📍 Where this dish comes from: Savoie
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Burgundy’s irresistible cheese puffs — light, hollow, eggy pastry balls flavored generously with Gruyère or Comté, served warm with an aperitif. This keto version uses almond flour choux pastry that achieves a remarkably similar puff with a golden, cheesy shell. They disappear from any plate within minutes.
What You’ll Need
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 240kcal
Ingredients
- 120 ml water keto choux
- 60 g butter keto choux
- 80 g almond flour keto choux
- 1 pinch salt keto choux
- 3 large eggs keto choux
- 100 g Gruyère finely grated (plus extra for tops)
- 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 pinch cayenne
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Bring water, butter, and salt to a boil. Remove from heat.
- Beat in almond flour vigorously with a wooden spoon until mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
- Cool 5 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time until each is fully incorporated and the dough is smooth and glossy.
- Stir in Gruyère, Dijon, and cayenne.
- Pipe or spoon tablespoon-sized mounds onto baking sheet 5cm apart.
- Sprinkle with extra Gruyère. Bake 22–25 minutes until puffed and golden. Serve warm.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 240kcal | Protein: 10g | Fat: 20g | Fiber: 2g
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Health Benefits
- Gougères provide 10g of protein per serving, making them one of the more protein-rich appetizers.
- Almond flour provides vitamin E, a nutrient not present in traditional wheat flour.
- Gruyère provides calcium and phosphorus in a well-absorbed dairy form.