Tasty Keto Snacks

Ketogenic diet has been initially introduced as a nutrition pattern working in combination with medications in treating epileptic disorders in adolescents. Anyway it has evolved to become one of the most popular weight-loss diets across the world in the recent years. Here will show you few recipes of Keto appetizers and snacks for your healthy diets.

Keto Snack Recipes

Mini Salami Pizza Cups

Preparation Time:20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup marinara
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 cup green olives, pitted and chopped
• 12 Genoa salami slices
• Nonstick cooking spray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 360 ° F;
2. Grease the muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
3. Divide 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese among 6 muffin cups. Then pour marinara sauce among muffin cups on top of the cheese.
4. Sprinkle oregano, basil, and chopped olives. Add a salami slice to each muffin cup. Top with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese.
5. Maintain the heat of 360 ° F and bake for 17 minutes. Allow them to cool slightly before removing from the muffin pan.

Muffins with Herbes de Provence

Preparation Time:20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup flaxseed meal
• 2/3 cup almond flour
• 2 tbsp xylitol
• 2 tsp psyllium
• 2 eggs
• 1/8 tsp grated nutmeg
• 1 tsp herbes de Provence
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• 10 slices bacon, chopped
• 1/8 tsp kosher salt
• Nonstick cooking spray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 360° F
2. Lightly grease the muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
3. Put the dry ingredients (flaxseed meal, almond flour, xylitol, psyllium, salt, nutmeg, herbes de Provence and baking powder) into a bowl and stir until well combined.
4. Add in the eggs, yogurt, and chopped bacon and stir till well mixed. Press the mixture into muffin cups.
5. Bake for about 15 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly before removing from the muffin pan.

Mexican Style Keto Cups

Preparation Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 cups Mexican mix cheese, shredded
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 ½ cups ground beef
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tomatoes, crushed
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 avocado, cubed
• 1/4 cup Keto mayonnaise
• Salt and freshly ground black peppercorns.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 390° F
2. Lightly grease the muffin tray with cooking spray.
3. Add shredded cheese into each tin, covering 1/3 of each tin.
4. Bake for about 13 minutes, you will see the cheese is slightly browned on top.
5. At the same time with step 4, heat up a nonstick skillet over moderately high flame and fry the onion until just tender and fragrant.
6. Now, cook the garlic until it is slightly browned, about 1 minutes. Stir in ground beef; cook until it is no longer pink and season with salt, peppercorns and ground cumin.
7. Top the cheese “crust” (done in step 4 ) with meat mixture and bake for a further 7 minutes. Top with tomatoes, avocado, sour cream, and mayonnaise.
8. Cool down and serve.

Turkey Tenders with Spicy and Tangy Sauce

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ pounds turkey tenderloin, cut into 20 pieces
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/3 cup flax meal
• 3/4 cup almond flour
• 2 eggs

For the Sauce:

• 1/3 cup tomato puree
• 1/2 tbsp Louisiana hot sauce
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 ½ tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/3 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, crushed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 370° F
2. Spritz a baking pan with a nonstick cooking spray.
3. Season turkey pieces with salt, pepper and paprika.
4. Mix thoroughly flax meal with almond flour in a bowl.
5. Beat the eggs into a separate bowl and whisk.
6. Dip each piece of turkey in the beaten egg and then coat them with the
   almond flour mixture.
7. Arrange the turkey pieces in the prepared baking pan and bake for 25 minutes.
8. Meanwhile, make the sauce by whisking all the sauce ingredients. Serve with hot turkey tenders.

 

Crock Pot Little Smokies

Preparation Time:2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds cocktail franks
• 3 tablespoons wholegrain mustard
• 1 bottle barbecue sauce
• 1 tablespoon Swerve
• 1 teaspoon onion powder

Directions

1. Prepare a pan and brown the sausages over moderately high heat for about 3 minutes.
2. Apply non-stick cooking spray to your Crock pot.
3. Add all the above ingredients and stir well.
4. Now cook at low heat for 2 ½ hours. Serve little smokies with toothpicks.