Keto Cinnamon Swirl Bagels
Every fall comes around and I crave a warm cup of coffee with a tender baked treat like one of my golden Keto Cinnamon Swirl Bagels! There are a lot of recipes that use fathead dough with mozzarella cheese, but I wanted something that wasn’t heavy on dairy, so this bagel was born!
It has a soft texture that is a cross between a donut and a soft real bagel. I actually prefer that it is not SO chewy that it’s hard to chew!
They are some of the most delicious bagels I have had, next to the real deal, since going gluten free in 2014. This recipe does use xanthan gum to help maintain the chewiness and reduce the “muffin” texture it may have without it. It is the only thing I will say you should not leave out!
If you are thinking, “Oh that is a specialty ingredient I won’t use and it will go bad!”, actually NO, it won’t. I purchased a bag of Xanthan Gum 2 years ago and put it in a jar to maintain freshness.
I only use a teaspoon at a time or check out my Low Carb Biscuits and Gravy recipe where I use it in the gravy, and I am currently at my last 1/4 cup! It has lasted and also helped to re-create the mouth feel and chewiness of wheat flour WITHOUT it!
If you are particularly sensitive to gum additives, then try equal portions glucomannan instead. It is derived from a sea plant and gels just fine without any added flavor!
I recommend you warm them up before enjoying for the best taste and texture! I have a toaster that I put on “bagel” setting and that works just fine.
You could also cut in half, like a bagel, and put in the toaster oven. I enjoy mine with a slather of butter as my morning sweet treat with coffee. You could also go traditional with a little cream cheese too. Add in extra protein to your morning and when you top it with some almond butter!
Keep reading as I walk you through making these bagels, then go over tips and tricks for substitutions and answer any frequently asked questions you may have.
Ingredients you will need to make these Gluten Free Cinnamon Swirl Bagels
- Coconut oil melted and cooled
- Large Eggs
- Coconut flour
- Protein powder or Whey, plain or vanilla
- Salt
- Baking powder
- Xanthan gum
- Ground cinnamon
- Stevia, Liquid or Powdered
- Water
Let’s mix up these delicious cinnamon swirl bagels
Mixing up these bagels takes minimal time, and it sets up well! The first thing I do is set up my pan. I use a silicone donut pan on a cookie sheet for stabilization.
This gives you the best bagel shape since the dough is loose. If you use anything other than silicone, make sure to grease your pan very well. I have used a non-stick donut pan once and they came out fine with additional greasing.
These keto bagels are best when you give enough time for the dry ingredients, like the 1/4 cup coconut flour, to soak up the wet ingredients. This will allow for a better shape overall and give the best texture like the real thing!
Also remember that room temperature large eggs help keep the batter smooth. If you forget to set some out for the recipe, simply put them in a small bowl of HOT water for 5 minutes. This works so well and will not cook them.
Having your eggs, coconut milk, and coconut oil all room temperature ensures you will not have chunks of oil in your bagels. If you add the coconut oil to the batter and it is not room temperature it will clump and then melt during the baking of the bagels. This will result in an oily mess and inedible bagels.
This bagel recipe is a great recipe that you can customize into many other flavors I will share with you below. My favorite so far is this one with the cinnamon swirl! It really adds so much flavor plus the sweetness comes from the swirl! No added sugar is needed for these gems!
The 2 teaspoons of cinnamon really adds in a strong cinnamon flavor that makes it more like store-bought bagels!
These low carb bagels are so reminiscent of a keto cinnamon swirl bread you will be excited that they come in such a little package! They will fit into your low-carb diet easily with macros like these!
Plus with the higher dietary fiber from the coconut flour it helps to keep the net carbs down!
Per bagel you get: 13 g fat/8 g protein/2.9 g carbs/1.7 g fiber/1.2 g net carbs
The way to help transfer your batter from your medium mixing bowl to the mold is with a piping bag. A Ziploc freezer bag can stand in if you do not have a piping bag. Just put all the batter into one corner then snip off the tip.
I added the cinnamon swirl by pouring from a spouted syrup container. You can easily do this with a small spoon as well. The amount that is made is just enough for all of the bagels so divide accordingly.
Once they are done, let them cool off in the pan for a few minutes before flipping them out onto a cooling tray! The key here is to let them cool off enough to handle then get a bite of a warm one!
Tips, Substitutions and FAQs
- Try adding in a few cut raisins to give you cinnamon raisin bagels! If you cut the raisin in half then divide a few among the bagels then the total carbohydrate count should still be low and give the raisin taste you want!
- Get some everything bagel seasoning and sprinkle in the mold BEFORE adding in the dough. This way it will be on top of each bagel like traditional savory bagels!
- You can make these blueberry very easily as well! Just tuck in some blueberries into the dough . Frozen will work best as they hold their shape better than fresh.
- Make sure you put them in a preheated oven or they will not rise properly.
- Turn these into Keto Cinnamon Sugar Bagels when you dip in melted butter then dip in a mixture of 1 tbsp cinnamon and 3 tbsp monk fruit granulated sweetener.
- Of course if you want to, just leave them without anything added for plain bagels. Nothing wrong with going back to basics!
Can I use regular butter instead of coconut oil? If you are not concerned with it being dairy free you can certainly use real butter instead of the coconut oil.
What if you don’t have a donut pan? Go with a muffin tin instead and they will be muffin bagels! Bake for 12-14 minutes instead and then check at the 12-minute mark to prevent burning. You want a golden brown and springing to touch.
Can I substitute the coconut flour with regular gluten free flour? No, it cannot be substituted with anything. This recipe is calibrated for coconut flour with the wet ingredients. If you used a different flour, it would be soggy.
Will a different spice combination work with this recipe? Yes! You could try pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice for a different flavor that would be perfect for fall or anytime!
Keto Cinnamon Swirl Bagels
Equipment
- donut pan
- baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted and cooled
- 5 Large Eggs
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup whey protein powder or favorite protein powder including dairy free ones
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon liquid stevia
- 1 teaspoon water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Whisk oil and eggs together.
- Add rest of ingredients, except cinnamon, stevia and water, and whisk well until smooth. Pipe batter evenly into a WELL greased donut pan.
- If you choose a silicone pan supported by a baking pan you do not have to grease as well.
- Now make the cinnamon swirl as you let the batter rest. In a small bowl, put the ground cinnamon, liquid stevia and water. Whisk well. Swirl a little into each donut well. Using a toothpick or knife, swirl the cinnamon a bit.
- Now bake 15 minutes in a 375F oven. Cool in pan 5 minutes then remove from the donut pan.
- They are best kept in the fridge up to 5 days. Can be frozen in a single layer on a baking sheet then put in a large freezer zip bag up to 2 months.
Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: 1 bagel | |
| Servings: 6 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 175 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 12.9g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat 6.5g | 32% |
| Cholesterol 319mg | 106% |
| Sodium 125mg | 5% |
| Total Carbohydrate 1.3g | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.2g | 1% |
| Total Sugars 0.9g | |
| Protein 13.8g | |
| Vitamin D 29mcg | 146% |
| Calcium 62mg | 5% |
| Iron 2mg | 9% |
| Potassium 136mg | 3% |
Nutrition
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