*Changed my life. I will never eat the same ever again. "Unless you physically trip and your face lands in a box **weightlose.fitness** of donuts, there is no such thing as a 'slip'." Get that mind set and you'll win again and again.*
Can waxy almond nutmeat bits actually absorb water? It doesn’t seem like they could do anything but be combined into something due to water and other ingredients causing them to stick to the rest. I have a parrot, and she often drops broken bits of her assorted nuts into her water bowl. They don’t seem to swell up or actually absorb any water, they just get a bit slimy in there after sitting until I change the water again.
@judyross182 It isn't just coconut flour. It helps the texture of most gluten free flour. It takes them longer to fully absorb the liquid then wheat flour.
I made Heavenly Fan's twice and yes the addition of salt to the dough was everything! And sprinkling with salt after frying doesn't work as it doesnt stick to the "fries" at all!
I prefer the coconut recipe myself. Here's how I make the fries faster when I'm just cooking for myself: Put dry ingredients for one serving in a plastic bag. Shake to mix well. Add water (room temp. is fine) to bag and knead the bag until water is fully distributed and you have a dough. (No resting period necessary.) Turn the dough out onto a silicone mat, and keeping your hand in the bag, pat the dough down to a ¼ inch thickness. Slice and fry. If I'm making several servings, I usually just put the dough through my pasta pronto and it forms the fries in nice round, perfectly sized fries. I also made up a mix so I can just pull out the amount for one or more servings.
So very clever! Thank you so much for your ideas. Now when I cut mine ( and I prefer the coconut flour) I use my lasagna cutter and they have the crinkle cut French Fry appearance 🤗 also I just add a little shake of French Fry Seasoning I had purchased at Big Lots.
I love how everyone here offers their ideas and suggestions for making keto recipes less daunting and more convenient - it's great being a part of such a giving community.
I tried them both ways, and trust me, the coconut flour is the way to go! More like a real potato. I too, don't care for the taste of coconut flour either, so I added a 1/2 tsp of onion powder. Also after rolling out the dough, I placed it on a flat sheet pan and put it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. These puff up when you fry them, so you have to roll the dough real thin, less than a 1/4 of an inch. Chilling the dough helped with cutting them into "fries". I used a pizza wheel which worked the best. I had leftover dough that I kept in the fridge over night and they came out fine the next day.
Your giving credit to the original creator of the recipe has restored my faith in humanity after seeing so many people ripping it off. And I agree about the original needing flavor so I am going to follow your advice. Also, i am obsessed with your kitchen.
Annie, you are so amazing for giving Fan from heavenly Fan, the credit she deserves constantly throughout your video! Well done on adding to it! A huge thanks!
@@dianavargas9902 creators spend a lot of time developing their content to have others “steal” or appropriate it and it’s wrong. Heavenly Fan deserves the credit for this. So yeah, the police are out.
So I saw the original recipe and was just waiting for time to get to making the recipe. I saw yours said "real potato flavor," and "frozen" and was intrigued. I saw you commented on another video that you were buying flavoring, so I had a heads up. Thank you for taking the time to do all the experimenting. I know it takes up a lot of time and burns through ingredients. You saved me from tweaking, because I am a tweaker. I just made these earlier, and even without ketchup my teenager couldn't wait til I pulled the next batch from the pan. She is NOT easy to please, so that is saying a lot. I can just imagine how they will be next level with the flavoring. I love that I will be able to freeze these. Conveniences in keto don't come along too often. Thanks for your hard work.
Thank you for dedicating so much time to helping our Keto community! You have saved me so many times and I really appreciate how serious you take it. You didn't have to perfect the recipe, but I love that you always find a way to enhance recipes and add your twist! By the way, your Keto lasagna using lunch meat is genius...it's become a staple in our household. Thanks again for all you do!👍😘
Added you suggestions and it was great. I then also tried from "One on One Flavors" the Sweet Potato flavor extract along with a natural plant based food coloring (orange) and added some stevia blend for sweetness. HELLO SWEET POTATO FRIES!!!! Work great too.
Often times recipes call for letting ingredients rest in an effort to allow time for dry components to absorb the liquids and fully hydrate the dough/batter. It should help with making a smoother consistency of the final product.
We find it especially so with coconut flour. Even 5 minutes rest when using coconut flour makes a difference. Without, the end product has a dryer mouth feel.
Bro you're changing my life over here. I usually only do keto for 6 months of the year to trim 20 pounds for lake season. I get tired of the same foods over and over. Your channel is going to allow this to be year round for me. These fries came out better than real fries for me, more filling, same taste. I added some garlic parmesan seasoning with the extra salt. Perfect.
I really love and appreciate how you handled this video, giving all the credit to Heavenly Fan. And I love that you went through so many different attempts with changes. I'm like you, I would want a strong salt taste. I'm thinking our American pallet is probably pretty different than her British vegetarian tastes. Never thought about it, but there is some similarity between her slow, calm way of speaking and yours. Very relaxing to listen to. I've been on the fence about ordering some OOO flavoring extracts for making corn bread and corn tortillas. I think I will order those along with the potato that you used!
Thank you! You are right - I didn't think about her being British and her palate different. I probably over salt everything. 😅 I find her voice very relaxing too!
If you're using the @Heavenly Fan _coconut flour_ fries recipe resting the dough absolutely makes sense. This allows the coconut to become hydrated since it is such a "thirsty" flour!
@@KetoFocus incidentally, love your channel. You've made it easier for my sister to see meal prep as a means to make keto accessible. She's T2D and "set in her ways" but finally making progress. Thanks very much.
