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    Sugar Free Furikake Seasoning

    Published: Jan 1, 2022

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    Sugar Free Furikake Seasoning

    A small white bowl of keto furikake.

    Furikake is a great seasoning, but it can contain a fair amount of sugar & carbs. My Easy Homemade Keto Furikake is low carb, sugar-free, and super flavourful!

    Have you ever heard of Furikake?

    My first exposure to the Japanese rice seasoning mix was at a fandom convention, probably 10-15 years ago.

    As part of their hospitality area, there was a “rice room”.

    Picture a hotel meeting room with banquet tables up the length of it, volunteers making and dishing our rice from GIANT commercial rice cookers.

    You’d get your little styrofoam bowl of rice, then head over to the seasonings section.

    At THAT table, there were various bottles of toppings - sesame seeds, onion flakes (if I recall correctly), and several little containers of furikake.

    These little clear containers contained flakes of seaweed, sesame seeds, and other... stuff.

    I’m always down for trying something new, so I sprinkled a little on my rice.

    It was a GAME CHANGER!

    The “other stuff” varied by the mixture, but included things like mushroom powder, dried shrimp, and bonito flakes - dried tuna.

    The combination brought a powerful hit of flavour to my rice that day, and prompted the both of us to eat truly ungodly amounts of rice that weekend.

    Oh, I miss having a whole pancreas, LOL!

    Anyway, it’s been a staple in our spice cabinet ever since.

    A small white bowl of sugar-free furikake.

    Sugar Free Furikake Seasoning

    The one problem with Furikake is the added sugars.

    Now, there’s not a TON of added sugar... but I’m trying to avoid actual sugar altogether. Also? It’s really easy to use more than one “serving” at a time!

    Couple that with how difficult it is to actually FIND furikake, now that we’ve moved... and it was time to come up with a recipe for making it at home!

    This furikake recipe uses a small amount of sugar substitute to round out the flavours AND bring the carb count down.


    Furikake Ingredients

    When designing this recipe, I decided to just throw everything at it:

    Nori - Roasted Seaweed Sheets
    Bonito flakes - Dried tuna
    Black sesame seeds
    White sesame seeds
    White Miso powder
    Shiitake mushroom powder
    Sugar substitute
    Crushed chilies

    Note: While a few of the ingredients are pretty foundational - nori, sesame seeds, and bonito flakes - feel free to play with it.

    Don’t want to invest in shiitake mushroom powder? Skip it.

    Can’t find white miso powder? Leave it out.

    Want extra spice? Add more pepper flakes.

    While the miso and shiitake powders can be fairly high carb *in quantity*, unless you’re seriously upping the amount I call for, you’re not going to see much in the way of fluctuation with the carb count.

    A small white bowl of low carb furikake.

    How to shred Nori

    As a bit of a heads up... while a mini food processor is great for breaking down and blending most of the ingredients in this recipe?

    The nori can be a bit ... resistant ... to being chopped up.

    So, I recommend tearing it as small as you can by hand - just tear, stack, tear, stack - as much as you can, then finishing it off with a coffee mill/spice grinder.

    I find it works a LOT better than a mini processor, which tends to just send the little bits of nori flying throughout the processor bowl.

    A 4 part image showing nori sheets being ripped up and processed in a spice grinder.

    How to Make Keto Furikake

    The full recipe follows, here is the pictorial overview:

    Run Bonito flakes through a mini food processor or finely chop, place in a mixing bowl and set aside.

    Blitz sesame seeds and crushed chilies (if using) a few times in mini food processor, just enough to break them up a little. Note: This is optional.

    Add sesame seeds and crushed chilies to a small nonstick pan. Toast over low heat until fragrant. Remove from heat, and add to the bowl with bonito flakes.

    A 4 part image showing sesame seeds being toasted, and bonito flakes being ground down.

    Add remaining ingredients to the bowl, stir well to combine.

    A 2 part image showing the ingredients in a bowl, before and after being mixed together.

    Allow mixture to cool to room temperature before transferring to an airtight container.

    A small white bowl of keto furikake.

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    Looking to add some international flavour to your menu? Try some of these low-carb versions of my favourites!

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    A small white bowl of sugar-free furikake.

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    A small white bowl of low carb furikake.

    Furikake Recipe

    A small white bowl of low carb furikake.
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    Low Carb Furikake

    Furikake is a great seasoning, but it can contain a fair amount of sugar & carbs. My Easy Homemade Low Carb Furikake is super flavourful!
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time5 mins
    Total Time10 mins
    Course: Condiment
    Cuisine: Japanese
    Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free, Low Lactose
    Servings: 16 1 tablespoon servings
    Calories: 41kcal

    Equipment

    mini food processor
    Spice grinder

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup Bonito flakes
    • ¼ cup Black sesame seeds
    • ¼ cup White sesame seeds
    • ¼ teaspoon Crushed chilies optional
    • 3 sheets Nori finely shredded.
    • 1 ½ teaspoon Salt
    • 1 teaspoon Miso powder
    • 1 teaspoon Shiitake powder
    • 1 teaspoon Sugar substitute

    Instructions

    • Run Bonito flakes through a mini food processor or finely chop, place in a mixing bowl and set aside.
    • Blitz sesame seeds and crushed chilies (if using) a few times in mini food processor, just enough to break them up a little. Note: This is optional.
    • Add sesame seeds and crushed chilies to a small nonstick pan. Toast over low heat until fragrant. Remove from heat, and add to the bowl with bonito flakes.
    • Add remaining ingredients to the bowl, stir well to combine.
    • Allow mixture to cool to room temperature before transferring to an airtight container.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 41kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 62mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 1mg

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