The best healthy keto waffles made with almond flour, perfect for breakfast or snacks. I make a double batch and freeze them once a week – it’s nice to be able to pop something in the toaster to spread with nut butter! This easy keto waffles recipe turns out perfect every time!
3 G NET CARBS PER WAFFLE
Low Carb Waffles
While breakfast salads are my normal low carb breakfast, there are days where I need something quick, and there are also days where I just don’t want to eat salad! Hey, it happens to the best of us.
I wanted to create a recipe for waffles that cooked up light and fluffy, and were lightly sweet, so no syrup or toppings were really necessary.
Almond flour is my favorite low carb flour to work with (so delicious!), so I started there. I found that using almond flour with coconut oil and coconut cream resulted in the best tasting waffles of my life. Seriously – never going back to regular waffles!
Coconut flour waffles have a softer texture and don’t crisp around the edges. This keto waffle recipe has a light coconut flavor from the coconut milk and oil, but have a firmer, more “classic waffle” texture.
Regardless of whether you follow a low carb or keto diet, these waffles are highly recommended! If you don’t use sugar free sweeteners, go ahead and use coconut sugar or a touch of honey in these.
Also try these Keto Pancakes or Keto French Toast recipes for a fun breakfast twist!
Are Waffles Keto?
Traditional waffles are made with high carb wheat flour, and typically also contain sugar.
Some low-carb waffles recipes use cream cheese, and “chaffles” is the term for waffles made with mozzarella cheese and egg. Keto chaffles are a fun twist and can be made sweet or savory.
Keto recipes can also be made dairy-free, with low carb alternatives, like almond and coconut flours. These are the best keto waffles, made with coconut cream and coconut oil, to keep them dairy free with a naturally sweet flavor.
Be sure to top these with low carb toppings, like whipped cream, sugar free maple syrup, and berries!
Ingredients in Almond Flour Keto Waffles
- Almond flour (I buy the big bags from Costco! I also noticed that Amazon has the 3lb bags from Blue Diamond at a very good price).
- Coconut cream or full fat coconut milk. The coconut milk I buy is all cream, but liquid full fall coconut milk will work just fine! I have not tried this recipe with almond milk because I love the sweet flavor the coconut milk adds.
- Coconut Oil, melted (can sub melted butter)
- Allulose or Monk Fruit Sweetener with Eryithritol
- Eggs (great protein and healthy fats!)
- Sea salt & baking powder
- Vanilla Extract (optional, but again, great flavor)
*This recipe makes paleo waffles if the monk fruit sweetener is swapped for 1 T of maple syrup. No dairy, and no grains! Keep toppings paleo by choosing berries, nut butter, or maple syrup.
What Waffle Iron to Use
This waffle batter works well in a variety of waffle makers! The key is not to overfill it. Fill it about 3/4 of the way full, and then “spread” it with a spoon or silicone spatula (the batter is thicker than a wheat-based batter).
Belgian Waffle Maker: This fun option makes 2 Belgian waffles using this recipe.
Standard Waffle Iron: Makes 4 standard sized waffles
Dash Mini Waffle Maker: Makes an “Eggo” style waffle and is perfect for kids or for a sweet snack! This recipe will make 4-5 mini waffles with this iron.
How to Make Keto Waffles with Almond Flour
When creating this recipe, I knew I did NOT want to be whisking egg whites in the morning, or to need my food processor or blender to make magic happen.
I found by whisking eggs with coconut oil and coconut cream resulted in fluffy waffles with the best flavor. They turned out light and crisp around the edges. The waffles are slightly “limp” when they are hot out of the waffle iron, but give them a few minutes to cool on a plate and the waffles become crisp and firm.
Step 1: In a mixing bowl, whisk eggs. Add the melted coconut oil (or melted butter), coconut milk or coconut cream, sweetener, vanilla, salt and baking powder. Whisk well to combine.
Step 2: Add almond flour, and mix until everything is combined.
Step 3: Spray a waffle iron with coconut oil spray or avocado oil spray. Heat the waffle iron to a medium low setting. You don’t want these as browned as a typical wheat batter.
If using a 2-waffle iron or a Belgian waffle iron, add half of the batter to the waffle iron, and cook for about 5 minutes, until waffles are a light golden brown.
Step 4: Serve waffles with sugar free maple syrup, powdered monk fruit sweetener, pastured butter, berries, or sugar free raspberry jam!
How to Store and Reheat Leftover Waffles
How to Store Leftovers: These keto waffles make delicious leftovers! You can enjoy them cold as “bread,” spread with nut butter with berries or jam. Wrap in an air tight container and refrigerate up to 3 days.
Frozen Keto Waffles: Wrap fully cooled waffles in an airtight container, or in a plastic freezer bag, and freeze up to 3 months. To reheat, pop in a toaster, or put in a toaster oven.
How to Reheat Low Carb Waffles: I use a toaster oven on a low setting to reheat these waffles. Almond flour burns more easily than wheat, so use a lower setting than you would store-bought normal waffles.
