Keto Cream Cheese Danish

"This keto cream cheese danish is easy to whip together and has 1 gram of net carb per serving. With a light and airy pastry dough and sweet creamy cheesecake filling, this danish is sure to be a fast breakfast favorite!"

Key Ingredient

cream cheese

– egg yolk – cream cheese, softened – powdered sugar free sweetener – lemon juice – vanilla extract

Keto Cream Cheese Filling Ingredients

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– eggs, yolks and whites separated – unflavored zero carb protein powder – almond flour – cream cheese, softened – sugar-free sweetener – cream of tartar

Keto Pastry Dough Ingredients

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– powdered sugar free sweetener – lemon juice – heavy whipping cream

Sugar-Free Icing Ingredients

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Keto Cream Cheese Danish

Yield

10 Servings

PROTEIN

4.9g

Time

30 Minutes

TOTAL CARBS

1.2g

1. To a medium bowl, add egg yolk, cream cheese, sugar free sweetener, lemon juice and vanilla. Mix until creamy and smooth. Set aside.

Make cream cheese filling

2. Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks and place each in a clean, dry small bowl.

Separate the eggs

3. To the bowl with the egg yolks, add in low carb protein powder, almond flour, softened cream cheese and sugar-free sweetener. Mix with an electric mixer until smooth. Set aside.

Yolk mixture

4. To the bowl with egg whites, mix with a clean and dry electric mixer at a low medium speed until the mixture turns frothy. Add in the cream of tartar and turn the speed of the mixer up to high, continue mixing until stiff peaks form.

Make meringue

5. Carefully fold the yolk mixture into the egg meringue until combined.

Fold together

6. Scoop about ¼ cup of batter on a parchment lined baking tray spacing about 1 ½ inches apart. Using the back of a spoon make a well in the center of each danish batter to make room for the filling. Scoop a few tablespoons of cream cheese filling into the center of the well. Bake at 325 degrees for 15-18 minutes.

Scoop, form, fill and bake

7. To make the icing, combine powdered sweetener, lemon juice and whipping cream. Adjust the amount of whipping cream to create a thin icing capable of drizzling. Drizzle over danishes.

Drizzle icing

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Enjoy!

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