Listen man. THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES not only for sharing everything you found but the failures as well!! When I first made them they were nasty and hard (too thick) and I remembered you mentioned how yours were bad when they were too thick, so that's the only reason I tried again and they were LOVELY!!! LIKE WTF!!! You literally have to roll the dough extra flat, not so flat that the dough is coming up when you unpeel the top piece of parchment paper though. You literally also have to cut them like MCDONALDS FRIES it shouldn't be thicker than that or thin like chips, add no other seasoning but salt in the dough (used onion&garlic powder the first time in the dough & this may have also altered the texture) and I promise you're good to go. Also, that potato flavor is AMAZING thank you so much for everything!!
Once again you made my day! First with the keto burger bun recipe which my wife just loves and now with the fries to go with it! I felt the same way about the effort and the freezing option is the absolute best!
Thank you for sharing this modified version of Heavenly Fan’s recipe! I have also subscribed to your channel because I like what I see so far! I was very impressed with the way you presented your take on the fries and most importantly the way you complemented and gave credit to Heavenly Fan!
HF did both almond and coconut and let both rest...prob for the same reason, to let the xanthan absorb the liquid...but we now see it’s not needed with almond
@@annap.967 I tried the addition of mashed potato flavoring as Annie showed and gotta say, it ruled HF’s unflavored one (coconut flour version). Still have to try Myra’s version (LCL) with parm since I just saw that vid the other night
Thank you for this recipe. Just like you, I like to experiment in my kitchen. So I added the almond flour quantity minus 2 tablespoons which I replaced it with coconut flour and added 7 and a half tablespoon of hot water. For extra crispness I dusted the dough in arrowroot flour. I use this when I cook chicken schnitzel along with pork rinds and I always get them very crispy. I also dusted them at the end with garlic powder and salt.just an idea😊
Thank you for taking the time to research, explore and master the recipe for us! Your keto recipes have inspired me and have kept me into Keto. Much obliged Madam!
Fries are my weakness!!! I absolutely needed to find a keto replacement for these. The added salt and potato extract were exactly what this recipe needed, for me at least. Made these today and they were so delicious!!!! ❤️
heavenlyfan said to let them rest in the refrigerator. i made them exactly like she said and mine turned out perfectly all three times i've made them. i'll have to try the potato flavoring
I've been making and freezing her fries for the last few weeks and love them! Thanks so much for working on a solution to getting the potato flavor! I just ordered the extract! ...and used your code of course! 😁
Greetings, I just wanted to say first off I love your recipes, they're very creative and very easy to listen to the instructions. Some are so difficult to listen to that you simply can't. In this recipe for keto french fries you come to a point where you say you mix the ingredients and the water together but it gets quite sticky and you don't understand why the previous Chef would say that this combination needs to rest for a while. Just like with AP flour, you are putting water into a dry ingredient that you need to allow time for the water to soak into the dry ingredient so that it conditions the dough and makes it into a product that will cook up to your desired end. It's not a matter of adding too much water. Don't skip this step, it's very important. Once again thanks for the great recipes.
Used Heavenly Ketos almond flour recipe and they came out perfect. Letting them rest was helpful in absorbing the water and letting the xanthum gum do it’s thing. I love the idea of adding potato flavoring👍
If you want to make it extra crispy. Add like 1/3 cup of fresh grated parmesan cheese. Not the dried on in the can. (like Kraft green can with red top) The fresh one, near the cheeses, in the market. Mix it into the dried ingredients before you add the water. Then cook as normal. They will be extra crispy.
Thank you for this follow up. I followed Heavenly Fan's recipe using the almond flour and 3 drops of the mashed potato flavor concentrate and WOW did I get my French fry fix! It was so delicious I felt guilty!
wow, you must have a very sensitive pallet if 3 drops changed the taste for you. Me I am up to 30 drops. To be honest i dont think they taste anything like fries. But i have only been ketoing for 4 months and i still remember what real french fries taste like. With that said and prolly since im lazy. I just roll it thin and cut it in squares and make potato crisps. Oh and as far as the salt goes I use 3/4 tsp salt in the recipe and salt them when they come out of the oil.
hi, thank you first for all your efforts, i wanna share with you also a twist that i made in this recipe, is that when i mix the dough, i put it on a plastic wrap than i roll it between to form a potato shape (ball) then i add it in the freezer for more than 4 hours. when i want to fry i take out the potato ball fro the freezer and leave it for only 5 minutes in room temperature than on a cutting board with a sharp knife i cut the potato slices and thin fries shapes than directly to the frying pan. the idea here you use this editation as a normal potato without rolling a dough between two parchment papers and get stick to your hand, try it like this and let me know .
Thanks for experimenting for us! Yes. I suggest adding the salt in the batter because it is bland. I've fried in grapeseed oil and they taste great as well. I still add a bit of buttery steakhouse seasoning after removing from pan.
Love the addition of the mashed potato extract. I also use beef flavor like McDonald's does. I use hot beef bone broth instead of water. I really like the flavor.
I air fried my second batch on a piece of foil lined with parchment paper and I used a pastry brush to soak each strip generously with olive oil and air fried them on 250 for about 15 minutes, turning them over halfway. They turned out quite well!
Thank you for sharing all your hard work. I’ve been making these about two weeks and prefer the coconut flour, my husband though... prefers them made with Lupin flour. For coconut flour I too allow them to rest and I add a few shakes of French Fry Seasoning to the mix and when I cut them , I use a wavy lasagna cutter- which gives them the appearance of crinkle cut fries 😃. Love your videos!
using BOTH almond and coconut works best! Can't taste any coconut. 1 cup almond, 1/2 cup coconut, 6 teaspoons Xanthan gum, 1 cup boiling water, salt and pepper.... They're amazing.
I love the fact that you give information in grams since it is hard to convert some recipes from cups to grams/dl - which is our metric system in Sweden. Many thanks, love your channel
Just made these. They were really good! I figured I'd make one batch to see if they were worth making and freezing for quicker prep/cook time later, and they are. I'll make up a few batches tomorrow and freeze. My boys are looking forward to lower carb loaded fries!
