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Strawberry Shortcake
You don't have to write off strawberry shortcake just because you're on a low-carb diet!

Low-Carb Honey Cake
I originally made this honey cake as a traditional Rosh Hashanah cake. That version, with two tablespoons of honey, has 7 grams of carbs per slice. But I found out it is just as good without the honey as an all-occasion spice cake for only 3 grams of carbs.

Sugar-Free Lemon Curd
Delicious lemon curd recipe, without the sugar or carbs. Lime curd is yummy, too - just substitute lime juice.

Sugar Free Chocolate Pecan Torte
This low-carb flourless chocolate cake is very nice with some whipped cream and a little sugar-free chocolate sauce on top.

Sugar-Free Coconut Macaroons
Coconut macaroons are very easy to make. They have only four ingredients, mix up easily, and require only 15 minutes to cook. The only trick, especially when not using sugar (which attracts moisture) is keeping them from being too dry. Here's how I do it.

Sugar-Free Custard Sauce (Stirred Custard, Soft Custard)
This sugar-free soft custard can used as a sauce over fruit, snow pudding, or anything else you want.

Snow Pudding
Snow pudding is light, delicious, and has almost no carbs, fat, or calories. One of my favorite special desserts as a child, only without the sugar. Traditionally served with custard sauce, but raspberry sauce is good, too, and either can be low carb.

Low-Carb Pumpkin Pie
This is a yummy low-carb pumpkin pie that has gotten me compliments for years. It is both sugar-free and gluten-free, but no one will guess! People will ask you for the recipe.

Sugar-Free Fresh Berry Pie
I make this pie with blackberries, but I think it would work great with raspberries. The filling is mostly uncooked, with just a glaze over it.

Low-Carb Cheesecake
Recipe for basic low-carb cheesecake, with link to strawberry topping and other low-carb cheesecakes.

Low-Carb Chocolate Mousse
This mousse is such a rich, intense chocolate hit that you'll probably be satisfied with a small amount.

Low Carb Almond Pie Crust
This is a very easy pie crust to make. It goes very well with the fresh blackberry pie.

Bonet/Bounet - Italian Cocoa Almond Pudding
This is sort of like a flan. It is served in thick slices. This low carb sugar-free version is totally inauthentic because it is supposed to be made with Italian almond cookies and sugar. But from what I can tell, it is probably fairly close to the original in texture and taste.

Egg Free Chocolate Mousse
This egg-free version of a chocolate mousse is fluffier than the more dense and silky traditional recipes.

Sugar-Free Raspberry Fool
This yummy combination of whipped cream and raspberries is easy to make.

Raspberry Vanilla Cream
This sugar-free low-carb dessert is not cold enough to be ice cream, but it's a similar consistency as soft-serve ice cream.

Satisfying Breakfast Shake
This shake is designed to get you going (with coffee, but you can use decaf) and keep you going through the morning (with the medium-chain fatty acids in the coconut milk).

Miracle Brownies
Yes, there is only one gram of carbohydrate in each brownie. And yes, they really are truly brownies in every way--taste, texture, and intense chocolate flavor. Can a brownie be low-carb and good for you? You bet. It's a miracle!

Torta del Re - King's Cake
This is a low-carb, sugar-free, and gluten-free version of a Northern Italian almond cake with lemon flavoring.

Easy Three Berry Syrup or Sauce
An easy sugar-free berry syrup for pancakes or sauce for dessert, made with blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.

Cranberry Walnut Cookies
With their festive red cranberries, these drop cookies make a nice Christmas cookie, but they are a great healthy cookie any time. Sugar-free, low-carb, and gluten-free.

Pecan Nut Pie Crust
A recipe for a pie crust made of pecans. Perfect for a low-carb pumpkin pie.

Low Carb Peanut Butter Cups
These sugar free, low carb peanut butter cups are better than any "sugar-free candy" you can buy in a store.

Low Carb Chocolate Ganache (for Truffles or Sauce)
This sugar free low carb chocolate ganache can be used to make truffles or a chocolate sauce.

Microwave Apple Almond Dessert
For me, baked apple is a comfort food. Regular recipes are full of sugar and raisins. This is sort of a cross between baked apple and an individual apple crisp, but it's done in the microwave, so it isn't crispy. Sometimes I top it with yogurt, or mascarpone cheese mixed with the flavored sugar-free syrup.

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