Yes, Keto is costly. One way to make it budget friendly, is to make some essentials at home. This not only cuts down your cost for the month, but it also gives you control over the ingredients you put and you have a batch of unprocessed homemade essential at home.
And, Cream cheese is one of them. This is very easy to make and you need few ingredients on hand. It can me made in 2 ways and time and the nutrient information will vary according to the way you chose.
Suggestions- Cream cheese can be used in desserts, (cheesecake, duh !) savoury or sweet fat bombs or even more cinnamom pancakes (drooool)
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- 250 grams paneer/ cottage cheese You can make your own too.
- 2 tbsp heavy cream/ fresh cream
- 1 litre Full fat milk
- 1 tbsp lemon juice/ vinegar
- pinch salt
- 2 tbsp heavy cream/ fresh cream
Ingredients
From store bought paneer/cottage cheese
From homemade paneer/ cottage cheese
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- Crush the paneer / cottage cheese in small pieces
- Take a blender / mixer. Add the crumbled paneer and cream with a pinch of salt
- Blend till the mixture is soft and is with a spreadable consistency
- Bring the full fat milk to a boil
- Add the lemon juice or vinegar. The fat within the milk starts to curdle. Let all the fat separate from the whey (liquid)
- Take a cheese cloth and drain the whey
- Squeeze the liquid out and let it stand for 45 minutes so that whey is completely drained and you get full fat and low in carb - cream cheese. This is your paneer .
- Take a blender, add the paneer and cream with salt. Blend till smooth.
Net carbs of the cream cheese made from scratch will vary and depend on the separation of whey and fats.
Following nutrition label is for the cheese made from store brought paneer