I was planning on trying Heavenly Fans fries recipe tonight. Then I saw this when looking for the video to write down the recipe. The potato extract is a nice trick! Also, thanks for mentioning to stick with olive oil. I was planning on avocado oil, as I am planning on also cooking Highfalutin' Low Carb's chicken tender recipe tonight, which specifically says to not use olive oil. I will post again later on how these turn out for me. I'm not only learning how to cook keto, I am learning how to cook in general, so, things are still hit and miss while I figure out timing and such. :-)
I sprinkled a small amount of corn starch on my board before rolling them out. No sticky. So 😋 yummy. I also sorta did a Fathead dough, not much cheese. So good. Adding onion powder and they taste like onion rings. Yes, salt!
The one thing I have struggled with the most in my keto journey has been not being able to have potatoes....in any form...fries, chips, baked, mashed, etc. Thank you so much. ❤️
@@KetoFocus wondering if this mashed potato flavoring would help with cauliflower mashed, I'm having trouble getting passed the taste of the cauliflower still......it's just not mashed potatoes yet!
My mashed potato flavoring is suppose to arrive in two days. I'm going to make the recipe for the first time today just to get a feel for making it. But I am so excited about getting the flavoring to put in them. I bought $50 worth of 10 ml flavor bottles of different flavorings just for experimenting with.
@KetoFocus thank you for this post! I've been trying to find a way to give @HeavenlyFan's fry more of a french fry taste for me and OOO and salt are exactly what's needed (for me at least). The other thing is @SeriousKeto suggested sifting the flours which I did that blended them so well that mixing the dough was super easy. I'm definitely ordering the extracts and doing this again. I liked the almond better than the coconut (I made both) but I needed the flavor to be there so this excites me! A HUUUGE thank you to @HeavenlyFan too for putting this out there. Yet another low carb variation that will stop me from missing the SAD way of eating.
@@KetoFocus he didn’t say he tried them together so I don’t think so, no. But the sifting worked great for the almond flour version as well as the coconut flour version.
The first batch I tried was quiet allright. I was following the recepie. BUT the 2nd time was Even better! I did a Great mistanke by adding 3 tbsp in stead og 3teaspoons of Xantum Gum. The fries went all bubbly and crispy all the way through. PERFECT! A hot tip: add Extra salt and some powdered erythritol (1tbsp)to make them taste Even more like McDonald's.👌🏾 And Cook them a looong time on lower heat. Could not taste the almonds at all!🤩 Im so happy for This 😃 Oh BTW im salting the oil om frying them in, and directly after they're done (while they still are a bit oily)
As always you are nothing but HELP❤️ You give us the ability to do quality recipes for our fm and save time. But may I add you also set an integrity example by giving respect and credit where due (Heavenly Fries). My family also appreciates all the help you add to THEIR keto table ;) For example to anyone reading I trusted you with chicken deli meat sliced noodles for lasagna..GREAT! I plan on adding your cranberry sauce and dressing to our thanksgiving table. Blessings on you and your family.
Youre just amazing.. Ty.. New to keto.. Missing breads fries tastes of the learn habit way of eating.. Im doing so many throw out recipes an wasting just taking me down.. But knowing youre doing "my" homework.. Im loving the cheat factor by hearing your trials in cooking an replicating tastes.. You're my gift in relearning cooking from 60+ years..🤓❤😘👍
In most un-leavened recipes using some kind of flour the "resting phase" is just to let the mix evenly hydrate. Provides for a more consistent texture as you can have some of the larger particles of the flour you are using not absorb as much water as the smaller ones. Maybe not needed at all times, but seems to help with consistent texture in my experience.
good vid and pleased with acknowledgements. Re resting time. As with standard bread baking it is essential that the liquid in the dough is fully absorbed and rest time after mixing aids this process. I rest my dough for at least an hour and have success in rolling out (without the need for baking paper) everytime!!
Yummy! I miss French fries so much! Not that I ate them a lot before. But I did enjoy them when I did. And now that they are off the menu, I really miss them!
Wowwwwwwwwww! You really put in the work and was successful! Thank you soooo much! I miss fries too and now I can make a healthy version that looks amazing!
great video! in normal baking (flour), a short rest period is known as an autolyse, the purpose being to allow all of the ingredients to fully absorb the moisture evenly.
I am such a French fry lover. So thank you so much for this recipe. They sound delicious. I want the extract but I’m in Canada in Winnipeg and it’s very cold here now. Lots of snow so I will have to wait to order it otherwise it will freeze. It will cost me $17.85 for it with delivery. I think adding it to whipped cauliflower would be awesome. Thank you for finding that for us. This is the first time I’ve seen you. I think you’re great and I have subscribed. I might make them without the extract for now. I’ve always cooked fries in lard. Maybe I’ll try a few.
Wow, thanks for all the experimenting you’ve done to tweak this recipe! Even the “failures” may have purpose, however. I saw potential for things like battered chicken in a couple of those. Liked and Subscribed, THANKS!
I've ordered some ...I live in the UK ...and I finally found it through the Etsy site . I could source them from an American site but the postage was over £70 ...!!!! Even though the postage was still pricey at £18 ...I couldn't source it from anywhere else cheaper .. looking forward to trying out your recipe 😋
I made the fries using coconut flour. But replaced half amount of it by potato fibers. You need bit more water. It really taste like original French fries.
I would like to know if a little bit of potato flour or potato starch ( yes, I know this is a no-no of keto, but was wondering with using just a very small amount could we possibly really get a French fry taste? Would you be willing to try this? I would love to see if the flours would make a difference in the taste. not sure which one would be of the lowest cards. I mean maybe 1/4 of a teaspoon just to coat and maybe it would give a French fry taste.
