Perfect Cinnamon Sugar Bars
Making a low carb baked good can be a challenge. Coconut flour and almond flour, the two most common keto flours out there, do not contain any gluten. Gluten is the compound that is responsible for binding baked goods together, giving them structure and a soft fluffy texture. So, when you start baking with ingredients that do not contain gluten, you may need to give a few keto tips and tricks a try in order to get the baked goods that you want! Here is a little information about ways to bake with these unconventional flours and get amazing results. In addition, this recipe for cinnamon brown sugar bars is going to blow you away!
Powdered gelatin is one ingredient you may see often in keto baking recipes. When you think of gelatin, you may automatically think of regular old jiggly jello! How will that translate into a cake-like bar?! Easy! Just as gelatin makes your jello dessert jiggle, it will bind the ingredients in your baked goods, holding them together and giving them a soft yet strong texture. A little bit of powdered gelatin added to a recipe made sans gluten will have a huge, positive impact! Look for unflavored gelatin that is made from beef bones to get the biggest health benefits as well (however, especially when baking, any plain gelatin will work wonderfully- you don’t want to have a beefy taste in your bars!).
You may also want to give xanthan gum a try when baking low carb recipes. Much like powdered gelatin, xanthan gum adds structure to the batter as it bakes, acting in a similar manner as gluten. Xanthan gum is completely flavorless and a little bit goes a long way toward making a perfectly textured, keto, and gluten-free baked good. You will see xanthan gum in many keto recipes for this reason. Our recipe for cinnamon brown sugar bars uses both powdered gelatin and xanthan gum, giving you a nice fluffy baked good that has the texture of the best bars on the market, keto or not!
One other ingredient worth noting in this recipe is the So Nourished GOLD which is a brown sugar-like sweetener. Opting for a brown sugar sweetener rather than white sugar will give your bars so much more flavor. The golden erythritol is full of rich, sweet notes that you will taste in every bite you take of these bars so definitely go GOLD- you will be happy you did! You will want to give this golden erythritol a try in other baking too. It works great in place of any granular erythritol, adding more complex flavors while still being low carb and deliciously sweet. I especially love the sweetener in chocolate chip cookies, it's like making a whole new keto cookie when you just use this erythritol blend!
Give our brown sugar cinnamon bar recipe a try and then let us know what you think in the comments below. We love to hear from you and send some pictures too- we want to see how perfect your bars came out! Enjoy!
| Servings: bars |
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1 tbsp unflavored gelatin powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2/3 cup So Nourished GOLD
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup So Nourished GOLD
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- Grease an eight by eight inch square baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and golden erythritol until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract to the butter mix and combine thoroughly, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed to fully incorporate all the ingredients.
- Add the almond flour, gelatin powder, cinnamon, xanthan gum, nutmeg, sea salt and baking soda to the bowl and mix until the batter is smooth.
- Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan and then place in the preheated oven.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until the top of the bars are golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool in the pan.
- Beat the cream cheese and remaining 1 Tbsp of butter with the golden erythritol and cinnamon until light and fluffy.
- Spread the icing over the top of the cooled bars and then slice and enjoy!
NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER
The content on this website should not be taken as medical advice and you should ALWAYS consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. We provide nutritional data for our recipes as a courtesy to our readers. We use Total Keto Diet app software to calculate the nutrition and we remove fiber and sugar alcohols, like erythritol, from the total carbohydrate count to get to the net carb count, as they do not affect your blood glucose levels. You should independently calculate nutritional information on your own and not rely on our data. The website or content herein is not intended to cure, prevent, diagnose or treat any disease. This website shall not be liable for adverse reactions or any other outcome resulting from the use of recipes or recommendations on the Website or actions you take as a result. Any action you take is strictly at your own risk.
Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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