Fat head dough

Fathead is one of the most well known foods in the low carb world. It is an incredibly versatile dough that can be used in several different ways. It only has 4 base ingredients, is quick and easy to make and can be made with either almond meal or coconut flour for people with nut allergies. I’ve recently switched to mainly using it with coconut flour since it is much cheaper and the carbs are also slightly lower. There are some recipes though where I still prefer the almond meal.

70g grated mozzarella (I use Devondale brand)

95g almond meal or 45g coconut flour

45g cream cheese

1 egg

salt/spices or sweetener, depending on the recipe you’re making

Put mozzarella and almond meal/coconut flour in a bowl and mix well. Top with the cream cheese microwave for 1 minute. Mix briefly then microwave another 30 seconds. Alternatively, for those that don’t own or like to use a microwave, you can do this on the stove.

Add egg and salt/spices or sweetener and mix with a spoon. The egg might seem hard to mix in but try and mix just until the egg is mostly incorporated. Then finish it off by kneading the rest in with your hand. It’s faster than mixing and you get a really even dough. To roll it out form it into a ball, place on a sheet of baking paper, top with another sheet of baking paper and roll it out with a rolling pin in your desired shape. This will make sure it doesn’t stick to your rolling pin or make a mess. Then just pull off the top sheet of baking paper and your Fathead is ready to use! Cooking times will depend on the recipe you’re making.

Nutritional Info Almond Meal:

Cals - 1188.9

Fat - 96.9g

Protein - 71.4g

Total Carbs - 27.6g

Fibre - 12.5g

Sugars - 8g

Net Carbs - 15.1g

Nutritional Info Coconut Flour:

Cals - 823.3

Fat - 58.4g

Protein - 57.2g

Total Carbs - 25.4g

Fibre - 13.4g

Sugars - 7g

Net Carbs - 12g

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