Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Easy Doughnuggets

Category: Atkins Diet

Ingredients and Directions

CarbsPerServing:13g carbs total

Effort:Easy

Ingredients:

1 cup protein powder -- vanilla

1/2 cup atkins Bake Mix

3 each splenda packets

3/4 cup water

1 large egg

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

4 tablespoons ricotta cheese

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 each oil for frying

How to Prepare:

Beat the egg and add the ricotta, cinnamon and splenda. Mix into the dry ingredients to make a rough dough(not runny, not cookie dough thick - in between). Heat 1" of oil in a non-stick skillet until hot, but not smoking. Pinch off about 2T of the dough and pat into rounds that are about 1" thick and the size of a small egg. Gently place into oil and fry on one side until golden brown(about 3 minutes)carefully turn and cook another 4-5 minutes on the other side. Remove to paper towels to drain briefly. Eat as is or make a mixture of splenda and cinnamon and shake the still warm nuggets in it to coat or make a glaze with cream cheese, splenda and cream and ice them. These are >1g carbs each without the protein powder counts and based on 16 doughnuggets per recipe - adjust and add in according to the powder you use and number of doughnuggets you get from it! Yield: 16 nuggets