Smokey's Sweet Low-Carb Candied Chicken

Smokey's Sweet Candied Chicken has been a household favorite for over a decade.  For having only 7 ingredients in this recipe, the flavors are incredible and do not taste sugar-free.  

We've shared this simple recipe with many friends through the years and would now like to share this with you. 

This is an excellent recipe for those of us that work long hours and do not want to  prepare a time consuming meal.  

Preparation only takes 5 minutes and has a cooking time of 1 hour.

The only ingredients required are:

• 1 Family Sized Package of Boneless Chicken Thighs (or chicken parts of choice)
• 1 Cup of Sugar-Free Pancake Syrup
• 1 tsp. Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp. Ground Ginger
• 1/2 Cup of Reduced Sugar Ketchup
• 1/2 tsp. Pepper
• 1/4 Cup of Vinegar

We'll begin our cooking venture by preheating our oven to 375F degrees and spraying our baking pan with cooking spray.

Next, we'll place our chicken into our pan.

We'll continue by pouring our syrup, ketchup, and vinegar into our large mixing bowl and will stir until completely mixed.

Next, we'll pour our mixture evenly over our chicken thighs.

We'll then, finish our preparation process by sprinkling our spices over our coated chicken pieces.

Finally, we'll place our chicken thighs into our oven and will bake at 375F degrees for 1 hour. 

Every 10-15 minutes, we'll baste our chicken with our sauce ingredients, until our mixture has fully thickened.

Our Candied Chicken has finished cooking when each piece has been coated with our thick and sweet sauce.

Each bite offers a tender and seasoned piece of chicken, smothered with our thick and sweet sauce.  You would imagine that you are consuming a typical sweet and sour chicken entree. 

However, our meal lacks those carbs and embodies flavor. 

From our kitchen to yours ~

Enjoy!!

Giraffe's Low-Carb Strawberry Tofu Pie

When I hear the word tofu, I do not necessarily envision a dessert. When we found this recipe, years ago, we were a little reluctant to make this pie.. However, we finally did and were pleasantly surprised. 

Our Strawberry Tofu Pie tastes exactly like a mousse, has its creamy texture, and is our healthy alternative dessert .  

There are only 4 ingredients and our preparation time is merely 5 minutes!  

Our ingredients include:

• 8-9 Strawberries
• 1 Package of Silken Tofu
• 1 - 8 oz. container of Whipped Topping
• 1 small box of Sugar-Free Gelatin (Flavor of Choice)
• 1 Cup of Hot Water

In a large mixing bowl, we'll blend our tofu with our electric mixer, until our mixture is creamy.

Next, we'll dissolve our Strawberry Gelatin in our hot water.  

We like to place our bowl of water in the microwave for 1 minute.  This will ensure that our water is hot enough for our gelatin to dissolve.

We'll then pour our gelatin into our tofu mixture and will continue blending, until smooth and creamy.

Finally, we'll add our Whipped Topping and will once again, continue blending.

Next, we'll pour our mixture into our 9 inch Pie Pan and will place aside.

Now, we'll top and discard the leafy part of our strawberries.

We'll then, slice our strawberries and will evenly place them on the top of our pie.

Finally, we'll place our pie into our refrigerator and will chill for an hour, or until it has fully solidified.

Our tofu pie is absolutely deeeelicious!  

We were pleasantly surprised how much our tofu did NOT taste like tofu; but, instead, a sweet and creamy strawberry pie.  

Our fluffy, tasty, and healthier dessert alternative is ready to be served.

We hope you enjoy our dessert as much as us.

From our kitchen to yours ~  

Enjoy!  

Smokey's Smokin' Low-Carb Pumpkin Fritters

Who doesn't love the creamy taste and subtle sweetness of the many pumpkin desserts, this time of the year?!!

Even after the Thanksgiving Day Holiday, pumpkin still manages to peek out of our refrigerators and our cupboards, in many forms. 

Since our posting of our Pumpkin Mousse, we've discovered yet, another way to disguise pumpkin in a sweet setting ~ Smokey's Smokin' Low-Carb Pumpkin Fritters.

Each bite offers a crispy and light, yet sweet and chewy pumpkin donut flavor.  

Preparation time is only 5 minutes, while cooking time, another 5-10 minutes.

This week's yummy ingredients include:

• 2 Cups of Vegetable Oil
• 2 Cups Sweetener of Choice
• 2 Tbsp. Cinnamon
• 2 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1 Cup Pumpkin
• 1 Cup Carbquik (bought from Amazon.com)
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 1/4 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1/4 tsp. Salt
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We'll begin, by combining our Carbquik, Pumpkin, Baking Powder, 1 cup of our Sweetener, Salt, Egg, Heavy Whipping Cream, and Vanilla in our mixing bowl and will place aside. (Very simple)

We'll then, turn our burner to medium heat, will place our small pot on our stove, and will fill with 1/2 inches of Vegetable Oil.

We'll then, allow our oil to heat, before adding our batter.

After about 5-10 minutes, our oil will slightly smoke and tiny bubbles will form around the edges of our pot.

That will be our indication that our oil has sufficiently heated and is awaiting our pumpkin fritter batter.

Next, we'll scoop about 1 Tbsp. of batter and will drop into our heated oil.

We'll allow our batter to cook for about 5-8 minutes, or until their bottoms have turned golden brown.

Once the bottoms of our fritters appear to have turned a lovely golden brown, we'll gently turn them over to cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Although, our fritters may seem under cooked, we'll still remove them from our oil and will place on our paper towel lined plate.

*We flipped over our 1st batch and continued cooking until both sides were golden brown.  However, our result was a crispier fritter, that lacked moisture and flavor.

So, for our 2nd batch, we decided to flip our fritters and to fry them for only 3-5 minutes. Although the top seemed under cooked, they were JUST right!  

Our fritters were soft, chewy, and were full of flavor*

The paper towel lined plate will collect any remaining oil from our fritters.  

As our fritters were frying, we mixed 1 cup of our Sweetener and our Cinnamon together in our bowl, and placed aside for later.

We'll eventually roll our fritters in our lovely and sweet Cinnamon and faux sugar mixture.

Once our fritters have rested on our paper towel, for about 1 or 2 minutes, we'll thoroughly roll each  in our sweetener mixture, until fully covered.

We'll then, place on our serving plate and will continue coating the remainder of our fritters.

Voila!

Our soft, chewy, moist, and yet flavorful pumpkin fritters are ready for our drooling mouths!!

Although our fritters may be served at any temperature, they are probably best served HOT!  

Our fritters remind us of a version of Hawaii's Malasada's.  

Each bite offers a delightful combination of pumpkin, sweetness, and a hint of Cinnamon, all in one! 

We found ourselves devouring more than a couple at one time. 

From our kitchen to yours ~

Enjoy!