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I tested every version of these 90 Second Keto Southern Pecan Pie Squares so you don't have to waste a single ingredient. 🧪

From super clean and functional to full-out decadent — the ingredients you choose determine the experience you get. Almond milk keeps them light and lean. Fairlife whole milk makes them rich and custard-forward. Heavy cream takes them completely over the top. The pecans, the chia gel, the brown sugar sweetener, the cinnamon — all of it comes together in 90 seconds in the microwave.

Whether you are living a flexible keto lifestyle, a low-carb lifestyle, a diabetic-friendly lifestyle, or a low-glycemic lifestyle — there is a version of this recipe built exactly for you. You pick your milk. You pick your sweetener level. You pick your crust or no crust. The structure does the rest.

And yes — they are absolutely decadent. Toasted pecans, brown sugar sweetener, chia custard that sets firm enough to slice and melts the second it hits your tongue. Four generous squares from one 90-second microwave run. As low as 1.1g net carbs per half square.

This is not diet food. This is Southern pecan pie — rebuilt from the ground up for the way you actually eat.

📖 Full Printable Recipe → sinlesssourdough.com/90-second-keto-southern-pecan…

🎁 FREE Eat Bread; Lose Weight Guide → sinlesssourdough.com/eat-bread-lose-weight-with-13…

🛒 Keto Dehydrated Starters & Keto Sourdough Master Class → youtube.com/@theketobakingmechanic/store

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1 week ago | [YT] | 28

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I Just Received The Most Beautiful Comment And Felt Compelled To Share! 💕
Someone left the kindest comment recently and rather than just replying privately I wanted to share my answer with all of you — because something tells me I'm not alone in this journey!

At 64 Compliments Mean Everything! 🪙😂
Thank you so much for this beautiful compliment — at 64 I treasure these moments more than you know! I want to share some things that have genuinely helped me because I'm certainly no expert — just a woman who has figured out a few things along the way that have made a real difference in how I look and feel!

The Real Secret To Walking Consistently 👟
I'll be honest — I'm not someone who loves exercise for the sake of exercise! The only reason I walk consistently is because I found a friend whose company I absolutely love. I'm not walking to exercise — I'm walking to catch up with someone who stimulates my mind and makes me laugh! The miles and the time just fly by without me even noticing. By the time we're done I've burned calories, cleared my head, and had the best conversation of my day. Find yourself a walking friend who makes you forget you're exercising and I promise you'll never skip a walk again! 👯‍♀️💨😂

I Never Touched A Cigarette 🚭
I want to be clear — this wasn't some great act of willpower on my part. I simply never started and I'm so grateful for that every single day. Smoking ages you from the inside out — it breaks down collagen, reduces circulation to your skin, and accelerates every single sign of aging. If you're still smoking please know it's never too late to stop — your skin and health will begin to recover almost immediately! 🚭

My Relationship With Alcohol Ended 6 Years Ago This Thanksgiving 🦃🥂➡️🚫
This one was a personal decision that took courage and I don't share it to judge anyone — I share it because it genuinely changed my life. My relationship with alcohol ended 6 years ago this coming Thanksgiving and it was one of the best decisions I ever made for myself. Alcohol is one of the most underrated agers out there — it dehydrates your skin, disrupts your sleep, affects your hormones, and adds empty calories that go nowhere good. Six years later my skin, my sleep, my energy, and my clarity are all so much better. I share this humbly — everyone's journey is their own! 💕

What Too Much Sodium Is Actually Doing To Your Face And Body 🧂😱
I'm not a doctor or nutritionist — just someone who reads a lot of labels! But keeping my sodium super low has genuinely made a visible difference and I think it's worth sharing why.
What excess sodium does to your LOOKS:

Causes fluid retention that makes your face look puffy and swollen — especially around your eyes and jaw
Creates that permanently tired "bloated" look that no amount of concealer can fix
Breaks down collagen over time leading to premature wrinkles and sagging skin
Reduces circulation giving your skin a dull, grey, lifeless appearance
Makes dark circles under your eyes significantly worse
Causes your ankles and hands to swell making you look and feel heavier than you are

What excess sodium does to your HEALTH:

Raises blood pressure putting strain on your heart and arteries
Makes your kidneys work overtime trying to filter the excess
Causes chronic dehydration even when you're drinking water
Increases your risk of heart disease and stroke over time
Disrupts your hormonal balance
Makes weight loss significantly harder because your body holds onto water weight
Contributes to bone density loss over time — especially important post menopause!

