Keto Bear Claw

My favorite pastry, I could eat one of these from Panera Bread, every single day. Unfortunately, Panera’s isn’t Keto friendly so the hunt began.
One thing I found while experimenting with different recipes is that precision matters. It can be finicky. Make sure you use a food scale and measuring spoons/cups.
Don’t fret, it’s totally worth it! I plated one for myself and one for my friend that kept me company while I worked. We both enjoyed them immensely. Your turn! Get to baking .
Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS:
Dough:
4 oz – almond flour (I use this)
7 oz – mozzarella cheese (kirland brand)
1 – egg
1 tsp – baking powder (I use this)
2 tbsp – powdered sweetener (I use this)
Filling:
3 tbsp – Butter (Kerry gold)
3 tbsp – powdered sweetener (I use this)
1 tbsp – heavy cream (land o lakes)
1/4 tsp – vanilla extract (I use this)
1/2 tsp – almond extract (I use this)
1/8 tsp – xanthan gum (I use this)
1/4 cup – sliced almonds (I use this)
Glaze:
4 tbsp – heavy cream (land o lakes)
1/2 tbsp – cream cheese (philly)
1/2 tsp – vanilla extract (I use this)
2 tbsp – sweetener (I use this)
2 tsp – Butter (Kerry gold)
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Start by preparing your dough. Mix your dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside. In a microwave safe bowl melt your mozzarella cheese. Remove, stir, and add your egg. Once mixed well, add your dry mixture and blend well. If your mixture is too wet, add a bit more almond flour (if it’s too sticky it won’t fold/roll well and will flatten out like a pancake) you want a playdough consistency. Using parchment paper, place your dough ball between two sheets and roll out to about the thickness of a quarter (I tried rolling it very thin and we didn’t love the consistency as much although it worked just as well). Roll into a square and then cut your square into 4 long strips. Set a clean piece of parchment paper or my favorite (silicone mat) on a cookie sheet and place each strip evenly across the pan.
For the filling, add butter to your sauce pan over medium heat, once melted add sweetener and stir until bubbling. Add your extract and stir. Then add cream and xanthan gum and stir vigorously until thickens. Remove from heat and stir in almond slivers. Allow to cool slightly,
Spoon the mixture evenly onto each strip of dough and then fold into three. You can use a sharp knife and make slits like a traditional bear claw or you can leave it as is. Place into oven for 12-14 minutes. (We preferred a more browned crust)
While your bear claws are baking in a separate sauce pan (if you reuse the previous from your filling make sure you clean it out well, any xanthan gum residue will make your glaze clumpy). Add your cream cheese to pan and melt, once melted add your remaining ingredients until they’re blended and you have a smooth consistency.
Remove you bear claws from the oven, glaze (drizzle over with a spoon or whisk), and enjoy!
These will keep in an airtight container for at least 4 days (they didn’t last any longer than this at my house!) you can also freeze unglazed ones and glaze as desired).
Yields: 4 servings
Serving size: 1
NUTRITION:
Net Carbs: 6.5 ea
As nutrition facts vary greatly from product to product I strongly encourage everyone to calculate their totals individually.
OMG!! It looks amazing !!
Processed mozzarella or fresh mozzarella cheese?
GMartin,
You can use either or; however, it is a good rule of thumb to shred your own if possible as pre packaged shredded cheese often has starches added to keep the cheese from clumping.
As thick add a quarter standng on its edge?
Warming coffee now. Just added glazing and they look and smell amazing. Much easier to make than it sounds. JUST DO IT!!!
I added cinnamon to filling..These are delicious..
Lesi,
Fantastic idea! Thank you for sharing ❤️ So glad you enjoyed them.
These are delicious! Thank you!?
Amazing!! I also topped 2 off with a drizzle of sugar Free Carmel.
any idea’s how it would work with an egg substitute ? maybe a flax egg?
These look really good but confused about instructions about fold into three. Picture would help. Thank you Gay Lemonds
Hey there! Excited to try this. What does fold into three mean? I’m a bit confused about that.
I am not sure when it says to “fold into threes”. I’m sure I’m reading much more into the instructions than what it says. I’m trying to figure out how to make it look like the picture.
I used Kirkland’s Almond Flour the first time I made these and they were wonderful. I ran out and couldn’t get in to get more from my daughter with the membership to Costco. I ordered off Amazon but it was unbleached and they didn’t turn out so much. I ended up making tart-lets. LOL! Would this make that much of a difference?
You have no idea how happy these made me and my hubs. Thank you for the great recipe!
I am excited to try this! It looks fantastic!
However, I’m a bit confused…. does this recipe make 1 bear claw or 4? It says that it yields 4 and at the same time the servings are 1.