CRUNCHY CINNAMON STICKS

prep time: 15 MINUTES
cook time: 30 MINUTES
total time: 45 MINUTES

Ingredients

STICKS:

  • 1 cup (100g) almond flour
  • 1.5 scoops (45g) whey isolate
  • 1.5 cups (150g) shredded mozzarella – melted
  • 1/4 cup (50g) sugar substitute
  • 1 medium egg
  • 1 tbsp cream cheese
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp xanthan gum
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp sugar sub + 1 tsp cinnamon mixed together
  • Oil or drippings for frying

DIPPING:

  • 4 tbsp cream cheese
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup (50g) sugar substitute

Instructions

  1. Begin heating up your oil over medium heat.
  2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together 3/4’s of the almond flour, 1 scoop of the whey isolate, the xanthan gum, baking powder, cinnamon and 1/4 cup of sugar substitute.
  3. Melt the mozzarella in the microwave (or use a bain marie/double boiler).
  4. Add the mozzarella into the almond flour mix, along with the cream cheese vanilla and egg. Mix together.
  5. Use your hands to knead the dough all together – it will be very sticky but mix it together as much as possible.
  6. Add the 1/2 scoop and 1/4 cup of almond flour and knead until a firm dough forms that is tacky and not super sticky.
  7. Take a small piece of your dough and form it into a flat rectangle. Make sure it’s about an 1/2 inch thick.
  8. Once the oil is up to heat, place the rectangle dough into the fryer… Flip it frequently so that it doesn’t burn.
  9. Continue to fry for about 3-5 minutes or until the dough doubles in size and is a deep golden brown.
  10. Take out and immediately sprinkle with the sugar substitute/cinnamon mixture.
  11. Continue to form and fry the rest of the dough – you should get about 20 sticks.
  12. Once they are done, mix together the dipping ingredients in a small bowl.
  13. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

 

This makes roughly 20 cinnamon sticks.

Nutritional Information per stick:

  • CALS: 81
  • FAT: 6.1
  • CARBS: 2
  • FIBRE: 0.8
  • NET CARBS: 1.2
  • PROTEIN: 5.8
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