Keto Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel nuggets are delicious and a perfect treat for any time of the day with just 1.9g net carbs per serving, you are well on your way to having a fun keto ride.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword pretzel bites, pretzel nuggets
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 12 minutesminutes
Servings 10
Calories 132kcal
Ingredients
2 1/2cupsShredded Mozzarella Cheese
2TbspCream Cheese
1 1/2cupblanched almond flour
1TbspBaking Powder
7gActive Dry yeast
1TbspErythritol
2large eggs beaten
For Cinnamon sugar coating
2Tbspmelted butter or coconut oil spray
1/2cuphomemade keto cinnamon sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400ºF
Mix dry ingredients ( almond flour, yeast, erythritol, and baking powdetogether and set aside
Put the cream cheese, and shredded Mozzarella cheese in a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 30 seconds intervals until cheese is evenly melted. Make sure to stir in between ( helps to distribute the heat. ) it usually takes me about 1 min 30 secs in total sometimes 2 mins.
Pour dry ingredients into the microwaved cheese. Mix with your hands or with a spatula then add the cold eggs. Mix till a ball of dough forms.
Set aside for about 5 mins to let dough rest and easier to handle.
Wet or grease your hands, Divide dough into 8 parts. Roll each part between your hands to form a log. Then roll some more on a parchment to make the log longer. Repeat for each part till all have been rolled into logs of 1 inch diameter.
Cut logs into 1 1/2 inch nuggets ( you will get about 54 nuggets with this recipe )
Transfer to parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake for 12 mins.
While the pretzel nuggets are baking, melt the butter if using.
Coating with cinnamon sugar ( Two Ways )
Put the pretzels in a bowl. Drizzle on the butter or generously spray with coconut oil spray. Mix with a spoon then pour the cinnamon sugar over the pretzels and toss till well combined.
Pour melted butter in one bowl and the cinnamon sugar in another bowl. Then dip the pretzels Nuggets in the butter bowl first then toss to coat in the cinnamon sugar bowl repeat till all the pretzels tossed in cinnamon sugar.