The sneaky part? Most sodium doesn't come from your salt shaker — it hides in processed foods, sauces, condiments, deli meats, canned goods, and restaurant meals. You can be eating what feels like a perfectly healthy meal and consuming a shocking amount of sodium without even knowing it! 😱
I started reading labels and it genuinely transformed how I look and feel. Your face may thank you within days of reducing sodium — the puffiness can disappear surprisingly fast! ✨

The Fat Situation — Even Healthy Fat! 😂
Oh this one makes me laugh because I really thought healthy fats would be fine! Nope! My hips have absolutely no interest in the difference between healthy fat and unhealthy fat. They just see fat and think "yes please, we'll take that!" 😂 Even avocado has to be carefully monitored around here. My hips have NO boundaries and zero shame about it! 😂

Why Strict Keto Stopped Working For Me After Menopause 🎢
I want to share this because I struggled with this for a long time and felt like something was wrong with ME. It wasn't. Before menopause estrogen helps your body burn fat really efficiently — like a well-oiled machine. But when estrogen leaves? That machine gets a lot more complicated. Your body starts storing fat differently especially around your middle and your liver has to work much harder to process dietary fat. So even though strict Keto works beautifully for many women it simply stopped working for my post menopausal body — and that's okay! 😤

The Keto Flu Almost Took Me Out! 🚛💨
I tried so hard to push through the Keto Flu and I just couldn't. Without estrogen my body struggled so much harder to adapt to fat burning that it hit me like a truck and kept me from living my life. I wasn't just tired — I was completely non-functional! If this has happened to you please know you are not weak — your body is simply responding to a very real hormonal change!

Why Even Pure Protein Kicked Me Out 🙋‍♀️
Here's the part that really confused me — even pure unadulterated protein would kick me out! How is that even fair?! 😂 Well here's a simple explanation: after menopause your body can get more aggressive about turning protein into sugar for energy. So even the cleanest protein can cause an insulin response. This is completely hormonal and 100% not your fault ladies! Please don't be as hard on yourself as I was! 💕

Why I Don't Believe In Diets — I Believe In Eating Healthy 💪
I'm certainly not here to tell anyone what to eat — we are all so different! But what works for me is eating healthy flexible Keto — low carb, low sodium, lower fat even the healthy fats — and listening to what MY body actually needs rather than following rigid rules that were never designed for a post menopausal body in the first place. It's not a diet. It's just eating in a way that makes me feel good and that I can sustain for life! ✨

The Old Dog New Puppy Myth Is Real! 🐕💨😂
I have to give credit where credit is due — my husband Shawn who is 18 years younger than me deserves a lot of the credit for keeping me moving! You know that old dog new puppy myth? Turns out it's completely true! That man keeps me moving whether I like it or not and I'm genuinely grateful for it even when I'm pretending not to be! 😂

It Takes A Village And I'm Grateful For Mine! 💉✨
Finally — and I say this with complete honesty and zero shame — I believe in working WITH what you've got AND calling in the professionals for the things you simply cannot do on your own. My cosmetic team handles the things that no amount of walking, low sodium, and carefully monitored avocado consumption can fix!
It truly takes a village friends. A village, some good habits, a sober Thanksgiving, a wonderful younger husband, flexible Keto, and a really talented cosmetic team! 😂
I am deeply grateful for all of it — every single piece of this village that helps me show up as the best version of myself every day! 💕
No shame in that game! 💪

👇 Tell me in the comments — what's YOUR biggest post menopause discovery? I know I'm not alone in this and I'd love to hear your story!

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 12

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I have to be honest with you — I tried so many keto French toast recipes and most of them disappointed me. The texture was wrong, the flavour was off, or they just didn't feel like the real thing.

📌 Full recipe: sinlesssourdough.com/90-second-keto-french-toast-f…

Then I stumbled across a few carnivore French toast recipes that actually caught my attention. Some used cottage cheese, some used cream cheese — so naturally I tried both. Cream cheese won. Hands down. 🏆

Then the Keto Baking Mechanic maneuvers began. 🔧🍞

I adjusted ingredients, changed proportions, added new elements, and completely reimagined the technique to create a microwave version with that perfect oven spring, soft custardy centre, and genuine bread-like texture.
Several versions later I finally landed on something that genuinely stopped me in my tracks.

