Low Carb Orange Cranberry Mini Buns
Perfect for winter or holiday mornings, these low-carb orange cranberry mini buns taste amazing with a hot cup of coffee.
Servings 10 servings
Calories 115kcal
Equipment
- Mixing Bowls
- Baking Dish
Ingredients
Buns
- 1 1/2 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- 3 ounces Cream Cheese softened
- 1 1/2 cups Almond Flour
- 3 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Xanthan Gum
- Zest from 1 orange
- 1/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 large Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened Dried Cranberries
- 1/3 cup Swerve Confectioner's Sugar Substitute
Icing
- 1/2 cup Swerve Confectioner's Sugar Substitute
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Heavy Whipping Cream as needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the mozzarella and cream cheeses to a microwave safe bowl, and heat at 30 second intervals until completely melted and combined.
- Place the cheese mixture into a mixing bowl with the almond flour, baking powder, ½ C Swerve, 1 tsp vanilla, egg, xanthan gum. ¼ C heavy whipping cream and orange zest. Beat until well combined.
- Fold in the dried cranberries.
- Wet your hands slightly, and form the mixture into 10 evenly sized buns.
- Add the buns to a well greased baking dish, and bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned and cooked through. Allow the mini buns to cool.
- In a bowl. Whisk together the ½ cup of Swerve, vanilla extract and 1 Tbsp of heavy whipping cream until well combined.
- Add more heavy whipping cream as needed to reach your desired consistency for the icing.
- Drizzle the icing over the buns before serving.
Notes
Calories: 115 Net Carbs: 5 Net Carbs Per Servings
The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.