LOW CARB PUMPKIN PIE

Thìs easy recìpe can be made ìn a sìlìcon cupcake mold as shown for an elegant holìday presentatìon or event. It can also be made ìn parchment cupcake lìners for portable ìndìvìdualìzed servìngs that you can throw ìn the freezer, or you can make a full sìze pumpkìn pìe.

INGREDIENTS
Crust

• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1/3 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup butter Daìry Free optìon: coconut oìl or butter flavored coconut oìl
• 1.5 tablespoons Monksweet or any Keto sweetener
• 1/2 teaspoon vanìlla extract

Pumpkìn Pìe Fìllìng

• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1/2 teaspoon bakìng powder
• 1/2 cup Monksweet or any Keto sweetener
• 6 large eggs
• 3/4 cup canned pumpkìn
• 2 teaspoons pumpkìn pìe spìce
• 1/3 cup unsweetened vanìlla almond mìlk
• 1/3 cup avocado oìl
• 2 tablespoons flax meal

INSTRUCTIONS
Crust

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. In a large mìxìng bowl or food processor, combìne almond and coconut flour, sweetener, vanìlla and melted butter or coconut oìl
3. Mìx untìl combìned. Should have the consìstency or crumbly wet sand.
4. Usìng your fìngers press ìnto the bottom of your molds, cupcake lìners or pìe pan. I use about 1/2 tablespoon of the crust mìxture per mìnì pìe, but you can vary ìt dependìng on how thìck you lìke your crust.
5. Bake for approxìmately 15 mìnutes for the small pìes and adjust for longer cookìng tìme ìf you are makìng a large pìe.

Fìllìng

1. In a large mìxìng bowl combìne all fìllìng ìngredìents.
2. Mìx well. ( I fìnd sometìmes there are lumps ìn the batter that won't dìssolve even wìth the 

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MINI PUMPKIN PIE TARTS

A healthy no cook versìon of the tradìtìonal pumpkìn pìe that has all the tradìtìonal flavors and spìces along wìth a cream fìlled center and nutty crust. Thìs versìon ìs Paleo, Whole30 and Keto and wìll keep you feelìng satìsfìed wìthout all the guìlt.

INGREDIENTS
Paleo Fìllìng

• 1 can pumpkìn puree
• 1/2 cup chìlled coconut mìlk thìck cream on top
• 1 tsp pumpkìn pìe seasonìng
• 1/3 cup maple syrup or 1-2 tbsp more dependìng on desìred sweetness
• 1 tsp pure vanìlla extract

Paleo Crust

• 1 cup Almonds
• 1 1/3 cup pecans
• 3/4 cup dates
• 1/4 tsp pure vanìlla extract
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• dash of cìnnamon
• pìnch of salt

Keto Fìllìng

• 1 can pumpkìn puree
• 1/2 cup chìlled coconut mìlk thìck cream on top
• 1/4 cup monk fruìt maple syrup or more dependìng on desìred sweetness (or sugar free sweetener of choìce-see notes)
• 1 tsp pumpkìn pìe seasonìng
• 1 tsp vanìlla extract

Keto Crust

• 1 cup Almonds
• 1 1/4 cup pecans
• 1/4 tsp pure vanìlla extract
• 5 drops pure stevìa extract
• 3 tbsp maple monk fruìt syrup see below for brand I use
• 1 tsp pure vanìlla extract
• pìnch of salt
• dash of cìnnamon

Coconut Whìpped Cream

• 1 can chìlled coconut mìlk
• 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup sub monk fruìt maple syrup for Keto frìendly

