Roast Beef Coleslaw Wraps

     Do you know the secret to the perfect Roast!?  I do, I "learnt" it from my momma as a young girl...and I have been making it ever since.  We had it most Sunday's growing up, it's carries that familiar smell from my childhood.  Walking in the house after church to a Roast Beef triggers very fond memories.  So, follow along to see the tricks that have been passed down thru our generations, and withstood the test of time, ...and now my daughters make it for their families too.  #tradition

Ingredients~
Arm Roast (this is all my mom ever uses, she swears it's the most tender, but feel free to sub with your favorite)
1 packet Liptons Dry Onion Soup Mix
Chicken Broth, optional, sub with water
G Hughes Sugar Free Barbecue Sauce
Small Head Cabbage, to yield 5 cups grated
1 cup grated Carrots
1/3 cup Mayo (I used Helman's)
2 Tablespoons Lakanto Monk Fruit~use code Paige20 at checckout for discount
1-2 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
2 sliced Green Onions
Garlic Salt
Salt
Pepper
Joseph's Lavish Bread

     Add Roast to cake pan, sprinkle with Soup, add water or Chicken Broth to cover bottom of pan, seal top with foil, bake at 325 for 5 hours, remove and shred, stir in desired amount of Sauce.  Meanwhile, grate Cabbage and add to large mixing bowl, add Carrots, Mayo, Monk Fruit, Vinegar, Onions and season as desired, stir well to combine.  Add Beef and Cabbage to a 1/4 slice of Lavish Bread.  Enjoy  :)

Bacon Ranch Pizza

     Do you make your own pizza?  Do you like Bacon?  Do you like "yum"?  Yes, yes and yes!  This simple recipe will light up any lunch or dinner, and leave them asking for more!  Each of the 8 slices are only 202 calories, 2.8g carbs, zero fiber, 2.8g net carbs, 19.6g protein and 12.5g fat.  Enjoy this with a side salad and you have a perfectly balanced meal on your hands.  :)

Ingredients for 8 slices~
1 pound ground Chicken
1 Extra Large Egg
1 cup shredded Mozzarella
1 Tablespoon Ranch Seasoning
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1/2 cup G Hughes Sugar Free Barbecue Sauce
1/2 cup Mozzarella
8 slices center cut Bacon, cooked and crumbled
Mini Sweet Bell Peppers, sliced (optional, not included in macros)
Sliced Red Onion (optional, not included in macros)
2 Tablespoons Ranch Dressing

     Mix first set of ingredients til thoroughly combined, pat into circle on pizza pan, bake at 400 for 20 minutes.  Remove, spread with Barbecue Sauce, top with remaining Cheese, Bacon, Peppers, and Onion.  Bake an additional 10 minutes, remove and drizzle with Ranch.  Cut into 8 slices.  Enjoy  :)

Cream Cheese Mexican Soup

     What this soup lacks in beauty, it makes up for in taste!  Seriously one of the best I have EVER tasted...it could be the Cream Cheese...just sayin'.  Each of the 18 cups are 321 calories, 12.4g carbs, 2.7g fiber, 9.7g net carbs, 23.4g protein and 20.2g fat.  This one hits all the high notes, and perfect for a large gathering.  This filled the largest soup pot I have and my family polished it off in one day, it's just that good!  :)

Ingredients for 18 cups~
3 pounds 85% lean ground Beef
1 small Onion, diced
1 Tablespoon chopped Garlic
Dash Cayenne Pepper
4 teaspoons Chicken Bouillon
2 blocks 8oz Cream Cheese
2 cans Rotel (I use Mild)
16oz jar Pace Salsa ( I use Mild)
16oz Water (use Salsa jar to measure)
2 15oz cans drained Beans (I used a triple mix can)
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Diced Avocado
Shredded Cheese
Bell Pepper
Sour Cream
Pepper
Green Onion
Cilantro

     Cook Beef, Onion, Garlic and Cayenne in LARGE stock pot, to safely hold 18 cups of Soup.  Drain grease and stir in Bouillon til fully incorporated, then stir in Cream Cheese til well blended, lastly add the remaining set of first ingredients, heat thru and serve.  Top with desired garnishments, not included in macros.  Enjoy  :)

Frosted Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

     When Quest Nutrition came out with Peanut Butter Cups, I was one happy girl.  I had to add a little to die for Frosting, you might even call it the Cherry on top.  Each of the 4 Cookies are 182 calories, 15.2 carbs, 3g fiber, 9.5g sugar alcohol, 2.7g net carbs, 4.5g protein and 15.9g fat.  These literally melt in your mouth...not in your hands...(had to say it).

