Losing Weight? Try These Syrups & Sauces Recipes, Good For Healthy Eating

Pineapple Syrup recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup water

  • 1 teaspoon pineapple extract

  • 1/2 Teaspoon liquid splenda (or 1/2 cup granular)

  • 1/4 teaspoon guar gum

Heat water, extract and splenda until boiling. Add guar gum and let stand. It thickens a LOT. (0 carb (carbohydrates) s with liquid; if you have to use granular, it would be 12 carb (carbohydrates) s, which may bring the total too high).

Ham Sauce recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 Tablespoon butter

  • 1 tablespoon soy flour

  • 1/4 cup light cream

  • 1/4 cup water

  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

  • 4 oz ham, chopped

Melt butter, stir in flour. Add cream and water, and mustard, stirring until thickened. Add ham. Serve over crepes.

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Serves 2 (2 crepes each), including Dottie's crepes: 6.7 carb (carbohydrates) s (5.7 NET carb (carbohydrates) s

This is really not a lot of trouble, especially if you make the crepes ahead. I freeze them between layers of wax paper in a ziplock bag and just defrost before using

Low-Carb Maple Syrup recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 T maple flavor

  • 2 cups water

  • 24 packages sweet n' low

  • 24 packages Splenda

  • 1/2 t guar gum (thickening agent, found in health food store)

Heat water with sweeteners and extract until boiling. Take off heat and stir in guar gum to thicken. Cool and store in refrigerator.

Total: 24 carb (carbohydrates)

Makes 32 T @ .8 carb (carbohydrates) s each

Guar gum clumps easily. I stir in 1/8 tsp at a time and whisk very well.

Sweet Barbecue Sauce recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup tomato sauce

  • 3 T Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 T vinegar

  • 1 t liquid smoke

  • 3 packets Splenda

  • Combine all ingredients and cook over low heat for 10 min.

Total: 23 carb (carbohydrates) s (20 NET carb (carbohydrates) s

Makes 16 T (1 cup) @ 1.2 carb (carbohydrates) s ea.

Thai Dipping Sauce recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 c lemon juice

  • 3 t fish sauce

  • 1 T cilantro

  • 1 packet Equal

  • 1 t soy sauce

  • pinch crushed red pepper

  • 1/2 t sesame oil

  • Combine all ingredients. (Use for dipping Thai Turkey Bundles)

Total: 11 carb (carbohydrates) s

This was very good, but with an unusual "fishy" flavor.

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Sour Cream Sauce recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 package brown gravy mix (least carb (carbohydrates) s avail)

  • 1/4 cup sour cream

Make gravy according to package. Take off heat and stir in sour cream.

Total: 14 carb (carbohydrates) s