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Sugar Free Hot Chocolate Recipe

March 9, 2015 By Gwen Brown 17 Comments

The perfect sugar free hot chocolate recipe has eluded me, until now. I’ve tried many, many variations on low carb or sugar free hot cocoa, only to be left not in love. Which is so sad, because I’m a girl who LOVES her hot cocoa and hot chocolate! Not to be deterred by multiple failures,…

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Most Awesome Hot Cocoa Mix Recipe Ever

March 2, 2015 By Gwen Brown 5 Comments

This hot cocoa mix recipe is the most awesome cup of hot cocoa that I’ve ever had. It’s a blend of hot chocolate and hot cocoa mix recipes, with a little bit of real white chocolate thrown in to boot. That’s triple chocolate if anyone is counting. And quadruple if you count the special secret ingredient that makes…

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Filed Under: Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, Drinks & Beverages, Naughty Sweets & Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: Awesomely Naughty Recipes

Naughty & Nice: Soda Pop

February 24, 2015 By Gwen Brown 9 Comments

I’m sharing two soda recipes today. One is what I’d call “naughty”…if you consider using natural sugars naughty. And the other is sugar free, or “nice.” You may be wondering why I still have recipes with sugar…some with refined sugars on my blog. Let me ‘splain. Naughty or Nice Recipes I started blogging long before…

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Low Carb Caramel Samoan Milkshake

January 21, 2014 By Gwen Brown 52 Comments

On the menu: this low carb* Samoas Milkshake recipe.  My brilliant friend Jennifer sent me a message yesterday saying, “I’m dying! I have passed up more tables with Girl Scout Cookies screaming my name! Samoas area favorite. I used your Thin Mint Shake recipe (my other favorite Girl Scout cookie) and tweaked it to create…

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SF Chocolate Covered Cherry Shake

December 24, 2013 By Gwen Brown 29 Comments

This chocolate covered cherry shake recipe will fill you with holiday joy and help you indulge in the flavors of the season while avoiding the extra pounds.  If you’ve enjoyed the frozen eggnog recipe, or the thin mint chocolate chip shake, then this is another delicious sugar free and low carb milkshake to keep you…

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Thin Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake Recipe

November 26, 2013 By Gwen Brown 154 Comments

sugar free low carb mint chip milkshake

This THM peppermint chocolate chip milkshake recipe is what I’m thankful for today.  Between this AND the frozen eggnog recipe from last week.  These two will keep me out of trouble in the drive through lane this holiday season when all of my favorite seasonal milkshake flavors are out. My husband read my blog from…

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Sugar Free Frozen Eggnog Recipe

November 19, 2013 By Gwen Brown 35 Comments

How about a frozen eggnog recipe?  A SUGAR FREE, protein packed, super fast to whiz together *scrump-diddli-icious* frozen breakfast treat is on tap this Trim Healthy Tuesday.  Last week’s Holiday Sweets Cookbook Review & giveaway got me all ready for holiday goodies. Speaking of which, the Sweeter Side of Candida cookbook is on sale at…

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Sweet Iced Tea-Sugar Free

October 8, 2013 By Gwen Brown 39 Comments

Can REAL Sweet Iced Tea be sugar free?  This southern girl is here to tell you YES it can!  I’m an artificial sweetener despiser, but I promise that a good brand of stevia is all it takes to take your sweet tea from flab to fab.  I’ve read many a story of a true southern…

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