If you’re a bacon lover, these cheese and bacon rolls are perfect for you! They’re an easy keto, low carb bread alternative made from almond flour and a delicious healthy side to go with any meal!
Once you get a taste of these ultra flavorful keto bacon rolls, you will never look back! The flavor of the cheese and bacon rolls explodes in your mouth making you wonder how you ever lived without them.
What are Bacon Cheese Rolls?
These are keto cheese rolls are made with almond flour, cheddar cheese and bacon pieces. A perfect cheddar keto bread packed with flavors while being low carb, gluten-free and wheat-free.
The texture is not as fluffy as traditional wheat flour breads because the recipe does not contain gluten.
What ingredients do I need and how do you make keto cheese rolls?
- Almond Flour – Finely sifted and blanched works best.
- Baking Powder – used to help the cheese rolls rise.
- Garlic Powder – use to enhance the flavor of the cheese bread rolls. Found in the spice section in supermarkets.
- Cream Cheese – use block cream cheese. Room temperature preferred.
- Mozzarella Cheese – pre-shredded dry mozzarella cheese. Do not use fresh mozzarella.
- Egg – beaten and used for egg wash to enhance the color and shine of the bread.
- Bacon – 2 slices, chopped and cooked.
- Parsley – optional garnish.
Combine almond flour, baking powder and garlic powder in a bowl. In a separate bowl, microwave mozzarella and cream cheese in 15 second intervals until completely melted.
Add almond flour mixture and knead to form a dough. Work quickly forming the dough into balls, place on baking mat, brush with egg wash and bake for 15-17 minutes until rolls are firm and slightly golden brown.
What is the base dough for keto cheese rolls?
The base of the keto cheese rolls is almond, flour, cream cheese, and shredded cheese, also known as a fathead dough. The ingredients used are low carb, sugar-free, gluten-free and keto friendly.
Storing instructions for keto bacon rolls?
You can store keto bacon rolls in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Because of the nature of the rolls made up mainly of cheese, they will harden as they cool. All you have to do is pop them in the microwave for a few seconds and they will soften right up.
What is the nutrition information for this cheese and bacon rolls recipe?
- 225 Calories
- 5g Carbohydrates
- 2g Fiber
- 11g Protein
- 19g Fat
- 61mg Cholesterol
- 342mg Sodium
- 62mg Potassium
- 219mg Calcium
- 1mg Iron
- 324ui Vitamin A
- 0mg Vitamin C
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Now , let’s get making these Bacon Cheese Rolls!
- Prepping Time 5M
- Cooking Time 15M
- Total Time 20M
- Net Carb/Roll ~2.5g
- Servings 6 Rolls
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup Almond Flour
- 1/2 tbsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 oz Cream Cheese
- 1 1/4 Cups Pre-Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 Egg (Egg Wash)
- 2 Slices Bacon
- Dried Parsley (optional garnish)
Directions
1) Gather all ingredients.
2) Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheet with silicone baking mat (parchment paper works as well).
3) Chop bacon into 1/4″ pieces and set aside.
4) Add bacon pieces into a Teflon frying pan and cook on medium heat for for 2-4 minutes until bacon is done to liking (we recommend crispy for this recipe). Once done, lay a paper towel down onto a holding plate (to soak up excess oil) and transfer. Note – it is very important that the excess oil is soaked up, otherwise the rolls won’t have the correct consistency.
5) Combine Almond Flour, Baking Powder and garlic powder in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.
6) In a different large microwavable bowl, add shredded Mozzarella and cream cheese. Microwave for 15-30 seconds, take out and stir, then microwave for 15-30 more seconds and stir again. Continue this process until the cheese is completely melted.
7) Add the Almond Flour mixture and cooked bacon from strep 4) into the cheese bowl while still warm, quickly knead with hands until dough like consistency and everything is fully combined. If dough cools too much just microwave for a few seconds, take out and knead again.
8) Once combined, separate into 6 equal parts, form well packed buns and place onto a silicone baking mat. Repeat until all the mix is used.
9) Beat egg in a bowl and gently brush onto buns (egg wash).
10) Bake for 15-17 minutes, until buns are firm and slightly golden brown.
11) Once done, add a light pinch optional parsley garnish and enjoy warm!
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Bacon Cheese Rolls
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup Almond Flour
- 1/2 tbsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 oz Cream Cheese
- 1 1/4 Cups Pre-Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 Egg Egg Wash
- 2 Slices Bacon
- Dried Parsley optional garnish
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheet with silicone baking mat (parchment paper works as well).
- Chop bacon into 1/4" pieces and set aside.
- Add bacon pieces into a Teflon frying pan and cook on medium heat for for 2-4 minutes until bacon is done to liking (we recommend crispy for this recipe). Once done, transfer to a paper towel (to soak up excess oil). Note - it is very important that the excess oil is soaked up, otherwise the rolls won't have the correct consistency.
- Combine Almond Flour, baking powder and garlic powder in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.
- In a different large microwavable bowl, add shredded Mozzarella and cream cheese. Microwave for 15-30 seconds, take out and stir, then microwave for 15-30 more seconds and stir again. Continue this process until the cheese is completely melted.
- Add the Almond Flour mixture and cooked bacon from strep 4) into the cheese bowl while still warm, quickly knead with hands until dough like consistency and everything is fully combined. If dough cools too much just microwave for a few seconds, take out and knead again.
- Once combined, separate into 6 equal parts, form well packed buns and place onto a silicone baking mat. Repeat until all the mix is used.
- Beat egg in a bowl and gently brush onto buns (egg wash).
- Bake for 15-17 minutes, until buns are firm and slightly golden brown.
- Once done, add a light pinch optional parsley garnish and enjoy warm!
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Any idea why my rolls came out looking flat like cookies instead of rolls?
Hey Erin! Hard to say but it could have been 1) the rolls weren’t a perfect ball and compacted before baking 2) measurements of an ingredient could have been off. The only time that happened to me was when we were recipe testing and formed biscuit shapes rather than balls before baking.