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Keto Grilled Cheese

With buttery homemade keto bread and gooey melted cheese, this delicious keto grilled cheese is a perfect low carb version of a classic childhood comfort food.

Two hands pulling apart slices of keto grilled cheese made with keto bread

What Makes This Recipe So Good

  • It’s quick and easy! Go from ingredients to a fully-formed, ready-to-eat, keto-friendly grilled cheese in less than 10 minutes, using less than 10 ingredients.
  • The single-serving recipe makes it very easy to measure and track your nutritional information, since there’s no guessing on portion sizes.
  • Homemade low-carb bread gives this grilled cheese all of the fluffy goodness of a traditional sandwich with a fraction of the carbs found in traditional bread.

Keto Grilled Cheese Ingredients

Coconut Flour – This naturally grain-free and gluten-free flour comes from the meat of a coconut. It has a subtle coconut taste and smell, but it’s barely noticeable when mixed with other ingredients.

How to Make Keto Grilled Cheese

The full recipe & ingredients list are below, but here you’ll find a quick overview for making this recipe perfectly, along with useful tips and info!

This super easy grilled cheese recipe uses the same bread as our Keto French Toast recipe!

Start by whisking together all the ingredients for the bread, then microwave the bread mixture for 90 seconds and cut it into two slices. Melt butter in a pan and cook the assembled grilled cheese in the butter until the bread is browned and the cheese is melty. Easy peasy! Enjoy your grilled cheese hot on its own or with a side of tomato soup.

Chef’s Tips

  • Use a 4×6 or 5×7 baking dish for your bread, as a larger dish will make the bread too thin.
  • Our recipe calls for American cheese or cheddar cheese, but you can absolutely use any kind of cheese you like!
  • Add a little turkey meat to your sandwich before cooking for a delicious, keto-friendly turkey melt.

What Do We Mean By “Healthy?”

Our recipes focus on real ingredients and homemade elements. We try to avoid processed flour and sugar, like white flour or white sugar. Our recipes often swap less healthy options (like a commercial, deep-fried tostada) for an easy homemade version.

Our recipes are not necessarily low fat or low calorie, and we aren’t afraid of fat or carbs! Some of our recipes will be “skinny,” low carb, keto, paleo, dairy free, grain free, gluten free, Whole30, or vegan, and they will be labeled when they qualify for any of these diets. All our recipes are easy and family friendly!

Two halves of keto grilled cheese stacked on top of each other

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Keto Grilled Cheese

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time5 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: comfort food, easy to make, low carb
Servings: 1 serving
Calories: 640kcal
Author: Cheryl Malik

Ingredients

For the Bread

  • 2 tablespoons butter melted
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ½ tablespoons coconut flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

For the Grilled Cheese

  • 2 slices cheese American or cheddar
  • butter

Instructions

  • Add ingredients for bread to bowl and whisk together. Place into a greased dish. Microwave for 90 seconds. Let cool, then cut in half to make slices.
    Ingredients for keto bread in a bowl
  • Melt butter in frying pan over medium heat. Assemble cheese between slices of bread and place in pan. Cook until cheese is melted and bread is slightly browned on each side, flipping when necessary.
    Keto grilled cheese on a white plate

Nutrition

Serving: 1grilled cheese | Calories: 640kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 58g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 324mg | Sodium: 631mg | Potassium: 549mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1939IU | Calcium: 537mg | Iron: 2mg | Net Carbs: 6g

Desserts

Gluten Free Ginger Snaps

These gluten free ginger snaps are the crispy, spicy drop cookie you’ve been searching for! They’re fun to eat, thanks to their satisfying “snap”, and absolutely full of delicious flavors the whole family will love.

A white plate of 5 gluten free ginger snap cookies

What Makes This Recipe So Good

  • That rich molasses & brown sugar flavor is enhanced by ginger, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg resulting in an absolutely delicious cookie that’s perfect year-round, but especially in the winter.
  • In addition to being gluten free, these cookies also have less sugar than other traditional cookies.
  • It’s a great make-ahead dessert for holiday parties or any time at all! Store the fully-cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. If stored properly, they’ll last 5 to 7 days.
  • The dough can be frozen for up to 3 months. Follow the steps below, chill the cookie dough balls in the refrigerator for an hour, then place the chilled dough in an airtight container or zipper bag. When you’re ready to bake them, let the dough sit out for 30 minutes or so, then roll in the cinnamon sugar topping and bake as instructed below.

Gluten Free Ginger Snaps Ingredients

Blackstrap Molasses – Molasses is a thick, dark, natural syrup that results from boiling cane sugar. Blackstrap molasses, specifically, comes from boiling the sugar an additional time, giving it the darkest color and boldest flavor. It has less sugar than light or dark molasses and is a little salty.

