Low Carb Ice Cream

Ice Cream

Cinnamon

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 c water
2 1/2 t liquid splenda - OR -
3/4 c Splenda
1 t vanilla extract
1 t cinnamon
2 T DaVinci's SF Cinnamon Syrup

Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
Pour into ice cream maker and proceed according to manufacturer's instructions.
Total (using powdered Splenda): 38 carbs (37 NET carbs). 6 LARGE servings @ 6 carbs.
Using Liquid Splenda, total carbs are 19, with 6 servings @ 3.3.

Splendid Chocolate Frosty

Ingredients:
1 cup heavy cream
dash vanilla
2 pkg Low Fat SF cocoa mix

Start whipping heavy cream with mixer.
Add vanilla.
When soft peaks form, add cocoa mix slowly, and continue beating until hard peaks form (only another 30 seconds or so).
Put mixture in freezer.
After 30 minutes, stir with fork to break up frozen parts around edges.
Keep checking after about 20-30 minutes, and stir until it's cold enough and the right consistency.
Tastes like a Wendy's Frosty. (Total 16.1 carbs - serves 3@ 5.4 ea.)

Chocolate

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 c water
2 1/2 t liquid splenda (or 3/4 c Splenda
1 t vanilla extract
*COCOA SYRUP (recipe below)

Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
Pour into ice cream maker and proceed according to manufacturer's instructions.
Total with powdered Splenda: 95 carbs (83 NET carbs). 6 servings @ 14 carb
Total with liquid splenda: 41 carbs (29 NET carbs).
Serves 6 @ 5 carb

Cocoa Syrup

Ingredients:
1 1/2 T liquid splenda (or sweetener to equal 1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup cocoa
dash salt
1/2 cup hot water
1 t vanilla

Mix cocoa and salt.
Over med heat, gradually add the hot water, stirring to keep mixture smooth.
Add liquid splenda.
Cook, stirring constantly until mixture boils.
Cook and stir 1 min.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. (May need to add more hot water if mixture is too thick).

THIS WAS REALLY RICH AND CREAMY, BUT WITHOUT THE LIQUID SPLENDA, IT IS VERY HIGH IN CARBS.

Chocolate Protein Shake

Ingredients:
1 scoop whey protein powder
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 oz cream cheese
2 t vanilla extract
4 pkts Splenda
1 cup water
1 T unsw. cocoa powder
1 T raspberry syrup
6 ice cubes

Place all ingredients in a blender and mix thoroughly, until ice no longer "rattles."
Total 10 carbs (8 NET carbs).
Serves 2 @ 5 carb

Quick Strawberry

Ingredients:
1/2 bag frozen strawberries (1 cup)
1/2 cup cream
4 pkts sweetener

Put frozen strawberries in food processor and process until chopped superfine.
Add cream and sweetener and process until mixed.
May need to add a little more cream.
Total: 25 carbs.
2 HUGE servings @ 12 carbs, or 3 smaller servings @ 8 carb

This is wonderful, and tastes like strawberry soft-serve (has small icy chunks of strawberry). It is rather high in carbs, though.

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