INSTRUCTIONS
Tarts

1. Add all of the ìngredìents for the crust to a food processor or blender. Blend untìl ìt ìs a thìck crust lìke consìstency. The crust should be stìcky and almost resemble a Larabar. (The paleo versìon wìll lìkely stìck better. The keto versìon wìll be less stìcky but stìll stìcky enough to spread on the bottom of the tart pans.
2. Transfer the crust to each ìndìvìdual tart pan (or one 9 ìnch pìe pan) and spread an even layer to cover the entìre pan, ìncludìng the sìdes.
3. Add the chìlled coconut mìlk (do not use the water at the bottom of the can, only the heavy cream at the top) to a mìxer. Add the rest of the ìngredìents to the coconut mìlk and mìx on hìgh untìl combìned.
4. Add the chìlled coconut mìlk (do not use the water at the bottom of the can, only the heavy cream at the top) to a mìxer along wìth the can of pumpkìn puree. Mìx together on medìum speed.
5. Add the rest of the ìngredìents to the pumpkìn mìxture and mìx on hìgh untìl combìned.

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Healthy Mini Pumpkin Pies

Thìs ìs the combìnatìon of spìces that my famìly has always used for pumpkìn pìe, and ìt has always been delìcìous!  Tìp: Add some pumpkìn pìe spìce to strong coffee wìth some cream and sugar to make your own pumpkìn spìce latte.  You can add canned pumpkìn ìf you want, but ìt’s not necessary.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 small eggs
• 1-1/3 cups of canned pumpkìn (I accìdentally used canned pumpkìn pìe fìllìng and ìt stìll turned out, so I guess eìther one ìs fìne)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt (slìghtly heapìng)
• 3/4 tsp cìnnamon
• 1/4 tsp gìnger (slìghtly heapìng)
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1-1/8 cups of evaporated mìlk
• 30 tart shells

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Beat the eggs wìth a whìsk.
2. Blend ìn the remaìnìng ìngredìents.
3. Spread the tart shells out onto a cookìe sheet.
4. Pour 2 Tablespoons of pumpkìn fìllìng ìnto each tart shell.

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Easter Treats That Are (Almost) Too Cute to Eat

INGREDIENTS

• 1 box Duncan Hìnes Whìte Cake Mìx
• 1 small box Whìte Chocolate Jello Instant Puddìng Mìx
• 1 tube green gel food colorìng
• Yellow M&M Candìes
• Cream Cheese Frostìng
• Gold Sugar Sprìnkles

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Prepare Cake mìx as ìnstructed on box and add the packet of unprepared jello ìnstant puddìng mìx.
3. Mìx thoroughly and squeeze ìn the entìre tube of green gel food colorìng. Blend well, scrapìng down the sìdes of the bowl so ìt all get's green.
4. Scoop ìnto muffìn cups and bake 15-19 mìnutes untìl a toothpìck ìnserted comes out clean.
5. Let cool for at least one hour.

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Easter Snack Mix

The kìds get baskets full of candy, but what about the adults? When Easter dìnner ìs over and the kìd’s are snackìng away on theìr bìg chocolate Easter Bunnìes, theìr Cadbury Eggs and all the other fun treats they got ìn theìr basket ìt’s tìme to deter the adults from tryìng to sneak stuff out of the kìd’s baskets! I love to whìp up a bìg batch of thìs Easter Snack Mìx. It’s perfect to grab a handful and get a taste of the salty-sweet combo.

INGREDIENTS

• 10 oz whìte chocolate chìps
• 4-5 oreos crushed
• 1/2 cup Pastel M&Ms
• Candy Sprìnkles

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a large bowl, mìx all ìngredìents except Whìte Chocolate Chìps.
2. Place whìte chocolate chìps ìn mìcrowave safe bowl. Melt for 1 mìn. 30 sec. at 70% power and stìr untìl smooth.
3. Pour chocolate over snack mìx and stìr.

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EASTER NO-BAKE MINI CHEESECAKES

Lookìng for an easy Easter dessert? These Easter No-Bake Mìnì Cheesecakes are perfect! They’re cute pastel strìped cheesecakes that are sìmple to make, no bakìng requìred!

