Super Simple Keto Cheetos

Who doesn’t love crunchy cheese snacks? These keto “Cheetos” are an awesome low-carb snack that’s sure to satisfy your cheese tooth.

This recipe is pretty simply with just eggs, cream of tartar, cream cheese, and dehydrated cheddar cheese. For the dehydrated cheddar we used Moon Cheese snacks but any brand will work as long as the only ingredient is cheddar cheese (or any cheese you like).

These low-carb cheetos are nut-free and perfect to pack in your lunchbox or as a quick and almost zero-carb party snack.

Step-by-step

1. Preheat the oven to 150 °C/ 300 °F (conventional), or 130 °C/ 270 °F (fan assisted) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a medium bowl beat the egg whites with an electric mixer on high with the cream of tartar until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes.

3. In another bowl combine the yolks, cream cheese, and cheddar powder until smooth.

   

4. Fold the yolk mixture into the egg whites then transfer the batter to a piping bag. Pipe 5 cm (2 inch) strips (about 24) onto the baking sheet. Transfer to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

   

5. Turn the temperature down to 120 °C/ 250 °F and slightly crack the oven door. Continue to bake for 1 hour until crispy. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

   

Recipe

Super Simple Keto Cheetos

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Crunchy nut-free cheetos made at home with just four low-carb ingredients. Only 1 gram of carbs per serving!

Hands on

10m

Overall

1h 25m

Servings

6

1.1 g

Net carbs

6.4 g

Protein

8.6 g

Fat

102

kcal

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Ingredients makes 6 servings

• 3 large eggs, whites and yolks separated
• ¹/₈ tsp cream of tartar or apple cider vinegar
• ¹/₃ cup + 1 tsp cream cheese (3 oz/ 85 g)
• 4 tbsp dehydrated cheddar cheese such as Moon Cheese, crushed into a powder (32 g/ 1.1 oz)
• Optional: sea salt, to taste

• Note

  If you can't find dehydrated cheddar cheese, just use finely grated hard cheese of choice. You may need to dehydrate the low-carb "cheetos" for longer depending on the cheese you use.

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 150 °C/ 300 °F (conventional), or 130 °C/ 270 °F (fan assisted) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a medium bowl beat the egg whites with an electric mixer on high with the cream of tartar until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes.

3. In another bowl combine the yolks, cream cheese, and cheddar powder until smooth.

4. Fold the yolk mixture into the egg whites then transfer the batter to a piping bag. Pipe 5 cm (2 inch) strips (about 24) onto the baking sheet. Transfer to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

5. Turn the temperature down to 120 °C/ 250 °F and slightly crack the oven door. Continue to bake for 1 hour until crispy. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Nutrition per serving, 4 cheetos

Carbs 4%Protein 24%Fat 72% of calories

Net carbs

1.1 g

Total carbs

1.1 g

Fiber

0 g

Sugars

0.5 g

Protein

6.4 g

Fat

8.6 g

Saturated fat

4.7 g

Calories

102 kcal

Sodium

140 mg · 6.07% RDA

Magnesium

4 mg · 0.96% RDA

Potassium

54 mg · 2.69% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 4 cheetos	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs)	0.2 g	3.1 g	2.4 g	36
Cream of tartar, raising agent	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Cream cheese, soft (full-fat)	0.5 g	1 g	4 g	35
Cheddar Cheese (Moon Cheese)	0.4 g	2.2 g	2.2 g	31
Total	1.1 g	6.4 g	8.6 g	102

Serving size 4 cheetos

• Gluten free
• Nut free
• Nightshade free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Pescatarian
• Vegetarian