Ok, so during my stint with keto I did 2 ingredient fudge cups. The original recipe used cake frosting and peanut butter, but my tweak was using sugar free chocolate like Lilly's in a 1:1 ratio with a 2 ingredient peanut butter (peanuts, salt only) melted and mixed completely then put in a muffin tin to cool in the fridge. Freeze for longer storage. I do strict 2mad with brunch and supper with brunch being the bulk of my food. As for mashed potatoes, I was used to both mashed sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes during the holidays. I kept that with some tweaks. I subbed the potatoes with turnip or rutabaga and did butter or animal fat with a splash of milk, possibly skim or unsweet almond/coconut milk. With sweet potato's I opted for carrots or beets. I subbed the sugar with stevia and the bag of mini marshmallows melted in with the stevia and vanilla extract, still used butter or maybe coconut cream and subbed the milk with almond milk. I still added cinnamon and maybe cayenne. My favorite holiday soup is my pumpkin beef stew. I can't do this kale soul because I don't tolerate kale or unfermented beans. But my pumpkin beef stew I can use rutabaga, carrots, onion, peas, and maybe some fermented beans, or even kimchi or sauerkraut in. Another one I like is my cranberry pork stew. Original recipe called for cranberry sauce, tomatoes, dry white wine, onions, pork. I've made sugar free and fermented sugar free cranberry sauce and still added the tomatoes and onions but also added sauerkraut with a bit of stevia to balance the tart. That also can replace the wine. It makes a nice sweet but savory/sour soup with a nice holiday flare. I've found a lot of hacks for lower fat and sugar free, and preferably protein packed foods for any occasion. Btw, there is a easy crust less sugar free keto friendly cheesecake with a couple variations one uses pumpkin. The original recipe used cottage cheese, egg, protein powder. The pumpkin one replaces the protein powder with pumpkin. Both you could opt for cream cheese or a smear cheese like some baby bell wedge cheese or some mascarpone over cottage cheese. The holidays can be easy to have good food that's not always exotic with everyday healthy ingredients. That crust less pumpkin pie you could make with carrots and crumble or chop some pecans or bits of choice on top, or make a almond flour crust.
Ok, so during my stint with keto I did 2 ingredient fudge cups. The original recipe used cake frosting and peanut butter, but my tweak was using sugar free chocolate like Lilly's in a 1:1 ratio with a 2 ingredient peanut butter (peanuts, salt only) melted and mixed completely then put in a muffin tin to cool in the fridge. Freeze for longer storage.
I do strict 2mad with brunch and supper with brunch being the bulk of my food.
As for mashed potatoes, I was used to both mashed sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes during the holidays. I kept that with some tweaks. I subbed the potatoes with turnip or rutabaga and did butter or animal fat with a splash of milk, possibly skim or unsweet almond/coconut milk. With sweet potato's I opted for carrots or beets. I subbed the sugar with stevia and the bag of mini marshmallows melted in with the stevia and vanilla extract, still used butter or maybe coconut cream and subbed the milk with almond milk. I still added cinnamon and maybe cayenne.
My favorite holiday soup is my pumpkin beef stew. I can't do this kale soul because I don't tolerate kale or unfermented beans. But my pumpkin beef stew I can use rutabaga, carrots, onion, peas, and maybe some fermented beans, or even kimchi or sauerkraut in. Another one I like is my cranberry pork stew. Original recipe called for cranberry sauce, tomatoes, dry white wine, onions, pork. I've made sugar free and fermented sugar free cranberry sauce and still added the tomatoes and onions but also added sauerkraut with a bit of stevia to balance the tart. That also can replace the wine. It makes a nice sweet but savory/sour soup with a nice holiday flare.
I've found a lot of hacks for lower fat and sugar free, and preferably protein packed foods for any occasion.
Btw, there is a easy crust less sugar free keto friendly cheesecake with a couple variations one uses pumpkin. The original recipe used cottage cheese, egg, protein powder. The pumpkin one replaces the protein powder with pumpkin. Both you could opt for cream cheese or a smear cheese like some baby bell wedge cheese or some mascarpone over cottage cheese.
The holidays can be easy to have good food that's not always exotic with everyday healthy ingredients. That crust less pumpkin pie you could make with carrots and crumble or chop some pecans or bits of choice on top, or make a almond flour crust.