[.ca] 101 Low-Carb & Sugarfree Dessert Recipes (ISBN 1403360421)

The Cutting Edge:
Having spent many years baking goodies I thought my baking days were over when I went low-carb. "101 Low-Carb & Sugarfree Dessert Recipes" is on the cutting edge of offering a way to have real deserts. It is very obvious April is totally commeted to her craft, working with each recipe with the best ingredients to be found. She is dedicated to see all of us succeed. How wonderful to provide a list of where to obtain the ingredients. Owning her book is like going to cooking school. I am just thrilled with April and her book.

Sooooo Gooooooood!:
I recently got my book and fell in love with just about every recipe. I am a new comer to the Low Carb lifestyle and was freaking out after induction for some sweets. I thought that I was going to loose my mind. So I turned to my trusty friend the Internet and stumbled across a website which recommended this book. I thought the price was reasonable, so I bought it. I got the book and quickly set out to buy the ingredients. I first made the cheesecake, which knocked my socks off. I could not find the maltitol in my health food store, but they said that they could order it for me. It is expensive, but that is not the issue here. After getting my maltitol, I made the Butter Pecan Brittle. Needless to say that I keep this stuff handy when those sweet twinges hit. It is perfect. I have tried that store bought low carb candies and they are expensive too! I like the satisfaction that I can make my own and have it in bulk for just about the same price as one $2.00 chocolate turtle thing. These store bought candies also use maltitol. This book is a great book and I would like to the author put out a regular cookbook for those dinner and lunch favorites that we cannot have, but still love to eat!

Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe is Worth Cost of Book! YUM!:
I have finally managed to gather together all the ingredients to start making the recipes in April's cookbook. So I started with the peanut butter cookie recipe. And I was not disappointed. No boy!! Those cookies were worth the price of the book...just to get a wonderful low-carb sugar-free cookie that actually tastes like a real cookie was awesome. I have spent more time throwing out completed recipes from other cookbooks, but no more! I can tell this one is going to get an A+ in my book. Thanks, April, for going the extra mile to get a finished product that is soooo reminiscent of the things that we can no longer eat but still crave. God is going to have an extra halo for you, girl! I am editing this review to say I just made April's Chocolate Chunkie cookies and all I can say is WOW WOW WOW. At the first taste of one warm from the oven I thought I had died and gone to Low-Carb heaven. Another fabulous product from April. You MUST get this cookbook.

I was disappionted.:
I was very excited about this book, but I have to say I was disappionted. I bought all the expensive supplies needed to create her recipes....and got busy baking. The three recipes that I have tried were just ok... I found the sweetness of the candy to be bitter at times. I also was very unhappy to find that Steel's has uped the price of Maltitol to $17.95 for two pounds. I do realize that Low Carb is expensive, but I find that price to be beyond ridiculous! I sure hope someone comes up with a better, less expensive way to create sweets for those of us who want them from time to time.

Awesome Sweets!!:
This book was a godsend to me, as I love baking/cooking for my family who seem to gravitate towards sweets:) I have recently opened a low carb grocery store and recommend this cookbook to all my customers who bake. It can help anyone stay lowcarb without missing their favorite sweet recipes.