrup
