Sugar Free Low Carb Cranberry CREAM CHEESE DANISH

The holidays are upon us and here at SugaFreeMom.com, that means spectacular healthy, low carb recipes that make entertaining family and friends easy and enjoyable!

Every holiday not only needs fabulous desserts, but also fabulous low carb breakfasts or brunch recipes that help balance blood sugar if you’re following a keto diet or low carb diet. Today you get a two for one deal! This is delicious with a cup of coffee or tea!

Enjoy this Low Carb Keto Cranberry Cheese Danish for breakfast, brunch or as a keto dessert!

WHAT IS FATHEAD DOUGH?

FatHead dough was made famous by the the movie, Fathead.

The movie doesn’t actually mention anything about the pizza dough and really it only became popular in the low carb space after Cooky’s Creations  blogged about a “Holy Grail of Low Carb Pizza Crust” recipe in 2012.

Unlike the classic Fathead dough made with almond flour, my dough is made with coconut flour and honestly I don’t want to toot my own horn, but it’s pretty perfect in the ability to make you feel like your biting into a fluffy high carb roll!

It also makes a perfect dessert for a buttery crust in our keto version of a cheese danish.

The original method for making this fathead dough combines cream cheese and mozzarella in a bowl, melts them together and then you have to work really hard combining the dry ingredients together.

The dough is pretty simple and doesn’t require any yeast or flour!

I created a quicker and easier method for making this dough, just read below for my new method. 

LOW CARB SWEETENER Options

You can always sub the sweeteners for whatever you like to use, but that being said, you’ll have to take a good guess on how much to use. 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla stevia is about 1/2 cup of sugar in sweetness.

The first time I made this danish I chose Sukrin Fiber Clear Syrup to mix with the cranberries. 

I don’t recommend Sukrin anymore so you could use liquid Allulose or Lakanto maple syrup. 

I tried this first using frozen cranberries and mixing it was difficult. I recommend fresh instead, but if you only have frozen, just thaw first then fix with the syrup.

You can use my Sweetener Guide & Conversion chart to swap any other sweetener you like!

This danish is just one of those recipes that is perfect if you’ve got some overnight guests. Easy to make, but more special than a traditional breakfast of bacon and eggs. 

CAN I SWAP THE CRANBERRIES?

If cranberries aren’t your favorite, swap them for raspberries, blueberries or blackberries which would be just as delicious. You could even use sugar free jams or keto cranberry sauce. 

But if you’re looking for a Christmas breakfast this would be my choice!

My oldest son, is pretty picky and even he said, “Tastes like a traditional danish Mom, it’s super good!” I’ll take that as a win!

SUGAR FREE CREAM CHEESE ICING

The cream cheese drizzle is of course totally optional, but truly puts this over the top!

It’s so tasty you’ll be tempted to smear it all over your face, I mean……slice.

It’s very simple to make as you just add all the ingredients for the icing into your blender, that’s it!

HOW TO MAKE KETO CREAM CHEESE DANISH

Make the Nut Free Fathead Dough

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Try my New easier method for making fathead dough: Place all ingredients into a food processor and process until combined. Remove and place into a microwavable bowl and microwave for 2 minutes or double boiler to melt mixture over low heat on the stove. Stir again to combine.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and roll out the dough to an oval shape. You can wet hands and flatten the dough or place another piece of parchment over the dough and use a rolling pin. Set aside to make filling.

Make the Cheesecake Filling

Add the cream cheese, egg yolk, vanilla extract and stevia to a stand mixer and blend on high until smooth. Add cranberries to a small bowl and mix with low carb syrup.

Cut diagonal strips of dough lengthwise on each side of the oval shape and overlap the strips towards the center. 

Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool then refrigerate.

Optional Icing

When ready to serve, add optional topping if desired. Simply place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Drizzle over the danish and enjoy!

Low Carb KETO Recipes using FATHEAD DOUGH

Cinnamon rolls

Pizza Rolls

Air Fryer Rolls

Sandwich Rolls

Hand Pies

Pizza Dough

SUGAR FREE CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE DANISH

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Keto Cranberry Cream Cheese Danish (Nut Free)

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 10 slices

Calories 265kcal

Author Brenda Bennett | Sugar-Free Mom

Ingredients

Dough

• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese part skim
• 3 ounces cream cheese full fat
• 3/4 cup coconut flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp xanthan gum or glucomannan
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp vanilla stevia or low carb confectioner sweetener
• 1/4 tsp salt

