Keto Pigs in a Blanket Recipe Made with Fat Head Dough (2024)

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How many carbs are in Fathead dough? ›

To prevent soggy pigs in a blanket: Pat the hot dog or Lil' Smokies with a paper towel prior to wrapping in the crescent dough to decrease the amount of moisture you add in. This will keep the pigs in a blanket crispy, not soggy.

These mini pigs in a blanket can easily be made ahead of time and heated up later for your convenience. We don't recommend freezing them prior to baking—you can choose to either assemble your crescent roll pigs in a blanket a couple of hours ahead before baking and store them in the fridge, or freeze them after baking.

The keto diet promotes no grains, starches, sugars or preservatives, and Aldi's L'Oven bread has three out of the four of those features. Technically, it does have zero net carbs, though, and most keto diets aim for limiting carbs to 20 to 50 grams per day.

Learn how to make the best keto pizza using a simple dough that yields a chewy and golden crust! No yeast or cauliflower needed, it has just 2 grams net carbs per serving.

A pig in a blanket is a sausage (originally a pork sausage, hence the “pig”) wrapped in either a pancake, biscuit dough, or a crescent-style piece of pastry (you guessed it, that's the “blanket”).

You can make these ahead, then reheat to serve on the day. Will keep chilled for up to two days after cooking.

It's fine to leave cooked pigs in a blanket out for a few hours at room temperature, but if you want to reheat them you totally can. Just place them back on the baking sheet and pop them in a very low oven (my oven has a “keep warm” setting that's 170 degrees F; this is perfect!)

5Serve the pigs in a blanket warm with the Spicy Mayo, Maple Dijon, or Quick Ranch Dipping Sauces.

Pigs in blankets, kilted sausages or kilted soldiers is a dish served in the United Kingdom and Ireland consisting of small sausages (usually chipolatas) wrapped in bacon. They are a popular and traditional accompaniment to roast turkey in a Christmas dinner and are served as a side dish.

What goes good with pigs in a blanket? ›

The best side dishes to serve with pigs in a blanket are mashed sweet potatoes, baked beans, mac and cheese, Toad in The Hole, green beans and potatoes, cheese dip, deviled eggs, muffin mix waffles, blooming onion, scrambled eggs, creamy coleslaw, garlic bread, potato salad, corn on the cob, and sweet potato fries.

Pigs in blankets

Once cooled down, these can be wrapped in aluminium foil or cling film and kept in the fridge for up to three days.

Not only is the famous fathead pizza absolutely fabulous, delicious, and low-carb, only 2.4 g net carbs per slice PLUS it's also a: Gluten-free pizza. Wheat-free pizza. Grain-free pizza.

As for carbs, cauliflower pizza crust comes in at 16 grams of carbohydrates. Compared to our deep dish, gluten-free, original, and skinny crusts, cauliflower crust is middle of the road for carbohydrates. It's equivalent to a deep dish, which has 15 grams of carbohydrates.

Depending on the brand and ingredients, cauliflower crust may provide up to 13 times fewer carbs than traditional crust. All the same, pizza made with any crust can fit a diabetes diet.

Great Value Self Rising Flour (0.25 cup) contains 22g total carbs, 21g net carbs, 0g fat, 3g protein, and 100 calories.