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We all need more fat bomb recipes in our lives!
Friends, I used to shudder when I heard someone utter the words fat bomb. Why would anyone want to eat a fat bomb? Wouldn’t that make you, well, FAT?
Now that I’ve been on a low carb diet, things have changed.
These days, if anyone is offering me a fat bomb, I do a happy dance. And then I eat it. Not the dance. The fat bomb.
Yum!…
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Genius Grain Free Pretzels (Fathead dough)
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Guys, I know you’ll love these cookies!
I know that because they disappeared AT AN ALARMING RATE in this house….
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German Cinnamon Stars (Low Carb Christmas Cookies)
It’s time to get festive the healthy way: German Cinnamon Stars AKA Zimtsterne are traditional gluten free German Christmas cookies. This version is low carb, sugar free and diabetic-friendly.
That time of year has arrived again.
The festive spirit has been going strong in the shop windows since Halloween’s been over, so I should have seen it coming. But I have to admit, December always creeps up on me. Shock horror! I have not got any presents sorted! Where did I put the lights for the Christmas tree? What, only 3 weeks to go?
I admire the people that have a Christmas spreadsheet and schedule all tasks so it’s done by the first of December (yes, they exist!). When I fight my way through the crowds on Oxford Street and queue for the last turkey at the butchers’, they can sit back, admire their beautifully decorated Christmas tree and sip mulled wine.
There’s one thing though I never forget about. Cinnamon Stars, my favourite out of all German Christmas cookies.
“Zimtsterne” are perhaps the most traditional Christmas cookies in Germany. They are the Mince Pies of Deutschland; the ultimate festive baked good. Plus, they taste absolutely delicious.
The original recipe requires ground almonds, which makes these German Christmas cookies gluten free. Unfortunately though, regular cinnamon stars are packed with icing sugar, which erases all the benefits of using nuts as opposed to wheat flour.
I remade our favourite family recipe using Sukrin Icing, which is a blend of erythritol and stevia, and am pleased to say they came out tasting super nice.
German Cinnamon Stars are
- soft
- chewy
- delicately spiced with cinnamon and ground coffee
- sweet and nutty
- gluten free
- sugar free
- low carb and keto
- diabetic-friendly
- tasting of Christmas with every bite.
These German cinnamon stars make a great homemade gift. So make a bumper portion and share the sugar free love 🙂
Why not try my other sugar free, low carb cookie recipes?
Check out my Italian walnut kisses, these sugar free cut out cookies or my chocolatey Halloween bat cookies, which you can make Christmas-friendly by simply using a more festive cookie cutter.
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German Cinnamon Stars (Low Carb Christmas Cookies)
It's time to get festive the healthy way: German Cinnamon Stars AKA Zimtsterne are traditional gluten free German Christmas cookies. This version is sugar free and diabetic-friendly.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 50 stars
Calories 34 kcal
Ingredients
- 300 g / 3 cups almond flour ground almonds work well here too
- 100 g / 1 cup powdered sweetener
- 3 egg whites
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground coffee
Instructions
- Separate the eggs and whip the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Use a glass or ceramic bowl for this and make sure it's totally dry and squeaky-clean. A stick blender with plastic does not give a brilliant result - best is an old-fashioned mixer with 2 steel attachments.
- Fold in the sweetener.
- Reserve 3 tablespoons of the egg white and sugar mix for the glaze
- Add the almond flour/ground almonds and spices and stir until combined.
- Form a dough ball and roll it out around 1/2 cam thick between 2 sheets of baking paper
- Place in the freezer for around 15 minutes. This is an important step - it makes cutting out the dough much easier
- Remove from the freezer, lift the top baking paper sheet and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes (just rename the recipe if you prefer hearts instead of stars!)
- Brush on the egg white mix we set aside earlier.
- Bake in an pre-heated oven at 120 Celsius for 25 minutes.
Recipe Notes
For a variation replace 100g/1 cup of ground almonds with ground hazelnuts.
Nutrition Facts
German Cinnamon Stars (Low Carb Christmas Cookies)
Amount Per Serving (8 g)
Calories 34 Calories from Fat 26
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.9g 4%
Sodium 2mg 0%
Potassium 45mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 1.2g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.7g 3%
Protein 1.4g 3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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