Ginger – With a slightly sweet, spicy flavor, ginger root and powdered ginger are common seasonings in Asian and Indian foods. In addition to being tasty, ginger also has a lot of health benefits. Most notably, it’s a natural remedy for stomach ailments like indigestion and nausea.

How to Make Gluten Free Ginger Snaps

The full recipe & ingredients list are below, but here you’ll find a quick overview for making this recipe perfectly, along with useful tips and info!

In one bowl, mix together butter and brown sugar, then add the remaining wet ingredients and mix until combined. In another bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Bring everything together and blend until you have a smooth, gingery dough. Let the dough chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour.

Now for the fun part! Use a cookie scoop with a release handle to portion the dough into balls. Roll the dough balls in a light coating of cinnamon, sugar, and nutmeg, and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake the ginger snaps at 350° and soak up the spicy, warm aroma that’s filling your kitchen now. YUM! The cookies will crack as they bake, giving them that classic ginger snap appearance.

Take them out of the oven and let them rest on the pan for 3 to 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack. Let them cool completely, then serve!

Chef’s Tips

  • When you’re measuring gluten free flour, always spoon the flour in the measuring cup and level it off.
  • The ginger snaps will puff a little in the oven, but as they cool, they’ll flatten into a crispy cookie. After you take them out of the oven, let them rest on the warm pan for 3 to 5 minutes to finish baking before you transfer them to a cooling rack.
  • These cookies are very fragrant, so be careful how you store them. Keeping them with other cookies may cause the other cookies to pick up the scent and flavor of the ginger snaps, so it’s best to store them separately.
  • Be careful not to overbake your gluten free ginger snaps. Because the dough is dark, it’s harder to gauge when they’re ready. Keep in mind they’ll continue baking on the sheet pan after you remove them from the oven, too.

What Do We Mean By “Healthy?”

Our recipes focus on real ingredients and homemade elements. We try to avoid processed flour and sugar, like white flour or white sugar. Our recipes often swap less healthy options (like a commercial, deep-fried tostada) for an easy homemade version.

Our recipes are not necessarily low fat or low calorie, and we aren’t afraid of fat or carbs! Some of our recipes will be “skinny,” low carb, keto, paleo, dairy free, grain free, gluten free, Whole30, or vegan, and they will be labeled when they qualify for any of these diets. All our recipes are easy and family friendly!

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Gluten Free Ginger Snaps

These gluten free ginger snaps are the crispy, spicy drop cookie you've been searching for! They're fun to eat, thanks to their satisfying "snap", and absolutely full of delicious flavors the whole family will love.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Cooling Time5 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmas party, gingerbread, holiday recipe
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 95kcal
Author: Cheryl Malik

Equipment

  • 2 mixing bowls
  • Hand mixer or stand mixer
  • Whisk
  • Cookie scoop (optional)
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients

For the Ginger Snaps

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup blackstrap molasses
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla 
  • 2 cups gluten free all-purpose flour  level
  • ½ teaspoon xanthan gum see Notes
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon 
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg 
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves 
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda 

For the Cinnamon Sugar Coating

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar 
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon 
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and brown sugar using a hand mixer or stand mixer.
    Brown sugar and butter in a glass mixing bowl
  • Add egg, molasses, and vanilla. Beat until combined.
    Brown sugar, butter, egg, molasses, and vanilla in a glass mixing bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, xanthan gum (if using), ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and baking soda until combined.
    Flour, spices, salt, baking soda in a glass bowl with a whisk
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until combined and smooth.
    Wet and dry ingredients for gluten free ginger snaps
  • Cover bowl and chill dough for at least 1 hour. Once chilled, use a tablespoon or cookie scoop to scoop dough into balls.
    Gluten free ginger snap dough
  • Mix sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a separate bowl.
    Cinnamon sugar mixture in a glass mixing bowl
  • Roll dough balls in cinnamon sugar mixture. Place coated dough on parchment-paper-lined baking sheet. Space dough balls approximately 2 inches apart, to avoid dough spreading together during baking.
    Gluten free ginger snaps on a baking sheet next to a mixing bowl of cinnamon sugar
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until crispy on the edges. Cookies should have a cracked exterior. Let cool for 3 to 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
    Baked ginger snap cookies on a parchment paper lined baking sheet

Notes

  • You only need to use xanthan gum if your gluten free all-purpose flour doesn’t contain it already. Check the label!
  • Store the baked cookies in an airtight container for 5 to 7 days.
  • Baked ginger snaps can be frozen in an airtight container for 2 to 3 weeks.
  • Unbaked ginger snap dough balls can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 6 months. When ready to bake, let the dough sit out for 30 minutes, then roll the dough in the cinnamon sugar mixture and bake as instructed.

