around this time of year i love a freshly baked cinnamon roll
and unfortunately there's not a lot of really good keto cinnamon roll recipes out there a lot of them
are fat head dough-based so the dough is made out of like that cheesy dough so that whole cinnamon
roll actually just kind of has this underlying taste of cheese which i don't really prefer i mean
i'll eat it if i'm really craving a cinnamon roll so i've been perfecting a recipe for you guys for
keto cinnamon rolls and i'm happy to report these ones turned out fabulous and they are
super easy to make and super fluffy tons of flavor in them and you can top them with two
different types of frosting too whether you want to do a cream cheese frosting or just a
sweetened glaze either way works and i'll show you how to do them both so let's get started
now before we dive into the recipe i do want to thank today's sponsor which is perfect keto
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use for this recipe are unflavored or vanilla they do have a chocolate protein powder too i wouldn't
really use it in my cinnamon rolls because i don't really think i really like the flavor of chocolate
and cinnamon but if you love that combination feel free to use the chocolate too and i know
that there are some people that don't want to use of whey protein powders because either they're
i think they're kosher or they're vegan and you could use a vegan protein powder in its
place that does work i have tried it in my recipes that use this type of dough to get
started on this recipe let's make our dough for the cinnamon rolls first so in a medium bowl
we're gonna add two cups of almond flour a half a cup of protein powder
two tablespoons of monk fruit sweetener or you can use a sweetener of your choice
two and a half teaspoons of baking powder two teaspoons of xanthan gum one teaspoon of salt and
one teaspoon of ground cardamom i just love the flavor that the ground cardamom adds to the actual
dough of the cinnamon roll it just adds like a little little it's like it brightens up that
cinnamon flavor and really makes the roll taste authentic we're gonna stir that together until
it's combined and now we're going to add in our wet ingredients to the dry ingredients we're going
to add a half a cup of melted butter a quarter cup of sour cream and a quarter cup of hot water
stir it together until everything is combined
and next we're going to move on to our fillings so of course you're gonna need some melted butter
so get that prepared you'll need around two tablespoons of melted butter set that aside
and then let's move on to our cinnamon sugary mixture so of course we're not using sugar we're
gonna be using um a sugar alternative i'm to use golden monk fruit in this recipe i like the golden
flavor most cinnamon rolls do require like a brown sugar you could use regular like if you just have
erythritol or monk fruit or allulose whatever you want to use you could actually use instead of like
a golden monk fruit or a brown swerve so whichever one you want to use in this recipe you can use
you're just going to need a quarter cup and then add in one teaspoon of cinnamon and then a quarter
teaspoon of nutmeg and a pinch of salt whisk that together until it's combined and now let's
roll out our dough so the dough for the cinnamon rolls i like to roll it out in between two sheets
of parchment paper it's very very sticky so you kind of just want to pat it down first and then
roll it out with your rolling pin you just want to form a rectangle shape and it needs to be
around like a quarter of an inch or a third of an inch thick just enough so that it makes a decent
amount of dough layer for your cinnamon roll next we're going to brush on our melted butter
and then goes on a sprinkling of our sugary sweetener mixture
next we're going to roll it starting from the long edge and use your parchment paper to help you roll
it because like i said this dough is sticky so you don't really want to touch it with your fingers
so guide it over using your parchment paper until it's completely rolled the next step is to cut it
now the dough is sticky once again so i recommend either using like some oil like put some oil on
your hands to help you cut it or water too as you as you hold it you could even put it
in the refrigerator just kind of let it harden a little bit and then it will make it easier to cut
i didn't really want to do that just because i was impatient and wanted to have some cinnamon
rolls right away so i cut these into these right away it the dough was super soft and sticky so it
made it a little bit more difficult but you know i don't care i don't care what
they look like they kind of smoosh down a little bit but you can puff them back up
put them on a baking tray or a baking dish that's lined with a sheet of parchment paper
on the bottom and then we're going to bake it at 325 degrees for around 16 to 20 minutes
just until the tops start to get golden brown
the next thing to do is to make the final topping for your cinnamon rolls
and now i did say that you could have two options which is a sweetened glaze
or the traditional cream cheese frosting which is what i like so to make the glaze all you're going
to need is two tablespoons of melted butter and a half a cup of confectioners swerve or powdered
uh erythritol or monk fruit whatever powdered sweetener you want to use here and then two
teaspoons of vanilla mix that together and then pop it in the microwave for around 20 seconds just
to thin it out and get it really liquidy and then drizzle it on top of your cinnamon rolls
now if you're like me and you like more of a cream cheese frosting well then just in a
small bowl take some softened cream cheese you'll need around eight ounces of softened cream cheese
and then add in a half of a stick of butter which would be four tablespoons
and a half a cup of confectioners swerve or whatever powdered sweetener you want to use
and then beat that together until it's light and fluffy and spread it on your cinnamon rolls
these cinnamon rolls are seriously the best creation
ever i love them they're perfect the next day too so you can enjoy them throughout the week
and i mean holidays are coming up so this would make the perfect breakfast when it's holiday time
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