Chocolate mousse

You will need..........

1/2 cup of thickened cream
1tsp artificial sweetener
2tbsp cocoa powder (unsweetened) or 3tbsp melted chocolate (85%)

You can adjust these measurements till you get the creaminess/chocolatey-ness or sweetness you prefer

*Whizz up in a blender - it's as simple as that! Garnish with mint

Mini cheesecakes

You will need.........
BASE
1 packet of almond meal
1/2 cup melted butter
2tbsp splenda

TOPPING
1 tub of Philadelphia cream cheese (room temperature)
1/4 cup splenda
1 egg
Few dashes of vanilla essence
1tsp cinnamon powder

*Combine almond meal with melted butter and splenda, spoon into mini pattycake cases and refrigerate for 30 mins
*Whisk cream cheese, splenda, egg and vanilla together till smooth, empty on top of almond base, sprinkle with the cinnamon powder and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180c for around 15 mins.
*Let them cool in the oven for a few hours then refrigerate and eat the next day

Cupcakes

I discovered this recipe by accident whilst trying to make a 'dessert pizza' from someone else's blog, they're not bad if you don't mind the taste of almond meal

1 cup almond meal
2 tbsp chopped pine nuts
2 tbsp splenda
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup water
2 tbsp oil

*Mix ingredients together with a fork then spoon mixture into patty cakes
*Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200c
*Bake for around 15 minutes or until they go slightly brown and springy to touch
*Remove from oven and let them cool

Topping
Cream cheese
1/2 cup splenda
1 tbsp vanilla essence

*Beat mixture until smooth and dollop over cooled cupcakes
*Top with a strawberry quarter

These are nicer when they have been refrigerated and the topping has cooled

Now the original recipe I was trying to follow is here.......
http://cleochatra.blogspot.com/2009/05/low-carb-red-white-and-blue-dessert.html
.....and this is how my version turned out when I followed the recipe properly :) though it doesn't look anywhere as good as the original