These cookies are a must-make, the ugly but good without sugar are not only suitable for a keto diet but also perfect for those, like me, who need to eliminate sugar consumption, and for those who wish to enjoy a lighter cookie.
The dough is similar to the classic ugly but good, but instead of sugar, I used erythritol, which has a sweetening power equal to sugar but without calories, then hazelnut flour and egg whites; these are sugar-free cookies that are super easy and quick to make!
Let’s discover this wonderful sugar-free recipe!
See you soon, Susy
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 20 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Stovetop, Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 66.66 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 3.27 (g) of which sugars 0.44 (g)
- Proteins 2.04 (g)
- Fat 6.21 (g) of which saturated 0.00 (g)of which unsaturated 0.00 (g)
- Fibers 0.50 (g)
- Sodium 9.25 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 1 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Ugly but Good Without Sugar – Keto Recipe
- 3 oz egg whites (room temperature)
- 1.76 oz erythritol
- 5.29 oz hazelnut flour
- 1.76 oz chopped hazelnuts
- 1 vanilla bean (seeds only)
You will need
- Bowl
- Hand Whisk
- Pan
How to Make Ugly but Good Without Sugar – Keto Recipe
In a bowl, start whipping the egg whites with the electric whisk; when foam begins to form, add the erythritol sweetener with the whisk still moving, and achieve stiff peaks.
Add the hazelnut flour and chopped hazelnuts, and gently mix with a spatula from bottom to top. Transfer the mixture to a pan and heat over low flame, continuously stirring for about ten minutes until the dough becomes compact and darker.
Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and place small heaps of dough using a spoon, trying to make them more or less the same size.
Bake in the oven at 300°F for 20 minutes. Once ready, remove them from the oven and let them cool before serving.
Storage and Tips
You can store them in a tin box or glass jar for up to a week.
Use room temperature egg whites so they will whip up quickly.
You can use any type of nuts, like walnuts, pine nuts, almonds or you can mix them together.
