Keto Sopapillas are a crunchy, sweet treat inspired by the sopapillas you can order off the dessert menu at basically any Mexican restaurant here in the US. So they’re not REAL Mexican food but they’re a tasty American knockoff that are super simple to make. They’re topped with whipped cream and therefore double as a rich fat bomb for all your fatty keto needs.

Ingredients

1 Mission Carb Balance flour tortilla, cut into 8 triangles (or any other low carb tortilla you prefer)

Enough oil to cover the bottom of your skillet – I used Canola

1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Cinnamon

Swerve confectioner’s powdered sugar (it’s important you use fake powdered sugar, not just fake sugar)

Directions

Pour enough oil in your skillet to cover the bottom of it and turn it on medium-high to get heat up.

Cut your low carb tortilla into triangles… I used a bigass knife but you could probably also use a pizza roller. You’re cutting it like you would a pizza, so you’re making normal tortilla chips

Continue waiting for your oil to heat up. You’ll know it’s hot enough when you sprinkle water on it and the water bounces off (is there any other way to test this? IDK, I’m southern, that’s what we do).

Once the oil is heated, place your soon-to-be tortilla chips in the oil.

Watch these bitches like a hawk. They fry up really fast. When the bottom side gets brownish, flip them. I like to use a fork, which I slide under the tortilla chip and just flip it.

The second side will fry even faster. When they look done – use your judgement – pull them out piece-by-piece, QUICKLY, with the fork. Set them on a paper towel for the oil to drain.

As the oil is draining, you want to sprinkle both cinnamon and Swerve confectioner’s sugar on top of them. The oil will help those toppings stick. How much of these ingredients do I use?

Hell if I know. I don’t measure them out. It’s basically zero carb and zero sugar so I just sprinkle a decent amount on the chips. I literally sprinkle the cinnamon straight from the shaker onto the chips. I stick my hand into the bag of Swerve and pinch some of it and then just sprinkle that straight from my fingers onto the chips. I’m a savage like that.

Don’t forget to flip the chips and sprinkle the other side!!!

Now that your sopapillas are chilling on their paper towel and your toppings are sticking to them, it’s time to make whipped cream.

Making whipped cream is INCREDIBLY easy. Pour 1/4 cup of heavy whipping cream into your Kitchen Aid stand mixer. If you don’t have one of those, you can totally use a blender, magic bullet, or bowl + powered hand mixer. Whatever. Just pour the liquid into your mixer and turn it on high. In a minute or two you’ll magically have thick and luscious whipped cream.

I don’t add any sugar to the whipped cream but you could totally add some powdered Swerve if you’d like. I prefer it to taste more rich than sweet.

Pretend to be bougie af by plating your super fancy tortilla chips, topping with your whipped cream, and sprinkling with more cinnamon and Swerve.

Doesn’t that look fancy af? Doesn’t it look like you put WAY more work into making it than just cutting up a store-bought low carb tortilla and frying it? These are the secrets you don’t have to share with your friends when you have them over for dinner and serve this for dessert.

Nutrition

These nutrition facts are just a guesstimate. I don’t think much oil is actually absorbed into the chips. To get an accurate measurement, you would need to weigh your oil before you pour it into the skillet, and then let it cool and weigh it after. The difference is how much you are eating on your chips.

Also, you can use any low carb tortilla for this recipe. My favorite by far is the Mission carb balance low carb tortillas. I think they’re the tastiest plain and also they fry up incredibly well. But if you use a different tortilla than my recipe, your nutritional stats will differ!

At 400 calories, 4g net carbs, 3g protein and a whopping 36g fat… these keto sopapillas are a GREAT fat bomb. I love how rich they are (seriously, homemade whipped cream is the best. thing. ever.) and how they have a delicate sweet and cinnamon-y flavor. Honestly, I feel like this isn’t really so much of a recipe as it is a revelation that you can deep fry your own tortillas to make tortilla chips….

They’re damn good with a lot of lite salt and some salsa, too. Pair these with some keto quesadillas and you’ve got a nice themed dinner. Enjoy!

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Print Pin Keto Sopapillas Keto Sopapillas are a crunchy, sweet treat inspired by the sopapillas you can order off the dessert menu at basically any Mexican restaurant here in the US. So they're not REAL Mexican food but they're a tasty American knockoff that are super simple to make. They're topped with whipped cream and therefore double as a rich fat bomb for all your fatty keto needs.



Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 5 minutes Servings 1 Calories 400 kcal Cost $5 Equipment Cast Iron Skillet

Cutting Board

Sharp Knife

Paper towels for draining Ingredients 1 Mission carb balance low carb tortilla or any other low carb tortilla

1/4 cup Canola oil or any other oil you prefer

1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

2 tbsp Swerve confectioner's powdered sugar

2 tbsp Cinnamon Instructions Pour enough oil in your skillet to cover the bottom of it and turn it on medium-high to get heat up.

Cut your low carb tortilla into 8 triangles.

Once oil is heated, place tortilla in the oil.

Using a fork, lift one of the triangles to see how the bottom is browning. Once browned and crisp, flip all tortilla chips.

Continue to check the tortilla chips. When they're done, use the fork to scoop them out of the oil and set them to drain on a paper towel.

Sprinkle liberally with cinnamon and Swerve.

Pour 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream into your mixer. Mix on high until it forms stiff peaks.

Sprinkle more cinnamon and serve on the whipped cream.

Scoop the whipped cream up with your tortilla chips and enjoy!

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