How to Top Keto Waffles
Get creative with toppings!
Savory Waffles: Top with avocado and egg for a savory breakfast.
Keto Maple Syrup: Make your own keto maple syrup with allulose, water and maple extract. Add 1/2 cup allulose and 1/2 cup water to a pan and bring to a boil. Allow to boil for 2 minutes. Add in 1/2-1 teaspoon of pure maple extract. Allulose is less sweet than sugar or other sweeteners, so add in stevia or monk fruit if you’d like to make your syrup sweeter.
Berries: Add 1/4 cup of raspberries, blueberries, strawberries or blackberries to the top. Berries are high in fiber so make the perfect fruity addition to your stack!
Butter & Whipped Cream: Add a generous pat of butter or a nice dollop of whipped cream to make these an indulgent breakfast treat!
Nut Butters: Small amounts of peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower seed butter (no sugar added!) can be used. These waffles already have 3 g of net carbs, so be cautious of how much nut butter you add! Especially in combination with berries, the carbs can start to add up.
Tips for the Best Low Carb Waffles
Almond flour burns faster than wheat flour, so be sure to cook these lightly, until they are a light golden color. They will not become crispier by cooking them longer, but rather have a burnt flavor and taste dry.
If you want to meal prep these, double the recipe! I love making a large batch, allowing them to cool, and then wrapping them up to freeze.
Other Keto Breakfast Recipes:
- Keto Breakfast Salads, by Blissfully Low Carb
- Keto Cauliflower Fritters, by Blissfully Low Carb
- Keto Chia Pudding, by Blissfully Low Carb
Try this recipe? Be sure to share your cooking with me on Pinterest, Facebook, or Instagram, and tag @BlissfullyLowCarb !
Almond Flour Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil melted
- 1/4 cup coconut milk full fat, or coconut milk cream*
- 1 tablespoon allulose or sweetened to taste with sweetener of choice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- coconut oil spray for spraying waffle iron (avocado oil works well too)
Instructions
- Spray waffle iron with coconut oil or avocado oil spray, and heat. If you waffle iron allows to set it from light to dark, choose mid-range on the light side. Almond flour burns are dries out faster than wheat, so cook these lighter than you would a regular waffle recipe.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk eggs. Add the coconut milk (or coconut cream), coconut oil, sweetener, baking powder, salt, and vanilla. Continue to whisk together until combined.
- Add the almond flour, and fold in without over mixing.
- Add the batter to a waffle iron. The batter doesn't pour as well as a wheat based batter, so use a silicone spatula to spread it out a little. This is enough batter to fill a standard sized 2-waffle iron twice, or a Belgian waffle iron twice.
- These waffles should be cooked to a light golden brown, but not darker, to prevent the almond flour from drying out or burning.
- If making these to freeze, cook them slightly less than you would otherwise, to allow for them to be toasted a 2nd time without burning.
the best keto waffles i’ve tried so far. i was looking for a recipe that used coconut cream and this one is great. thanks for sharing
Thanks so much for letting me know, Emmett! I have to agree. I love the coconut flavor that shines through in these, and they are super simple to make. So many recipes call for whipping the egg whites and who has time for that?
Easy to make love the flavor!
The flavor is amazing! Just a light hint of coconut. I adore these. Thanks for letting me know you’ve tried them!
Delicious and easy to make even my skeptical hubby enjoyed them.
I adore these waffles — even my extremely picky 4 year old loves these.
Making these for my diabetic daughter. Is the 5g carbs based off your serving of 4 waffles in the recipe? Thanks.
The recipe makes 4 servings, so 1 waffle in my waffle maker is 5 total carbs, 3 net carbs. I think for diabetics you also subtract the fiber to get net carbs? Because of her health condition, I would definitely put this recipe into whatever app you use to plan her meals rather than rely on my calculations —
Really delicious, supremely easy, and so light and fluffy! I make these without any sweetener or vanilla to be more neutral and go with both sweet and savoury toppings, and cook in my waffle maker for 5 minutes. These make around 3 waffles for me rather than 4, but that’s probably due to how I fill my machine and the fact that I don’t use the sweetener (which reduces the volume of the batter slightly). Other than that, these are perfect every time… Thank you so much!
Hi,
This recipe sounds delicious 😋
Could I use pecan flour instead of almond flour? I bought a big bag on a whim and now don’t know what to do with it.
I have tried pecan and walnut flour in place of almond flour in recipes and it doesn’t always work well. My guess is because these waffles are a lot of egg, it might. If you try it, let me know, because I am sure the flavor would be awesome!
I’ll have to buy a waffle iron for this recipe I live in a very small space (A 5th wheel) with not very much room to put appliances.
You will love these! I have never used one but see a lot of bloggers using the Dash Mini waffle irons — it makes one Eggo-sized waffle at a time. Might be perfect for your small space 🙂 These are awesome.
These are easy to make and delicious to eat! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Hi there. is it 240 calories per one waffle? Or 240 calories for 4 waffles?
For 1 waffle