These Sugar Free Low Carb Mini Cloud Bread Keto Cheese Danish are gluten free, grain free and the perfect serving size! Just 2 grams of total carbs per danish!
Mini Keto Cheese Danish
These little mini danish have a wonderful light texture using my Cloud Bread Loaf recipe with a creamy center of tasty apple mixed with cream cheese.
Portion control can be more difficult for some than others and has and always continues to be a problem for me so making perfectly portioned servings works for me. I eat just one, share with my family then store away the rest. Out of sight, out of mind, helps me a whole lot even with a low-carb recipe like this one.
But even if portion control isn't a problem for you, having individual pieces like this are great for the kids to help themselves, no slicing required. Once cooked and cooled they store in the fridge for at least 5 days.
It's an easy breakfast too for busy Grab-N-Go kind of mornings!
Are Apples Keto?
No foods are technically keto. Ketosis is a metabolic state your body is in when you eat a very low carb diet.
How many carbs you need to eat or not eat will make a difference in getting your body into ketosis to burn your own body fat for fat loss. That carb amount will be different for each person.
1 small apple at 149 grams has about 77 calories and 20 grams of total carbohydrates. Some people following a keto diet will only allow themselves 20 grams of carb intake for the entire day so eating one small apple would not be helpful for them and may kick them out of ketosis.
If you're on a low-carb diet with eating more than 50 grams of total carb a day, I would say, yes you can enjoy an apple on occasion.
All the nutrition info for every recipe I share is on the printable recipe card at the bottom of this page.
Sliced apples on top is totally optional on this low carb cream cheese danish.
I added them to all the pieces because I knew my crew would be eating them up before I could even store them all. Waiting to add the slices before serving is also an option.
I topped them with a little drizzle of Sukrin Gold Fiber syrup which is sugar free and resembles maple syrup. This is totally optional but it adds a nice flavor and color on top.
I'm inspired by many things when I make my recipes, TV cooking shows, food magazines, friends recipes, Pinterest and other bloggers.
While I've made a few Cloud Bread recipes and had originally planned to use my Fat Head dough for these mini danish, I decided for the first time to try my Cloud Bread recipe instead.
If you haven't tried cloud bread or another name is oopsie bread, it is light with an airy texture and this mini cloud bread recipe variation hits the spot. I've also successfully used my fathead dough for low-carb cinnamon rolls that are out of this world!
I do still think if you want a little more substance then I would recommend using my coconut flour Low Carb Fathead Dough that's made with a combination of cream cheese and mozzarella cheese. It's a buttery golden brown pastry dough used in my traditional Cheese Danish recipe as well as my keto sugar free cinnamon rolls.
Here's my Orginial Cheese Danish easy recipe using my fat head dough I adapted from.
Can I Replace the Cream Cheese with Cottage Cheese?
I do not recommend replacing cream cheese with cottage cheese for these danish. I have seen many people on tiktok- make a cottage cheese cheesecake but I haven't tried it myself.
How to Store Apple Keto Cheese Danish
For best results and because we are using cream cheese, it's best to store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Here's my Orginial Cheese Danish recipe using my fat head dough I adapted from.
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Keto Low Carb Cloud Bread Apple Danish
Mini Low Carb Cloud Bread Apple Cheese Danish
Ingredients
Cloud Bread Recipe
- 6 eggs separated
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 6 ounces sour cream
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla liquid stevia
- ½ cup whey protein powder
Filling:
- 12 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon apple pie extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla liquid stevia
- Optional: slices of apple to garnish sugar free maple syrup
Instructions
Cloud Bread
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheet pans with pieces of parchment paper or silpat.
- Place your egg whites in a stand mixer with the cream of tartar or use a large bowl and whip until stiff peaks. Set aside. Place the egg yolks in a bowl with the remaining cloud bread ingredients and stir well to combine. Fold in a small amount of whipped egg whites into the egg yolk mixture a little at a time until it's all incorporated. Make 18 dough balls by scooping the mixture on a silpat or parchment lined baking pan.
Filling
- Place all filling ingredients in a stand mixer and blend until smooth.
Prepare
- Make small indentions in the rolls to add the filling. Use a cookie scoop or add 2 tablespoon of filling to each roll.
- Bake 25- 30 minutes.
- Allow to cool.
- Top with slices of apple and sugar free maple syrup if desired.
- Keep refrigerated.
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Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Linda Ponzetto
Hi Sally,
Instead of apples I think I’m going do spoon some sugar free apple pie filling in the center.
Alexis
What is a good substitute for the whey protein powder?
Brenda
you could leave it out as I don't really know of a sub for it. The whey helps give a better texture to the cloud bread that the standard recipe without it just doesn't have.
Kristyn karen Helander
Does the nutritional info include the apples and syrup?
Brenda
The apples, not the syrup.
Suzy
Hello! How much of the batter do you use for each roll? It looks like you are using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, but I'm not sure. This looks great. Thanks!
Brenda
It's about 2 heaping tablespoons.
Linda
Thank you for this recipe. I make Lisa's all the time and can't wait to try your apple version.
usagi
Do you think you could use swerve instead of the stevia? My family is not down with the stevia taste (they will see the light... someday). If so, how much would you use and would you use the confectioner's or granules? Would you add vanilla extract?
Brenda
I would use 1/2 cup of Swerve and yes add vanilla extract as well.
Susan
Do you put the garlic and onion powder in the bread?
Brenda
No sorry I will mention that in my notes, that is only for making the bread loaf not for desserts like this.