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!
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.
Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
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.
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
Hi,
Can i do it without the pork rinds?
Thx
Gesal
You could try almond flour!
Hi, i love goats cheese but dont eat pork… Any substitutes?
Almond flour!
Just made this last night but for a more budget friendly option in our area, we used Babybel cheese and it turned out great!!
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!
Delicious and so easy to make.
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!
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.
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!
A serving is how many?
1 piece!
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.
Any vegetarian options? I love goat cheese!
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.
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.
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.