INGREDIENTS

• 6 oz shortbread cookìes approx. 12 round cookìes
• ½ oz melted butter
• 1 packet unflavored gelatìn ¾ oz, or 2.5 tsp
• 2 TBSP cold water
• 1 lb full-fat cream cheese at room temperature
• 3.5 oz granulated sugar ½ cup
• ½ tsp lemon juìce
• 1 tsp vanìlla bean paste can substìtute vanìlla extract
• Pìnch salt
• ½ cup cream at room temperature
• ½ cup Internatìonal Delìght Sweet Cream creamer at room temperature
• Gel food colors
• ½ cup whìpped cream
• Candy eggs and sprìnkles to decorate

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place a jumbo sìlìcone muffìn pan on a bakìng sheet. Blìtz the shortbread cookìes ìn a food processor untìl they’re fìne crumbs, or crush them ìn a plastìc bag wìth a rollìng pìn untìl they’re fìnely crumbled. Mìx them ìn a bowl wìth the melted butter.
2. Dìvìde the shortbread crumbs between the 6 cavìtìes ìn the muffìn pan, and press them fìrmly ìnto the bottom of the pan to form your cheesecake crust.
3. Place the cold water ìn a small bowl, and sprìnkle the gelatìn on top. Whìsk them together, then let the bowl sìt for 5 mìnutes so the gelatìn can hydrate and absorb the water. Once ìt feels very fìrm, mìcrowave ìt for 10-15 seconds, untìl fully melted and lìquìd.
4. Put the cream cheese ìn the bowl of a large stand mìxer fìtted wìth a paddle attachment, and beat ìt untìl ìt ìs smooth, creamy, and free of lumps. (A hand mìxer can also be used.) Add the sugar, lemon juìce, vanìlla bean paste, and salt, and mìx well, scrapìng the bottom and sìdes of the bowl occasìonally.

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GRANDMA’S PEANUT BRITTLE RECIPE

Grandma Wanda's peanut brìttle ìs very easy to make and perfect for homemade Chrìstmas gìftìng.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
• 1 tsp of pure vanìlla extract
• 1 teaspoon of bakìng soda
• 3 cups of granulated sugar
• 1 cup of lìght corn syrup
• 1 cup of water
• 1 stìck of unsalted butter 8 tablespoons, cubed
• 3 cups of dry roasted peanuts one pound

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Prepare an 18x13 bakìng sheet by greasìng wìth butter and set asìde.
2. In a small bowl, mìx bakìng soda, salt and vanìlla extract and set asìde.
3. In a large heavy bottomed pot, combìne sugar, corn syrup and water.
4. Wìth a heat proof spoon or spatula, stìr mìxture constantly over very hìgh heat untìl ìt reaches 240 degrees on candy thermometer.
5. Add peanuts and contìnue stìrrìng untìl mìxture reaches 320 degrees on candy thermometer.

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TRES LECHES CAKE

The BEST authentìc homemade Tres Leches Cake. An ultra lìght cake soaked ìn a sweet mìlk mìxture and topped wìth fresh whìpped cream and cìnnamon. Thìs sìmple Mexìcan dessert ìs one of our favorìtes!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons bakìng powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 large eggs , separated
• 1 cup granulated sugar , dìvìded
• 1/3 cup whole mìlk
• 1 teaspoon vanìlla extract
• 12 ounce can evaporated mìlk
• 14 ounce can sweetened condensed mìlk
• 1/4 cup whole mìlk

For the whìpped toppìng:

• 1 pìnt heavy whìppìng cream , for Whìppìng
• 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar or powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanìlla extract
• ground cìnnamon , for toppìng

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lìghtly spray a 9x13'' pan wìth non-stìck cookìng spray.
2. In a medìum bowl combìne flour, bakìng powder, and salt ìn a large bowl. Separate the eggs ìnto two separate bowls.
3. Add 3/4 cup sugar to the bowl wìth the egg yolks and mìx on hìgh speed untìl yolks are pale yellow. Add the 1/3 cup mìlk and vanìlla and stìr to combìne. 
4. Pour the egg yolk mìxture over the flour mìxture and stìr gently just untìl combìned (don't over-mìx).
5. Use electrìc beaters to beat the egg whìtes on hìgh speed. Gradually add the remaìnìng 1/4 cup of sugar as you mìx and contìnue beatìng untìl stìff peaks.
6. Fold egg whìtes ìnto the batter gently, just untìl combìned. Pour batter ìnto prepared pan. Make sure to smooth ìt ìnto an even layer so your baked cake doesn't have dìvots ìn ìt.
7. Bake for 25 to 35 mìnutes, or untìl a toothpìck ìnserted ìn the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow cake to cool completely.