Filling

• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp vanilla stevia
• 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
• 1/3 cup Lakanto Sugar Free Maple Syrup
• 1 teaspoon orange zest (optional) or 1/2 teaspoon orange extract

Optional Icing Topping

• 3 tbsp heavy cream
• 1 tbsp unsweetened coconut milk
• 2 ounces cream cheese full fat
• 2 tbsp Low Carb Confectioners sweetener
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

US Customary – Metric

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• New method: Place all ingredients into a food processor and process until combined. Remove and place into a microwavable bowl and microwave for 2 minutes or double boiler to melt mixture over low heat on the stove. Stir again to combine.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and roll out the dough to an oval shape. You can wet hands and flatten the dough or place another piece of parchment over the dough and use a rolling pin. Set aside to make filling.
• Add the cheesecake filling ingredients- cream cheese, egg yolk, vanilla extract and stevia to a stand mixer and blend on high until smooth. Add cranberries to a small bowl and mix with Sukrin syrup. 
• Spread the cream cheese mixture down the middle of the dough. Top cream cheese with cranberries. 
• Cut diagonal strips of dough lengthwise on each side of the oval shape and overlap the strips towards the center. 
• Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool then refrigerate. 
• When ready to serve, add optional topping if desired. Simply place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Drizzle over the danish and enjoy!

Video

Notes

Nutritional info does not include optional icing.

4 g net carbs per serving. There are 10 servings.

This recipe was first published in November 2017. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 339mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 604IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 233mg | Iron: 1mg

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Cheesy, gooey, meaty, bread-y…is that a word? All the flavors of a bacon cheeseburger wrapped up in a keto dough the whole family will love!

It’s all about that cheese and filling in this cheeseburger calzone! Biting into a sinfully tasty carb-like laden cheeseburger stuffed into a calzone! But it’s not high carbs!

Cheesy and meaty, but it is NOT, I repeat NOT traditional bread dough or pizza dough, not carb-y and certainly not sinful either!

NO.BREAD.AT.ALL.

KETO NUT FREE FAT HEAD DOUGH

The low carb calzone is made from….wait for it…………..MOZZARELLA CHEESE! My own version of the famous fathead dough, but I use coconut flour since I can’t use almond flour since my son has a tree nut allergy.  I first published this recipe in April of 2015, but updated it with a video for you!

Since I made this dough I’ve used it for not only savory but sweet recipes like my Cheese Danish! I’ve made a Chicken Parm Calzone and Pizza Pockets too!

Have you fallen off your chair yet? How is it possible? Well when I made my Grain Free Low Carb Pizza Dough I knew this calzone had to happen.

I have a very old, back at the start of my blog, Whole Wheat Cheeseburger Calzone (you can look and go laugh at the pics)  that I knew could be adapted and remade into a low carb pizza crust.

And we were not disappointed. My family in fact was in awe!

What is Fat Head Dough?

I’m not the first one to create this type of pizza dough. The original recipe was called Fat Head Pizza. 

The orginial fat head dough used almond flour, cream cheese and mozzarella, and it was genius! But when you have a child with a nut allergy, making anything with almond flour is an issue, so I use coconut flour and I think it works fabulously! 

Is Fat Head Dough Keto?

Yes, fathead dough made from cheese and low carb flour is keto friendly and very low in carbs making it ideal for either a ketogenic diet or low carb diet or anyone looking to reduce blood sugar spikes.

Sugar Free Keto Condiments

Placed on the side a little sugar free ketchup and yellow mustard to dip and a few pickle slices and I call that a pretty easy dinner night!

No kneading dough, no yeast, no rising and waiting. Easy peasy and perfectly pick-up-able!

Keto Pizza Dough ( Nut Free)

Obviously you must start with the keto pizza recipe in order to make the low carb cheeseburger calzone, but that is a pretty quick low carb dough recipe in itself. In less than an hour, or dare I say even 30 minutes if you have kids who can help,  you can have this keto cheeseburger calzone on the table.

I think you’ve probably noticed I forgot the crispy bacon in the recipe. But I want it in there! And it should be in there!  Because …..you know it……everything is better with bacon!

How to Make Keto Cheeseburger Calzone

Ingredients

Prepared Low Carb Pizza Dough Recipe, unbaked

Ground Beef or Ground Turkey or even Italian ground sausage can be used.

Onion powder

Minced garlic

Italian seasoning

Black pepper

Cream cheese

Sugar-Free Ketchup– I used my own recipe here but there are some good brands like Primal Kitchen that don’t include crap ingredients.

