Dried Sweetened Cranberries - Page 4

Teresa123 · 05-18-2009, 04:28 PM

Kevin--thank you so much for this new approach! I too had problems getting them to come out right the other way so I'm excited to give this a go--and fruit jerky sounds great too.

EssBee · 05-18-2009, 05:52 PM

Kevin, this is totally off topic. I just had to say that darling l'il girl just keeps getting cuter, love her pictures. Can't wait until I get me some Grandbabies

'

Kevinpa · 05-18-2009, 05:55 PM

Thank you. I have to admit she is the Light of my life.

Kevinpa · 05-19-2009, 05:13 AM

After it was completely dry and cut I ended up with a little over 2 cups of dried sweetened cranberry chunks.

retroworx · 05-26-2009, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevinpa

BTW, a piece of this makes for a nice fruity snack too. Fruit Jerky....lol

Hi Kevin:

I have these in the oven now -- can't wait to see how they turn out.

You know by now how I tend to micromanage my calories, etc.

Do you think you could help me figure out the carb/calorie count on these by weight? I'm completely math-impaired, I'm afraid. . . .

Thanks in advance if you can.

Kevinpa · 05-26-2009, 08:24 PM

The entire recipe made about 2.5 cups. They are almost all gone but when I make another batch i will figure it out by weight for you.

retroworx · 05-28-2009, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevinpa

The entire recipe made about 2.5 cups. They are almost all gone but when I make another batch i will figure it out by weight for you.

You are so sweet! Thank you!

Soobee · 06-08-2009, 12:17 PM

Kevin, I made some pumpkin spice cookies using your cranberries, and they came out so delicious. The original recipe called for raisins, but I can't believe they would taste as good as your cranberries did. By the way, I used your old recipe, because I had some on hand. Thanks so much for your innovative ideas.

Kevinpa · 06-08-2009, 09:45 PM

Thank SooBee, I have found so many uses for them it is amazing. The flavor seem to just shine through. I made an oatmeal bar for my daughter the other day. Although it was not as LC as i would make for myself (because it had 2 cups of dried oats), it was way better for her than any snack bar she could buy. I did taste it though and it was seriuosly good!

When I get more made i will be making a lc raisin(cranberry) spice cake.

Tweaker Geek · 06-09-2009, 02:48 PM

Soobee - would you mind posting the recipe for the pumpkin cookies. I still have some cranberries left and I love pumpkin. I don't suppose you took a picture of those cookies, did you? TIA

Soobee · 06-09-2009, 03:15 PM

Tweaker Geek, I can't do pictures. I made the recipe from one written by Ursula Solom, who wrote the Eades' Comfort Foods Cookbooks. I was looking for a recipe using egg yolks, since I have been making Lauren's meringues like mad and have oodles of egg yolks. I suppose you could use any flour mix you want. This makes a soft, chewy, spicy, cakey, tangy cookie, which we love.

Pumpkin Spice Cookies
3 T brown Diabetisweet
3 egg yolks
6 T butter, softened
1 c sweetener (I used 1/4 t sucralose liquid)
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1 1/2 t nutmeg
1/4 t ground cloves
1/2 t nutmeg
1 t baking powder
1/4 cup vital wheat gluten
1/4 cup Kevin's bake mix (I used Carquik version)
3/4 cup almond flour
1/2 cup Kevin's dried cranberries
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Beat egg yolks with Diabetisweet until thick and creamy. Add everything but cranberries and walnuts. Mix again. Mix in cranberries and walnuts. Plop dough onto plastic wrap. Shape into a tube the diameter of the cookie you want. I made mine about 1 and 1/2 inches. Put in fridge until firm. Slice and bake in a 300-325 degree oven until golden brown on the bottom. This took at least 30 minutes in my oven, but may be less in yours.

Let me know if you try the recipe. It's my favorite low carb cookie so far, and it doesn't even have chocolate! The cranberries make it.

magnamater · 06-09-2009, 03:23 PM

Thread jack. . .sort of.

Soobee, which meringues are you making??? Give the link, please.

Soobee · 06-09-2009, 04:37 PM

Janie, I make the pavlova recipe from Lauren's blog. I make 12 big meringue cookies out of it. With erythritol, it comes to less than 100 calories for the whole recipe! I cook them extra long to make them extra crispy. In fact, currently I bake them at 250 for 45 minutes, reverse the pans top and bottom, bake 45 minutes more, and keep the oven door closed with the oven off for another hour. I LOVE them.They are the best low carb meringues I have tried, and I've tried a lot.
Healthy Indulgences: Search results for pavlova

Tweaker Geek · 06-09-2009, 08:18 PM

Thank you so much Soobee! I have everything to make these and will try them in the very near future. I just made Lauren's Black Bean Cake so I'm eating that right now - I may just make the cookies to try one and freeze the rest for later. The recipe sounds delish!