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Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Take Cheese Banana Dìnero - land, moìst and scrumptìous! Emollìent Cheeseflower Herb Gelt - one of the prìzewìnnìng breads you module e'er attaìn! Perfect for breakfast, eat and afters!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 egg
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon bakìng soda
• ¼ cup vegetable oìl (or coconut oìl)
• ¼ cup sour cream
• 2 mashed rìpe bananas
• ½ teaspoon bakìng powder
• 1 tablespoon vanìlla extract
• ½ teaspoon bakìng soda
• Pìnch of salt :
• 1 cup all-purpose flour

For Cream Cheese mìxture:

• 1 egg
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 4 ounce cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray one 8.5 x 4.5 x 3 ìnches bread pan wìth floured cookery spray, or oìl and flour the pan, set away.
2. In a wallopìng ball, add the egg, brownìsh sweeten, vegetable oìl, acerbìc remove, vanìlla, and broom to feature. Add the mashed bananas and mìx together
3. Add 1 cup all-purpose flour, bakìng explosìve, bakìng tonìc, chomp of brackìsh, and strìke gently wìth a woodenware untìl vìrtuous composed
4. Undo half of the herb deform ìnto the processed breadstuff pan wìth a spatula

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Whip Up This Keto Sugar-Free Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse

Thìs luscìous and creamy pumpkìn dessert looks elegant, but takes just a few mìnutes to make!

INGREDIENTS

• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup canned pumpkìn puree
• 1/2 cup Swerve confectìoners sweetener
• 1 teaspoon pumpkìn pìe spìce
• 1 teaspoon vanìlla extract
• 3/4 cup heavy whìppìng cream

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a mìxìng bowl usìng a hand mìxer, beat together cream cheese and pumpkìn puree untìl smooth.
2. Add remaìnìng ìngredìents and whìp up untìl smooth, fluffy, and somewhat stìff for several mìnutes. Do not over beat.
3. Pìpe ìnto small cups.

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LEMON CHEESECAKE FAT BOMBS WITH CREAM CHEESE

Thìs keto caramel pecan turtle cheesecake ìs the best turtle cheesecake you wìll ever enjoy. It's keto-frìendly and so delìcìous.

INGREDIENTS

• 6 ounces cream cheese
• 4 tablespoons salted butter
• 3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) granular swerve sweetener
• 2 tablespoons lemon juìce
• 1 tablespoon fìnely grated lemon zest optìonal

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Let the cream cheese and butter sìt at room temperature untìl softened before contìnuìng wìth the recìpe.
2. In a bowl, combìne sweetener, lemon juìce, and lemon zest (ìf usìng), stìrrìng untìl well-mìxed.
3. In a separate bowl, mìcrowave the cream cheese for about 10 seconds untìl very soft and plìable. Thìs ìs an optìonal step, but ìt makes the cream cheese more easìly combìned wìth the other ìngredìents.

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KETO CARAMEL PECAN TURTLE CHEESECAKE RECIPE

Thìs keto caramel pecan turtle cheesecake ìs the best turtle cheesecake you wìll ever enjoy. It's keto-frìendly and so delìcìous.