These 90 Second Keto French Toast Fingers are my own original creation. Crispy golden exterior. Rich custardy centre. Pan fried in butter. Dripping in sugar-free maple syrup.

And only 0.58 net carbs per finger. 🤯

I absolutely love this recipe. I hope you do too. ❤️

👇 Tell me in the comments — what keto recipe have YOU been trying to recreate?

#90secondketo #ketofrenchtoast #frenchtoastfingers #ketobreakfast #lowcarbbreakfast #ketobakingmechanic

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 21

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Finally—Bread you can eat every day (and still lose weight!)
I am so incredibly excited to share something I’ve been working on for a long time.

Meet The 5-Minute 1-2-7 Keto Sourdough Blueprint.

I designed this system to take the stress out of keto baking. It’s simple:

• 1 Loaf per week.
• 2 Slices per day. (ONLY 2 net carbs per slice , almost fat free and high in fiber)
• 7 Days of delicious, guilt-free bread.
FEED. BAKE. EAT. REPEAT.
Whether you are flexible keto, low carb, Paleo, diabetic-friendly, or following Weight Watchers, you can finally enjoy real bread while staying on track.

Click here to discover the 13 Secrets to Eating Bread and Losing Weight!

sinlesssourdough.com/eat-bread-lose-weight/

A special thank you to this community:

I also wanted to say a massive thank you for being part of The Keto Baking Mechanic family. Because of your support and engagement, I’ve officially qualified to launch my YouTube Store! You can now shop all my Sinless Sourdough products directly through my channel.
I couldn’t have done this without you.

2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 20

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🍪 90 SECONDS to a bakery-style Keto Cowboy Cookie Bar? Yes, really. 👇

If you’ve been burned by microwave desserts that turn out spongy, dry, or cake-like, this is the recipe you’ve been waiting for. These bars stay dense, chewy, and loaded with texture—just like a real bakery treat, but with only 2 net carbs per square!

We’re talking rich chocolate, crunchy nuts, shredded coconut, and hemp hearts (which perfectly mimic the hearty bite of traditional oats while keeping everything 100% grain-free).

📌 GET THE PRINTABLE RECIPE HERE:
👉 sinlesssourdough.com/90-second-keto-cowboy-cookie-…

🌟 Why You’ll Love Them:
⏱️ Lightning Fast: Ready in about 90 seconds.

🍫 Perfect Texture: Dense, buttery, and chewy, not spongy.

🥥 Packed with Goodies: Loaded with nuts, coconut, and sugar-free chocolate chips.

🌾 Clean Ingredients: Grain-free, sugar-free, and diabetic-friendly.

🧼 Meal-Prep Friendly: They firm up beautifully in the fridge for a satisfying chocolate snap!

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💬 Have you tried baking with hemp hearts yet? Let me know in the comments! 👇

#90secondketo #cowboycookiebars #ketodessert #ketocookies #lowcarbdessert #grainfreeketo #ketobaking #sugarfreedessert

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 30

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ZERO CARB PANCAKES... made with EGGS? 🥞🥚

Most low-carb pancake recipes depend on almond flour, coconut flour, or cream cheese. These Keto Pancakes take a completely different approach.

✅ 1 Ingredient + 2 Functional Properties
✅ No almond flour
✅ No coconut flour
✅ No grains
✅ No starches
✅ High protein
✅ Soft, fluffy, soufflé-style texture

The secret is food science.

Whipped egg whites create lift and volume. Beef gelatin helps stabilize the structure. Powdered sweetener improves protein stability and elasticity during whipping.

The result? Light, airy Keto Pancakes that absorb butter and sugar-free syrup beautifully without the dense or gritty texture found in many low-carb pancakes.

If you've been looking for a simple keto breakfast that's fast, easy, and incredibly satisfying, this recipe might surprise you.

