Today I want to share with you one of my favorite snacks to make when I want something a little different on the carnivore diet.
These are carnivore candied bacon cheese sticks, and they are honestly so good. The idea is simple.
You take mozzarella cheese sticks, wrap them in bacon, coat them in a brown sweetener, and then fry them in beef tallow until everything gets crispy and caramelized.
The result is a snack that has that perfect mix of salty, sweet, and cheesy all in one bite. I know it might sound like a lot going on, but trust me, once you try these, you will understand why I keep coming back to this recipe.
The bacon gets nice and crispy, the cheese stays melty on the inside, and the sweetener creates this thin candy-like coating that just makes everything better.
Note :The brown sweetener I use here is not something that is typically part of the strict carnivore diet. I want to be honest about that. This recipe is meant to be a treat, something you enjoy every once in a while, not something you eat every day.
If you are very strict with your carnivore eating, you might choose to skip this one, and that is totally okay.
👍 Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Super Easy to Make: You do not need to be a good cook to make these candied bacon cheese sticks. Seriously, if you can wrap bacon around a cheese stick and fry something in a pan, you can make this recipe.
Melty Cheese on the Inside: While the outside of these sticks is crispy and crunchy, the inside is soft and melty. The mozzarella cheese gets warm and gooey from the heat of frying, creating this amazing contrast in textures.
Sweet and Salty Combination: There is something special about the combination of sweet and salty flavors, and this recipe has both.
The bacon brings the salty, savory taste that we all love, while the brown sweetener adds a touch of sweetness that caramelizes as it cooks.
✨ Recipe Ingredients
- 6 mozzarella Cheese Sticks
- 6 slices Bacon (thin)
- 4 tablespoons Brown Sweetener (like Swerve Brown or Golden Monkfruit – amazon links)
- 5 tablespoons Beef Tallow
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👨🍳 How To Make
Follow this easy recipe:
Step 1
Place the mozzarella sticks in the freezer overnight. This keeps them from melting too quickly when frying. Frozen cheese = crispy bacon without a gooey mess!
Step 2
Take each frozen cheese stick and wrap one slice of bacon around it in a spiral, starting at one end and working to the other. Use a toothpick to secure the ends if the bacon won’t stay put.
Step 3
Spread the brown sweetener on a plate. Roll each bacon-wrapped stick in the sweetener, pressing gently so it sticks to the bacon.
Step 4
Melt the beef tallow in a skillet over medium heat until shimmering and hot.
Step 5
Carefully place the sticks in the hot tallow. Fry for 2-3 minutes per side, turning as each side turns golden and crispy.
💡Tips
1. Freeze the Cheese Sticks Overnight
This is probably the most important tip I can give you for this recipe. You absolutely need to freeze your mozzarella cheese sticks before you start cooking.
Put them in the freezer the night before you plan to make this recipe. Do not skip this step and do not try to rush it by just putting them in for an hour or two.
They need to be frozen solid all the way through. The reason this matters so much is because mozzarella cheese melts at a pretty low temperature. When you put these in hot beef tallow to fry, the heat is intense.
If the cheese is just cold from the fridge, it will start melting almost immediately. The bacon won’t have enough time to get crispy before the cheese turns into a gooey puddle that leaks out everywhere.
2. Don’t Crowd the Pan
When you’re frying these bacon cheese sticks, give them enough space in the pan. Don’t try to cook all six at once unless you have a really big skillet.
Crowding the pan causes a few problems. First, it drops the temperature of the tallow when you add too much cold food at once. This means things won’t cook as evenly and you might not get that nice crispy result.
Second, when the sticks are too close together, you can’t flip them easily. They bump into each other and it becomes hard to turn them without making a mess.
Third, they can stick to each other as the cheese starts to melt and the sweetener caramelizes.
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FAQ
Can I bake these in the oven instead of frying?
You can bake them, but they won’t turn out quite the same as when you fry them. Frying in beef tallow gives you that really crispy, evenly browned bacon with a nice caramelized sweetener coating.
Carnivore Candied Bacon Cheese Sticks
Print RecipeIngredients
- 6 mozzarella Cheese Sticks
- 6 slices Bacon thin
- 4 tablespoons Brown Sweetener (like Swerve Brown or Golden Monkfruit – amazon links)
- 5 tablespoons Beef Tallow
Instructions
- Place the mozzarella sticks in the freezer overnight. This keeps them from melting too quickly when frying. Frozen cheese = crispy bacon without a gooey mess!
- Take each frozen cheese stick and wrap one slice of bacon around it in a spiral, starting at one end and working to the other. Use a toothpick to secure the ends if the bacon won’t stay put.
- Spread the brown sweetener on a plate. Roll each bacon-wrapped stick in the sweetener, pressing gently so it sticks to the bacon.
- Melt the beef tallow in a skillet over medium heat until shimmering and hot.
- Carefully place the sticks in the hot tallow. Fry for 2-3 minutes per side, turning as each side turns golden and crispy.
Delicious!!