Nutrition

Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg | Net Carbs: 13g

Dairy-Free

Instant Pot Sausage and Peppers

These Instant Pot sausage and peppers are the perfect family-friendly dinner. Made easily in the pressure cooker with perfectly seasoned Italian sausage and veggies in a flavorful tomato sauce, this recipe is absolutely delicious over mashed potatoes, in sandwiches, or even by itself.

Two sandwiches filled with Instant Pot sausage and peppers

What Makes This Recipe So Good

  • This Instant Pot sausage and peppers recipe is the ultimate comfort food. Made with sautéed peppers and onions, flavorful sausage, all mixed into a rich, tomato-y sauce, this meal is sure to please adults and kids alike.
  • This recipe is so easy, thanks to the Instant Pot or pressure cooker! Ready in under 30 minutes, it’s great for an easy and fast weeknight dinner.

How To Make Sausage and Peppers in the Instant Pot

The full recipe & ingredients list are below, but here you’ll find a quick overview for making this recipe perfectly, along with useful tips and info!

On Sauté mode, heat up the olive oil. Cook the sausages on both sides until browned.

Add the onions and cook until they are slightly soft, then add the garlic. Pour in the wine and bring to a boil until the liquid is reduced by half.

Add the peppers and place the sausages on top. Pour in the tomatoes and spices and secure the lid.

Cook at manual high pressure, then quick release. Cut the peppers into pieces and serve over mashed potatoes or in Italian sandwich rolls.

Instructions for Instant Pot sausage and peppers

Top Tips For Making

  • For lower carbs, eat the sausage and peppers alone, on low carb bread, or over mashed cauliflower.
  • You can use your favorite color of bell peppers with this recipe or a combination of several different kinds. Green in the least ripe bell pepper and has more of a green, sharp taste, while red is the ripest and sweetest. Yellow and orange are right in the middle and a great combination of both.

What Do We Mean By “Healthy?”

Our recipes focus on real ingredients and homemade elements. We try to avoid processed flour and sugar, like white flour or white sugar. Our recipes often swap less healthy options (like a commercial, deep-fried tostada) for an easy homemade version.

Our recipes are not necessarily low fat or low calorie, and we aren’t afraid of fat or carbs! Some of our recipes will be “skinny,” low carb, keto, paleo, dairy free, grain free, gluten free, Whole30, or vegan, and they will be labeled when they qualify for any of these diets. All our recipes are easy and family friendly!

Two sandwiches filled with Instant Pot sausage and peppers

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Instant Pot Sausage and Peppers

These perfectly seasoned Italian sausages and peppers are made easily in the Instant Pot
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time25 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bell peppers, pressure cooker, under 30 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 517kcal
Cost: $4

Equipment

  • Instant Pot or pressure cooker

Ingredients

  • 6 (4-ounce) links sweet Italian sausage
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup marsala wine or red wine, optional
  • 3 bell peppers sliced
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 (14-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Set Instant Pot to Sauté mode and add olive oil. Once heated, add sausages. Cook until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes.
  • Add onions and cook, stirring frequently, until slightly soft, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds or until fragrant. Pour in wine and bring to a boil. Cook about 1 minute or until reduced by half. Add sliced peppers and stir, then place sausage over onion-pepper mixture. Pour in crushed tomatoes, basil, salt, and oregano.
  • Secure lid with valve in sealed position and cook at manual high pressure for 5 minutes. Carefully quick release, stir, and remove to plate and cut into 6-7 pieces per link. Serve over mashed potatoes or on Italian sandwich rolls.

Notes

  • Lower carbs: Serve sausage and peppers plain, on low carb bread, or over mashed cauliflower.
  • Bell peppers: You can use your favorite color of bell peppers with this recipe or a combination of several different kinds.

Nutrition

Calories: 517kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 1386mg | Potassium: 841mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 2147IU | Vitamin C: 92mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 4mg | Net Carbs: 14g

Desserts

Pumpkin Ice Cream

This homemade pumpkin ice cream is the easiest, creamiest fall dessert ever. Made with just an electric mixer (no churn or ice cream machine needed), it’s like a frozen version of a pumpkin pie. Perfect for when it’s still hot outside, but you’re ready to start that pumpkin spice life!

A bowl of pumpkin ice cream with a tray of it in the background

What You’ll Need To Make This Recipe

Heavy whipping cream
Sweetened condensed milk
Pumpkin puree
Pumpkin pie spice
Vanilla extract

How To Make Pumpkin Ice Cream

Whip the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form.

While you’re still whipping, slowly add the condensed milk, then stir in the rest of the ingredients.

