I didn’t know Fried Goat Cheese was real until I saw it on Pinterest as I was scrolling for inspiration! As soon as it presented itself I knew I had to ketofy it and try it for myself. Once I did, Matt and I both tasted it and looked at each other in awe. “Is this real? It’s crispy on the outside and soft and creamy on the inside.” Well, the rest is history and now you can make it at home yourselves with our help!
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Best Oil For Frying
When you eat out at a restaurant, unfortunately they aren’t using the best frying oil, in fact it’s probably the worst kind! However, when you are frying at home you have the option at your disposal and we always recommend and personally use coconut oil. We buy it in bulk because there is never a day we don’t use it. Another good option is lard, which we have used before and if you are simply pan frying something ghee is a great option. Ghee and coconut oil have high smoke points and work great for frying!
Low Carb Appetizers
This fried goat cheese has become our favorite low carb appetizer as of late. We make it for ourselves when we know we are about to settle in to a good show, for keto and non-keto friends and to take to parties where we know we may not have many good options. Another couple of our favorite low carb appetizers can be found on our blog, such as Parmesan Crisps, and Buffalo Chicken Dip that you can serve with veggies or our flax seed crackers!
We Love Fried Goat Cheese
This will be our low carb appetizer go to moving forward because it satisfies all mouth feels on every level. With a crispy, crunchy outside and a smooth, creamy inside you can never have enough. It serves great with any dipping sauce of your choosing, but my personal favorite is Raos marinara sauce, a low carb sauce that can be found in local grocery stores! Give this fried goat cheese a try before you knock it.
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal – Search “KetoConnect – Fried Goat Cheese”
Fried Goat Cheese | Low Carb, Keto-Friendly
Ingredients:
- 1 oz pork rinds, finely ground
- 8 ounce (package) goat cheese log, cold
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp Dried Parsley
- 1/4 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1/2 cup Coconut flour
- 1 1/2 cup Coconut Oil (For Cooking)
Instructions:
- Add coconut oil to a small saucepan and heat on medium-high heat. Place a thermometer in the oil to keep track of temp.
- Place coconut flour in a small bowl, whisk two eggs into a second bowl and add the ground pork finely to a third bowl. You can easily grind the pork rinds by adding to a zip top bag and crush them.
- Cut the 8 ounce log into 8 even pieces and place on a plate.
- One at a time coat the goat cheese in coconut flour, egg wash and then pork rinds and place back onto the plate.
- When the coconut oil has reached 345 degrees add two goat cheese to the oil and cook for 30 seconds. Gently flip and cook for an additional 30 seconds. Remove and set on a plate with a paper towel.
- Repeat until all goat cheese has been fried.
- Serve with favorite dipping sauce and enjoy!
- NOTE: we find keeping the oil between 330 and 350 degrees is the best for frying. You can do this by turning the heat up and down as you see fit.
Can’t wait to make these
This looks delicious! But I’m the only one in the house that east goat cheese. How bad do you think these would be after being in the fridge and any suggestions welcome!!
We say they’ll totally get a bit soggy, but you can crisp them up in the oven. Try 375 for 10 minutes to reheat, at least.
You can put them in the freezer after making, and then re-heat in an air fryer for 3-4 min. I do that when I need them for a party!
Can you provide a substitute for pork rind? I don’t eat pork. Thanks
I’m going to try this recipe with crushed Parmesan Crisps, I found mine at Walmart and at Sam’s Club.
The Crisps are also delicious with a cream cheese and Mayo dip! I make the dip with sliced or diced olives and chili powder, cumin, crushed red peppers, whatever spices you like!
Cream cheese and mayo dip? tell me more! just mix equal parts of both, then add olives? this sounds amazing!
Hi Matt and Megha, love your website and YouTube channel.
Are there any possible alternatives to pork rindes? Can I use nutritional yeast? Or will the recipe work without the pork rindes?
Really appreciate you work ❤️
I don’t eat pork either, so i’m trying this with crushed Parmesan Crisps!
