Current category: Syrups and Sauces

Note: One Tablesp of most ketchups have 4.0 grams of carb. Some dietary ketchups have 2.0 grams per Tablesp, but they’re made with aspartame (No longer recommended. Studies have shown aspartame to be harmful to the brain). This ketchup recipe is great and has only 0.7 gram of carb per Tablesp.
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Ingredients:
1 pkg brown gravy mix (least carbs avail)
1/4 cup sour cream
Make gravy according to package. Take off heat and stir in sour cream.
Total: 14 carbs

Ingredients:
1/4 c lemon juice
3 t fish sauce
1 T cilantro
1 pkt Equal
1 t soy sauce
pinch crushed red pepper
1/2 t sesame oil
Combine all ingredients. (Use for dipping Thai Turkey Bundles)
Total: 11 carbs
This was very good, but with an unusual “fishy” flavor.

Ingredients:
1 cup tomato sauce
3 T Worcestershire sauce
1 T vinegar
1 t liquid smoke
3 pkts Splenda
Combine all ingredients and cook over low heat for 10 min.
Total: 23 carbs (20 NET carbs)
Makes 16 T (1 cup) at 1.2 carbs each.

Ingredients:
1 T maple flavor
2 cups water
24 pkgs sweet n’ low
24 pkgs Splenda
1/2 t guar gum (thickening agent, found in health food store)
Heat water with sweeteners and extract until boiling. Take off heat and stir in guar gum to thicken. Cool and store in refrigerator.
Total: 24 carb
Makes 32 T at .8 carbs each
Guar gum [...]

Ingredients:
1 Tbsp butter
1 tbsp soy flour
1/4 cup light cream
1/4 cup water
1 tsp Dijon mustard
4 oz ham, chopped
Melt butter, stir in flour. Add cream and water, and mustard, stirring until thickened. Add ham. Serve over crepes.
Serves 2 (2 crepes each), including Dottie’s crepes: 6.7 carbs (5.7 NET carbs)
This is really not a lot of trouble, [...]

Ingredients:
1/2 cup water
1 tsp pineapple extract
1/2 Tsp liquid splenda (or 1/2 cup granular)
1/4 tsp guar gum
Heat water, extract and splenda until boiling. Add guar gum and let stand. It thickens a LOT. (0 carbs with liquid; if you have to use granular, it would be 12 carbs, which may bring the total too high). [...]