Low-Carb Apple & Blueberry Skillet Cake

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This skillet cake is similar to a French clafoutis, a simple summer inspired cake typically made with berries. The base is apple browned in a spice butter, and its topped with juicy blackberries.

This cake makes a delicious brunch served with yoghurt, or afternoon tea cake served with a dollop of whipped cream, full-fat yogurt or even clotted cream like we did in our Low-Carb Strawberry Clafoutis for Two!

If you don’t wish to use the apple, omit and instead make a spiced browned butter. Pour the batter into the butter mix and swirl it through, and then top with the berries. If you skip the apple, you can add more berries.

Can You Really Eat Apples on a Keto Diet?

Let's set this straight. When it comes to whole foods, there are no 'keto' and 'non-keto' foods, there are just foods that are more or less suitable for a healthy keto diet. When consumed in minimal amounts in recipes, almost any whole foods can fit into a keto lifestyle. In our recipe, one serving provides less than 5 grams of net carbs, and less than 2 grams of net carbs are from the apple.

What really matters when you follow a low-carb diet is how many carbs per day you should be eating in order to experience the health benefits of low-carb and ketogenic diets. Simply put, the "ideal" carb intake is not the same for everyone and those who are insulin resistant will have very different dietary needs to those who are insulin sensitive.

Alternatives For Reduced Carb Count

If you need to lower the carb count in this recipe, simply skip the apple or swap it for zucchini. As odd as using zucchini may sound, zucchini actually tastes incredibly close to apples when combined with spices like cinnamon and cooked.

To further reduce the carb count, your can swap the blueberries for blackberries or rhubarb — these are some of the best options with very few carbs!

Nutritional values (per serving)

Ingredients (makes 6 servings)

Fruit filling:

• ¹/₂ medium apple, cored (85 g/ 3 oz)
• 1 tbsp Sukrin Gold, Swerve or Erythritol (10 g/ 0.4 oz)
• ¹/₄ tsp cinnamon
• ¹/₈ tsp cloves
• ¹/₈ tsp nutmeg
• 1 tbsp butter or ghee (14 g/ 0.5 oz)
• ¹/₂ cup frozen or fresh wild blueberries (75 g/ 2.7 oz)

Batter:

• ¹/₄ cup almond flour (25 g/ 0.9 oz)
• ¹/₂ cup coconut flour (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
• ¹/₂ tsp gluten-free baking powder
• ¹/₈ tsp sea salt
• ¹/₂ tsp cinnamon
• 3 tbsp granulated Swerve or Erythritol (30 g/ 1.1 oz)
• ¹/₂ tsp sugar-free vanilla extract
• 1 ³/₄ cup unsweetened almond milk (415 ml/ 14 fl oz)
• 3 tbsp butter, ghee or virgin coconut oil (43 g/ 1.5 oz)
• 1 large egg, lightly whisked

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 190° C/ 375° F (conventional), or 170° C/ 340° F (fan assisted). Heat butter in ovenproof 20 cm/ 8 " skillet over medium to high heat.
   
2. Thinly slice the apple, and add to the skillet. Cook a few minutes until starting to brown on each side.
   
   
3. Add the Sukrin and spices, and cook another minute, stirring. Remove from heat, and set aside.
   
   
4. To make the batter, add all the dry ingredients to a mixing bowl and stir to combine.
   
   
5. Whisk in the wet ingredients. The batter will be fairly thick.
   
   
6. Pour over the batter over the apples, and then sprinkle the berries on top. Bake for 35 - 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
   
   
7. Serve with yoghurt or whipped cream.
   
   
8. Best enjoyed hot straight after cooking, however it will last a few days in an airtight container in the fridge.
   
   

Ingredient nutritional breakdown (per serving)

Net carbs	Protein	Fat	Calories
Apple, fresh
1.6 g	0 g	0 g	7 kcal
Sukrin Gold, brown sugar substitute
0 g	0 g	0 g	0 kcal
Cinnamon, spices
0 g	0 g	0 g	0 kcal
Cloves, spices
0 g	0 g	0 g	0 kcal
Nutmeg, spices
0 g	0 g	0 g	0 kcal
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed
0 g	0 g	1.9 g	17 kcal
Blueberries, wild, frozen (unsweetened)
0.9 g	0.1 g	0 g	4 kcal
Almond flour (blanched ground almonds, almond meal)
0.4 g	0.9 g	2.2 g	25 kcal
Coconut flour, organic
1.1 g	1.7 g	1.5 g	37 kcal
Baking powder, gluten-free
0.1 g	0 g	0 g	0 kcal
Salt, sea salt
0 g	0 g	0 g	0 kcal
Cinnamon, spices
0.1 g	0 g	0 g	1 kcal
Swerve, natural sweetener (Erythritol and chicory inulin based)
0.3 g	0 g	0 g	1 kcal
Vanilla extract, sugar-free, alcohol-based
0 g	0 g	0 g	1 kcal
Almond milk natural (unsweetened)
0.3 g	0.4 g	0.8 g	10 kcal
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed
0 g	0.1 g	5.8 g	51 kcal
Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs)
0.1 g	1 g	0.8 g	12 kcal
Total per serving
4.8 g	4.2 g	13.1 g	166 kcal

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