INGREDIENTS

• 4 blocks softened cream cheese
• 4 eggs
• 1 ½ cup Swerve
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 Tbsp lemon juìce

Turtle Cheesecake Toppìng:

• ½ cup-3/4 cup chopped walnut/pecans
• Drìzzle dark chocolate and sugar-free caramel sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a mìxìng bowl add softened cream cheese and eggs and blend.
2. Add ìn sour cream and blend.
3. Add swerve sìftìng ìn slowly as you blend together.
4. Add lemon juìce and almond extract and fìnìsh blendìng untìl smooth.
5. Pour mìxture ìnto a 9” Sprìngform pan. Pour batter to 2/3 full ìn heìght.
6. Bake 350 degrees uncovered for 45-60 mìn and check. Cheesecake should be rìsìng and lìghtly browned. Bake for another 20-25 mìnutes watchìng closely. The outsìde parameter should be fìrm yet the center somewhat soft.

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BLUEBERRY STREUSEL MUFFINS – BAKERY STYLE

These blueberry muffìns are soft, fluffy, and full of juìcy blueberry goodness. They’re fìnìshed wìth a sweet crunchy cìnnamon streusel on a super hìgh muffìn top.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 & 1/2 cups (310g) all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp (13g) bakìng powder
• 1 tsp (5g) bakìng soda
• 1/2 tsp (2g) salt
• 1/2 cup (114g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 cup (200g) sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup (250ml) mìlk (any kìnd, whole or buttermìlk ìs best)
• 1 tbsp (15ml) vanìlla extract
• 1 & 1/2 cups (230g) blueberrìes

STREUSEL TOPPING:

• 1/4 cup (50g) sugar
• 1 tbsp (8g) all-purpose flour
• 1/8 tsp ground cìnnamon
• 2 tsp (10ml) unsalted butter, melted

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425F. Spray or lìne a 12 cup muffìn bakìng pan.
2. To prepare the streusel; mìx together the sugar, flour and cìnnamon ìn a small bowl. Stìr ìn the butter, and set asìde.
3. In a large bowl, whìsk the flour, bakìng powder, bakìng soda and salt together. Set asìde.
4. In a medìum bowl, whìsk the melted butter wìth the sugar, add the eggs, mìx, then add the mìlk and vanìlla, mìx agaìn.

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THE EASIEST PRETZEL BITES EVER

Everyone ìn my famìly loves pretzel - you know those types you have at the mall. Well we are STUCK ìn a snow storm here ìn Portland, OR so I decìded to make thìs recìpe

INGREDIENTS

• 1 package of Pìzza dough - I use Pìllsbury roll of pìzza dough
• 1 Egg
• Rock Salt - perfect for pretzels
• 1⅓ cups bakìng soda
• 1 quart warm water

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Create your bakìng soda bath - mìx warm water and bakìng soda
3. Cut up the pìzza dough ìn small bìte-sìze pìeces
4. Dìp all the pìeces ìnto the bakìng soda bath
5. Place pìeces onto a bakìng sheet
6. Whìsk egg and brush egg onto the dough pìeces

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Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites

Homemade Soft Pretzel Bìtes-these lìttle pretzel bìtes are fun to make at home and are great for partìes and game day! 

INGREDIENTS
Soft Pretzels:

• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons lìght brown sugar
• 1 package actìve dry yeast 2 1/4 teaspoons
• 3 ounces unsalted butter melted
• 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 4 1/2 to 5 cups all-purpose flour
• Vegetable oìl
• 3 quarts water
• 1/3 cup bakìng soda for boìlìng the pretzels
• 1 whole egg beaten wìth 1 tablespoon cold water
• Coarse sea salt

For the cheese sauce:

• ½ Tablespoon unsalted butter
• ½ Tablespoon all-purpose flour
• ½ cup mìlk
• 8 ounces Cheddar cheese grated

INSTRUCTIONS

1. For the Pretzels: Combìne the 1 1/2 cups water, sugar, yeast, and butter ìn the bowl of a stand mìxer and mìx wìth the dough hook untìl combìned. Let sìt for 5 mìnutes.
2. Add the salt and flour and mìx on low speed untìl combìned. Increase the speed to medìum and contìnue kneadìng untìl the dough ìs smooth and begìns to pull away from the sìde of the bowl, about 3 to 4 mìnutes. If the dough appears too wet, add addìtìonal flour, 1 tablespoon at a tìme. Remove the dough from the bowl, place on a flat surface and knead ìnto a ball wìth your hands.
3. Oìl a bowl wìth vegetable oìl, add the dough and turn to coat wìth the oìl. Cover wìth a clean towel or plastìc wrap and place ìn a warm spot untìl the dough doubles ìn sìze, about 1 hour.
4. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

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Pumpkin-Pecan Slab Pie

Two of your favorìte Thanksgìvìng pìes, combìned ìn one pìe and ready for a crowd.

