No Sugar Added Crack Sticks Recipe

No Sugar Added Crack Sticks

2 packages of small flour tortillas ( each pack has 10-12 tortillas depending on brand) softened

2 packages of fat-free cream cheese ( I use whatever brand is cheaper and it always tastes the same)

2 cups Splenda Granulated

2 tbs Splenda Brown sugar blend

3 tbs cinnamon

2 tsp fresh lemon juice

2 tbs vanilla

cookie sheet

1 cup vegetable, canola,  any lower fat oil

 

 

In a deep pan, skillet fryer etc  pour 1 cup oil of your choice

Preheat oven to 350

 

In large mixing bowl ( glass works best for non-stick) mix the softened cream cheese and the lemon juice til it mixes evenly and gets a bit fluffy. Can do by hand or with hand mixer.

Add the  vanilla and mix again

add in the Splenda granulated and mix well. It will now have the consistency of a cheesecake mix

add the Splenda brown sugar slowly as you mix, and then mix well again

 

open a tortilla and spread a generous layer of the cream cheese mixture down the center , roll up like a taquito and place aside on a plate

keep doing this til you run out of mixture

In a small mixing bowl mix together   2 tsp cinnamon and 4 tsp Splenda granulated  mix well set aside

once you have them all done make sure your oil in your frying pan is really hot and place as many as you can in the oil without them being on top of each other. I suggest using tongs because this is going to be a quick process and have the cookie sheet near you. Let them fry for just a about 2 minutes each.  Once you have them fried, and laid out on the cookie sheet, take the small bowl of cinnamon sugar mix and shake a little over each one for a garnish.

Bake for about 12 minutes or until they start getting golden brown.  Every oven cooks differently so just keep an eye on them. No one wants burned crack sticks :)

You can eat these warm or cold they are good either way. I prefer a bit on the warm side. If you have any left you can seal them in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or so.  You can also just fry them in the oil and skip the baking, I just don't like to have all of that oil in mine and the baking takes some of that out.