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Low Carb Faux Danish Pastry

This low carb faux Danish pastry is made in the microwave! A quick and tasty single-serve recipe that's sugar free and gluten free!
Low Carb Faux Danish Pastry - a single serve recipe made in the microwave!


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There are many recipes online for various combinations of cream cheese and egg. Cloud Bread is one that I've made before, but there are also cream cheese puffs or mock danish recipes around too. A simple recipe I found for making in the microwave calls for cream cheese, egg, sweetener, and vanilla. Mix it all up, then cook until puffed up. I decided to adapt this into something more like a Danish – and that included some sort of fruit element and cream cheese icing.

The final result may have a different texture from a high-carb Danish pastry, however:

  • It tastes actually similar to a Danish
  • It takes less than five minutes to prepare and cook
  • It's so easy that you can have it for breakfast or a sweet snack
  • It is sugar free and low carb
  • It looks a *bit* like a Danish 🙂

How to Make a Low Carb Microwave Faux Danish

Add cream cheese, low carb sweetener (I used classic Lakanto), and water to a small bowl, and microwave on half power for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth, and add more water as necessary to make it pourable. Set aside.

In a separate microwave-safe bowl, beat an egg. Add some more cream cheese and more sweetener. Whisk with a fork to combine as much as possible (there will still be small lumps of cream cheese). 

Low Carb Faux Danish Pastry - a single serve recipe made in the microwave!

Cook in the microwave for 30 seconds, whisk again. Repeat until the mixture is smooth.

Low Carb Faux Danish Pastry - a single serve recipe made in the microwave!

Cook it for one minute or until the center isn't runny. Transfer to a serving plate (but this is optional!), then place a spoonful of jam in the center. Here are some options:

Finally, drizzle the original cream cheese mixture over the top, then dig in!

Low Carb Faux Danish Pastry - a single serve recipe made in the microwave!

And there you have it – my super quick and tasty version of a Danish!

Low Carb Faux Danish Pastry - a single serve recipe made in the microwave!

Low Carb Faux Danish Pastry

Low Carb Faux Danish Pastry

Yield: 1 Serving
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 4 minutes
Total Time: 9 minutes

This low carb faux Danish pastry is made in the microwave! A quick and tasty single-serve recipe that's sugar free and gluten free!

Ingredients

for the topping

for the "pastry"

  • 2 oz (approx 4 tbs) cream cheese, room temperature*
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 tbs classic Lakanto sweetener

for the "filling"

Instructions

  1. To make the topping, add the cream cheese, sweetener, and water to a small bowl, and microwave on half power for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth, and add more water as necessary to make it pourable. Set aside.
  2. To make the "pastry" base, add the egg, cream cheese, and sweetener to a separate microwave-safe bowl. Whisk with a fork to combine as much as possible (there will still be small lumps of cream cheese). 
  3. Cook in the microwave for 30 seconds, whisk again. Repeat again until the mixture is smooth, then cook for one minute or until the center isn't runny.
  4. Transfer to a serving plate (but this is optional!), then place a spoonful of jam in the center.
  5. Finally, drizzle the original cream cheese mixture over the top, then dig in!

Notes

5g net carbs (whole recipe, not including fruit sauce or jam as there are too many variables - see the main post for options.)

*The cream cheese does not have to be room temperature but it will blend better if it is not super cold.

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Nutrition Information
Yield 1 Serving Size Whole recipe
Amount Per Serving Calories 369Total Fat 34gSaturated Fat 19gCholesterol 272mgSodium 338mgCarbohydrates 5gNet Carbohydrates 5gFiber 0gSugar 3.4gProtein 12g
Like this recipe? Try my oven baked Faux Danish Muffins recipe or my low carb Danish pastries made with Fathead dough!!

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April

Sunday 1st of August 2021

OOPS...recipe says microwave for 30 minutes! Not possible ;) Sounds good, and I need to try it.

Georgina

Sunday 1st of August 2021

Corrected it to seconds - thank you for spotting that!

Katrin

Monday 19th of December 2016

Awesomely simple. This might be a reason to get myself a microwave again! My kids blew up the last one by using the clock as a timer... without putting anything inside.

Georgina

Monday 19th of December 2016

Oh no!!!!

Kim | Low Carb Maven

Sunday 18th of December 2016

I love how fast this is. Perfect for busting a carb craving.

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