Do u have any alternative for pork rinds? I really wanna try this recipes
Have been waiting on this recipe ever since you posted the teaser on Instagram and it did NOT disappoint!! So crunchy, creamy, and delicious!! This breading is so versatile as well. I can definitely see myself using this for lots of other stuff!
Yes!!
Thank you for the recipe. In your instructions you state “You can easily ground the pork rinds…” “Ground” is the past-tense form of the verb “grind.”
Erica – you are missing the point that these guys just gave us a GREAT recipe for FREE! This isn’t an English class – it is a cooking class. If you feel you just can’t handle a word being wrong and have to point it out, I feel doing it via email is more appropriate than to post to the whole world you found a mistake. That way your comments can be constructive criticism to help make their great recipes better. (And yes, if I could have sent this to you without the world seeing it I would have – but I don’t have access to your contact information.)
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Thank you, Tawonda, for being kind in public!
Thanks, M&M, for the recipe, which I’m going to use to fry halloumi (sheep cheese!) today. I was wondering what I could do besides just pan-frying it uncoated. It holds its shape & likely won’t be that nice gooey inside like the goat cheese, but it’s been staring me down every time I open the fridge – so it must be eaten, ya know? 😜 I will report back with results for both sheep AND goat cheese. 😇 So glad I have some Rao’s in the freezer!
Hi Denise. I haven’t missed the point. I thanked Matt and Megha for the recipe. You’re right: this isn’t an English class. It’s a blog that relies on the English language to communicate ideas. If I had a blog and used a word improperly, I would be glad if someone noted it for me, because I would prefer to make my point as clearly and accurately as possible. If Matt and Megha do not want my comment posted for the whole world to see, they are welcome to delete it, and they have every right to do so because this is their blog. Do note that the mistake in the recipe was already posted for the whole world to see before I commented. Your feelings are acknowledged, and while I am not obligated to conduct myself according to them, I thank you for taking the time to share them with the whole world.
Although grammar nazi Erica has lost her mind and seriously missed the point of this blog, which is for the recipe, my family and I have not and these are delicious! Everyone loves fries cheese! We were doing this with almonds before but pork rinds make so much more sense and tastes much better. Thanks for the recipe!
yes, you have missed the point, Erica. You are unpleasant and ungrateful and no one else is interested in your grammar lessons since Megha and Matt share this information with us for free. So I hope that you are glad that I have noted for you that you are not making your point as clearly and accurately as possible. I’m hoping that sharing my opinion of your response with the whole world makes you very very happy. Have a good day!
Sheesh, people are being very mean to Erica for NO reason. She makes perfect sense, and I appreciate people pointing out things that can make be BETTER. If this were my blog, I’d appreciate the FREE copy editing. It costs a lot of money to pay someone to find mistakes in your writing. If the public does it for free, you win. People lay off Erica and being overly sensitive snowflakes.
TOTALLY AGREE !!!
I didn’t eat pork. Any suggestions for a substitute?
Unfortunately we are not fans of pork rinds at all. Is there an alternative?
Thank you so much.
Working on an alternative
I’ve seen people use those prepared crunchy fried onions, or cello whisks!
Parmesan Crisos might work very well with this, will try them!
Try using Parmesan Crisps, they are just baked Parmesan cheese, very crispy, always have a bit of crumbs in the bottom of the bag! They can also be used in a salad like croutons! YUMM!
Could you use an air fryer and skip the oil? Curious…
Thanks…
Lisa
oh! Great idea, give it a shot!
What else can be used for coating, I am a vegetarian and pork rinds will not work?
Thanks,
Harvey
We’re working on a veg sub!
Do you know of a low carb vegetarian alternative to pork rinds?
Bravo Denise!!
Thank you for this great recipe!
Wondering about alternative ideas to substitute pork rinds? I’ll definitely use them when making this for myself, but rest of my household does not eat pork. Any suggestions?
