These Low-Carb Strawberry Cream Puffs make a dreamy dessert. This dessert is perfect for Valentine’s day and can be part of a ketogenic, low-carb, Atkins, LC/HF, gluten-free, or Banting diet.

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Valentine’s day is quickly approaching! Have you made plans with your special someone? May I suggest this spectacular dessert! These Low-Carb Strawberry Cream Puffs will make your Valentine swoon. Velvety, strawberry-scented cream is sandwiched between delicate vanilla flavored puffs.  The golden color of the pastry looks beautiful with the light pink filling. Add a strawberry to garnish and you have a dessert even cupid would be proud of.

The puffs in this recipe are similar to cloud bread. I don’t know where this bread started or who made it first, but what I do know is that it’s delicious! Cloud bread is made from cream cheese and eggs. The eggs are separated and the whites are beat into meringue. The yolks and cream cheese are blended together, then the meringue is folded in. When it’s baked, this concoction turns into a light, delicious  and cloud-like bread–hence the name.  We have found that sweetened-up cloud bread makes a heavenly base for desserts.  

There are a few tips to making cloud bread. First of all, be sure all ingredients are at room temperature. By room temperature, I mean they need to sit out at least half an hour or more to give them time to actually become room temperature. Don’t try to shave off time and make the bread after they’ve been out of the fridge for only ten minutes. You will end up with yolks with globs of white stuff floating in them. Yep, I’m guilty! If this does happen to you, don’t worry, just let the mixture warm up a little more and beat it again. 

Another advantage of having the egg whites at room temperature is that warmer egg whites form meringue faster and easier. This brings me to my second bit of advice for this recipe. Make sure any bowls or beaters you use with the egg whites are impeccably clean. I suggest using a metal bowl because it’s easier to get clean. Grease loves to stick to plastic and any bit of grease will keep the meringue from forming. 

Speaking of grease, egg yolks contain lots of fat, so you need to separate the eggs cleanly. Even a tiny bit of yolk will ruin the meringue. I suggest separating each egg into a separate container before adding the white to the other whites. This way, if yolk  contaminates one white, it only ruins the one white, not the whole batch. If you do get a bit of  in one of the whites, no worries, just put it in an air-tight container use if for another purpose.

While these little pastries make a perfect Valentine’s treat, they can add a sweet ending to any meal. Don’t have a Valentine? Lucky you! That means you don’t need to share.

If you love strawberries and are looking for some other low-carb strawberry treats, you might want to try these Strawberry Shortcake Cups from Divalicious Recipes, my Low-Carb Strawberry Cheesecake Chia Pudding or my  Low-Carb Strawberry Cream PopsiclesEnjoy!

-Annissa

These Low-Carb Strawberry Cream Puffs disappear way too fast! The puffs have a flavor similar to the traditional profiterole. These puffs complement the creamy strawberry filling perfectly. 🍓😋

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Low-Carb Strawberry Cream Puffs

These Low-Carb Strawberry Cream Puffs make a dreamy dessert. This dessert can be part of a ketogenic, low-carb, Atkins, LC/HF, gluten-free, or Banting diet.

Servings 12

Author Harper Slusher

Ingredients

For the cream puffs

• 4 pasture-raised eggs separated
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 ounces cream cheese room temperature
• 3 Tablespoons stevia/erythritol granulated sweetener
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the strawberry cream

• 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
• 2 Tablespoons butter room temperature
• 1/4 cup stevia/erythritol granulated sweetener
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup grass-fed whipping cream chilled
• 1/2 cup strawberries chopped into small pieces
• Optional: additional sliced strawberries for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300º Fahrenheit. Spray 2 silicone muffin pans with coconut oil or other oil of choice.
2. In a very clean, medium bowl. Using a hand mixer, beat together egg whites and cream of tartar until egg whites are stiff. Set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, beat together cream cheese and sweetener. Add egg yolks, one by one, beating after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally. Mix in vanilla extract.
4. Add about 1/3 of the egg whites to the cream cheese mixture and fold in to lighten. Fold in the remaining egg whites, being careful to not deflate the meringue.
5. Spoon the mixture into the muffin pans, until they are about half full and the mixture is evenly divided among all cups.
6. Bake for 27-33 minutes or until golden brown.
7. When cool enough to touch, remove puffs from pans and place on cooling rack to cool completely.

For the strawberry cream

1. In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese, butter, and sweetener until smooth. Mix in vanilla extract.
2. In a separate, small bowl, beat the cream until soft peaks form. Gently fold cream into the cream cheese and butter mixture. Fold in strawberries.
3. Pipe or spoon strawberry cream onto 12 of the puffs and top with the other 12 puffs. If desired, garnish with additional strawberry slices.

Recipe Notes

Serving size: One cream puff

Per serving:
Calories: 169
Fat (g): 16
Carbs (g): 2
Fiber (g): 0
Protein (g): 4