Keto Cinnamon Rolls

4.80 from 20 votes

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy.

Keto Cinnamon Rolls are a sugar-free dessert or breakfast option that are perfect for anyone following a low-carb diet.

A keto cinnamon roll topped with sugar free frosting and chopped nuts.
Low carb cinnamon rolls are easy to make.

Keto Cinnamon Rolls

If you are on a keto plan or low-carb diet, you don’t have to deny yourself the everyday joys of enjoying delicious treats.

These gluten-free cinnamon rolls use a classic fathead dough to make a low-carb cinnamon roll that will satisfy the sweet tooth of anyone!

Skillet with keto cinnamon rolls and two rolls.
These keto cinnamon rolls are made with fathead dough.

Fathead Dough

If you are asking what fathead dough is, it is a combination of egg, mozzarella cheese, cream cheese, and low carb flour.

Fathead dough is an excellent alternative to regular wheat flour as it is gluten-free, low carb and perfect to make a keto dough.

Cross secion of a keto cinnamon roll made with fathead dough

Click this link for more information about fathead dough and an incredible recipe for fathead pizza.

A mixing bowl with fathead dough ingredients
Fathead Dough is Easy to Make

How to Make  Fathead Dough

  1. Start with shredded Mozzarella cheese.
  2. Add full-fat cream cheese.
  3. Microwave the cheese together.
  4. Mix in an egg and some low carb flour.

Pro-tip: Use pre-shredded Mozzarella cheese. Fresh Mozzarella contains too much water and will give you a wet fathead dough that is difficult to handle.

Make the Keto Cinnamon Rolls

Now that you’ve got the fathead dough put together, you’re halfway there to savoring these sugar-free cinnamon rolls!

 

Fathead dough being made
Roll out the fathead dough.

Now  you will add a little baking powder to the fathead dough to help act as a leavening agent, that’s a fancy word for something that helps the dough to rise.

Speaking of leavening agents, a while back we talked about the difference between baking powder and baking soda, in case you are wondering.

Next, you will roll out the fathead dough and roll out six balls, and then roll and flatten each of them out using your hands, making them as flat as possible.

Pro-tip: Oil your hands to make handling the dough easier if it the dough starts to cool off, reheat it just a bit  and it will be easier to handle.

 

Cinnamon roll dough being made
Make the sugar-free filling and rollout roll the keto cinnamon rolls.

It’s time to make the sugar-free filing and spread it on to the rolled-out fathead dough. This granular sugar-free sweetener works great with keto treats.

Pro-tip: Use a serrated knife to divide the dough, it will make it easier to cut through it.

After cutting each roll in half, you will end up with twelve portions. Bake them in a non-stick pan or greased skillet for 20 minutes at 350° F.

A bowl of icing for cinannamon rolls
Make the sugar-free frosting for these keto cinnamon rolls while they are baking.

While the sugar-free cinnamon rolls are baking, it’s a great time to make the sugar-free frosting.

Just combine some cream cheese, full-fat yogurt, and some vanilla-stevia (or plain vanilla extract) and mix it all together.

Spreading frosting on keto cinnamon rolls

Allow the cinnamon rolls to cool a bit after they come out of the oven and then slather the dreamy keto frosting on them!

Pair of keto cinnamon rolls.
Make these amazing keto cinnamon rolls today.

 

More Keto Recipes for You to Try

If you’ve tried these Keto Cinnamon Rolls or any other recipe on Platter Talk please let us know your thoughts in the comments below, we love hearing from you! You can also FOLLOW US on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM and PINTEREST to see more delicious food and what we have cooking.