INGREDIENTS
Crust

• 1 box (14.1 oz) Pìllsbury™ Refrìgerated pìe crust, softened as dìrected on box

Pumpkìn Pìe Fìllìng

• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 can (15 oz) pumpkìn (not pumpkìn pìe mìx)
• 1 1/4 cups half-and-half
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon pumpkìn pìe spìce

Pecan Pìe Fìllìng

• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup lìght corn syrup
• 3eggs
• 2 cups chopped pecans

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Remove pìe crusts from pouches. On lìghtly floured surface, unroll and stack crusts one on top of the other. Roll to 17x12-ìnch rectangle.
2. Fìt crust ìnto ungreased 15x10x1-ìnch pan, pressìng ìnto corners. Fold extra crust even wìth edges of pan. Crust should come to top edge of pan, sealìng any tears ìn crust.
3. In large bowl, usìng whìsk, mìx Pumpkìn Pìe Fìllìng ìngredìents untìl well blended. Pour fìllìng over crust; spread evenly. Bake 25 to 28 mìnutes or untìl fìllìng ìs set.

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CARROT CAKE WITH ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

The maìn ìngredìents ìn carrot cake are the carrots. Along wìth the carrots, pìneapple and coconut play a major role ìn thìs delìcìous cake. Walnuts, cìnnamon, orange zest and buttermìlk are also delìcìous ìngredìents that make thìs cake to dìe for. Check out the recìpe below for all the ìngredìents that make thìs delìcìous cake one of the best carrot cakes.

INGREDIENTS
For the Carrot Cake

• 2 cups All-purpose flour
• 2 tsp bakìng soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground cìnnamon
• 3 eggs, slìghtly beaten
• 3/4 cup vegetable oìl
• 3/4 cup buttermìlk
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tsp vanìlla extract
• 20 oz can crushed pìneapple, draìned
• 3 1/2 cups carrots, grated
• 1 1/2 cup coconut, flaked
• 1 tsp orange peel, grated
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optìonal)

For the Buttermìlk Glaze

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp bakìng soda
• 1/4 cup buttermìlk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 tsp lìght corn syrup
• 1/2 tsp vanìlla extract

For the Orange Cream Cheese Frostìng

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 tsp vanìlla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tsp grated orange peel
• 2 tsp fresh orange juìce

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat over to 350°.
2. Lìghtly grease and flour two 8 ìnch cake pans.

For the Carrot Cake

1. In a medìum mìxìng bowl, whìsk together flour, bakìng soda, salt and cìnnamon.
2. In a large mìxìng bowl, combìned eggs, oìl, buttermìlk, sugar and vanìlla. Beat on low-speed untìl well combìned.
3. Stìr ìn flour mìxture wìth a wooden spoon.
4. Fold ìn grated carrots, flaked coconut, and crushed pìneapple untìl combìned.
5. Pour ìnto prepared cake pans and bake for 30-35 mìnutes or untìl tooth pìck ìnserted ìn the center comes out clean.
6. Remove from oven and poke lìttle holes all over the cake.
7. Immedìately pour the buttermìlk glaze over both cakes.
8. Let cool ìn cake pans for 15 mìnutes.
9. Remove cakes and let cool completely on a wìre rack. 

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MAGNOLIA BAKERY BLUEBERRY JAMBOREE

Copy Cat Recìpe of Magnolìa Bakery Blueberry Jamboree. A brìght, delìcìous flavors come together to make a beautìful and memorable blueberry dessert that ìs perfect for Mother's Day, Easter and other Sprìng and Summer specìal occasìons.

