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A low-carb dessert option, this custard pudding is made without high-carbohydrate flours and instead uses eggs and milk, providing a good source of protein. Perfect for those on a low-carb diet.
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Keto / Low Carb Pudding
When it comes to low-carb recipes, they often involve avoiding high-carb flours and using other low-carb ingredients as substitutes.
However, custard made with eggs and milk without the use of flours is naturally low-carb and can be a great option for those on a low-carb diet. Additionally, it provides a good source of protein, making it a simple and convenient dessert for those following a low-carb diet.
It is not possible to make caramel with erythritol...
The problem lies in the caramel part of the pudding. One of the sweeteners used in low-carb recipes, called "erythritol," cannot be caramelized due to its properties.
(*Erythritol - a natural sweetener with zero calories and no effect on blood sugar.)
Sugar plays various roles in giving sweets their characteristic features. It can caramelize, moisten the dough, and add a golden color, among other functions. erythritol and other alternative sweeteners may not fully replicate these roles.
Therefore, making caramel is not possible with erythritol, and I decided to use instant coffee to achieve a caramel-like color instead.
Initially, I tried boiling erythritol and water to make a syrup and concentrate it, but it didn't work. Specifically, even though it seemed like the erythritol was boiling and thickening with water, it ended up forming lumps at the bottom after cooling.
As a solution, I opted for using gelatin to create the desired concentration, though it requires a little more effort.
Instructions
Low carb pudding
In a saucepan, heat the milk and erythritol and dissolve the erythritol completely.
Beat the eggs in a bowl and pour the warm milk into the eggs a little at a time, stirring to combine.
Strain the pudding liquid and pour into a container. Cover the top with aluminum foil.
Prepare a deep baking dish and arrange the jars containing the pudding mixture inside. Pour water into the dish, filling it up to about halfway up the containers.
Bake in a 150°C (300°F) oven for approximately 40 minutes.
Caramel-like sauce
Soak the sheet gelatin in cold water to soften it. (Alternatively, sprinkle 1 teaspoon of water over the same amount of powdered gelatin and let it sit.)
In a saucepan, combine water, erythritol, and instant coffee, and heat it. Once everything has dissolved, turn off the heat and add the gelatin to melt it.
Pour over the pudding and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
For those on a low carbohydrate diet
This is a recipe for a smooth and creamy pudding with a subtle coffee flavor that looks and tastes just like a traditional sugar-based pudding.
It's a dessert that even those on a low-carb diet can enjoy without worry.
Ingredients
Erythritol - a natural sweetener with zero calories and no effect on blood sugar.
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【Low Carb】 Easy Caramel Pudding Recipe
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 3 servings
- Diet: DiabeticDiet
Description
A low-carb dessert option, this custard pudding uses eggs and milk, providing a good source of protein. Perfect for those on a low-carb diet.
Ingredients
Low carb pudding
- 2 eggs
- 300 ml milk
- 50g erythritol
Caramel-like sauce
- 50ml water
- 10g erythritol
- ½ teaspoon instant coffee
- 1 g sheet gelatine (or ⅓ teaspoon powdered gelatine)
Instructions
Low carb pudding
- In a saucepan, heat the milk and erythritol and dissolve the erythritol completely.
- Beat the eggs in a bowl and pour the warm milk into the eggs a little at a time, stirring to combine.
- Strain the pudding liquid and pour into a container. Cover the top with aluminum foil.
- Prepare a deep baking dish and arrange the jars containing the pudding mixture inside. Pour water into the dish, filling it up to about halfway up the containers.
- Bake in a 150°C (300°F) oven for approximately 40 minutes.
Caramel-like sauce
- Soak the sheet gelatin in cold water to soften it. (Alternatively, sprinkle 1 teaspoon of water over the same amount of powdered gelatin and let it sit.)
- In a saucepan, combine water, erythritol, and instant coffee, and heat it. Once everything has dissolved, turn off the heat and add the gelatin to melt it.
- Pour over the pudding and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Pudding ＆ Jelly
- Cuisine: french
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 169
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 211
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 22
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 8
- Cholesterol: 132
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