Kevinpa · 06-10-2009, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnamater

Thread jack. . .sort of.

Soobee, which meringues are you making??? Give the link, please.

Gives Janie a Three Stooges meringue pie in the face for the thread jack!!

nuk nuk nuk

Kevinpa · 06-10-2009, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soobee

1 1/2 t nutmeg
1/4 t ground cloves
1/2 t nutmeg

Soobee, are both of these suposed to be nutmeg ?

magnamater · 06-10-2009, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevinpa

Gives Janie a Three Stooges meringue pie in the face for the thread jack!!

nuk nuk nuk

I deserve it! Make it low carb, please!

Soobee · 06-11-2009, 05:20 AM

Kevin, you are rigth. 1 and 1/2 t is cinnamon, 1/2 t nutmeg, 1/4 t cloves. Sorry for the mistake.

Tweaker Geek · 06-11-2009, 07:44 AM

I'm glad you noticed that Kevin, I didn't. Thanks for the correction Soobee. I'll probably make the cookies this weekend.

ananna · 06-11-2009, 08:29 AM

Kevin.... Thank you so much for your many contributions to this WOE! With you and all the creative, talented people who contribute here, you make this lifestyle (DH has heart and diabetes issues) so much easier, and a lot of fun! I tried your original recipe for the cranberries, and with a few tweaks on the second try, my convection oven, produced 2 cups of heavenly sweetened chewy cranberries! YUUUMMMMMYYY! I lurked here for a long time, lost over a hundred pounds, too shy to comment, but I needed to express how much I personally appreciate all the testing and experimenting you and the others have shared. Again THANK YOU!!

Kevinpa · 06-11-2009, 09:03 AM

Your quite welcome Ananna. My motivation has always been to help people see that as my father used to say: "there is always more then one way to skin a cat".

Sorry, no offense meant to cat lovers. I have 2.

metqa · 06-11-2009, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevinpa

Your quite welcome Ananna. My motivation has always been to help people see that as my father used to say: "there is always more then one way to skin a cat".

Sorry, no offense meant to cat lovers. I have 2.

[threadjack]
Of course Nowadays, Skins means the different patterns and coverings we put on things like Ipods and media players So the modern version would be more than one way to skin a cat, you can use plaid, or polka dots, or fractal patterns.

[end threadjack]

Tweaker Geek · 06-20-2009, 04:19 PM

Soobee - I made your Pumpkin Spice Cookies with the cranberries, thanks for that recipe! They are very, very good and I think they'll be even better the next time I make them. I ended up overcooking them, at first I thought they were ruined but after letting them sit overnight the flavor is delish. I will definitely make them again.

I didn't use your chill and slice and bake method. I did chill the dough and did them three ways; one I rolled in a ball, one I did as a drop cookie and one I did as a drop cookie but then flattened out some with the bottom of a glass dipped in Erythritol. The last one is the one that turned out best and that's the way did all the rest. I need to make some more cranberries soon. Thanks again for the recipe.

Here's a pic of my cookies:

Soobee · 06-21-2009, 04:33 AM

I'm so glad you like them. They have moved to the top of our LONG cookie list.

Teresa123 · 08-09-2009, 11:40 AM

I made the cranberries with the new method and they came out great! I pureed them before baking---not sure if that was required or not. They are definitely like a fruit roll up although chopped up they will be perfect in salads and in baking I think. I also did the same recipe with rhubarb. It took a lot longer to bake and I had to turn the heat up to about 230 to get it done. These are perfect for a fruit roll up--tart and sweet. I'm sure they would be fine in baking too but not sure what I would put them in!

Thanks again Kevin for all the time you put into creating and sharing so many fantastic recipes with us!

Soobee · 08-09-2009, 02:26 PM

Teresa123, what an intersting idea to do the recipe with rhubarb. I love rhubarb. I'll give it a try.

shirlc · 10-21-2009, 08:10 AM

I got this idea from a trail mix that Target sells. Per the Nutrition Facts, there are 6 net carbs in a fourth cup. It's a mixture of walnuts, pecans, almonds (all raw) and dried blueberries. I made a mixture of the same nuts plus sugar-free dried cranberries and I like it much better. I used one fourth cup of each to make my mixture.

06-11-2009, 07:44 AM	#109
Tweaker Geek MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 2,041 Gallery: Tweaker Geek	I'm glad you noticed that Kevin, I didn't. Thanks for the correction Soobee. I'll probably make the cookies this weekend. Last edited by Tweaker Geek; 06-11-2009 at 07:48 AM..