I don't like coconut but I have to say the coconut flour fries came out better for me than the almond. I also found french fry seasoning at the dollar tree that I can't wait to see if it makes them taste more fry like! :) ty for sharing!
So last night. Also fried them in lard, and thought there was too much xanthan gum and they were bland. I had added the parmesan that Low Carb Love added to hers. I felt I needed to work with the recipe. Your older video is helping me now 2 years later! Thx I will be trying your suggestions and using less xanthum gum. I thought they would make a nice hush puppy like onion fritter too...
I added pink Himalayan salt, garlic powder, pepper, and paprika to the dough. It came out so good. Gonna have more today 😋🤤oooo wonder if you can add Parmesan cheese!? Gonna try that.
I love this recipe. When it comes to freezing: can I make the dough, cut them up and freeze like that if when I take them out of the freezer I fry them in the frying pan with Olive oil?
Recently made 3 batches of the coconut version with the OOO mashed potato flavoring and froze some. Fabulous! The coconut version is about 1/3 the calories of the almond flour version. But please...4 servings comes to about 9 or 10 fries each. That's 1 serving for a little child, IMO. So with the coconut version I can double up! Now, I'm anxious to try John Gonzper's suggestion for a sweet potato version. Woo hoo!
Wow! I gotta try this. I'll have to buy that potato flavoring, too. Leaving dough to rest allows the dry ingredients to absorb more of the moisture and evens out the texture. Knead it a bit after resting and the texture will feel a little different. Probably not as big as with wheat flour but it might help a bit. Besides, resting the dough gives you 15 - 30 minutes to clean up and get ready for the next step. Or forget what you are doing and start a different project. Maybe set a timer...
I think it's the type of ground almond meal she used....which seemed about a medium density...hence the the dough was sticky and thus needed time to rest and absorb the liquid. Going by her method and ingredients, she was right in doing so. I can't find the extract in Canada, so i just added french fry seasoning and it is pretty good. Cheers for the tips.
Interesting, I’ll have to try them. I’m going to try Jicama. Yes agi when I was a professional cook the first time I used jicama I said hmm this taste like a potato: now that I’ve been keto wonder how that would be? Have to see how many carbs jicama has. Ty for another great video
I'm a new subscriber and so glad, you have made not just losing weight easier but also being healthy with some challenges I've had. Thank you for experimenting
*Changed my life. I will never eat the same ever again. "Unless you physically trip and your face lands in a box **weightlose.fitness** of donuts, there is no such thing as a 'slip'." Get that mind set and you'll win again and again.*
How many times did you post this? I've seen this post on 5 different videos....lmfao.....bored?
When you use warm water in 'grainy' flours, you let it rest so that all the water can be absorbed.
Can waxy almond nutmeat bits actually absorb water? It doesn’t seem like they could do anything but be combined into something due to water and other ingredients causing them to stick to the rest. I have a parrot, and she often drops broken bits of her assorted nuts into her water bowl. They don’t seem to swell up or actually absorb any water, they just get a bit slimy in there after sitting until I change the water again.
@@macylouwho1187 That is for coconut flour to absorb liquid. This video only used almond flour so the waiting to absorb does not apply.
The reason for resting it is because of the xanthan gum which needs time to absorb the moisture to do its job of binding the almond flour.
@judyross182 It isn't just coconut flour. It helps the texture of most gluten free flour. It takes them longer to fully absorb the liquid then wheat flour.
I’m so glad you gave her credit for being the creator of these fries.
I made Heavenly Fan's twice and yes the addition of salt to the dough was everything! And sprinkling with salt after frying doesn't work as it doesnt stick to the "fries" at all!
I prefer the coconut recipe myself. Here's how I make the fries faster when I'm just cooking for myself: Put dry ingredients for one serving in a plastic bag. Shake to mix well. Add water (room temp. is fine) to bag and knead the bag until water is fully distributed and you have a dough. (No resting period necessary.) Turn the dough out onto a silicone mat, and keeping your hand in the bag, pat the dough down to a ¼ inch thickness. Slice and fry. If I'm making several servings, I usually just put the dough through my pasta pronto and it forms the fries in nice round, perfectly sized fries. I also made up a mix so I can just pull out the amount for one or more servings.
So very clever! Thank you so much for your ideas. Now when I cut mine ( and I prefer the coconut flour) I use my lasagna cutter and they have the crinkle cut French Fry appearance 🤗 also I just add a little shake of French Fry Seasoning I had purchased at Big Lots.
wow. Great idea with the plastic bag!
I love how everyone here offers their ideas and suggestions for making keto recipes less daunting and more convenient - it's great being a part of such a giving community.
Need to try the coconut recipe yet but not in a rush! I don't like cooked coconut but will try anything !!
Yesss!!!
I tried them both ways, and trust me, the coconut flour is the way to go! More like a real potato. I too, don't care for the taste of coconut flour either, so I added a 1/2 tsp of onion powder. Also after rolling out the dough, I placed it on a flat sheet pan and put it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. These puff up when you fry them, so you have to roll the dough real thin, less than a 1/4 of an inch. Chilling the dough helped with cutting them into "fries". I used a pizza wheel which worked the best. I had leftover dough that I kept in the fridge over night and they came out fine the next day.
I totally agree!
Just tried it, I don't have the potato flavoring. I added a tablespoon of parmesan cheese before adding the hot water. Very delicious.
Great suggestion.
I had the same thought. ;)
Is it same as potato concentrate?
Your giving credit to the original creator of the recipe has restored my faith in humanity after seeing so many people ripping it off. And I agree about the original needing flavor so I am going to follow your advice. Also, i am obsessed with your kitchen.