Mozzarella cheese– shredded

Directions

Prepare the pizza dough on a parchment lined 9 by 12 inch baking sheet pan, but DO NOT precook it as you would for the pizza recipe. Spread the dough as far along the edges of the pizza pan as you can.

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.

Place the bacon on a baking sheet pan and cook for 20 minutes or until crisp. Once cooled, break into pieces.

Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Place the ground beef in the large skillet on medium-high heat and cook until browned and no longer pink. You can remove excess grease if you prefer.

Add all the rest of the ingredients to the meat mixture and cook until cheese is melted and combined well. Add the bacon and stir to combine.

Spread the filling down the center of the pizza dough.

Hold the edge of the parchment to lift one side of the dough and fold dough over on top of the filling as far as you can bring it.

Fold the other half over and seal closed simply press edges of dough with wet fingers to close together.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until deep golden brown.

Let cool out of the oven 10-15 minutes before slicing.

Enjoy with condiments and pickles!

More Keto Cheeseburger Recipes;

Bacon Cheeseburger casserole

Bacon Cheeseburger Stuffed Zucchini

Cheeseburger Chili

Mini Cheeseburger Bites

RECIPE UPDATE

I’ve updated this recipe in June 2021 to make it a bit quicker and easier. The orginial recipe cooked the bacon in a skillet and then cooked the ground meat in the same pan.

I’ve changed the recipe to bake the bacon instead and while that is cooking you can brown ground beef.

I’ve also changed the fat head dough to be made quicker in the food processor and then  heat to melt it all together making it much easier to form the dough. Nutrition Facts below do not include optional dips or sauces.

KETO BACON CHEESEBURGER CALZONE

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Low Carb Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Calzone

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Servings 16 @ 1 piece

Calories 349kcal

Author Brenda Bennett | Sugar Free Mom

Ingredients

• Prepared Recipe for Low Carb Pizza Dough

Filling

• 6 slices no sugar added bacon
• 1 1/2 pound ground beef or ground turkey or venison
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar free ketchup
• 2 cup shredded mozzarella

Instructions

• Prepare the pizza dough on a parchment lined 9 by 12 inch baking sheet but DO NOT precook it as you would for the pizza recipe. Spread the dough as far along the edges of the pan as you can.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the bacon on a baking sheet and cook for 20 minutes or until crisp. Once cooled, break into pieces.
• Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Place the ground beef in the large skillet on medium high heat and cook until browned and no longer pink.
• Add all the rest of the ingredients and cook until cheese is melted and combined well. Add the bacon and stir to combine.
• Spread the filling down the center of the pizza dough.
• Hold the edge of the parchment to lift one side of the dough over on top of the filling as far as you can bring it.
• Fold the other half over and seal closed simply by pressing the dough with wet fingers.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let cool out of the oven 10-15 minutes before slicing.
• Enjoy with condiments and pickles!

Notes

Net Carbs:  2 g

This recipe was first published on April 2015.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 625mg | Potassium: 142mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 239IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1mg

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This amazing pizza will win you’re family over to never wanting any take out pizza again! This is a much requested pizza of my kids and I believe it can be for your family as well.

My kids are foodies just like their momma! They know good food and they enjoy most everything I make for dinner at our house. Feeding my family organic ingredients as well as enjoying a lower carb life style is one of my priorities as a mother.

While my kids still enjoy plenty of carbohydrates, I often lean them toward a low carb life style simply because I believe it to be one of the best. Since I’m on a low carb diet, I serve one dinner meal and that is it. I’ve developed the “take it or leave it”, this is what’s for dinner method and it works like a charm in my home.

Partnering with Horizon Organic is an easy fit for me and my family. Using their delicious milk that my kids love makes it easy to create wholesome, delicious dinners. Alfredo sauce is a much loved favorite in my house. I make it often using rice pasta for the kids and low carb miracle noodles or zucchini noodles for myself. But today I’m sharing my favorite sauce on a pizza, because whose kids would resist pizza right?

The base of the recipe is of course the pizza dough. You can use whatever pizza dough you want but if you’ve never tried my low carb mozzarella dough, I would highly suggest it. The family will never notice it’s low in carbs and good for you. Seriously if it can pass my picky family testers, it will for yours.

Once the dough is precooked the rest comes quickly. I used cooked chicken I all ready had or buy a rotisserie chicken to make life a little easier. The Alfredo sauce comes together in minutes on the stove. Topped with some favorites like bacon and scallions and this hearty meal just needs a beautiful side salad to finish it off.

So the next time you wonder what to make for dinner and it’s a busy weeknight, I hope you try this delicious recipe for your family! Mine has given it rave reviews!

