Keto Cinnamon Rolls
Keto Cinnamon Rolls are a sweet cheesy dessert which is made from fathead pizza dough, mixed with stevia to give it a slight sweetness alongside the cinnamon. Its the perfect dessert for a cheese lover alike.
As a food blogger with a full-time job, my only time to make recipes is on the weekend. Much to Adele’s disgust (my Girlfriend), it’s the only time to get the best natural light for the photographs! She would much rather be outside – once I earn some money from this blog, she’ll be the first person I spend it on!
As I was busy preparing my recipes, I had one of my hair-brained ideas… What If I created a sweet dessert with the famous fathead pizza base?
The first few batches I tried turned too sloppy. This was because I either had cooked the recipe for too long or at a higher temperature than necessary. After ironing out the kinks during my “on-the-fly” recipe development, I thought it would be a shame to not put this on the website! – Sure enough, it worked!
Let me Show You My Keto Cinnamon Roll Secrets
You first have to get the mozzarella cheese melted nicely. This is key, otherwise, you’ll be fighting an uphill battle trying to get the egg to mix in properly, or the almond flour won’t combine thoroughly. This is in a bowl after it’s been microwaved for 90 seconds.
Once you’ve added the almond flour to the recipe (and I recommend 3/4 of a cup) your mixutre should look a little bit like this. If its not this dry, then put more almond flour in until it reaches this consistency.
The best way to roll out fathead dough is to make sure you use two sheets of baking paper and a rolling pin. This is the best way to get a consistent thickness, without breaking the recipe in half.
After you’ve baked off the dough slightly, you need to cool it slightly so that the cheese doesn’t just melt into a big pile of goop. I use the bottom of an ice tray to cool the dough down enough to be able to roll it, whilst still holding it’s shape.
Spread the cinnamon mixture out along the dough with the back of a spoon. Make sure you get a good coverage of the entire section of the dough so that you have even coverage 😉
Your roll should look a little like this. You will need to use the baking paper to get this started, but it will roll up nicely once you get some momentum going.
Place them in the pan, and cook them for the required time. You’ll need to cover with icing once it’s done, but your rolls will look a little like thise :-).
Oh, and by the way, Ziploc bags make perfect icing pipers. I don’t own a piping device, and I don’t think they’re necessary unless you’re making cupcakes.
As a creator of keto recipes online, you never know if anyone will actually try the recipe, so the popularity of this recipe truly came to my surprise.
The icing is a mixture of cream cheese, cream, and stevia. These are really delicious, so don’t be alarmed by the fact that there is cheese and sweet together. Delicious Keto Cinnamon Rolls!
Cheese and sweet go together very well, which is why many restaurants have cheese on the dessert menu. Not only does cheese and sweet go together, but cinnamon sweetens anything. If you’re someone who enjoys stevia in their coffee, you should try adding some cinnamon to replace the sweetness. Thank me later!
This recipe has had an enormous response. Everyone loved it! I will be looking at creating a video for this in the next month.
Keto Cinnamon Rolls are a simple keto recipe. Sometimes it’s nice to prepare a celebratory meal that is great to show off to your friends!
Micronutrients In This Recipe:
Calcium
Much like milk, Cheese contains plenty of calcium. 100g of cheese contains 100% of your daily calcium needs. Calcium is actually not a micronutrient that you need to worry about because so many people already have too much calcium in their body. Little known fact, excess calcium can actually cause you to lose magnesium, so go easy on your daily cheese intake!
Magnesium
Cheese contains some magnesium, but it’s not enough to rely on without either supplementing or eating plenty of dark leafy green vegetables. Magnesium is definitely a micronutrient to make sure you are getting adequate doses of each day, as it is used in so many different chemical reactions throughout your body.
Zinc
Cheese contains some zinc. Zinc is an important nutrient to create testosterone for males, healthy hair, and nails, whilst keeping your metabolism in check with your natural hunger. If you find you become unable to eat, or appetite is very low, it’s usually a zinc deficiency.
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Keto Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
Base
- 1.5 Cups Mozzarella Cheese
- 2 Tbsp Cream Cheese
- 1 Egg
- 3/4 Cups Almond Flour
- 1 Tbsp Erythritol (SoNourished)
Cinnamon Inside
- 1 Tbsp Erythritol (SoNourished)
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp Warm Water
Icing
- 1 Tbsp Cream Cheese
- 1 Tbsp Heavy Cream
- 1 Tbsp Erythritol (SoNourished)
Instructions
- Mix the cheese together into a microwave safe bowl, and heat on high in 30 second increments until the mixture is melted just enough to be able to bind completely. (this should be about 1.5 mins)
- Mix in the stevia, egg, almond flour. Put in between two sheets of parchment paper and roll out into a rectangle.
