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Seeking Christmas treat recipes - mince pies etc

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Sally W

Sally W

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Does anyone have any good Christmas recipes please? I tried some mince pies with just cooked apple and they were dire. So any good low carb mincemeat or cake recipes would be much appreciated
 
I think you will be struggling to find a low carb mincemeat recipe, considering it is mad with dried fruit. I've seen a recipe for low carb mince pies, but were basically apple pies with spices added. Same with cake recipes. I suppose you could try making a flour-less cake using berries to replace the dried fruit, add mixed spices, make a sugar free marzipan & coat with a cream cheese frosting. Alternatively, make a Yule Log. I made one last year & it was gorgeous. I posted the recipe in the recipe section on here.
 
Mark Parrott said:
I think you will be struggling to find a low carb mincemeat recipe, considering it is mad with dried fruit. I've seen a recipe for low carb mince pies, but were basically apple pies with spices added. Same with cake recipes. I suppose you could try making a flour-less cake using berries to replace the dried fruit, add mixed spices, make a sugar free marzipan & coat with a cream cheese frosting. Alternatively, make a Yule Log. I made one last year & it was gorgeous. I posted the recipe in the recipe section on here.
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Yes that’s the thing with dried fruit. Ah I have a sweets recipe book with marzipan recipe in it: that’s an idea....I’ve seen a recipe for a marzipan and cherry cake so I must look that one up and adapt it. Hope my processor can blitz xylitol. Love Low Carb Yum: everything works on there. Especially low carb Baileys mmmm....thanks Mark
 
The cherries are the only problem! Cherry cake always contains glace cherries ie crammed full of 100% sugar syrup - and cherries are a high carb fruit even fresh immediately off the flippin tree!
 
I think it's better to have a small portion of something really tasty than more of some inferior substitute.
 
Copepod said:
I think it's better to have a small portion of something really tasty than more of some inferior substitute.
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I’m coming round to that idea. I have plenty of cake recipes for the rest of the year so for a few days don’t suppose it’ll do too much harm. I have a mini cake tin so maybe make some with low carb pastry and a few raisins in with the apple.
 
trophywench said:
The cherries are the only problem! Cherry cake always contains glace cherries ie crammed full of 100% sugar syrup - and cherries are a high carb fruit even fresh immediately off the flippin tree!
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Hmm I’d use fresh and a small number only
 
I'm not low carbing this Christmas. Going all out for 3 days.:D
 
Loving it! I’m doing the same. Find it difficult whole of December meeting up pals who indulge and that’s too long a time to hit the carbs..
 
A bit of indulgence of Christmas isn't going to make a jot of difference in the long run. Just remember to get back on the wagon straight afterwards. And make sure you don't have your next HbA1c check up early in the new year.😱:D
 
Mark Parrott said:
I'm not low carbing this Christmas. Going all out for 3 days.:D
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Same here too - I can live without the chocolate to be honest, but my Dad makes the best Christmas dinner, and there's no way I'm missing out on my favourite meal of the year. I just have to persuade my Mum that I'm allowed roast potatoes for the day :D
 
Mark Parrott said:
A bit of indulgence of Christmas isn't going to make a jot of difference in the long run. Just remember to get back on the wagon straight afterwards. And make sure you don't have your next HbA1c check up early in the new year.😱:D
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Mark Parrott said:
A bit of indulgence of Christmas isn't going to make a jot of difference in the long run. Just remember to get back on the wagon straight afterwards. And make sure you don't have your next HbA1c check up early in the new year.😱:D
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yes. I went to Italy for a week and indulged in pizza, pasta and other carbs during the week. Came back and my HBAic had gone up very slightly as I went straight back on the wagon once holiday was over. Current HBAiC is 36 down from 40s which shows my diet is having an impact
 
Beck S said:
Same here too - I can live without the chocolate to be honest, but my Dad makes the best Christmas dinner, and there's no way I'm missing out on my favourite meal of the year. I just have to persuade my Mum that I'm allowed roast potatoes for the day :D
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Of course you can Beck. As Mark said what impact is it going to have overall- unless of course it’s not currently well controlled. Saw a post somewhere last year where someone said it was damaging to eat carbs at any Christmas day or not. I loved one reply which was ‘I’d hate to live in your house’. That made me smile and has stayed with me ever since. Treat yourself
 
Sally W said:
Of course you can Beck. As Mark said what impact is it going to have overall- unless of course it’s not currently well controlled. Saw a post somewhere last year where someone said it was damaging to eat carbs at any Christmas day or not. I loved one reply which was ‘I’d hate to live in your house’. That made me smile and has stayed with me ever since. Treat yourself
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Definitely. And that really does sound horribly boring!
 
Notice you’re recently diagnosed. I hope you get plenty of support and if you are going low carb and want any recipes I’ve got a few trusted ones I could let you have
 
I can't remember any difficulty in keeping to low carb over Christmas last year - there are so many good things which will not raise my blood glucose - all the meat, fish, shellfish, salads, carefully chosen veges, trifle with real custard and no sugar jelly, berries and real cream.
The new 81 percent chocolate from Lidl is good.
 
Mark Parrott said:
A bit of indulgence of Christmas isn't going to make a jot of difference in the long run. Just remember to get back on the wagon straight afterwards. And make sure you don't have your next HbA1c check up early in the new year.😱:D
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I am going to follow style Mark. I like it
 
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