Just a quick note to say that I have made quite a few of these recipes now, and gone back to my original post and added comments. So far, they have all been great.
The only abject failure was my Low Carb Vanilla Mug Cake with Mincemeat idea.
That was a disaster.
I used this recipe
First attempt was very fluffy and I could barely find my measely little teasp of mincemeat, plus it overflowed the mug, so the next time I made it without the protein powder, and with half the baking powder. And with a BIG tablespoon of mincemeat:
That was more successful.
Shared it with Mr B on Xmas Eve when he got in from work, and we both pronounced it a great success.
Raw batter:
Cooked in mug (the brown speckles are real vanilla seeds):
Turned out of mug:
HOWEVER, Even the half portion of mincemeat I ate was enough to spike my bg and then dump me into a nasty hypo at 3am (the Libre says I slept through a reading of 1.9mmol/l).
Felt pretty rough the next morning, after a night of horrible dreams and night-sweats.
So I am afraid I won't be trying that again!
Mind you, if you aren't prone to hypos, and are willing to experience a ?small? spike, I suppose it is still a better option than real mince pies, which have carbs in the pastry
as well as the mincemeat...
