This low carb cheese Danish muffins recipe means breakfast is no longer boring. Quick, easy, and delicious, these muffins have around 3 net carbs each. Eat both muffins if you are making them a meal or eat just one as a snack or in addition to your bacon and eggs.
For this recipe you’ll need: butter, cream cheese, almond flour, granulated stevia, erythritol or xylitol, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, egg, English Toffee or vanilla stevia drops, and lemon juice.
If you are in a hurry, feel free to Jump to the RecipeWay back in the 1970s when I was an office manager for a popular jewelry store we used to have store meetings. We had them every single Saturday morning. Since I was in high school at the time and since I was technically not scheduled for Saturday mornings, I hated getting up and wasting one of the few opportunities I had to sleep in.
The one saving grace was that the store manager stopped and got danish. He always got at least one cheese danish and made sure I got it. When you’re 17, cute, and have a great figure you rule the world. Dang, I miss those days.
And with low carb I’m hoping to get at least two of those characteristics back!
I don’t know what it is about them that I love but this low carb cheese danish muffin recipe really gives me the flavor I am looking for. It’s a totally different texture so don’t get mad when you don’t have those buttery layers. The texture of these is definitely muffin-y. It is rich, butter, spicy, and sweet?? perfectly balanced by the rich, tangy cream cheese. This recipe makes two, for a total of about 6 net carbs. They are filling – I can eat just one and be full.
I don’t know what it is about them that I love but this low carb cheese danish muffin recipe really gives me the flavor I am looking for. It’s a totally different texture so don’t get mad when you don’t have those buttery layers. The texture of these is definitely muffin-y. It is rich, butter, spicy, and sweet. Perfectly balanced by the rich, tangy cream cheese. This recipe makes two, for a total of about 6 net carbs. They are filling – I can eat just one and be full.
I had a slip the other day after having done so well. I had a particularly difficult meeting to attend and my sweet husband took me out for lunch and drinks afterward. I had two pretty high carb beverages but I am back on track it was only a one time slip and I like to call those moments “life”. How are you doing on your low-carb journey?
Swerve is a great tasting, natural sweetener that measures cup-for-cup just like sugar! It doesn’t affect glycemic levels and is made from all natural ingredients. I like to mix sweeteners so I also use a stevia-erythritol blend. I added a few drops of English toffee flavored liquid stevia drops to add more flavor. You can use all of any granular sweetener you use instead of using several like I do. I just don’t think the flavor is as good.
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Cheese Danish Muffins Recipe
Cheese Danish Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese divided use
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated stevia a little more if you like it very sweet
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of Xylitol
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg important that it be fresh
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon lemon juice
- 5 drops liquid stevia drops vanilla or English toffee
Instructions
- Add the dry ingredients to a blender.
- Warm the butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons of cream cheese in the microwave and blend well with a fork.
- Add the egg, the butter mixture, vanilla, lemon juice, and stevia drops to the blender.
- Blend on high until well mixed.
- Pour into two silicone baking cups or paper baking cups in a microwave safe muffin pan. Place the baking cups on a plate to catch any overflow.
- Divide the remaining cream cheese and push it into the batter in each muffin cup.
- Microwave for 40 seconds to 1 1/2 minutes or until set. The top will still be gooey – do not over bake.
- Let stand in microwave for about 5 minutes.
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