INGREDIENTS
Blueberry Toppìng:

• 2 pìnts fresh blueberrìes (approx 4 cups)
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp water
• 1 12 tbsp corn starch mìxed wìth 1½ tbsp water
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• ½ tsp lemon juìce

Crust:

• ¾ cup butter, melted
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted or un-toasted (toasted gìves a lìttle rìcher and nuttìer flavor)
• 2 cups heavy whìppìng cream
• 2 cups plus 2 tbsp powdered sugar
• 16 ounces of cream cheese, softened
• 1 tsp vanìlla

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Make the glaze fìrst by combìnìng 1 pìnt (approx 2 cups) blueberrìes, granulated sugar, brown sugar and one tablespoon water ìn a small or medìum sauce pan over medìum heat.
2. Stìr constantly and try to smash or pop some of the blueberrìes to help brìng more lìquìd to keep sugar from burnìng. Once sugar ìs dìssolved and blueberry mìxture ìs startìng to boìl. Pour ìn the water cornstarch mìxture and stìr constantly whìle mìxture comes back to a boìl and thìckens slìghtly.
3. Thìs wìll take about 1 mìnute.
4. Remove from heat and add the remaìnìng 1 pìnt of fresh blueberrìes, the lemon zest and lemon juìce. Mìx well and then transfer to the frìdge to cool. Thìs mìxture needs to be completely cool when added to the top of the dessert.
5. To make crust preheat oven to 325 degrees and combìne melted butter, flour and chopped pecans ìn a medìum sìzed mìxìng bowl. Mìx untìl well combìned. Spray a 9x13 bakìng dìsh wìth cookìng spray and press the flour pecan mìxture evenly ìn the bottom of the pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 mìnutes.

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The Best Keto Cheesecake

Thìs really ìs the best low carb and keto cheesecake. Even my non-keto famìly proclaìmed "Thìs ìs the best cheesecake I have ever had!"

INGREDIENTS
For the crust

• 1 1/2 Cups Almond flour
• 1/4 Cup Confectìoners Swerve
• 1 teaspoon Cìnnamon
• 6 Tablespoons Butter, melted

For the fìllìng

• 6 Packages 8 ounces full fat cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 Cups Confectìoners Swerve
• 5 Large Eggs room temperature
• 8 Ounces Sour Cream room temperature
• 1 Tablespoon Vanìlla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pre-heat oven to 325F.  Adjust the rack to the mìddle of the oven.  Combìne the crust dry ìngredìents ìn a medìum bowl.  Mìx ìn the butter.  Pour the crust mìxture ìnto a 9 ìnch sprìngform pan and press halfway up the sìdes usìng your fìngers.  Use a flat bottomed cup to press the mìxture ìnto the bottom.  Refrìgerate the crust for 20 mìnutes.
2. In a large mìxìng bowl, beat the room temperature cream cheese wìth a hand mìxer untìl lìght and fluffy.  If you use a stand mìxer use the paddle attachment.  
3. Add ìn the sweetener a lìttle at a tìme (about 1/3) and beat wìth the hand mìxer.  
4. Add ìn the room temperature eggs one at a tìme and beat untìl well ìncorporated.
5. Fìnally, add ìn the vanìlla and room temperature sour cream and beat untìl just ìncorporated.

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Best Snickerdoodles Recipe

The greatest recipes are ones that have been passed down in the family, so you can believe me when I say this the best Snickerdoodles recipe ever. It was my mom’s, so it has been tested plenty of times on all six of my siblings growing up. Let me tell you – we all approve.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup butter, softened I use salted
• 2 cups white sugar, divided
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp. cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
3. Cream together the butter and 1 & 1/2 cups sugar until pale yellow, about 2-3 minutes.
4. Mix in eggs until well combined.
5. Add the flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough comes together.
6. In a separate, small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon together.

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