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.
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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.
I saw someone ask if you could air fry these and wondered if anybody had tried it? I understand it’s possible to use the air fryer but I would love to see a comment from someone who actually tried the air fryer.
Where does the parsley go?
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!
Can I use something else besides pork rinds?
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 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!
whats can i substitute for pork rinds?
Do you think it would work to just pan fry them, instead of deep fry?
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.
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!
For everyone wondering what they can use in place of prok rinds, I ground some Hazelnuts and use them. It was DELICIOUS!!!!!
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.
Anyone try this in the air fryer? I want to do it with much less or no oil
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.
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!
So where is the fried “butthole cheese” ?
hahaha. I’ll add it to our list of potential upcoming recipes. 😉
Delicious. I just made these. Amazing! Thank you!
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.
Is there a recipe for the dipping sauce you used?
It’s just a low carb marinara sauce!
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