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