📌 Full Printable Recipe:
sinlesssourdough.com/keto-pancakes-zero-net-carbs/

🛒 Check Out My New YouTube Store for Keto Dehydrated Sourdough Starters and Keto Sourdough Master Class:
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🎁 FREE Guide:
Eat Bread; Lose Weight – 13 Shocking Secrets
👉 sinlesssourdough.com/eat-bread-lose-weight/

#ketopancakes #zerocarbpancakes #lowcarbpancakes #ketobreakfast #ketorecipes #ketobaking

1 month ago | [YT] | 18

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KETO OATMEAL COOKIES… WITHOUT OATS?! 🤯🍪

These 90 Second Keto oatmeal-style chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy, rich, and made in UNDER 2 MINUTES using the microwave.

No oats.
No grains.
No flour.
No blood sugar spike.

The secret? Hemp hearts + bovine beef gelatin create that classic oatmeal-cookie chew while keeping the recipe completely low carb and grain free.

Unlike many keto cookies that turn dry or crumbly, these stay soft and chewy with real cookie texture.

✨ Microwave → soft & chewy
✨ Air fryer/toaster oven → crisp edges + chewy centre
✨ High protein & satisfying

📌 Full printable recipe:
sinlesssourdough.com/90-second-keto-oat-free-choco…

🛒 Check Out My New YouTube Store for Keto dehydrated sourdough starters & Keto Sourdough Master Class:
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🥄 Hemp Hearts:

USA:
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Canada:
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🎁 FREE Guide:
Eat Bread; Lose Weight (13 Shocking Secrets)
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#90secondketo #ketocookies #ketooatmealcookies #lowcarbcookies #ketodessert #grainfreeketo

1 month ago | [YT] | 16

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🍫 These 90 Second Keto Brownies are only 1 NET CARB each… and they’re rich, fudgy, chewy, and made in the microwave in just 90 seconds!

This recipe uses:
✅ 2 simple ingredients
✅ 1 secret ingredient
✅ NO flour
✅ Deep chocolate flavour
✅ Authentic chewy brownie texture

Most viral 2 Ingredient Keto Brownies turn soft or cakey…

BUT this version uses one special keto baking ingredient to help create that classic chewy brownie bite so many low-carb brownies are missing.

📌 Get the full printable recipe:
sinlesssourdough.com/90-second-keto-brownies/

🥑 Keto flexible • Low-carb lifestyle • High-protein keto • Diabetic-friendly

🔥 Want authentic Keto Low-Carb Sourdough?
Shop my Keto Sourdough Starters & Master Class:
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💬 What do YOU think the secret ingredient is?

1 month ago | [YT] | 23

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🍞 I think this may be one of my favorite fast keto breads yet…

This 99 Second Keto “Dark Rye” Sourdough is hearty, fibre-rich, toaster-friendly, and has REAL sourdough personality — not the soft, eggy texture so many microwave keto breads end up with.

The biggest difference?

👉 Authentic sourdough discard.

Not vinegar.
Not artificial “tang.”
Not fake sourdough flavour systems.

Real discard adds authentic flavour, organic acids, moisture balance, and that traditional rye-style character that makes this bread feel comforting and satisfying.

Once cooled and toasted, the flavour gets even better. The flax, psyllium, and caraway create a dense rye-style texture designed for real bread lovers.

Perfect with:
🧈 Butter
🥜 Peanut butter
🥪 Sandwiches
🥣 Soups & salads

And yes… it’s still low carb.

✅ Authentic sourdough flavour
✅ Hearty rye-style texture
✅ Excellent toastability
✅ Microwave fast
✅ Fibre-rich & satisfying

📌 Full printable recipe:
sinlesssourdough.com/99-second-keto-rye-sourdough/

🔥 FINALLY… REAL KETO BREAD YOU CAN LOOK AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT 🔥

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💬 What’s the ONE thing you miss most about traditional bread?

1 month ago | [YT] | 14

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These 90 Second Keto Cheddar & Chive biscuits are really delicious. If you don't want to use the microwave, you can do them in the microwave, air fryer, toaster oven or convection oven. Don't use the oven as it's a waste of energy for 2 single biscuits!!! They are 2.5 net carbs each!!! Calories will depend on how much cheeeeeese you use!!! New studies show that using a microwave is safe.

sinlesssourdough.com/90-second-keto-cheddar-and-ch…

2 months ago | [YT] | 8