Annie, you are so amazing for giving Fan from heavenly Fan, the credit she deserves constantly throughout your video!
Well done on adding to it! A huge thanks!
Thanks internet police!
@@dianavargas9902 creators spend a lot of time developing their content to have others “steal” or appropriate it and it’s wrong. Heavenly Fan deserves the credit for this. So yeah, the police are out.
I love the fact that you work towards perfecting recipes for the keto community!!
“Letting to flavors marry”
So I saw the original recipe and was just waiting for time to get to making the recipe. I saw yours said "real potato flavor," and "frozen" and was intrigued. I saw you commented on another video that you were buying flavoring, so I had a heads up. Thank you for taking the time to do all the experimenting. I know it takes up a lot of time and burns through ingredients. You saved me from tweaking, because I am a tweaker. I just made these earlier, and even without ketchup my teenager couldn't wait til I pulled the next batch from the pan. She is NOT easy to please, so that is saying a lot. I can just imagine how they will be next level with the flavoring. I love that I will be able to freeze these. Conveniences in keto don't come along too often. Thanks for your hard work.
Thank you for dedicating so much time to helping our Keto community! You have saved me so many times and I really appreciate how serious you take it. You didn't have to perfect the recipe, but I love that you always find a way to enhance recipes and add your twist! By the way, your Keto lasagna using lunch meat is genius...it's become a staple in our household. Thanks again for all you do!👍😘
Added you suggestions and it was great. I then also tried from "One on One Flavors" the Sweet Potato flavor extract along with a natural plant based food coloring (orange) and added some stevia blend for sweetness. HELLO SWEET POTATO FRIES!!!! Work great too.
OOH! Love that idea! I love sweet potato fries, but...going to try your idea, too!
I was, wondering about that when I saw the sweet potato extract.
Often times recipes call for letting ingredients rest in an effort to allow time for dry components to absorb the liquids and fully hydrate the dough/batter. It should help with making a smoother consistency of the final product.
Thanks for the info Melissa!
We find it especially so with coconut flour. Even 5 minutes rest when using coconut flour makes a difference. Without, the end product has a dryer mouth feel.
Bro you're changing my life over here. I usually only do keto for 6 months of the year to trim 20 pounds for lake season. I get tired of the same foods over and over. Your channel is going to allow this to be year round for me.
These fries came out better than real fries for me, more filling, same taste. I added some garlic parmesan seasoning with the extra salt. Perfect.
Wonderful! I'm so glad you are enjoying the recipes! 😀
I really love and appreciate how you handled this video, giving all the credit to Heavenly Fan. And I love that you went through so many different attempts with changes. I'm like you, I would want a strong salt taste. I'm thinking our American pallet is probably pretty different than her British vegetarian tastes. Never thought about it, but there is some similarity between her slow, calm way of speaking and yours. Very relaxing to listen to. I've been on the fence about ordering some OOO flavoring extracts for making corn bread and corn tortillas. I think I will order those along with the potato that you used!
Thank you! You are right - I didn't think about her being British and her palate different. I probably over salt everything. 😅 I find her voice very relaxing too!
If you're using the @Heavenly Fan _coconut flour_ fries recipe resting the dough absolutely makes sense. This allows the coconut to become hydrated since it is such a "thirsty" flour!
Yes! Now that does make sense.
@@KetoFocus incidentally, love your channel. You've made it easier for my sister to see meal prep as a means to make keto accessible. She's T2D and "set in her ways" but finally making progress. Thanks very much.
@@KetoFocus also, could you please try a version of these fries where you mix the almond + coconut flours together?
Listen man. THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES not only for sharing everything you found but the failures as well!! When I first made them they were nasty and hard (too thick) and I remembered you mentioned how yours were bad when they were too thick, so that's the only reason I tried again and they were LOVELY!!! LIKE WTF!!! You literally have to roll the dough extra flat, not so flat that the dough is coming up when you unpeel the top piece of parchment paper though. You literally also have to cut them like MCDONALDS FRIES it shouldn't be thicker than that or thin like chips, add no other seasoning but salt in the dough (used onion&garlic powder the first time in the dough & this may have also altered the texture) and I promise you're good to go. Also, that potato flavor is AMAZING thank you so much for everything!!
Thank you for so much hard work. Heavenly Fan started a great trend, keto fries are the next chaffle!
They totally are!!!! At least we know who to credit them to as well. I’m not sure who invented the Chaffle.
@@KetoFocus truth ! Its been around for years. Someone gave it a “name” on the internet.
@@KetoFocus keto-oke on IG seems to be the OG chaffle creator but didn’t call it “chaffle” at the time
Once again you made my day! First with the keto burger bun recipe which my wife just loves and now with the fries to go with it! I felt the same way about the effort and the freezing option is the absolute best!
These fries are life changing! Heavenly Fan is a genius!
Thank you for sharing this modified version of Heavenly Fan’s recipe! I have also subscribed to your channel because I like what I see so far! I was very impressed with the way you presented your take on the fries and most importantly the way you complemented and gave credit to Heavenly Fan!
Thank you! She came up with an amazing recipe.
She used coconut flour. This is why she said let it rest. So, the coconut flour can absorb all the water. You're welcome 😁
HF did both almond and coconut and let both rest...prob for the same reason, to let the xanthan absorb the liquid...but we now see it’s not needed with almond
@@annap.967 I tried the addition of mashed potato flavoring as Annie showed and gotta say, it ruled HF’s unflavored one (coconut flour version). Still have to try Myra’s version (LCL) with parm since I just saw that vid the other night
No one should fry in olive oil.
@@myketoside and yet many do (including myself from time to time) with no problems at all
@@myketoside I used avacado oil.
I use potato extract from Amoretti. Theirs are expensive but are more concentrated and taste better (to me)
How many drops did you use?
Kudos for crediting Heavenly Fan!