- Place the dough in the oven flat out for around 5 mins at 180C (355F). Remove from oven and let it cool slightly.
- Mix the stevia, cinnamon, and water in a small cup and spread over the rolled out cheese mixture.
- Begin from one side, and roll the scrolls into one long roll. Cut into 2 finger lengths and place onto a baking tray. Put in the oven at 180 C (355F) for another 7 mins.
- Mix the cream cheese, cream and stevia together and but it into a plastic bag. Cut the corner off and pipe over the cinnamon scrolls. Enjoy!
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Ro' says
This is a great recipe! Out of all the keto desserts I’ve made, this is my husband’s favorite (cinnamon rolls were his favorite dessert before he went keto). I usually add 1/2 teaspoon of xanthan gum and a 1/2 teaspoon vanilla to the dough. Also, I use melted butter instead of water for the cinnamon filling and butter in the frosting.
FatForWeightLoss says
Thanks so much Ro!
Lore says
Hi Aaron! Can i substitute natvia for monkfruit? I can’t find natvia in my country.
Thanks!!
FatForWeightLoss says
You most certainly can!! 🙂
Lena says
Try Swerve!
Melissa Frederick says
TRUVIA IS A GOOD SUB FOR NATVIA
Tiffanie Shelton Brewer says
For the nutrient calculator above, approx how many rolls is that for? Thanks
FatForWeightLoss says
All nutrition on my site is per serving, which is however many rolls this recipe makes, however, in this recipe the nutritional information is per 3 rolls. Sorry for the confusion 🙂
Christine says
Hello,
Is there a substitute for the cheese? (Trying to stay bulletproof here).
FatForWeightLoss says
Sorry not at this stage 🙂
Lorina says
Hi! I cannot cook with Nut flour, is it possible to sub with Coconut flour? and if so what is the ratio? Thanks!
FatForWeightLoss says
You sure can! I always use the ration of 4:1 (1 cup almond flour = 1/4 cup coconut flour)
Taleisha says
Followed recipe to a T. Cinnamon rolls turned into scones. Used 1 cup of flour next round. I also added 7 minutes to the baking time. They looked perfect. I think they would’ve tasted better if the water was replaced with butter. In all, with the changes, pretty good recipe.
Julissa Alcantar says
Why did they deflate? They look like smooshed or deflated. How do we get hem to look like yours? Like real rolls?
FatForWeightLoss says
HI Jullissa,
I’m about to do a video for this recipe, so hang in there!! 🙂
Taleisha says
I just added more flour (1 cup). It worked.
Dave says
Taleisha, flour is not keto, and would negatively affect the number of carbohydrates in the finished product, making this recipe non-low carb. As a diabetic, it is important to watch the carbs.
cassi says
Dave, I’m sure she meant almond flour, since that’s what the recipe calls for.
Linda McDonald says
Just my two cents here but I believe what is needed is “Xanthan gum”! I have found this miraculous little stuff to do incredible things to baked goods as I’ve experimented with it in various formats since become ketogenic. I would think 1/2 teaspoon added to dough would do the trick!
CTY says
I do realize that part of the appeal is that they are low carb–however, if you wan to boost the yum factor on these (and can afford to add another 1.5 carbs per roll) try microwaving 1-2 TB butter with 1 TB of Polaner Apricot All Fruit Spread and 1 1/2 tsp of cinnamon–mini whisk until smooth and use that for the filling.
FatForWeightLoss says
Holy YUM!
TRACIE says
Made these today and they came out great. They are also kid approved! Quick question, could I make the log up and freeze it for later use or made bake and freeze?
FatForWeightLoss says
hmmm, I’m not sure if the cheese would like being frozen. I’ve never tried freezing them. I’m sure they would keep, but reheating might be the issue. I find they taste really good cold out of the fridge too 🙂
Caroline Gleeson says
I think a video would be very useful on this recipe …. lots of questions answered when see how you made them yourself ??
FatForWeightLoss says
That is probably a good idea! Thanks Caroline 🙂