06-11-2009, 08:29 AM	#110
ananna Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cambridge ON CA Posts: 2 Gallery: ananna Stats: 295/172/155 WOE: Atkins/doing what works for me! Start Date: Aug. 2003	Dried Sweetened Cranberries Kevin.... Thank you so much for your many contributions to this WOE! With you and all the creative, talented people who contribute here, you make this lifestyle (DH has heart and diabetes issues) so much easier, and a lot of fun! I tried your original recipe for the cranberries, and with a few tweaks on the second try, my convection oven, produced 2 cups of heavenly sweetened chewy cranberries! YUUUMMMMMYYY! I lurked here for a long time, lost over a hundred pounds, too shy to comment, but I needed to express how much I personally appreciate all the testing and experimenting you and the others have shared. Again THANK YOU!! __________________ A Happy Nanna!

06-20-2009, 04:19 PM	#113
Tweaker Geek MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 2,041 Gallery: Tweaker Geek	Soobee - I made your Pumpkin Spice Cookies with the cranberries, thanks for that recipe! They are very, very good and I think they'll be even better the next time I make them. I ended up overcooking them, at first I thought they were ruined but after letting them sit overnight the flavor is delish. I will definitely make them again. I didn't use your chill and slice and bake method. I did chill the dough and did them three ways; one I rolled in a ball, one I did as a drop cookie and one I did as a drop cookie but then flattened out some with the bottom of a glass dipped in Erythritol. The last one is the one that turned out best and that's the way did all the rest. I need to make some more cranberries soon. Thanks again for the recipe. Here's a pic of my cookies: __________________ HAPPY TO BE A LOW-CARBER! Last edited by Tweaker Geek; 06-20-2009 at 04:56 PM..

10-21-2009, 08:10 AM	#117
shirlc Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 839 Gallery: shirlc Stats: 143/136.5/130-5'5" WOE: Low Carb, CAD Start Date: March, 2006	Trail Mix I got this idea from a trail mix that Target sells. Per the Nutrition Facts, there are 6 net carbs in a fourth cup. It's a mixture of walnuts, pecans, almonds (all raw) and dried blueberries. I made a mixture of the same nuts plus sugar-free dried cranberries and I like it much better. I used one fourth cup of each to make my mixture.

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05-18-2009, 04:28 PM	#91
Teresa123 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,041 Blog Entries: 12 Gallery: Teresa123 Stats: 350+/155.5/145 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Oct 2006	Kevin--thank you so much for this new approach! I too had problems getting them to come out right the other way so I'm excited to give this a go--and fruit jerky sounds great too.

05-18-2009, 05:52 PM	#92
EssBee Junior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 54 Gallery: EssBee Stats: 120/112/105 WOE: lc/weekends relaxed a bit Start Date: on/off since 2000	Kevin, this is totally off topic. I just had to say that darling l'il girl just keeps getting cuter, love her pictures. Can't wait until I get me some Grandbabies '

05-18-2009, 05:55 PM	#93
Kevinpa Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,174 Gallery: Kevinpa Stats: 230/160/165 WOE: Low Carb Maintenance Start Date: May 2005	Thank you. I have to admit she is the Light of my life.

05-26-2009, 08:24 PM	#96
Kevinpa Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,174 Gallery: Kevinpa Stats: 230/160/165 WOE: Low Carb Maintenance Start Date: May 2005	The entire recipe made about 2.5 cups. They are almost all gone but when I make another batch i will figure it out by weight for you.

06-08-2009, 12:17 PM	#98
Soobee MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,582 Gallery: Soobee WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 2000	Kevin, I made some pumpkin spice cookies using your cranberries, and they came out so delicious. The original recipe called for raisins, but I can't believe they would taste as good as your cranberries did. By the way, I used your old recipe, because I had some on hand. Thanks so much for your innovative ideas.

06-08-2009, 09:45 PM	#99
Kevinpa Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,174 Gallery: Kevinpa Stats: 230/160/165 WOE: Low Carb Maintenance Start Date: May 2005	Thank SooBee, I have found so many uses for them it is amazing. The flavor seem to just shine through. I made an oatmeal bar for my daughter the other day. Although it was not as LC as i would make for myself (because it had 2 cups of dried oats), it was way better for her than any snack bar she could buy. I did taste it though and it was seriuosly good! When I get more made i will be making a lc raisin(cranberry) spice cake.