Thank you for this recipe. Just like you, I like to experiment in my kitchen. So I added the almond flour quantity minus 2 tablespoons which I replaced it with coconut flour and added 7 and a half tablespoon of hot water. For extra crispness I dusted the dough in arrowroot flour. I use this when I cook chicken schnitzel along with pork rinds and I always get them very crispy. I also dusted them at the end with garlic powder and salt.just an idea😊
Thank you for taking the time to research, explore and master the recipe for us! Your keto recipes have inspired me and have kept me into Keto. Much obliged Madam!
Aww! Sophia is just the sweetest!
Fries are my weakness!!! I absolutely needed to find a keto replacement for these. The added salt and potato extract were exactly what this recipe needed, for me at least. Made these today and they were so delicious!!!! ❤️
heavenlyfan said to let them rest in the refrigerator. i made them exactly like she said and mine turned out perfectly all three times i've made them. i'll have to try the potato flavoring
I've been making and freezing her fries for the last few weeks and love them! Thanks so much for working on a solution to getting the potato flavor! I just ordered the extract! ...and used your code of course! 😁
How did you freeze it? Did you fried it first? Air fry or oil fry? Thanks😊
Greetings, I just wanted to say first off I love your recipes, they're very creative and very easy to listen to the instructions. Some are so difficult to listen to that you simply can't.
In this recipe for keto french fries you come to a point where you say you mix the ingredients and the water together but it gets quite sticky and you don't understand why the previous Chef would say that this combination needs to rest for a while. Just like with AP flour, you are putting water into a dry ingredient that you need to allow time for the water to soak into the dry ingredient so that it conditions the dough and makes it into a product that will cook up to your desired end. It's not a matter of adding too much water. Don't skip this step, it's very important.
Once again thanks for the great recipes.
Great explanation! Thanks!
Used Heavenly Ketos almond flour recipe and they came out perfect. Letting them rest was helpful in absorbing the water and letting the xanthum gum do it’s thing. I love the idea of adding potato flavoring👍
If you want to make it extra crispy. Add like 1/3 cup of fresh grated parmesan cheese. Not the dried on in the can. (like Kraft green can with red top)
The fresh one, near the cheeses, in the market. Mix it into the dried ingredients before you add the water. Then cook as normal. They will be extra crispy.
So good to find honest people in this world. Definitely will try them in the future. Thank you
Thank you for this follow up. I followed Heavenly Fan's recipe using the almond flour and 3 drops of the mashed potato flavor concentrate and WOW did I get my French fry fix! It was so delicious I felt guilty!
wow, you must have a very sensitive pallet if 3 drops changed the taste for you. Me I am up to 30 drops. To be honest i dont think they taste anything like fries. But i have only been ketoing for 4 months and i still remember what real french fries taste like. With that said and prolly since im lazy. I just roll it thin and cut it in squares and make potato crisps. Oh and as far as the salt goes I use 3/4 tsp salt in the recipe and salt them when they come out of the oil.
hi, thank you first for all your efforts, i wanna share with you also a twist that i made in this recipe, is that when i mix the dough, i put it on a plastic wrap than i roll it between to form a potato shape (ball) then i add it in the freezer for more than 4 hours. when i want to fry i take out the potato ball fro the freezer and leave it for only 5 minutes in room temperature than on a cutting board with a sharp knife i cut the potato slices and thin fries shapes than directly to the frying pan. the idea here you use this editation as a normal potato without rolling a dough between two parchment papers and get stick to your hand, try it like this and let me know .
Thanks for experimenting for us!
Yes. I suggest adding the salt in the batter because it is bland. I've fried in grapeseed oil and they taste great as well. I still add a bit of buttery steakhouse seasoning after removing from pan.
Love the addition of the mashed potato extract. I also use beef flavor like McDonald's does. I use hot beef bone broth instead of water. I really like the flavor.
These are brilliant ideas!! ❤️
I air fried my second batch on a piece of foil lined with parchment paper and I used a pastry brush to soak each strip generously with olive oil and air fried them on 250 for about 15 minutes, turning them over halfway. They turned out quite well!
Thank you for sharing all your hard work. I’ve been making these about two weeks and prefer the coconut flour, my husband though... prefers them made with Lupin flour. For coconut flour I too allow them to rest and I add a few shakes of French Fry Seasoning to the mix and when I cut them , I use a wavy lasagna cutter- which gives them the appearance of crinkle cut fries 😃. Love your videos!
Very interested in your lupin recipe as well. Please share
@pjst.pierre8444 Can you please share how much lupin flour you used in your recipe? Thanks!
using BOTH almond and coconut works best! Can't taste any coconut. 1 cup almond, 1/2 cup coconut, 6 teaspoons Xanthan gum, 1 cup boiling water, salt and pepper.... They're amazing.
can I cook them in an air fryer?
I can’t tolerate xanthan gum (gives me heart palpitations really bad) any alternative?
@@sharrose7594 you can use grounded white chia seeds instead or agar agar
This is literally the best RUclips video I've watched.thank you for not rushing this recipe and taking your time to perfect it. I cant wait to try!
I love the fact that you give information in grams since it is hard to convert some recipes from cups to grams/dl - which is our metric system in Sweden. Many thanks, love your channel
You’re welcome! 😊
Just made these. They were really good! I figured I'd make one batch to see if they were worth making and freezing for quicker prep/cook time later, and they are. I'll make up a few batches tomorrow and freeze. My boys are looking forward to lower carb loaded fries!
