I am super excited to share this recipe with you because it is so DELICIOUS! Karen and I were invited to Jamie’s house for Thanksgiving and she let us know that she was cooking a KETO Thanksgiving. As she listed the menu I noticed she didn’t name a dessert (possibly because she knows I like to make desserts) so I offered to find a yummy one. I found a few but in order to make the group happy we decided on Keto Caramel Macchiatto Tiramisu.
I found all the recipes on IBreathImHungry.com. The recipes were meant for a party smaller than mine so I adjusted the amounts. It also called for me to make at least one other recipe, Cream Cheese Pancakes, and because I have never enjoyed sugar free caramel sauce, I googled Keto Caramel Sauce which led me back to the same site and found one that I added to my plans for this wonderful concoction.
We started shopping at WinCo but couldn’t find the Xanthan Gum and Swerve Sweetener so Karen and I headed over to Fred Meyers. I found the Xanthan Gum (Bob’s Red Mill Brand) in the Natural Section and since they too didn’t have Swerve, I bought Truvia. I generally cook with raw or turbinado sugar, so this was an adventure for me.
I made the caramel sauce first. I followed the recipe perfectly and it was ok, but it did have a strong after-taste so I added cinnamon and some more salt and that was what made it amazing! This is the recipe as I used it.
Keto Caramel Sauce (makes 1 cup)
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
- 6 Tbsp Truvia Sweetener
- 2 Tbsp Blackstrap or Full-Flavor Molasses
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/4 tsp Xanthan Gum
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 2 Tbsp Water
Directions:
- In a saucepan combine Butter, Truvia, Molasses & Cinnamon. Bring to a boil, reduce heat & simmer for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove pan from the heat & add Cream & mix well. The mixture will bubble vigorously.
- Sprinkle with Xanthan Gum & whisk vigorously to combine. Add salt and mix.
- Return to heat and boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
- Stir in Water until well combined.
- Store unused amount in the fridge in a sealed container. Will be good for 2 to 6 weeks refrigerated.
It was so easy to make this sauce and I love that it stores so nicely. In the future I will make this sauce days before I make the dessert to balance out the work with a busy schedule. Actually I may be inspired to just keep the fridge stocked with this sauce for sundaes or other treats. My friend Josh said he liked it better than regular caramel sauce…
The next part was to create the Cream Cheese Pancakes…
Cream Cheese Pancakes (makes 12 pancakes)
Ingredients:
- 8 oz Cream Cheese
- 8 eggs
- 4 tsp Granulated Sugar Substitute
- 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Directions:
- Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Let set for 2 minutes so the bubbles will go away.
- Cook on buttered pan on medium for 2 minutes (I had to cook them for 5 minutes) until golden brown. Flip and cook for additional 1 minute.
These pancakes taste so good by themselves and are Low Carb, Gluten Free and Keto! I made a double batch for our dessert but Karen and I agree that we will make this recipe for a beautiful Sunday Brunch! I also got to use Josh’s new NutraBullet and it was wonderful! I have an old Bullet that has been faithful, but his obliterated that cream cheese so fast! I also loved that the container was so much bigger!
The last part of the creation of Keto Caramel Macchiatto Tiramisu goodness is a double batch of this recipe!
Keto Caramel Macchiatto Tiramisu (serves 4)
Ingredients:
- 12 (4×4) squares of Cream Cheese Pancakes
- 1 cup Espresso or Coffee, cooled
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder for dusting
Filling:
- 4 oz Cream Cheese, softened
- 2 Tbsp Sugar Free Caramel Syrup
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
Directions:
- Mix Cream Cheese & Caramel Sauce until creamy.
- Whip the Heavy Whipping Cream until stiff
- Fold 1/3 Whipped Cream in caramel mixture.
- Add caramel mixture back into remaining whipped cream, folding to combine. Chill.
- Soak Cream Cheese Pancakes in coffee for at least 2 minutes.
- Add Filling to piping bag with star tip.
- Layer pancakes and filling until you have 3 layers. (Individually or a nice dish for a group)
- Optional: Serve with chocolate sauce.
In the future I will do the shopping and the cooking on different days…at the end I was tired and I must admit I skipped some of the steps. But nobody knew and EVERYBODY loved it! I have to give a shout out to Caleb at ZoJo Coffee who gave me the last of the Columbian coffee on drip before I left on Wednesday!
…I do think that I might make sure I have ingredients to make another batch of filling next time, I wanted the dessert to be a little sweeter and more decadent.
The Keto Caramel Macchiatto Tiramisu was a hit and a great way to wrap our Keto Thanksgiving up! Big thanks to Josh for letting me use his kitchen and my wife for being patient with me…and…also doing all the dishes…and a HUGE thanks to Jamie who is an amazing host! I hope all of you had as wonderful of a holiday as Karen and I did!
