National Crème de Menthe Day is this week. We love the drink, whether you enjoy the alcoholic version or the non-alcoholic syrup. We’re huge fans of liquid mint in all its forms.
Crème de menthe was invented by a French pharmacist, Emile Giffard, when he was studying the cooling and digestive properties of mint. But today, we are focusing on mint as a flavor in non-alcoholic low-carb desserts and treats.
This creamy, dreamy grasshopper pie is dairy-free and can be vegan if you like. It is also a no-bake dessert, which is perfect on days when you don’t want to crank up the oven. Labor Day may have come and gone, but there is still hot weather in many spots around the country, so that may make this a great fit for your next dessert! A serving has 219 calories, four grams of carbs, two grams of fiber and 22 grams of fat. Get the recipe.
We love refreshing, sweet drinks. But we hate drinks high in carbs. This version of lemonade uses monk fruit sweetener. We know there has been a lot of discussion about the health impacts of noncaloric sweeteners. Our feeling is that they should be treated like desert, used in moderation but enjoyed. The final science on their health impacts isn’t in. But we know what sugar does to blood sugar, so we’ll take an artificial sweetener in a homemade drink every once in a while! All you need to make this is lemon juice, water, mint leaves, a sweetener and ice, and you will be cooling off in style. A serving has 19 calories, five grams of carbs, one gram of fiber and 0.2 grams of fat. Get the recipe.
The crust portion of this bar is what makes us fall in love with it. It’s like a gooey brownie made with shredded coconut and pecans. The bar has three layers, with mint whipped cream and cream cheese filling and chocolate glaze. That makes it feel very complicated and fancy. But there are only 10 steps altogether! And that includes refrigeration! While the recipe calls for green food coloring for the filling, that is skippable — you won’t miss that it’s mint flavored, and you might not love dyes. A serving has 259 calories, 6.3 grams of carbs, 3.1 grams of fiber and 24.6 grams of fat. Get the recipe.
You would never guess how to make this pudding from seeing the image. You don’t use a zero-sugar mint Jell-O pudding mix. While that’s an option for a carb-free dessert, this version uses gelatin, cottage cheese, baby spinach and yogurt. The green doesn’t come from food dye but veggies hidden in plain sight! It’s flavored with mint extract and creamy from all the dairy products and vanilla almond milk. If you love homemade pudding, this is a recipe worth trying! A serving has 180 calories, 10 grams of carbs, four grams of fiber and nine grams of fat. Get the recipe.
We hope you love these recipes as much as we do! They are all wonderful ways to celebrate mint.