I was planning on trying Heavenly Fans fries recipe tonight. Then I saw this when looking for the video to write down the recipe. The potato extract is a nice trick! Also, thanks for mentioning to stick with olive oil. I was planning on avocado oil, as I am planning on also cooking Highfalutin' Low Carb's chicken tender recipe tonight, which specifically says to not use olive oil. I will post again later on how these turn out for me. I'm not only learning how to cook keto, I am learning how to cook in general, so, things are still hit and miss while I figure out timing and such. :-)
I was going to use avocado oil, too, as that's the only keto oil that's really suited to even remotely higher heat frying (olive oil is not).
I sprinkled a small amount of corn starch on my board before rolling them out. No sticky. So 😋 yummy. I also sorta did a Fathead dough, not much cheese. So good. Adding onion powder and they taste like onion rings. Yes, salt!
The one thing I have struggled with the most in my keto journey has been not being able to have potatoes....in any form...fries, chips, baked, mashed, etc. Thank you so much. ❤️
Yes! I’m a sucker for potatoes too. I could give up sweets but I really, really miss potatoes
@@KetoFocus wondering if this mashed potato flavoring would help with cauliflower mashed, I'm having trouble getting passed the taste of the cauliflower still......it's just not mashed potatoes yet!
I tried it and hated it and gave my flavoring to a friend. NOW I have to get it back from him, for these fries!!!
@@lindao7887
Brush with bacon grease and bake
I need to try this!
Ooooo YES!! Good plan 😋😋😋
My mashed potato flavoring is suppose to arrive in two days. I'm going to make the recipe for the first time today just to get a feel for making it. But I am so excited about getting the flavoring to put in them. I bought $50 worth of 10 ml flavor bottles of different flavorings just for experimenting with.
I love love love heavenly fan!!! Great remake 💗
She is very talented and very humble!
@@marysmythe625 Couldn’t agree more.
@KetoFocus thank you for this post! I've been trying to find a way to give @HeavenlyFan's fry more of a french fry taste for me and OOO and salt are exactly what's needed (for me at least). The other thing is @SeriousKeto suggested sifting the flours which I did that blended them so well that mixing the dough was super easy. I'm definitely ordering the extracts and doing this again. I liked the almond better than the coconut (I made both) but I needed the flavor to be there so this excites me! A HUUUGE thank you to @HeavenlyFan too for putting this out there. Yet another low carb variation that will stop me from missing the SAD way of eating.
I'll have to try sifting the flours. Did he use a combination of the flours. I wonder what that would taste like.
@@KetoFocus he didn’t say he tried them together so I don’t think so, no. But the sifting worked great for the almond flour version as well as the coconut flour version.
The first batch I tried was quiet allright. I was following the recepie.
BUT the 2nd time was Even better! I did a Great mistanke by adding 3 tbsp in stead og 3teaspoons of Xantum Gum. The fries went all bubbly and crispy all the way through. PERFECT!
A hot tip: add Extra salt and some powdered erythritol (1tbsp)to make them taste Even more like McDonald's.👌🏾 And Cook them a looong time on lower heat. Could not taste the almonds at all!🤩 Im so happy for This 😃
Oh BTW im salting the oil om frying them in, and directly after they're done (while they still are a bit oily)
As always you are nothing but HELP❤️ You give us the ability to do quality recipes for our fm and save time. But may I add you also set an integrity example by giving respect and credit where due (Heavenly Fries). My family also appreciates all the help you add to THEIR keto table ;) For example to anyone reading I trusted you with chicken deli meat sliced noodles for lasagna..GREAT! I plan on adding your cranberry sauce and dressing to our thanksgiving table. Blessings on you and your family.
Youre just amazing.. Ty.. New to keto.. Missing breads fries tastes of the learn habit way of eating.. Im doing so many throw out recipes an wasting just taking me down.. But knowing youre doing "my" homework.. Im loving the cheat factor by hearing your trials in cooking an replicating tastes.. You're my gift in relearning cooking from 60+ years..🤓❤😘👍
*Such a wonderful and easy to make recipe. Thank you so much* 😍
I finally received the drops today and tried this immediately, came out perfect! Thank you again
Did it taste just like a French fry??
In most un-leavened recipes using some kind of flour the "resting phase" is just to let the mix evenly hydrate. Provides for a more consistent texture as you can have some of the larger particles of the flour you are using not absorb as much water as the smaller ones. Maybe not needed at all times, but seems to help with consistent texture in my experience.
Yes, exactly. Xanthan gum needs time to completely hydrate
Thank you for sharing all of your experiments- even the fails!
I love how you all honor & support each other❗❗❗😘 I just ordered the Mashed Potatoe Extract
Wonderful! Enjoy the fries 😀
good vid and pleased with acknowledgements. Re resting time. As with standard bread baking it is essential that the liquid in the dough is fully absorbed and rest time after mixing aids this process. I rest my dough for at least an hour and have success in rolling out (without the need for baking paper) everytime!!
Great explanation ❤️ Thank you!
if you mix your salt in the warm water and dissolve it then add it to the flour you get a nice evenly salted taste.
Yummy! I miss French fries so much! Not that I ate them a lot before. But I did enjoy them when I did. And now that they are off the menu, I really miss them!
Wow... that is basically the only form of potato that I miss... so... THANK YOU X 3!!!
I appreciate how you're sharing your fails. Saves time for those who like to excitement. 👍🏿
Wowwwwwwwwww! You really put in the work and was successful! Thank you soooo much! I miss fries too and now I can make a healthy version that looks amazing!
Oh the baked ones might make a great crouton. We could add some spices and seasonings to give them a crouton flavor!
great video! in normal baking (flour), a short rest period is known as an autolyse, the purpose being to allow all of the ingredients to fully absorb the moisture evenly.
I have seen this recipe floating around but haven't tried it yet. Thanks for the idea of the potato flavoring! Genius!!!
So worth it! It’s pretty easy to prepare and I like that it only involves a few ingredients!
