Serious Eats Cakespy: Black And White Ice Cream Sandwich Cookies Recipe

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Net Carbs are 17% of calories per serving, at 50g per serving. The amount is close to the maximum number of net carbs allowed for the keto diet and much higher than the standard recommendation of 25g Net Carbs. You'll have little flexibility to consume additional foods that contain carbs.

How keto-friendly is Serious Eats Cakespy: Black And White Ice Cream Sandwich Cookies? The Keto Friendliness Gauge visualizes how much this food conforms to the standard keto diet.

  • Green implies that Net Carbs fall within standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Yellow implies that Net Carbs are a little higher than standard keto diet guidelines.
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  • Red implies that the amount of Net Carbs fall within the upper limits allowed by the keto diet and there's a high risk of getting kicked out of ketosis.

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Keto & Health Insights for Serious Eats Cakespy: Black And White Ice Cream Sandwich Cookies Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 17% of calories per serving, at 50g per serving. This food is at the upper limits (extremely risky) of what's considered keto-friendly and much higher than standard net carb guidelines for the keto diet. You risk kicking yourself out of ketosis and there's little flexibility to eat more foods that contain carbs. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.
  • This food's %DV (daily value percentage) for sodium is 4%. At 98mg, it's considered low in sodium according to the FDA's standard for %DV (daily value percentage), which considers any food with %DV of less than 5% as low sodium. The organization recommends 2300mg of sodium as the daily limit. High sodium is believed to be associated with health problems such as heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, and kidney malfunctions. Too much low sodium is also associated with health problems. For most adults, a healthy range for daily maximum sodium consumption is between 1500-2300mg; foods should have 5%-20% DV per serving.
  • Since this food is a sandwich or a wrap, it might come with a bun or similar bread item. Remove the sandwich bun to significantly reduce the amount of net carbs and calories. Eliminating breads from a meal can make it more keto-friendly. A single slice of bread contains at least 75 calories and 15g of carbohydrates; a single English muffin usually has 120 calories and 25g of carbohydrates; the average bagel has 350 calories and 50g of carbohydrates; a regular tortilla has 470 calories and 98g of carbohydrates.

Serious Eats Cakespy: Black And White Ice Cream Sandwich Cookies Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 12 servings   ( 87 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 297
Total Fat: 9g
Saturated Fat: 5g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Monounsaturated Fat: 2g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 52mg
Sodium: 98mg
Total Carbohydrates: 51g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 34g
Protein: 4g
Calcium: 49mg Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 68mg Vitamin A: 81mcg
Vitamin C: 0mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • For the cookies:
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • For the icing(s):
  • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar (keep a little extra on hand in case needed)
  • 2 teaspoons plus 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons water, or more if needed
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch-process
  • For the filling:
  • 1 carton Neapolitan ice cream (or, 1 pint each vanilla and chocolate ice cream of the finest quality)

Instructions

Visit Serious Eats's website to view the recipe instructions. (Via Edamam)