06-09-2009, 02:48 PM	#100
Tweaker Geek MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 2,041 Gallery: Tweaker Geek	Soobee - would you mind posting the recipe for the pumpkin cookies. I still have some cranberries left and I love pumpkin. I don't suppose you took a picture of those cookies, did you? TIA

06-09-2009, 03:15 PM	#101
Soobee MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,582 Gallery: Soobee WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 2000	Tweaker Geek, I can't do pictures. I made the recipe from one written by Ursula Solom, who wrote the Eades' Comfort Foods Cookbooks. I was looking for a recipe using egg yolks, since I have been making Lauren's meringues like mad and have oodles of egg yolks. I suppose you could use any flour mix you want. This makes a soft, chewy, spicy, cakey, tangy cookie, which we love. Pumpkin Spice Cookies 3 T brown Diabetisweet 3 egg yolks 6 T butter, softened 1 c sweetener (I used 1/4 t sucralose liquid) 1/2 cup canned pumpkin 1 1/2 t nutmeg 1/4 t ground cloves 1/2 t nutmeg 1 t baking powder 1/4 cup vital wheat gluten 1/4 cup Kevin's bake mix (I used Carquik version) 3/4 cup almond flour 1/2 cup Kevin's dried cranberries 3/4 cup chopped walnuts Beat egg yolks with Diabetisweet until thick and creamy. Add everything but cranberries and walnuts. Mix again. Mix in cranberries and walnuts. Plop dough onto plastic wrap. Shape into a tube the diameter of the cookie you want. I made mine about 1 and 1/2 inches. Put in fridge until firm. Slice and bake in a 300-325 degree oven until golden brown on the bottom. This took at least 30 minutes in my oven, but may be less in yours. Let me know if you try the recipe. It's my favorite low carb cookie so far, and it doesn't even have chocolate! The cranberries make it.

06-09-2009, 03:23 PM	#102
magnamater MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Houston, Texas and Galveston Bay Posts: 2,690 Gallery: magnamater WOE: Maintenence Start Date: 1999, but Dec. 2002 as WOL	Thread jack. . .sort of. Soobee, which meringues are you making??? Give the link, please.

06-09-2009, 04:37 PM	#103
Soobee MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,582 Gallery: Soobee WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 2000	Janie, I make the pavlova recipe from Lauren's blog. I make 12 big meringue cookies out of it. With erythritol, it comes to less than 100 calories for the whole recipe! I cook them extra long to make them extra crispy. In fact, currently I bake them at 250 for 45 minutes, reverse the pans top and bottom, bake 45 minutes more, and keep the oven door closed with the oven off for another hour. I LOVE them.They are the best low carb meringues I have tried, and I've tried a lot. Healthy Indulgences: Search results for pavlova

06-09-2009, 08:18 PM	#104
Tweaker Geek MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 2,041 Gallery: Tweaker Geek	Thank you so much Soobee! I have everything to make these and will try them in the very near future. I just made Lauren's Black Bean Cake so I'm eating that right now - I may just make the cookies to try one and freeze the rest for later. The recipe sounds delish!

06-11-2009, 05:20 AM	#108
Soobee MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,582 Gallery: Soobee WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 2000	Kevin, you are rigth. 1 and 1/2 t is cinnamon, 1/2 t nutmeg, 1/4 t cloves. Sorry for the mistake.

06-11-2009, 09:03 AM	#111
Kevinpa Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,174 Gallery: Kevinpa Stats: 230/160/165 WOE: Low Carb Maintenance Start Date: May 2005	Your quite welcome Ananna. My motivation has always been to help people see that as my father used to say: "there is always more then one way to skin a cat". Sorry, no offense meant to cat lovers. I have 2.

06-21-2009, 04:33 AM	#114
Soobee MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,582 Gallery: Soobee WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 2000	I'm so glad you like them. They have moved to the top of our LONG cookie list.

08-09-2009, 11:40 AM	#115
Teresa123 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,041 Blog Entries: 12 Gallery: Teresa123 Stats: 350+/155.5/145 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Oct 2006	I made the cranberries with the new method and they came out great! I pureed them before baking---not sure if that was required or not. They are definitely like a fruit roll up although chopped up they will be perfect in salads and in baking I think. I also did the same recipe with rhubarb. It took a lot longer to bake and I had to turn the heat up to about 230 to get it done. These are perfect for a fruit roll up--tart and sweet. I'm sure they would be fine in baking too but not sure what I would put them in! Thanks again Kevin for all the time you put into creating and sharing so many fantastic recipes with us!

08-09-2009, 02:26 PM	#116
Soobee MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,582 Gallery: Soobee WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 2000	Teresa123, what an intersting idea to do the recipe with rhubarb. I love rhubarb. I'll give it a try.