Homemade Low Carb Milk - Page 14

metqa · 03-10-2012, 06:44 PM

they discontinued the whole milk variety, then they only had chocolate and skim milk. they might as well just go away in my opinion when they ditched the low carb user for their low fat "smart milk"

catlove · 05-23-2012, 09:23 PM

I like to make this milk and put different flavors of DaVinci's in it.
I gave up coffee and was looking for a substitute and sometime, I drink it hot with Kahlua davinci.
You guys are great.

ChrisV · 06-16-2012, 02:12 AM

I was always a heavy milk drinker. I'd been using the pricy Hood stuff only as something to mix in my whey protein shakes, but upon discovering this a couple weeks, it has changed everything.

This stuff is far too good. Without a doubt, I like it even better than the real thing. It honestly reminded me of vanilla ice cream or a vanilla milkshake or something (at least a couple hours after mixing). Now, to be fair, I'm surely using far more Splenda than the original recipe calls for (I make a half gallon at a time and use about 18 drops of Splendex liquid sucralose or about 3/4 cup equivalent of granule Splenda if the measurements on the bottle's label can be trusted. I also use 1/2 to 3/4 tsp of salt.), but I just find it irresistibly good like this.

Today, I picked up some pure vanilla extract to see what I could do with it and I found that just a very small amount (1/8 tsp per cup) goes an incredibly long way in further enhancing the flavor. Yeah, I don't think I'll ever feel like I need real vanilla ice cream again; this is close enough! It's so hard to believe this still has significantly less calories than a normal cup of milk (2 tbsp of cream/cup doesn't make a significant difference over 1 tbsp to me). And the price can't be beat, either!

CarolynF · 06-19-2012, 07:20 PM

Wow..Chris..Great tweaking..Sounds yummy.

SharonB61 · 08-27-2012, 10:57 AM

I am SO trying Carolyn's recipe for LC milk!!! I'm one of "those" that likes her coffee with milk and it's been so hard trying to restrict myself to one cup a day.

I bought some Saco Instant Non-fat dry milk and I'm making the mix as we speak. Hope it tastes as good in my coffee as the real thing.......

SharonB61 · 08-27-2012, 06:11 PM

Well, I tried Carolyn's recipe and while it tasted great, it just wasn't quite right in my coffee. It lacked something and I wasn't quite sure what it was. So I tried Joni's recipe and HOORAY! It was awesome in my coffee!!! This is such a big deal for me as I LOVE my coffee and hated the fact that I was using up so much of my carb limit on the milk.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoniBGoode

1 Cup of Faux Milk

1/4 c. whole milk (3g carb)
3/4 to 1 c. distilled water
1/2 to 1 TBSP heavy cream (.21 to .41 g carb)
dash of salt & sweetener

Shake everything together in a glass jar and chill. This has 3.2 g of carb with the smaller amount of cream, and 3.4 g of carb with the larger amount of cream. To me, it tastes more like skim milk (which I actually prefer) when made with 1 cup of water, and more like whole milk when made with 3/4 c. of water.

I added some vanilla to it and WOW - just delicious!!!

Thanks Joni!

dlk35 · 11-05-2012, 05:26 PM

Would i be able to add cream to some Hood skim CC milk. A store carries it where i live.It taste pretty bland...but hey,it's milk.

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03-10-2012, 06:44 PM	#391
metqa Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 11,498 Gallery: metqa Stats: 134/134/122 WOE: Indecisive LOL Start Date: November 2003	they discontinued the whole milk variety, then they only had chocolate and skim milk. they might as well just go away in my opinion when they ditched the low carb user for their low fat "smart milk"

05-23-2012, 09:23 PM	#392
catlove Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6 Gallery: catlove Stats: 165/145/135 WOE: lc Start Date: March 2010	I like to make this milk and put different flavors of DaVinci's in it. I gave up coffee and was looking for a substitute and sometime, I drink it hot with Kahlua davinci. You guys are great.

06-16-2012, 02:12 AM	#393
ChrisV Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1 Gallery: ChrisV	I was always a heavy milk drinker. I'd been using the pricy Hood stuff only as something to mix in my whey protein shakes, but upon discovering this a couple weeks, it has changed everything. *This stuff is far too good.* Without a doubt, I like it even better than the real thing. It honestly reminded me of vanilla ice cream or a vanilla milkshake or something (at least a couple hours after mixing). Now, to be fair, I'm surely using far more Splenda than the original recipe calls for (I make a half gallon at a time and use about 18 drops of Splendex liquid sucralose or about 3/4 cup equivalent of granule Splenda if the measurements on the bottle's label can be trusted. I also use 1/2 to 3/4 tsp of salt.), but I just find it irresistibly good like this. Today, I picked up some pure vanilla extract to see what I could do with it and I found that just a very small amount (1/8 tsp per cup) goes an incredibly long way in further enhancing the flavor. Yeah, I don't think I'll ever feel like I need real vanilla ice cream again; this is close enough! It's so hard to believe this still has significantly less calories than a normal cup of milk (2 tbsp of cream/cup doesn't make a significant difference over 1 tbsp to me). And the price can't be beat, either!

06-19-2012, 07:20 PM	#394
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,819 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Wow..Chris..Great tweaking..Sounds yummy.

08-27-2012, 10:57 AM	#395
SharonB61 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 391 Gallery: SharonB61 Stats: 168/131/135 WOE: VLC / IF	I am SO trying Carolyn's recipe for LC milk!!! I'm one of "those" that likes her coffee with milk and it's been so hard trying to restrict myself to one cup a day. I bought some Saco Instant Non-fat dry milk and I'm making the mix as we speak. Hope it tastes as good in my coffee as the real thing.......

11-05-2012, 05:26 PM	#397
dlk35 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NYS Posts: 89 Gallery: dlk35 WOE: Atkins	Would i be able to add cream to some Hood skim CC milk. A store carries it where i live.It taste pretty bland...but hey,it's milk.