You may be thinking about Christmas lunch in a couple of days. This is a great side-dish that can be made days in advance and heated up ready to use. Spiced Red Cabbage Serve this hot as a vegetable side dish or store in sterilised jars Vegan and Low Carb Nutritional information Per 100g 31.3 Kcals 0.3g fat 5.5g net carbohydrates 1.8g fibre 0.8g Protein 350g red cabbage, finely shredded 1 large apple, peeled and diced 1 small red onion, finely chopped 1 tsp allspice 150ml red wine vinegar • If your slow cooker needs to be preheated, turn it on 15 minutes before using. Refer to your manufactur ..read more

One of my favourites, a lovely winter warmer made in the slow cooker. A delicious meal suitable for a dinner party. I serve this with cauliflower or celeriac mash, but you can also serve with celeriac dauphinoise. Delicious! Serves 6 Nutritional information Per Serving 339 Kcals 14g fat 5.9g net carbohydrates 3.5g fibre 35g Protein 750g beef steak, diced 1-2 tbsp coconut flour Olive oil or coconut oil 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 200g shallots 150g pancetta, diced (or lardons) 1 large carrot, diced 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 300ml red wine (ideally burgundy) 2 tsp dried thyme 2 tsp paprika 3 ..read more

This is a simple recipe to make amazing profiteroles. These are as near to normal choux pastry as I can get. They won’t puff up and have a hollow base, you normally need to slice them to fill with cream (or savoury filling). I highly recommend using a silicon mat to avoid sticking. These are lovely with whipped cream and dipped into chocolate as profiteroles or eclairs, but also work well as large choux buns filled with savoury such as cream cheese and salmon This recipe will make approx. 20 small profiteroles Nutritional Information per serving (based on 20 profiteroles without filling) 47 K ..read more

This is a lovely, creamy soup, packed with nutrients. If I don’t have broccoli I will sometimes swap for some kale or spinach. This is delicious with some keto bread toasted with lots of butter. Recipe taken from my book Keto Slow Cooker, by Sarah Flower Double Up & Freeze! Serves 4 Nutritional information Per Serving 161 Kcals 7.3g fat 6.8g net carbohydrates 14g Protein 750g courgette, thickly sliced 1 head of broccoli, cut into florets 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 500ml vegetable or bone stock 100g feta cheese, crumbled 1 small handful of fresh mint, chopped · Preheat your slow cooker, f ..read more

A family favourite with a sugar free, low carb twist! This is a variation on my very popular Bakewell tart and it is really divine. If you prefer, you could use lemon instead of orange, which also works brilliantly with the raspberry jam. Serves 10 Nutritional information Per Serving 494 Kcals 45g fat 3.7g net carbohydrates 14.2g Protein Pastry 300g ground almonds 75g ground hazelnuts (grind your own) 40g butter 1 egg 2 tbsp. of sugar-free raspberry jam (see below for recipe) 125g butter 100g erythritol blend, or xylitol (or stevia or monk fruit to taste) 125g almond flour or ground almonds 1 ..read more

These coconut macaroons that are piled high with fluffy coconut and taste divine when topped with dark chocolate. This recipe is not good with stevia, so use erythritol blend, monk fruit or xylitol. Makes 12 Nutritional information Per Serving 170 Kcals 15.6g fat 1.6g net carbohydrates 2.6g Protein 4 egg whites 120g erythritol blend, xylitol 300g desiccated coconut 100g dark chocolate, melted · Preheat the oven to 160ºc/gas mark 3. · Whip the egg whites until light and fluffy. · Blend in the coconut and sweetener and combine gently. · Line your tin with good quality baking parchment. · Place ..read more

A great way to get some extra veg into your diet and to use up any leftovers you may have in your fridge. You can use cauliflower, broccoli, greens or even courgette for these little beauties. I prefer broccoli but that is personal choice. I like to cook them until golden and crispy. This recipe is found in my book, Eating to Beat Type 2 Diabetes, by Sarah Flower Makes 8-10 Nutritional information Each Pattie 104 Kcals 7.6g fat 1.2g net carbohydrates 7.4g Protein 1 head of broccoli or cauliflower Half bunch spring onions, finely chopped 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard 100g mature cheddar, grate ..read more

This is my favourite granola - I think it tastes like crumbled hobnobs! I love the fact it is small and crumbly, so works perfectly on top of yoghurt or cream but I also sometimes use it in bakes or on top of some stewed rhubarb or gooseberries. Enjoy!! Soft Crumble Granola 100g macadamia nuts 100g pecan nuts 100g hazelnuts 100g desiccated coconut 100g mixed seeds 50g milled flax 50-75g Sukrin gold fibre syrup 1. Preheat the oven to 170c 2. Place the nuts and seeds into your food processor and whizz for 15-20 seconds until most of the nuts are crumbled. 3. Remove from the processor and stir i ..read more

Excuse the poor photography, I just wanted to get this recipe out. I have been following a low carb way of eating now for many years. Occasionally there will be some foods I look at and think, ohh, I wish I could eat that. One of these is Borders Dark Chocolate Ginger biscuits, especially at Christmas. I was not going to give in, so decided to make my own. I made these tonight and they are so good I wanted to get the recipe out there asap. This batch made 30 small biscuits and 20 standard size. For the nutritional info, I will estimate 40 standard size biscuits (about 5cm diameter). You could ..read more

First thing to do is make the keto mincemeat. It will store up to 2 weeks in a sterilised jar or you can freeze it. I used brandy and some delicious infused gin that tastes just like Christmas. This batch will do around 18 deep mince pies as shown above or 24 small ones. Freeze what you don't use. Nutritional Values of Mincemeat (based on 15g serving size) 46 Kcals 2.7g fat 4.4g net carbohydrates 0.5g protein 150g dried cranberries or dried cherries (Cherries are much lower carb) 75g frozen blueberries (optional) ½ Bramley apple finely diced 40g pecan nuts, finely chopped Juice and zest of 2 ..read more