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free recipes 

Check out some of our food truck recipes, recipes created by our Torch 180 students, and some of our personal favorites.  When you recreate them at home make sure to tag us on FB, Twitter and Instagram. 

Chocolate Strawberry Dessert Nachos

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Ingredients
1 flour tortilla
40g diced strawberries 
50g plain non fat Fage Greek yogurt
12g vanilla pudding mix
10g Hershey's chocolate syrup


​*For a low carb option use Joseph’s Lavish Wrap (found at Walmart,) sugar free Hershey's chocolate syrup, sugar free pudding mix & stevia instead of sugar. The grams listed were used for an exact calculation of personal macro-nutrients - use as much or as little of each item as you desire. 

Directions:
Cut tortilla into chips with sharp knife.
Spray chips quickly with nonstick cooking spray & sprinkle with cinnamon & sugar.
Bake til golden brown (5-8 minutes).
Mix yogurt & pudding & drizzle over chips.
Top with strawberries & chocolate sauce.
​*If deep frying chips - get oil to 350 and fry until golden brown (20-30 seconds per side)

Keto Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse

Ingredients:
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
4 ounces softened cream cheese
2 1/2 tablespoons natural peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla 
7g Lily's chocolate chips
(or Hershey's sugar free)
4-6 tablespoons Swerve
​(or keto sweetener of choice)
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Directions:
With hand mixer, or stand mixer, beat heavy cream until thickens and doubles in size.
In a separate bowl mix thoroughly softened cream cheese, peanut butter, Swerve and vanilla.
Combine whipped cream with peanut butter mixture by folding together.
Stir in chocolate chips and serve - best if served cold.  

Fresh Avocado Quinoa Salad

Ingredients:
200 grams quinoa, rinsed and drained
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 pint cherry tomatoes, rinsed and halved
1 bunch of cilantro, diced
2 large avocados, cubed
salt and pepper to taste
juice of one lemon
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Directions:
​Prepare quinoa according to directions. 
Rinse black beans.
Cut tomatoes in half.
Dice cilantro.
In large bowl add beans, cilantro and tomatoes.
Fluff quinoa and add to bean and tomatoes mixture.
Cube avocados, squeeze lemon juice over tops and add to rest of ingredients.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

Pumpkin Pie
​Cream Cheese

Ingredients:
8 ounces fat-free cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp brown sugar, softened
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
* To make keto friendly, simply sub Swerve (or your sweetener of choice) for honey and brown sugar. We have also added 2 tbsp of pumpkin pie creamer to this and it turned out wonderful  - so get creative! We tend to season food heavily, so start with small measurements, taste & adjust to your personal liking. 
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Directions:
Add all ingredients to medium bowl
Mix with electric mixer or stand mixer
Slather on everything and enjoy. 
*Can be stored in airtight container for two weeks. 
Photo used under Creative Commons from kimubert
  • The Torch
  • How We Got Started
  • CA Expansion
  • Who We Are
  • Torch 180
  • Torch Merchandise
  • free recipes
  • Building of the Food Truck
  • FAQ
  • Catering
  • Pictures
  • FREE Meals
  • Donate
  • Vlog
  • Get Involved