Funyuns
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“HEATHIFIED” Junk Food???
I wasn’t always a healthy eater. I was actually a very picky eater! I remember making my best friend’s mom cry at their dinner table one evening because I never ate what her mom made (or drank the glass of milk we were served). I must have been only 12 at the time and I still remember that. I felt terrible. I wish I liked healthy food, but my pallet was ruined.
I still love food and I always will but I certainly have refined my pallet and now love foods such as kale chips but I still have a love for trying to create “healthy” junk food such as Funyuns. I know this recipe sounds crazy, but it seriously gives you that flavor and crispness of those crazy bites called Funyuns without the guilt!
Funyuns
Ingredients
- 3 large egg whites
- 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup freshly shredded onion-flavored cheese frozen (or sharp cheddar)
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Put the frozen cheese in a food processor/blender and chop, until it's in tiny little pieces.
- In a mixing bowl, whip the whites with cream of tartar until VERY stiff peaks form. With a rubber spatula, fold cheese and onion powder into the egg whites, VERY CAREFULLY, being careful not to disturb the fluffy whites, but thoroughly spread the cheese, throughout.
- Carefully place the mixture into a large Ziplock baggie, cut a ½ inch hole in the corner of baggie. Gently squeeze onto cookie sheet in FUNYUN-like shapes. Line a baking sheet with a greased sheet of parchment paper.
- Bake at 300 degrees, for 20-30 minutes. The longer you can bake them (without them getting too brown), the crispier they will be. For even crispier puffs, turn off the oven, and leave them in the oven for at least 30-minutes. Store in a tightly sealed, air-tight container.
Nutrition
Oh man. This is awesome!!!!
Thank you!
Hi Maria,
Just want to say thanks for all the great recipes, cookbooks, and information. What I would really love to see is a cookbook that is filled solely with your pure fat/protein day recipes. I know I could search the blog for them, but I like the organization and ease of cookbooks! Would this be a possibility in the nearish future? Thanks again for all your efforts in helping us stay healthy! 😀
The Ketogenic Cookbook and my next one is pretty much that!
No nuts or nut flours;)
I do have the Ketogenic cookbook, but I want more! I look forward to your next cookbook. 😀
Thanks!
What is onion flavored cheese?? They sound delish!
Lol!!!
How clever you are!
Thanks!
No really what is onion flavored cheese? I would love to make these but never seen that.
You can usually find an onion cheese in the cheese section.
http://www.traderjoes.com/digin/post/cheddar-with-caramelized-onions
I have to make these! Where can I find onion flavored cheese? I can think of other things I might like to use that for, too.
You can usually find an onion cheese in the cheese section.
http://www.traderjoes.com/digin/post/cheddar-with-caramelized-onions
Maria, I cannot WAIT to try these!! Went to a street fair last weekend and a friend of mine offered me a Funyun out of the bag… my mom said, “Lindsey, you used to LOVE Funyuns! When was the last time you had one??” so needless to say, this recipe comes at a perfect time 😉 Can’t wait to share them!
Don’t know if I’ll be able to find onion flavored cheese to shred, but wondering if maybe we can use chive & onion cream cheese? Or Laughing Cow’s French Onion Cheese wedges, maybe?
That could work. 🙂
These sound really good! I can see doing them with jalapeno jack.
A question for clarity: do you grate the cheese first, then freeze it? Or grate the frozen cheese?
I grate and then freeze. 🙂
yummy recipe, thanks for all you do.
Oh wow, my kids LOVE Funyuns like their mother before them. 🙂 I used to always ask if I could buy lunch at school because I wanted the Funyuns SO bad.
I’ll look for onion flavored cheese. I’ve never seen it before.
How many Funyuns does one batch make?
About 20
If I don’t have cheddar can i use mozzarella?
The instruction in 3 has you lay out parchment paper after piping the batter onto the baking tray… Do you mean to line the pan with the greased parchment first, then pipe on the rings?
Yes;)
I have most of your cookbooks and LOVE them. My favorite so far is the slow cooker ribs. The flavor profile was perfect and my family, though leary of the healthified ingredients, had only compliments.
I’m looking forward to trying this when I’ve completed my water fast – I used to LOVE funyuns! Thoughts on where to buy onion cheese?
Thanks!
I get it at trader joes but most grocery stores carry it;) but of course…I live in WI… Cheese land!
You had me until cheese…dairy still does not like me! Hubby will love them tho, he always gets the good stuff!
Hi Maria,
Could you please comment on this article about the cancer-causing effects of smoked meats. Thank you!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11950018/Bacon-ham-and-sausages-as-big-a-cancer-threat-as-smoking-WHO-to-warn.html
Smoking meats is a traditional way of cooking food without over heating it. Very safe.
Thank you for
your reassurance! I, like most loyal Maria readers, trust your word implicitly!
horseradish cheese is found in the Northeast, but Ive never seen onion cheese. i’d try this with the horseradish cheese!
Great idea!
This is how I made mine the very first time I found your “cheeto” recipe. I still make it everytime I find a really nice sharp cheese 🙂 I also powder my penzys toasted onions and it give so much depth to these. My and my childrens favorite.
Awesome!!!
Made these tonight- great flavor. I made them too think will be better thinner. My husband wants me to spread the batter thin on a sheet pan for crackers.
Great idea!!!
Very creative and I bet they are delicious!