Dessert?

I need something sweet frequently, so I share your pain! Here's a super fast one from Atkins, and you don't have to whip the cream for this either. It's not that much over 100 calories, and the portion size is small enough that it shouldn't be overly rich. They use artificial sweetener, but to "paleoize" it, honey and/or stevia works great:

Chocolate "pudding"

2 T heavy cream
1 T cocoa powder
sweetener equivalent to 2 tsp

Using a fork or a spatula, blend for a couple of minutes until it reaches the consistency of soft ice cream (this really works, as long as you're using cocoa powder and not raw Cacao powder, which doesn't work for whatever reason). Add a drop or two of vanilla extract, or mint extract, or a little bit of instant coffee powder if you like, but I wouldn't suggest all three!


Another idea is ice cream, if you have an ice cream maker. Here, too, the portion size can be small because it's very satisfying:

Coconut Strawberry Ice Cream
12 - 16 ox unsweetened frozen strawberries, thawed completely
14 - 28 fl oz coconut milk, depending on the ratio you like
¼ tsp liquid stevia extract, or to taste
a touch of vanilla extract

Puree, then stick in the ice cream maker. Coconut milk ice cream freezes hard, so you'll need to soften it a bit. Take it out while you eat dinner and let it sit on the counter.



Here's one from Practical Paleo (my favorite cookbook) for Truffles. These have a bit more of a coconut cream/nut butter consistency:

Base for truffles
2 T coconut oil
3 T coconut butter or coconut manna (cream concentrate)
2 T almond or sunflower butter
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Mint chip flavor--add to base (my spouse and I found these really addictive)
2 tsp mint extract
1-2 tsp honey
1 T cacao nibs
(optional) 2 T unsweetened cocoa powder to coat

Chocolate orange flavor
2 T cocoa powder
2-4 tsp honey
Zest of 1 orange (set one teaspoon aside for the coating)
2 T shredded coconut for coating

Combine base and flavor ingredients, mix. The mixture will be soft, so put it in the freezer for 10 minutes or until you can form the batter into 1-inch balls with your hands. It makes about a dozen. Roll each ball in the coating for your flavor. Set truffles on a plate and refrigerate to solidify.



Here's a recipe I pulled from Men's health a while ago, though I haven't made it yet:

Paleo Baked Custard
INGREDIENTS:
14 fl oz unsweetened coconut milk
3 tbsp honey
¼ tsp French vanilla liquid stevia, or to taste
5 eggs
⅛ tsp salt, scant

Assemble everything in your blender and blend well, then taste. If you think it needs to be sweeter, add a little more liquid stevia.
Pour into a greased 1-quart Pyrex casserole. Cover with foil and put it in your slow cooker. Now fill the space around the casserole with water, up to 1 inch from the rim of the casserole. Cover the pot, set to low, and cook for 4 hours. Turn off the slow cooker, remove the lid, and let the water cool till you can remove the casserole without scalding your fingers. Chill overnight before serving.

Thank you for such tasty recipes my fellow travellers :-). Now where to start!
I look forward to trying them, just need to get some more ingredients, not familiar with chia seeds, do they have another name?. Lo carb sweet treats really are possible, it just so helps with variety and satiation. Bit scared they might be too nice!! It's that time of night so will see what I can whip up :-).

If you want to spend a little time on a yummy creamy mouthfeel dessert check out Coconut Crunch Delight that I found here:

http://genaw.com/lowcarb/coconut_crunch_delight.html

Instead of splenda I use 1/4 tsp Stevia and use pecans since that's what I keep around. My brother who is a very picky eater & wants nothing to do with 'diet food' gobbled up a serving of this. I don't think it tastes like diet food at all & would have no prob serving as a fancy dessert for dinner guests.