We’re working on subs, but currently have no suggestions
I feel like a dork asking this, when a recipe calls for pork rinds in oz is this by weight or measure? Thanks!,
Weight 🙂
Wow, this looks really good! I’m gonna have to pick up some pork rinds and give this a try.
Can not wait to try!!! You guys are my “Go To” Keto Masters! Your recipes are always easy, simple, and delicious! And with simple, REAL ingredients. I’ll have to comment after I’ve made some. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks so much for this great comment and for your support!
Can you substitute Boursin for the goat cheese?
This is a great question, but we’ve not tried it. Give ita shot!
Now girls. Peace, love and chicken grease!!! Or however that saying goes. Let it be and move on. Let’s stay positive and peaceful and continue enjoying Matt and Megah’s great recipes. Correction noted! No need to go about it. I’d honestly rather read comments on how people have tried the recipe than to worry about one small error. We are all human. And all make mistakes. Now, let’s enjoy some fried goat cheese! Yum!!
Grind up pigs 🐷 skin, ground up pig 🐖 skin either way tastes good
One option to determine the amount of oil absorbed would be to measure the amount of oil in the pan before and after frying. Not totally accurate but you would get a good estimate.
Great idea with the pork rinds, btw. Been looking for a recipe like that, that doesn’t have nuts in it ..and coconut flakes didn’t quite taste the way I wanted.
Hi!
Don’t know where else to put this so I’ma give it a shot here.
I started my keto diet with another family member after new years and soon came across your videos and website. I love your recipes and other videos and vlogs about how you approach keto. Since I’m from Germany, it is really hard to get some of the ingredients you guys use for recipes (also if just looking at similar ones). But once we find a recipe to try, the next trouble awaits: US imperial units!
So what I’m actually here for is, I was wondering whether it would be difficult for you guys to implement an automatic conversion to metric units here (headbanger’s kitchen has it on his blog, if I’m allowed to mention). It’s fine if you won’t bother with it but I figured by now there is a decent amount of Europeans following you too and it really would help us 😀
Also is it fine to ask stuff like this here or would you rather have me send an e-mail instead (since this really isn’t about this particular recipe)?
Greetings from Germany, having lots of success especially fighting those sweet cravings!
This is something we definitely need to look in to. Thanks for the feedback. We’ll do our best to get this implemented.
I was wondering if I can bake it in the oven instead of frying it?
Eh, not sure how that would work out. It’s worth a try, but frying is going to be your best bet.
Any vegetarian options? I love goat cheese!
Do you think I could do these in an air fryer instead? 🤗
I would think so but it’s hard for me to say for sure. Never tried it.
A serving is how many?
1 piece!
In place of pork rinds, why not use almond flour with Parmesan cheese or just Parmesan cheese. It will make it crispy and extra cheesy, but it’s low carb. I think I’ll try this too.
GREAT IDEA!
These were so yummy!! Quick question: my goat cheese was crumbling when I was trying to slice it up and falling apart. What am I doing wrong? It was fine it was “chunks” … still delicious! But for presentation’s sake, help! Lol
Try sticking it in the freezer for 10 minutes before cutting into it. It was probably just a little warm.
I’m guessing this 3-2-1 Keto Breading from Screwedonstraight.net would work for a vegetarian option.
3T parmesan cheese
2T golden flaxseed meal
1T almond flour
Great idea!
Delicious and so easy to make.
This recipe looks delicious. Can’t wait to try it. I think I’d put one goat cheese round on the end of a narrow spatula and push it into the hot oil with a chop-stick, though. It was scary watching you get so close to the hot oil. Thank you two so much for getting me excited about cooking from scratch again!
Just made this last night but for a more budget friendly option in our area, we used Babybel cheese and it turned out great!!
Hi, i love goats cheese but dont eat pork… Any substitutes?
Almond flour!
Hi,
Can i do it without the pork rinds?
Thx
Gesal
You could try almond flour!
What can i use as a substitute to the pork rinds, were i live i only can vind them on Amazon and i rather not buy it there
You can use almond flour!