Brenda’s Notes:

• You can use whatever dough for pizza you like but the nutrition info below is using my recipe which is linked.
• I used Horizon Organic 2% milk because that is what my kids like and use for making smoothies and with granola, but feel free to use their Whole Milk if that works best for your family.

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Low Carb Chicken Alfredo Pizza (Gluten Free, Nut Free)

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 12

Calories 435kcal

Author Brenda Bennett | Sugar-Free Mom

Ingredients

• Low Carb Fat head mozzarella dough recipe
• 12 ounces cooked chicken breast
• 4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• Optional: cooked bacon scallions

Alfredo Sauce

• 1/4 cup Horizon Butter plus 1 tbsp
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cupHorizon Milk of choice I used 2%
• 1 cup Horizon Heavy Cream
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 4 ounces 170g grated parmesan

Instructions

• Once your dough is prepared set it aside to make the sauce.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large skillet, add the 1/4 cup butter, cream cheese, milk and cream on medium heat until boiling.
• Once boiling reduce heat to a simmer and continue to stir until the cream cheese is smooth through out.
• Add the seasonings once the sauce thickens which could take about 10 minutes.
• Remove sauce from heat and pour in the grated parmesan and the remaining 1 tbsp butter.
• Assemble:
• Pour half the sauce over the pizza and spread well.
• Cover with cooked chicken and remaining sauce.
• Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella.
• Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Add bacon if desired and bake another minute.
• Top with scallions if desired to serve.
• Enjoy immediately!

Notes

Net Carbs: 5.1g

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.7g | Protein: 27.1g | Fat: 32.2g | Saturated Fat: 19.1g | Cholesterol: 169mg | Sodium: 749mg | Fiber: 2.6g | Sugar: 1.7g

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My kids love anything with the name “pizza” in it. I’ve got a new favorite way to make all the things they love like calzones, pizza and now even these awesome pizza pockets! I’ve even got some sweet recipes planned for this fabulous, mozzarella dough typically called Fat Head Pizza Dough.

The original Fat Head Pizza dough using almond flour sounds wonderful, but any recipes that have almond flour, unless it’s just for me, can’t be enjoyed in a house with a tree nut allergy kid like my youngest.

So I’ve had to get pretty friendly with a not so easy to work with partner, COCONUT FLOUR.

It can be so fickle to work with, especially in desserts, but slowly I am getting the hang of transforming many recipes to low carb using it, as I am quite limited on my options.

I’ve also been getting pretty fond of using sunflower seeds as a low carb flour choice and even sesame and pumpkin.

But today it’s a pizza dough and you might think it weird it has coconut flour in it, but I must tell, my youngest hates with a passion all things that even remotely have a hint of the flavor of coconut. If he can taste  it, he won’t eat it again. THIS does not in any way taste coconut-y so do not be scared. The mozzarella cheese and the Italian seasonings I’ve used resemble everything a tasty dough should have.

Here’s a quick video showing how easy this dough comes together!

My family ate all of these up for lunch one day. I was lucky enough to keep a few long enough to get some pictures, after I was done the rest were finished off. They are even good room temperature!

This dough recipe was also used in a few other recipes of mine:

• Low Carb Grain Free Pizza Dough
• Grain Free Bacon Cheeseburger Calzone
• Low Carb Grain Free Chicken Parmesan Calzone

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Low Carb Pizza Pockets (Grain Free, Nut Free)

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 12

Calories 178kcal

Author Brenda Bennett | Sugar-Free Mom

Ingredients

Dough

• 3 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup coconut flour I used Bob’s Red Mill
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp Italian seasonings
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 4 beaten eggs

Filling

• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 2 ounces sliced pepperoni
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

US Customary – Metric

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Microwave mozzarella and cream cheese for 1 min and 30 seconds until mostly melted.
• Stir together to combine as best you can.
• Whisk flour and seasonings together.
• Add beaten eggs.
• Stir together to combine well.
• Wet hands and mix mozzarella and flour mixture together.
• Knead until dough is formed.
• Place between 2 pieces of parchment paper and roll out forming a 12 x 16 rectangle and 1/4 inch in thickness.
• Cut into 12 rectangles, add filling ingredients distributed evenly onto one side of each piece of dough, fold over and pinch edges closed.
• Spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray and bake 12-15 minutes until golden in color.
• Enjoy immediately.

Notes

Net Carbs: 4.1g

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.2g | Protein: 11.9g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6.4g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 451mg | Fiber: 3.1g | Sugar: 0.6g

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