Gateau Riche | Hazelnut Lace Tulles | Keto | Small Batch

Small Batch | Gateau Riche | Almond Lace Cookies | Shown with Cheesecake

Caught somewhere between a cookie & a candy, these tulles are delicate & decadent Gateau Riche are lacy almond cookies also known as Tulles & praline, used in fine restaurants. They are very thin & mailable when warm, making them ideal for molding into various shapes. Rounded over a small bowl, they hold that shape to be filled with ice cream, sorbet or the like. Rolled up like cigars they can be filled with flavored creams or dipped in chocolate & rolled in chopped nuts.

This recipe for Gateau Riche however, was designed to be a low carb, Keto treat. Because Monk Fruit has a different molecule structure than white sugar, it gave different results. This version unfortunately does not take shape well. They do however still make for lovely & lacy, thin disks to be dipped in sugar free dark chocolate or to be a romantic flourish. The flavor of which is reminiscent of See’s toffee candy.

makes 6 large tulles or 8 small

• 3 Tbsp. butter

• 3 Tbsp. Monk Fruit Golden sweetener

• 1 Tbsp. Heavy Cream

• 5 Tbsp. almond flour

• 1/4 cup hazelnuts, toasted & very finely chopped

1.) Preheat oven to 375f. Prepare a sheet pan with parchment. In a small sauce pan over medium, heat butter until it foams up, turns an amber color & gives off a nutty aroma. Then add monk fruit & heavy cream. Stir to combine then allow the mixture to bubble up. Cook for 1 minute then remove from heat. Stir in almond flour & hazelnuts.

2.) If making large cookies, use a Tbsp. to measure mixture, slightly over heaped & mound on parchment on your sheet pan, spacing 4” apart. For smaller cookies, slightly under fill the Tbsp. With your fingers, pat out the mixture into flat, circles. Bake for 5-7 minutes or until golden, keeping a careful as these cookies quickly go from perfection to burnt. The cookies will spread thin & bubble up into a lovely lace pattern. Remove from oven & cool completely. If desired, dip in melted, sugar-free chocolate.