Before I share my low carb pinwheels recipe, I have a story.
I spend my day-to-day with my children determined to scare them out of their wits; I figure it’s payback for all of the complaining that I must endure. At times I will I jump out at them from behind a door.
Or I will yell “boo” while standing quietly next to them. And it works. Every time. And their attempts at retribution always end in failure. At least they did until the other day. And, of course, the one time one of them is successful, is when I happen to be carrying a cup of water.
“Boo!”
And, soaked.
She got me. And I ended up covered in water. She was so terribly proud of her efforts but was polite enough to apologize for the water. Although I know I will never live that moment down.
That story has absolutely no relevance to the low carb pinwheels recipe, but I felt like sharing. Especially as I plot my retaliation for her success.
So, on with the real reason you are likely here.
Low Carb Pinwheels with Bacon and Cream Cheese
This is a relatively quick and easy recipe that you can customize to your own tastes. I believe bacon makes everything better, but you can use another type of lunch meat in place of the bacon if you prefer. Layer your favorite ingredients on top of a grid of lunch meat, roll and enjoy!
Roll as tightly as you can to make it easier to cut.
Use a sharp knife and you can serve all at once as an appetizer or wrap individually to enjoy as a snack. Store in fridge until ready to serve.
Low Carb Pinwheels with Bacon and Cream Cheese
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Ingredients:
- ham or salami lunchmeat
- bacon
- cream cheese
- homemade ranch seasoning
- black olives
This makes a quick and easy appetizer or party recipe regardless of whether or not your guests follow a low carb or keto diet.
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Low Carb Pinwheels with Bacon and Cream Cheese
Ingredients
- 8 slices of ham or salami lunchmeat thick sliced (or double up thinly sliced lunchmeat)
- 5-8 slices bacon cooked
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1-1/2 teaspoons homemade ranch seasoning
- 1/4 cup black olives chopped
Instructions
- Place the salami or ham down on a cutting board in overlapping rows 4x2.
- Spread cream cheese over the salami. If your cream cheese is too hard to spread with a knife, you can try placing it between two sheets of wax paper and rolling it flat with a rolling pin and then placing it onto the salami or ham.
- Sprinkle the ranch seasoning on the cream cheese and then add the black olives. (alternatively, you can blend seasonings into cream cheese before spreading).
- Lay the strips of bacon across the cream cheese in the short direction.
- Carefully roll the pinwheels - long side to long side, rolling as tightly as possible.
- Hold the roll securely and cut into 1-2" pieces.
- Serve as an appetizer or wrap each piece individually with plastic wrap for single-servings.
Deb says
November 6, 2019 at 11:07 pmThis sounds tasty and simple. Just what Im looking for in a Thanksgiving appetizer. I think I’ll finish them with a stuffed green olive on the end of the toothpick.
Ty for sharing
730 Sage Street says
November 6, 2019 at 11:28 pmYes these are easy and work great as a tasty appetizer. Love the addition of green olives. Have a great thanksgiving!
Deb says
July 14, 2019 at 5:45 pmI made mine with ham and i crumbled up the bacon and then added colby jack shredded cheese then i put another layer of ham on top then rolled up easier. Not sure about the nutrition facts but it was very yummy!! Thanks for sharing!!
Celina John says
January 1, 2019 at 9:56 amI tried this and the taste was awesome, I really like it.
Yaya says
August 7, 2018 at 5:41 pmI made 2 of these for a potluck. They are hard to roll and my ham lunchmeat kept splitting, so I just covered with more ham where it split and used waxed paper to roll up. Put in the fridge for an hour, then sliced. Made homemade ranch which is absolutely delicious! I will never buy the packets again!!
Kwhitby says
July 15, 2018 at 1:13 pmPlanning to try these… I make some individual wraps that are similar, using Kraft chives and onion cream cheese. That would make these even simpler when we’re in a hurry or just being lazy!.
Kimberly says
June 20, 2018 at 10:30 amIs one slice one serving?
Kim says
June 20, 2018 at 10:33 amThe nutrition is calculated based on 10 servings per recipe. So if you cut it into 10, they yes, 1 slice = one serving. Hope that helps
Pam says
February 7, 2018 at 4:38 pmOK I’m not really stupid but have a stupid question how many can I eat for one serving?
Kim says
February 8, 2018 at 6:52 amThere is no such thing as a stupid question! It really depends upon how big you cut the pieces. The nutrition information is based on cutting it into 9 pieces. If you cut it into more, then that will change it but it’s at least a good place to start.
Sarah says
February 4, 2018 at 6:44 pmDefinitely had a blonde moment and put the whole ranch seasoning in my cream cheese!!! So our pinwheels were VERY rich! Haha, but we loved them anyway.
Kim says
February 4, 2018 at 8:38 pmOh no LOL! Well I’m glad you liked them anyway.
Kim says
January 12, 2018 at 1:02 amCan you tell me what the carb count/quantity?
Jamie says
January 3, 2018 at 11:31 pmHi! May I ask…….why the need to make your own ranch seasoning? Can I simply use Hidden Valley?
Kim says
January 4, 2018 at 6:44 amYou can. I don’t because they tend to put preservatives in those kinds of things so I like to make it myself. But you definitely can use a pre-packaged ranch seasoning.
Emily says
November 16, 2017 at 4:09 pmJust an FYI… in one list of ingredients it says “4 cup of black olives” not 1/4 (that would be a heck of a lot). ? Looks good though. Just looking into keto and came across this.
Kim says
November 16, 2017 at 6:54 pmHey thanks, I fixed it!
Natalie Mitchell says
September 11, 2017 at 7:15 pmI don’t understand why the ingredients calls for more then the ingredients during the perparation. For example 1-8oz cream cheese and you onlu use 1/2. Then it calls for 3 Tbsp of ranch seasoning and you use 1-1/2 tsp, 1/2 cup of olives and you use 1/4 cup. I also found it hard to roll, am I doing something wrong?
Kim says
September 12, 2017 at 7:59 amHey thanks for noticing that discrepancy on the ingredients. The recipe was started with the intent on have 2 layers in each pinwheel and it didn’t work out, and I missed editing that when I left out the step to repeat it. Anyhow. Thanks, I corrected it.
I think if your lunchmeat is too thick or too thin it may be hard to roll. It does take a minute to get it started, that’s sort of the hardest part. Good luck!
Linda says
June 28, 2017 at 7:57 amAwesome recipe. Thanks! Also love your story; sounds like something I would do to my kids.
Linda says
June 8, 2017 at 3:12 pmCan you tell me calorie count and carb count please?
Anna says
May 10, 2017 at 7:51 pmHow many carbs per serving is in these
Laura says
April 30, 2017 at 4:38 pmThank you so much. I made these for a potluck at church (I did leave the olives out) and received rave reviews.
Kim says
April 30, 2017 at 5:29 pmThank you so much for the feedback, I really appreciate you taking the time to do that!
April says
April 23, 2017 at 6:02 amSilly question….do u add mayo to the herbs for the homemade ranch? Maybe I miss read or looked over it.
Kim says
April 23, 2017 at 8:23 amNot silly at all! You sprinkle the ranch mix / herbs on the cream cheese. You can also blend it into the cream cheese before spreading it on the salami.