Keto Cinnamon Rolls

4.80 from 20 votes
These low carb cinnamon rolls are great for people who are on a keto diet. Recipe adapted from Sugar-Free Londoner.
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 35 minutes
Yield: 12

Ingredients 

For the Fathead Dough

  • 1.5 cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 3/4 cup Almond flour, extra-fine ground
  • 2 tbsp Cream cheese, regular, full-fat
  • 1 Egg, room temp.
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder

For the Sugar-Free Filling

For the Sugar-Free Frosting

  • 2 tbs Cream cheese, regular, full-fat
  • 1 tbsp Yogurt, Greed or full-fat
  • 2 drops Vanilla stevia, or 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions 

  • Pre-heat oven to 350° F. Use a small saucepan over low heat to melt the Mozzarella and cream cheese together. Or, melt the cheese in a microwave-safe bowl, on 50% power for two minutes. Stir the mixture halfway through and do not allow to bubble.
  • Allow the cheese mixture to cool slightly, then add the egg. Next, work in the almond flour with a fork and add the baking powder. Use your (oiled) bands to form a smooth ball of fathead dough.
  • Divide the dough into six balls and form them into long ropes and then use the palm of your hands to flatten them as thin as possible.
  • Make the filling by adding the granular sweetener and cinnamon to the butter (or hot water) and stir it all together. Next, spread the cinnamon filling over each of the flattened out pieces of dough. Roll each of them up to make a roll and cut each roll in half using a serrated knife. Bake in a non-stick pan or greased skillet, for 20 minutes.
  • While the rolls are baking, combine the ingredients for the sugar-free frosting. When the rolls come out of the oven, allow them to cool for 5 or 10 minutes, then spread the frosting on top of the rolls.

Notes

Keto Macro Nutrients

  • Calories: 128
  • Net Carbs 1 g.
  • Protein 5 g.
  • Fat 10 g.
 
To have the best results, we have found that it is critical to use the finest-ground almond flour that you can find. We have had the best results with either of these brands:
Bob's Redmill Superfine Almond Flour
Sukrin Almond Flour
As always, make sure the baking powder that you use is fresh.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 128kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 35mg, Sodium: 126mg, Potassium: 75mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 0g, Vitamin A: 245IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 138mg, Iron: 0.6mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Breakfasat
Cuisine: Keto
Tried this recipe?Mention @plattertalk or tag #plattertalk!

Meet the Platter Talk Guys

Dan & Scott split their time between Wisconsin and Southwest Florida and are dads to six boys. Good food runs through their veins, and they love showing others how to cook easy recipes.

Get new recipes sent to your inbox!
Don't miss out! Subscribe and get all the new recipes first.
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

15 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    This is such a fascinating recipe! I have a few ladies at work who are keto right now so I think I’ll plan to bring these next time we have our office potluck!

  2. Two words, Gimme Gimme! , But really though, super intrigued by the cheese in this dough! Also love the idea of making icing with yogurt, While i don’t follow a keto diet, I would try these in a heartbeat!

  3. 5 stars
    I’ve never tried fathead dough, but the texture looks perfect and so fluffy. I can’t wait to give these a try.

  4. Why have I been living my life not knowing there is a dough using mozzarella cheese?!?! This is wonderful news. One of my favorite cheeses and it totally makes sense they way you incorporated it into this recipe. These rolls look just as delicious as any decadent bakery treat!

  5. 5 stars
    Yummy these look delicious and I love I can still enjoy and indulgent breakfast but keep it low carb! Thanks for sharing!

  6. There is no mention of how much hot water to use when you are making the filling…. also, no mention of the butter … does that get mixed with the cinnamon?

    Thank you

    1. Hi Nancy, Thanks for bringing this omission to our attention. The recipe has been corrected. FYI, you can use butter OR 2 tbsp of hot water. The butter (or hot water) gets mixed with the cinnamon and the granular sweetener. Please note that nutrition information has been calculated with the use of butter. Thank you again for your question.

  7. 5 stars
    i am intrigued by this fathead dough. I’ve never heard of it before and really want to try it – these sound incredible!

  8. 5 stars
    Well this is calling my name. The aroma, while they bake, would be mouthwatering. I could eat these for breakfast, snack and dessert.

  9. They look very good! We’re not on a keto diet but would be willing to try. That dough sounds like a great alternative.