My family used to stock ice cream to the point where we would occasionally have to play the “what do we throw out or cook?” game to make more room for our frozen delicacies. About 2 weeks into our new diet, we were craving something super cold and super sweet. This post will be a work in progress I assure you. I will be searching and trying new frozen treats and sharing them with you (hopefully frequently).

For now, I bring you a tasty ice cream alternative that is a good KETO ice cream, DIABETIC ice cream, or just tasty frozen treat to add to your collection…

 

BASE

Cool Whip (2tbsp=2g carb/2g sugar )True Whip (2tbsp=3g carb/2g sugar), or similar frozen whipped topping)

FRUIT

raspberries: 10 berries= 2 grams carbs = 1 gram sugar = 0 grams fat

blueberries: 10 berries= 2 grams carbs = 1.5 gram sugar = 0 grams fat

blackberries: 10 berries = 2 grams carbs = 1 gram sugar = 0 grams fat

NUTS

Walnuts: 14 halves = 8 nuts = 2g carbs = 1 gram sugar = 18 grams fat

Macadamia: 10-12 nuts = 1.5 g carbs = 1.3 g sugar = 21 grams fat

CHOCOLATE

Lily’s: I have found that these bars are by far the best tasting, lowest carb, natural chocolate bars that both diabetics and            Keto dieters can savor. ****Each serving is actually 1/2 of the entire bar! Because of this, I split the bar into 3                      servings (2 rows of 4 pieces in each serving).**** There are 24 pieces in each bar.

For our “ice cream”, we use 2 or 3 pieces and cut them up to mix in.

Lily’s Caramelized and Salted milk Chocolate (1/2 bar):  10 grams carbs = 1 grams sugar = 15 grams fat

Salted Almond and Milk (1/2 bar): 10 grams carbs = 1 grams sugar = 15 grams fat

Dark Chocolate Coconut (1/2 bar): 7 grams carbs = < 1 gram sugar = 16 grams fat

Dark Chocolate Crispy Rice (1/2 bar): 11 grams carbs = < 1 gram sugar = 14 grams fat

Double chocolate Crunch (1 full bar): 8 grams carbs = < 1 gram sugar = 10 grams fat

 

There are soooo many more flavors. Here is just a semi-random group of 5  (“caramelized and salted” milk chocolate is our family favorite so far)

 

PIZAZZ

365 brand (Whole Foods) Organic Chia & Flax Ground Seed Blend, Vanilla Maple Flavor. (2tbsp = 2 grams carbs = 2 grams sugar = 3.5 gram fat). ****Less than 1 tablespoon is all I add of this little seed blend to get some great flavor and extra sweetness, depth, and a little pizazz to my “ice cream”.****

 

 

 

 

*all nutrition information is borrowed from myfitnesspal.com. or by a straight google search for “______ nutrition”.  These are great, FREE resource that can be used from any internet accessible device.

*all carbs on this site are given in NET carbs (total carbs-dietary fiber) This is what you use to count carbs in a KETO diet.