3 Ingredient Bunuelos

 
 

Yields: 6 bunuelos

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup avocado oil (for frying)

  • 6 low carb tortillas (discount code: lowcarblove)

  • ½ cup brown sweetener 

  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions:

  1. In a pan, add your avocado oil. You’ll be shallow frying your tortillas 

  2. Make your cinnamon “sugar” by adding your cinnamon and sweetener into a bowl

  3. Shallow fry your tortillas on medium heat until crispy (about 2 mins on each side)

  4. Using tongs, remove from the pan, dripping off any excess oil. 

  5. Dip in cinnamon sugar right away, allow it to cool slightly and enjoy!

Nutrition:

Nutrition per bunuelo:

  • Calories - 91

  • Fat - 3g

  • Protein - 5g

  • Total Carbs - 27g

  • Net Carbs - 12g

 
 
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