Pour the pumpkin mixture into a loaf pan. You may need to smooth down the top with the back of a spoon or a rubber spatula. Freeze for up to 4 hours before you enjoy!

Instructions for pumpkin ice cream

Top Tips For Making

  • You can freeze this for up to a month in an airtight container, or if you want to freeze in the loaf pan press some plastic wrap down onto the ice cream to keep it fresh longer. 
  • This recipes also make a great ice cream base if you’d like to try other flavors. Try it with a dash of peppermint extract and crushed candy canes for Christmas!

What Do We Mean By “Healthy?”

Our recipes focus on real ingredients and homemade elements. We try to avoid processed flour and sugar, like white flour or white sugar. Our recipes often swap less healthy options (like a commercial, deep-fried tostada) for an easy homemade version.

Our recipes are not necessarily low fat or low calorie, and we aren’t afraid of fat or carbs! Some of our recipes will be “skinny,” low carb, keto, paleo, dairy free, grain free, gluten free, Whole30, or vegan, and they will be labeled when they qualify for any of these diets. All our recipes are easy and family friendly!

Close-up of pumpkin ice cream in a bowl

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Pumpkin Ice Cream

This homemade pumpkin ice cream recipe is so easy and perfect for starting the pumpkin spice season!
Prep Time10 mins
Freeze Time4 hrs
Total Time4 hrs 10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy dessert, fall, no cooking
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 355kcal
Author: Jenny Hurley
Cost: $2

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces heavy whipping cream
  • 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • In a medium sized bowl, whip the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form. While continuing to whip, add the condensed milk slowly. Stir in the other ingredients.
  • Pour the ingredients into a 9×5" loaf pan. Smooth the top with the back of a spoon or rubber spatula if needed. Freeze for up to 4 hours prior to serving.

Notes

  • Storage: Freeze in airtight container or loaf pan covered tightly with plastic wrap up to one month.
  • Flavor varieties: Omit pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice for vanilla ice cream. Sub vanilla extract for peppermint extract and add crushed candy canes or peppermints for peppermint ice cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 337mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 5498IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 223mg | Iron: 1mg | Net Carbs: 39g

Air Fryer

Air Fryer Pizza Rolls

Pizza rolls cooked in the air fryer are so easy! Crispy and golden without added fat from cooking in oil, they are they perfect party food or just as a delicious snack. You’ll never use a microwave or deep fryer to cook your pizza rolls again!

Air fryer pizza rolls

Why Cooking Pizza Rolls in the Air Fryer Is So Good

  • This recipe makes your pizza rolls evenly fried, perfectly crispy, and golden brown all over. No exploding, no cold centers, no mushy rolls!
  • No added oil means these pizza rolls are the healthier alternative to deep frying!

How To Cook Pizza Rolls in the Air Fryer

  1. Preheat your air fryer to 380º F.
  2. Layer the pizza rolls in a single layer in the air fryer’s basket.
  3. Cook for 6 minutes. Shake the pizza rolls halfway through.
Pizza rolls in an air fryer

Top Tips

  • Be sure to shake your pizza rolls halfway through cook time! This helps each side get crunchy and keeps the rolls from sticking together.
  • You can use any brand of pizza rolls for this recipe, but if you’re looking for something a little bit healthier, we like Amy’s Pizza Snacks.

What Do We Mean By “Healthy?”

Our recipes focus on real ingredients and homemade elements. We try to avoid processed flour and sugar, like white flour or white sugar. Our recipes often swap less healthy options (like a commercial, deep-fried tostada) for an easy homemade version.

Our recipes are not necessarily low fat or low calorie, and we aren’t afraid of fat or carbs! Some of our recipes will be “skinny,” low carb, keto, paleo, dairy free, grain free, gluten free, Whole30, or vegan, and they will be labeled when they qualify for any of these diets. All our recipes are easy and family friendly!

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We hope you loved this recipe as much as we did! We’d love for you to give us a star ★ rating below, and follow us on Instagram! For more delicious, healthy recipes, be sure to check out 40 Aprons.

Air fryer pizza rolls
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Air Fryer Pizza Rolls

Pizza rolls cooked in the air fryer are so easy and so much better than in the microwave or deep-fried.
Prep Time1 min
Cook Time6 mins
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: air fryer, party food, pizza rolls
Servings: 6
Author: Cheryl Malik
Cost: $1

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Ingredients

  • 20 pizza rolls

Instructions

  • Preheat air fryer to 380º F.
  • Layer pizza rolls in single layer in air fryer basket.
  • Cook for 6 minutes, shaking half way through.

Notes

  • Shake halfway through to ensure even cooking.
  • Use any brand of pizza rolls, including Amy’s Pizza Snacks for a healthier option.