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LOW CARB MAPLE BACON CRACK – KETO, THM S, GLUTEN FREE

If you’ve never had Maple Bacon Crack you have missed out. It is amazing. A sweet pastry with maple and bacon. What could be better? And now with a low carb version, you have no reason not to indulge in this delicacy.


The regular high carb version made with canned crescent rolls, maple syrup, and brown sugar. I ate a few more pieces of that then I should’ve. Or a few more than a few. I don’t remember what triggered my memory of maple bacon crack the other day but once I thought of it I had to make it.

Low Carb Maple Bacon Crack Recipe
If you've never had Maple Bacon Crack you have missed out. It is amazing. A sweet pastry with maple and bacon. What could be better? And now with a low carb version, you have no reason not to indulge in this delicacy.



Ingredients
Dough Ingredients:
  • 8 oz mozzarella
  • 2 oz cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet or my sweetener
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2/3 cup almond flour
  • 1/3 cup coconut flour
  • 1 egg
Topping Ingredients:
  • 2/3 cup Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet or my sweetener
  • 1/2 tsp maple extract
  • 1/2 tsp molasses
  • 5 slices thick cut bacon or 8 slices regular bacon , cooked until crisp and chopped
  • 1 tbsp Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet or my sweetener, optional
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375.
  2. Put cheese in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave one minute. Stir. Microwave 30 seconds. Stir. At this point, all the cheese should be melted. Microwave 30 more seconds until uniform and gloopy (it should look like cheese fondue at this point). 
  3. Add the rest of the dough ingredients and the melted cheese to a food processor. Mix using the dough blade until a uniform color. If you do not have a food processor you can mix in a medium bowl with a wooden spoon but you may need to knead it by hand to thoroughly incorporate the ingredients. 
  4. Once the dough is a uniform color wet your hands and press it out into a 9×12 ish rectangle on a parchment lined baking sheet.
  5. In a small bowl stir together the 2/3 cup sweetener, maple extract, and molasses. Sprinkle half of it over the prepared dough. Top with the bacon. Sprinkle with the remaining sweetener.
  6. Bake for 20-24 minutes. Sprinkle with additional sweetener if desired.
Recipe Adapted: LOW CARB MAPLE BACON CRACK – KETO, THM S, GLUTEN FREE @ joyfilledeats