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Low Carb “Cornbread” Dressing Recipe

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Low Carb “Cornbread” Dressing

A delicious "cornbread" dressing combining my "cornbread" recipe and my mother's basic dressing recipe.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 237 kcal

Ingredients

"Cornbread"

  • 2 cups Almond Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 4 Eggs beaten
  • 4 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
  • 4 Tablespoons Water
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 stick Butter melted

Dressing

  • 2 cups Onion chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups Celery chopped
  • 1 stick Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sage dried
  • 2 cups Chicken Stock
  • 2 Eggs

Instructions

"Cornbread"

  1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
  2. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
  3. Combine almond flour, baking powder and salt.
  4. Add eggs, cream, water and extract (if used).
  5. Add melted butter.

  6. Option: Add 1/8th teaspoon of Popcorn Extract.

  7. Divide evenly among muffin cups.
  8. Bake. The muffins should be lightly browned on top and edges. They should be firm to the touch and if you insert a toothpick, it should come out clean.

  9. Let cool.  

  10. Crumble "cornbread" into a large bowl.  

Dressing

  1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees.

  2. Spray nonstick spray on a 8 x 11.5 glass baking dish.

  3. Saute onions and celery in butter.

  4. Add all ingredients to "cornbread" in bowl and mix together well.

  5. Pour mixture into the baking dish and smooth out evenly.

  6. Bake for an hour or until set firm, but still moist.

Recipe Notes

  • I worried that that it took so long to bake and that I might need to back off some liquid, but it turned out great.  I may still experiment with that and will update this post when I do.
  • Another reader did this recipe with 1 1/2 cups chicken stock with good success.  I will try this out too.  Some like drier rather than wetter dressing.  My family likes it a little wetter.
  • The Nutritional facts went a bit wonky on me.  This recipe is calculated for 16 servings.
Nutrition Facts
Low Carb “Cornbread” Dressing
Amount Per Serving
Calories 237 Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Fat 21g32%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Cholesterol 97mg32%
Sodium 359mg16%
Potassium 161mg5%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 6g12%
Iron 1mg6%
Calcium 75mg8%
Vitamin C 1.8mg2%
Vitamin A 540IU11%
Net Carbs 5g10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Low Carb “Granola” Bars Recipe

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Low Carb "Granola" Bars

A low carb alternative to granola bars.   

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Almonds sliced
  • 1/2 cup Pumpkin Seeds raw
  • 1/2 cup Sunflower Seeds raw
  • 1 cup Pecans chopped
  • 2 cups Unsweetened Coconut shredded
  • 1/4 cup Flax Seed ground
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ginger ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 3 Tablespoons Swerve powdered
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter melted
  • 2/3 cup Sukrin Fiber Syrup

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Place rack in middle position of oven.

  2. Line a baking pan with foil. Spray the foil with non-stick spray. I like the Coconut Oil spray for this recipe.

  3. Place the sliced almonds into a food processor and process until they look like the size of oats. Place the chopped nuts into a large bowl. Add to them pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, coconut, golden flax meal, cinnamon, ginger, salt and powdered sweetener. Mix thoroughly. Pour the butter over and mix again. Add the fiber syrup and mix one more time. (All should be just coated by the syrup.)

  4. Pour the mixture into the baking pan and spread evenly. Lay a piece of parchment paper on top of the mixture and firmly press the granola mixture into the dish, flattening as much as possible.

  5. Bake for 20 minutes. 

  6. Let the pan cool for 20 to 30 minutes. 

  7. Cut the mixture into 24 bars (8 rows width-wise and 3 rows length wise). 

  8. Store in an airtight container.

Recipe Notes

This was inspired by a lowcarbmaven.com recipe.  If you haven't been to that site... GO!  It has amazing stuff on it.

OPTIONAL: ¼ to ½ cup Sugar Free Chocolate Chips (of course it will add Net Carbs so you will need to adjust your carb count for that. Also, you might lower the cinnamon by ½ teaspoon if you do.)  I like Lily's Chocolate Chips made with stevia which I find at Whole Foods, but you can find the the Hershey's Sugar Free Chocolate Chips at most Walmarts.

Also, some folks use sugar free Maple Syrup in recipe's that normally call for the Sukrin Fiber Syrup.  I haven't tried it that way yet, but it might work.  Let me know if anyone does goes this route.  It will likely raise the Net Carbs as the fiber syrup really does have a lot of fiber in it!

Nutrition Facts
Low Carb "Granola" Bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 200 Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 2mg1%
Sodium 60mg3%
Potassium 182mg5%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 10g42%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 4g8%
Iron 1.2mg7%
Calcium 45mg5%
Vitamin C 0.2mg0%
Vitamin A 30IU1%
Net Carbs 5g10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Cinnamon “Sugar” Pecans

Cinnamon “Sugar” Pecans

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Cinnamon "Sugar" Pecans

A low carb version of those wonderful cinnamon sugar nuts.

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Southern
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 32
Calories 196 kcal

Ingredients

  • 32 ounces Pecans halves
  • 2 1/2 Tablespoons Water
  • 3/4 cup Truvia
  • 2 teaspoons Cinnamon ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees.

  2. Place pecans in a bowl.  Add water.  Mix with hands until all pecans are moistened.

  3. In separate bowl, mix together Truvia, cinnamon and salt.

  4. Pour Truvia mix over pecans and mix with hands making sure pecans are evenly coated.

  5. Pour pecans onto a NON STICK foil lined baking sheet.  Spread out evenly.

  6. Bake 15 minutes, turning nuts half way through.

  7. Remove from oven and cool.

  8. Place in airtight plastic container or gallon size food storage bag.

Recipe Notes

I made these for Thanksgiving 2017 and no one could tell these weren't made entirely with sugar.  Success!!!

Nutrition Facts
Cinnamon "Sugar" Pecans
Amount Per Serving
Calories 196 Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Fat 20g31%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 36mg2%
Potassium 116mg3%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 2g4%
Iron 0.7mg4%
Calcium 21mg2%
Vitamin C 0.3mg0%
Vitamin A 15IU0%
Net Carbs 2g4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Savory Pecans Recipe

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Savory Pecans

A garlicky savory pecan snack.

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Southern
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 32
Calories 209 kcal

Ingredients

  • 32 ounces Pecans halves
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter melted
  • 4 teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Onion Powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Put pecans in a large bowl.

  3. In a small bowl, mix together butter, Worcestershire Sauce, salt, garlic powder and onion powder.

  4. Pour butter mixture over pecans.

  5. Mixing by hands is best, but make sure butter is cooled otherwise use a spoon.  Mix the butter mixture and pecans so that nuts are well coated.

  6. Pour nuts out onto a foil lined baking sheet and spread evenly.

  7. Bake for 15 minutes turning nuts with spatula half way through.

  8. Remove from oven and cool.

  9. Place nuts in an airtight container or gallon plastic food bag.

Recipe Notes

When you can't have the Chex Mix that everyone else is eating because of the carbs... this is the next best thing.  

You can make this with almonds and walnuts too.  I haven't tried with more exotic nuts but those might be good as well (or not.)

Nutrition Facts
Savory Pecans
Amount Per Serving
Calories 209 Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Fat 21g32%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 3mg1%
Sodium 165mg7%
Potassium 122mg3%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 2g4%
Iron 0.8mg4%
Calcium 21mg2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg0%
Vitamin A 60IU1%
Net Carbs 2g4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.