I am such a French fry lover. So thank you so much for this recipe. They sound delicious. I want the extract but I’m in Canada in Winnipeg and it’s very cold here now. Lots of snow so I will have to wait to order it otherwise it will freeze. It will cost me $17.85 for it with delivery. I think adding it to whipped cauliflower would be awesome. Thank you for finding that for us. This is the first time I’ve seen you. I think you’re great and I have subscribed. I might make them without the extract for now. I’ve always cooked fries in lard. Maybe I’ll try a few.
Wow, thanks for all the experimenting you’ve done to tweak this recipe! Even the “failures” may have purpose, however. I saw potential for things like battered chicken in a couple of those.
Liked and Subscribed, THANKS!
I LOVE Heavenly Fan's channel! I've made some pretty amazing dishes from her!
Made the coconut version tonight, they reminded me of a sweet potato fry. A little sweet.
Thanks for the extra tips on the heavenly fries, I just made them today, delicious !!!!
Who knew... mashed potato extract! We are living in ‘KETO’ times! Great video!
thank you for the link to the potato flavor. found a bunch of other flavors that I will try.
yes i used coconut flour for keto fries for months now and it is great!
Would the cutting step benefit from being chilled in the fridge and using a bench scraper to cut straight lines in a stiffer cold dough?
These are amazing!! Thank you. Do they need to come to room temperature from the freezer before frying them?
I've ordered some ...I live in the UK ...and I finally found it through the Etsy site . I could source them from an American site but the postage was over £70 ...!!!! Even though the postage was still pricey at £18 ...I couldn't source it from anywhere else cheaper .. looking forward to trying out your recipe 😋
I made the fries using coconut flour. But replaced half amount of it by potato fibers. You need bit more water. It really taste like original French fries.
Where do you get potato fiber ?
Thanks for your hard work in helping perfect this.
I used an egg instead of the gum and it was delicious. Thank you, ✌️
Perfect! Glad that worked
I would like to know if a little bit of potato flour or potato starch ( yes, I know this is a no-no of keto, but was wondering with using just a very small amount could we possibly really get a French fry taste? Would you be willing to try this? I would love to see if the flours would make a difference in the taste. not sure which one would be of the lowest cards. I mean maybe 1/4 of a teaspoon just to coat and maybe it would give a French fry taste.
Thank you so much! We had not tried any recipes for the fries, but I love the way this video was done and I’m more inclined to go and make them today.
🥰 Thanks VC SC! I'm so glad you liked the video. Enjoy the recipe!
wonder if you could use instant mashed potato flakes
I don't like coconut but I have to say the coconut flour fries came out better for me than the almond. I also found french fry seasoning at the dollar tree that I can't wait to see if it makes them taste more fry like! :) ty for sharing!
So last night. Also fried them in lard, and thought there was too much xanthan gum and they were bland. I had added the parmesan that Low Carb Love added to hers. I felt I needed to work with the recipe. Your older video is helping me now 2 years later! Thx
I will be trying your suggestions and using less xanthum gum. I thought they would make a nice hush puppy like onion fritter too...
They would make good hush puppies 😄 Great idea!
I’m new to your channel and absolutely love it. Thank you!
i have a pasta extruder that hasn't seen action since i started keto a year ago ... i think i have found a new life for it ... ✌👌🤞😎
Which one do you have?
@@sheriedwards6874 a small hand operated one
I added pink Himalayan salt, garlic powder, pepper, and paprika to the dough. It came out so good. Gonna have more today 😋🤤oooo wonder if you can add Parmesan cheese!? Gonna try that.
I love this recipe. When it comes to freezing: can I make the dough, cut them up and freeze like that if when I take them out of the freezer I fry them in the frying pan with Olive oil?
Recently made 3 batches of the coconut version with the OOO mashed potato flavoring and froze some. Fabulous! The coconut version is about 1/3 the calories of the almond flour version. But please...4 servings comes to about 9 or 10 fries each. That's 1 serving for a little child, IMO. So with the coconut version I can double up! Now, I'm anxious to try John Gonzper's suggestion for a sweet potato version. Woo hoo!
Wow! I gotta try this. I'll have to buy that potato flavoring, too. Leaving dough to rest allows the dry ingredients to absorb more of the moisture and evens out the texture. Knead it a bit after resting and the texture will feel a little different. Probably not as big as with wheat flour but it might help a bit. Besides, resting the dough gives you 15 - 30 minutes to clean up and get ready for the next step. Or forget what you are doing and start a different project. Maybe set a timer...
The mashed potato extract males all the difference in the world. Such a great idea!
Yes! I’m so glad you liked it!
I mixed lard and bacon grease to fry they are fantastic!
I bet that would help with the strange flavor. Thanks for the tip!
I think it's the type of ground almond meal she used....which seemed about a medium density...hence the the dough was sticky and thus needed time to rest and absorb the liquid. Going by her method and ingredients, she was right in doing so.
I can't find the extract in Canada, so i just added french fry seasoning and it is pretty good. Cheers for the tips.
That’s a good point! Glad you enjoyed the video 😃
Interesting, I’ll have to try them. I’m going to try Jicama. Yes agi when I was a professional cook the first time I used jicama I said hmm this taste like a potato: now that I’ve been keto wonder how that would be? Have to see how many carbs jicama has. Ty for another great video
Great comprehensive round up. Thanks for posting. Your hard work is appreciated :-)
Is there a Canadian source for the OOOFlavors Mashed Potato Extract? The shipping is extremely high if I order from them directly.
I’ve just found it on Etsy. Shipping around $15.00 CAD. Still high, but not nearly as bad as directly from the company.
@@gnomealone350 Thanks!
I'm a new subscriber and so glad, you have made not just losing weight easier but also being healthy with some challenges I've had. Thank you for experimenting
Thank you for subscribing! I’m glad you are getting some good meal ideas 😊