Cheesy Bacon Bombs

This makes a total of 20 servings of Cheesy Bacon Bombs. Each serving comes out to be 245 calories, 23.1g fats, 0.8g net carbs, and 7.8g protein.

📝 Ingredients

• 8 ounce mozzarella cheese (grated)
• 1 large egg
• 4 tablespoon butter (melted)
• 4 tablespoon almond flour
• 3 tablespoon psyllium husk powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
• 10 ounce bacon
• 1 cup lard (or other oil with a high smoke point)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Add half of the mozzarella cheese to a large mixing bowl.
2. 2Add the egg and butter and mix well.
3. 3Add in the almond flour, psyllium husk, and remaining spices (salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder). Mix well.
4. 4Spread the remaining cheese over half of the dough and fold the dough over lengthwise.
5. 5Fold the dough again vertically to form a square shape.
6. 6Crimp the edges and press the dough together to form a rectangle. The filling should be tightly sealed inside.
7. 7Use a knife to cut the dough into squares.
8. 8Cut each slice of bacon in half and lay a square of dough at the end of the piece of bacon.
9. 9Wrap the dough tightly in bacon until the ends are overlapping, stretching the bacon beforehand if needed.
10. 10Use a toothpick to secure the bacon after rolling.
11. 11Repeat for every piece of dough.
12. 12Heat the lard to 350–375F and fry the cheesy bacon bombs in small batches.
13. 13Once finished, let cool and drain on a paper towel.
14. 14Serve and enjoy!