Ingredients for 4 Cookies~
1 Tablespoon Butter, softened to room temperature
2 Tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon Almond Flour
2 Tablespoons Lakanto Peanut Butter Powder~use code Paige20 at checkout for discount
1 Tablespoon Lakanto Golden Monk Fruit~use code Paige20 at checkout for discount (sub with Regular, and use an extra teaspoon for rolling in dough, optional and not included in macros)
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Dash Cinnamon
Dash Vanilla
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4 Quest Nutrition Peanut Butter Cups
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1 Tablespoon Butter, softened to room temperature
2 Tablespoons/1oz Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature
1 Tablespoon Lakanto Confectioners Monk Fruit~use code Paige20 at checkout for discount

     Mix first set of ingredients, reserve teaspoon of Golden Monk Fruit.  Divide dough into 4 equal pieces, should weigh in at 17-18 grams, roll into balls and roll in extra Monk Fruit, press each ball of dough in silicone lined muffin tin, and slightly press up the sides.  Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes, or til golden brown, remove from oven and gently set Peanut Butter Cup in center and slightly press down (do not remove Cookie from muffin liner til chilled and set).  Put in fridge to chill.  Meanwhile, mix last set of ingredients til smooth, should yield 1/4 cup, frost each with 1 Tablespoon Frosting.  Enjoy  :)

Reverse Peanut Butter Cups

     Have you ever wondered what it would be like to eat a Peanut Butter Cup inside out!?  Ponder no mo'.  With Lily's new Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, I had the perfect opportunity to play in the kitchen...and play I did!  Each of these 16 extraordinary treats are only 92 calories, 9.2g carbs, 3.5g fiber, 4.5g sugar alcohol, 1.2g net carbs, 2.3g protein and 7.1g fat.  If you haven't tried the two new flavors from Lily's (Semi-Sweet and Milk Chocolate), then it is high time to do so...then you can have fun in the kitchen too!  ;)

Ingredients for 16 servings~
4 Tablespoons Butter, softened to room temperature
4 Tablespoons Lakanto Golden Monk Fruit~ sub with Classic~use code Paige20 at checkout for discount
1/2 cup Almond Flour
1/2 cup Peanut Butter Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Dash Cinnamon
Dash Vanilla
1/2 cup/8 Tablespoons/240 Lily's Semi-Sweet Stevia Sweetened Chocolate Chips~sub with Milk Chocolate or Dark Chocolate

     Cream together Butter and Monk Fruit, til smooth, add in Almond Flour, Peanut Butter Powder, Baking Powder, Cinnamon and Vanilla til fully incorporated.  Divide into 16 equal portions, I had to use my food scale, each portion should be 16-17 grams...or just eyeball it.  Press each piece of dough into bottom of silicone or regular cupcake liner in tin, and press slightly up the sides.  Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.  Meanwhile, count out 16 sets of 15 Chocolate Chips, after removing dough from oven, add the Chocolate Chips into the well of each baked cup, let set til melted, then smooth out and swirl top of Chocolate.  Enjoy  :)

Maple Bacon Donuts

     But seriously...I just can't...or can I!?  My Maple Bacon Donuts might be my best work yet.  Moist, tender, and bursting with high pitched flavor ...could there be anything more exciting than the marriage of Maple and Bacon, especially when their first home is a Donut!  Each of the 9 happy couples are only 176 calories, 24.4g carbs, 1.6g fiber, 21.7g sugar alcohol, 1.2g net carbs, 6g protein and 15.3g fat.  Start or end your day with this match made in heaven!  :)

Ingredients for 9 Donuts~
4 Tablespoons Butter, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup Lakanto Golden Monk Fruit~use code Paige20 at checkout for discount (sub with Regular)
1 cup Almond Flour
2 Extra Large Eggs
1/4 cup Sour Cream
2 slices cooked and crumbled Bacon
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Dash Cinnamon
Dash Maple Extract
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1/2 Lakanto Confectioners Monk Fruit~use code Paige20 at checkout for discount
1 Tablespoon Lakanto Maple Syrup (more if necessary for the right consistency)~use code Paige20 at checkout for discount
Dash Maple Extract
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2 slices cooked and crumbled Bacon

     From first set of ingredients, mix Butter and Monk Fruit til well incorporated, then blend in rest of ingredients.  Add a 1/4 cup batter to each tin of coated Donut pan, bake at 375 for 12 minutes.  Let cool, gently remove from pan and flip over.  Meanwhile, mix set set of ingredients into smooth glaze, dip the top of each Donut to coat the top, sprinkle with Bacon bits.  Enjoy  :)

Cheesecake Brownies

     For those times you are wanting something rich, heavy, decadent and delicious.  Cheesecake Brownies fits the bill.  Each of these 12 "satisfiers" are only 213 calories, 21.8g carbs, 5.2g fiber, 15.3g sugar alcohol, 1.3g net carbs, 6.3g protein and 18.3g fat.  These hit all the high notes in the just the right places!  ...you may even hear angels sing with your first bite.  ;)

Ingredients for 12 servings~
4 Tablespoons Butter, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup Lakanto Monk Fruit~use code Paige20 at checkout for discount
4 Extra Large Eggs
1/2 cup Almond Flour
1/2 cup Cocoa
1/4 cup Sour Cream
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Dash Cinnamon
Dash Vanilla
1/4 cup Lily's Semi Sweet Stevia Sweetened Chocolate Chips
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3/4 cup/6oz Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature
1/3 cup Lakanto Monk Fruit~use code Paige20 at checkout for discount
1/4 cup Sour Cream
2 Extra Large Eggs
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1/4 cup Lily's Semi Sweet Stevia Sweetened Chocolate Chips

     From first set of ingredients, beat Butter and Monk Fruit til fully combined, continue to blend in rest of ingredients til well incorporated, set aside.  In another bowl, mix second set of ingredients til fully combined.  Using an 8X11 pan, line with parchment paper, and pour half Brownie mixture in bottom of pan, pour Cream Cheese mixture on top, finish with dropping remaining Brownie batter on top and sprinkle with remaining Chocolate Chips.  Bake at 350 for 40-43 minutes.  Enjoy  :)