Raspberry Creme Pudding

As you can see from my recent flurry of posts, I have been really enjoying liquid stevia lately. It makes everything taste so sweet and yummy! However, at the end of a weekend full of puddings and iced tea by the half gallon, I found myself a sneezin' fool. Can it be that I am one of the few for whom stevia causes ragweed allergy symptoms? I decided that stevia and I must take a little break to assess whether or not this was true.

I did not go quietly into this decision. Let's say I was irked. My first full day with No Treats I was so miffed I ate more than my share of peanuts-- and usually I don't eat any nuts whole as they are a trigger food for me. Thankfully I snapped out of Eeyoring about it and got busy in the kitchen. 

Today is Day 4 and I have finally figured out a FP pudding worthy of posting. The sweetener-free puddings I came up with Monday-Wednesday ranged from "okay" to "definitely better than yesterday" to "GROSS!" to "good, but weird." None were blog-worthy until now. I don't know to what degree my tastebuds have changed in four days, but this one is great! Thank heavens I have found a new FP reason to get out of the bed in the morning! 

3/4c warm water

2T gelatin

2t coconut butter

1/2t or more cinnamon

1/4t salt

dash lemon flavoring

dash vanilla

6-8 raspberries

3 or more ice cubes

Whiz water in the blender, gradually adding gelatin. Add coconut butter, then remaining room-temperature ingredients. Add blackberries, then ice cubes two at a time. If pudding suddenly gels after the first two ice cubes, just go with it-- your pudding is done! :) If not keep adding ice cubes until it does. Enjoy the magical transformation of your treat today and of your body over time! 

Protein: 18g Carbohydrate: 1g from coconut butter (I don't  add in the carbs from blackberries) Fat: 5.33333 repeating grams ;)

Variation: Cocoa Pudding (almost FP, barely S)

3/4c warm water

2T gelatin

2 t coconut butter 

1T cocoa powder

scant 1/4t salt 

dash of vanilla 

4 or more ice cubes

Protein: 18g Carbohydrate: 2.5g Fat: 6g

To make this FP, use only 1t coconut butter.