Made these tonight with almond flour and grated Parmesan. Cooked in air fryer at 375 for about 5 minutes on each side. Turned out great.
Amazing! Thanks for letting us know – this will help a lot of people who can’t eat pork rinds.
Was wondering if these freeze well prior to frying? Do you think you would be able to make a batch freeze then fry when you were wanting one?
We haven’t given it a try, but they should freeze well!
Can I substiture this with almond flour? If yes, may I know how much I should put? Thabk you!
Almond flour would work similarly – just enough to coat the entire piece of goat cheese!
Hi. Great website. It would be great to make fried goat cheese. But I do not eat meat or fish. I’m thinking Trader Joe’s cheese bites might work instead of pork rinds…but they’re kind of salty, so I’m not sure. I will check back to see if you found a substitute for the pork rinds. Keep up the great work!
You can use almond flour instead of pork rinds!
Thanks,I found some old pork rinds this morning, and before I even saw this recipe, I saved the rinds so I could grind them up for a breading. Being a diabetic I’m always thinking of new food ideas to use, and share with my diabetic community.
I made these and substituted the pork rinds with coconut flour and coconut flakes with a bit of salt, parm cheese and parsley flakes for the breading part 🤗 de-lish!!! Thanks for the recipe
Is there a recipe for the dipping sauce you used?
It’s just a low carb marinara sauce!
What kind of pork rinds do you guys use? Store bought with just skin or ones with some meat?
Hmmm regular pork rinds. Just the skins I think.
Delicious. I just made these. Amazing! Thank you!
So where is the fried “butthole cheese” ?
hahaha. I’ll add it to our list of potential upcoming recipes. 😉
OMG!!! Another home run! My husband has no idea he is eating Keto, he just loves everything I make! This was fantastic! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Hi , great recipe , is there anyway to replace the pork rinds with something else ? As I don’t eat pork .
Thank you
Many people like to fry with protein powder. You could find a recipe online for a keto frying batter.
Anyone try this in the air fryer? I want to do it with much less or no oil
Everything was going great until I went to fry them. They were incredibly hard to flip because they stuck to the bottom of the frying pan and fell apart left and right. Mine looked nothing to what it was supposed to look like. I did use crushed cheese crisps since I didn’t have pork rinds on hand so I’m thinking this might be what lead to my failure? ….I would highly suggest to NOT use the cheese crisps as others had suggested (although it sounds like people just suggested using cheese crisps but hadn’t actually tried it yet?). The only way I would attempt these again is if I had an air fryer (on my list of things I want to purchase!) All in all, even though I had much trouble with this recipe, the flavor was still all there, so I guess it wasn’t a total failure.
For everyone wondering what they can use in place of prok rinds, I ground some Hazelnuts and use them. It was DELICIOUS!!!!!
I made these tonight and it was SO GOOD!!! Yum! It was hard not to eat more than one. Do the left overs need to be refrigerated?
Yes, you should refrigerate them! Glad you enjoyed them!
Would I heat the oil to 350 F.?
I was thinking that could be about right, but is’s different oil that I am use to. I like your information, I also can tell you both have done well in the research department. I am also glad that you two are doing well at this.
Do you think it would work to just pan fry them, instead of deep fry?
whats can i substitute for pork rinds?
Can this recipe be done in a air fryer?
I would love to know this, too! We just got an air fryer a couple of days ago, and the first recipe we tried were the air fryer biscuits…so good!
This sounds amazing, but I don’t have coconut flour. I just bought a whole thing of almond flour though. Do you think that would have the same effect?
Can I use something else besides pork rinds?
A lot of people are asking what they can use instead of pork rinds. I made some of Megha’s flaxseed crackers last summer, and I ended up with a lot of crumbs after eating most of the crackers. They had such a toasty good crunch that I coated some rounds of goat cheese with them. I didn’t even have to fry them, they were super delicious just as they were–even better than ones I’ve had in upscale restaurants!