Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts (Keto)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Mozzarella cheese
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 1 ¼ cups almond flour
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons low carb powdered sugar substitute
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
For the filling
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup low carb brown sugar substitute
For the glaze
- ¼ cup almond milk
- 1 cup low carb powdered sugar substitute + additional if needed
- Cinnamon for garnish
Instructions
- Add 2 ounces cream cheese and the mozzarella to a bowl that is microwave safe. Heat for 30 seconds at a time until completely melted and combined.
- Place the cheese dough in a mixing bowl with the remaining pastry ingredients, and blend until well combined.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll the chilled dough out thinly between two pieces of parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the ingredients for the filling until smooth.
- Cut the dough into 12 evenly sized rectangles. You may have to cut some rectangles, roll the dough out again and cut some more.
- Place a spoonful of the filling into the center of 6 of the rectangles of dough.
- Add another rectangle of dough on top of those, and pinch the edges closed around the filling. You can use the tines of a fork to crimp the edges closed as well.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until browned and cooked through.
- Let the pastries cool.
- Blend together the ingredients for the glaze, adding more sugar substitute if needed.
- Drizzle the icing over the cooled pastries.
- Chill until the glaze has set.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon to garnish and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1
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