Festive Star Cinnamon Biscuits

This ketogenic diet recipe provides approximately:
Nutritional content | per 1 biscuit | per 10 biscuits | ||
Fat | 7.3g | 5.8g LCT | 73.3g | 57.7g LCT |
1.6g MCT | 15.6g MCT | |||
Protein | 1.4g | 13.9g | ||
Carbohydrate | 0.9g | 9.4g | ||
Energy (calories) | 75kcal | 753kcal |
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
For the Biscuits: | |
Butter, room temperature | 36g |
Sweetener e.g. Sukrin® gold | 36g |
Ground almonds | 50g |
MCTprocal™ | 25g |
Cinnamon, ground | 1g |
Carbohydrate free baking powder e.g. Barkat |
1g |
For the icing: | |
Water, cold | 16g |
Sugar-free icing sugar, sieved e.g. Sukrin® Melis icing sugar |
100g |
Gold or silver spray on edible glitter |
Method:
- Pre heat the oven to 170˚C /150˚C fan /gas mark 3.
- In a bowl, cream the butter and sweetener together.
- Add in , ground almonds, cinnamon and baking powder, mix until a
dough is formed and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes. - Place the dough between 2 pieces of greaseproof paper and using a rolling pin, roll
to a 1cm thickness. - Using a 7cm diameter star-shaped cutter, cut 10-star shapes, you may need to re-roll
the dough. - Place the biscuits on a non-stick baking tray (alternatively line a baking tray with
baking parchment) and bake in the oven for approximately 10 minutes. - Remove from the oven, transfer and leave to cool on a wire rack to allow them to
become crispy. - Add water and sugar-free icing sugar to a bowl, using a spatula mix into a thick
spreadable icing. - Cover the star-shaped biscuits with the icing and spray with edible glitter on top for decoration
Top Tip! Mixed spice could replace the cinnamon.
MCTProcal is a food for special medical purposes and must be used under medical supervision.
This recipe has been specifically designed for use in a ketogenic diet.
Refer to labels for allergens and other product information.
Always check with your dietitian what is suitable for you.