Keto Dairy & Gluten Free Amaretti Biscuits
These Amaretti biscuits are based on the traditional amaretto biscuit from Saronno in Lombardy, Italy and they taste just like the real thing.
The great thing about amaretti biscuits is that they’re gluten and dairy free, which makes them the perfect biscuit to make into a keto-friendly treat. Just replace the sugar with a keto friendly sweetener, and you end up with these keto amaretti biscuits.
Keto Dairy & Gluten Free Amaretti Biscuits
- Prep Time15 min
- Cook Time10 min
- Total Time25 min
- Yield25
- Serving Size1
- Energy60 cal
- 250g almond flour
- 175g erythritol or xylitol
- 4 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon sugar-free almond extract
- pinch of pink Himalayan rock salt
Line a baking tray with parchment/baking paper. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C /Gas mark 4.
Using a large bowl, mix together the almond flour, sweetener and salt until combined.
In another bowl, whisk the egg whites with an electric mixer until it forms into soft peaks.
Slowly fold the egg whites into the almond mixture a bit at a time until you get a stiff paste.
Gently and carefully fold in the almond extract, don’t overmix.
You should now have a stiff thick dough. Form the dough into amaretto shaped cookie rounds and place on the baking tray.
Bake for 10 minutes in the oven, until they’re starting to go a light golden brown. Remove from oven, leave to cool and store in an airtight container for up to a week.
- 25 servings per container
- Serving Size1
- Amount per serving
- Calories60
- % Daily Value*
- Total Fat3.2 g4.1%
- Saturated Fat0.2 g1%
- Cholesterol0 mg0%
- Sodium27 mg1.17%
- Total Carbohydrate1.5 g0.55%
- Dietary Fiber0.7 g2.5%
- Protein2 g4%
- Potassium9 mg0.19%
