Make my keto biscuit recipe with just 5 ingredients! These easy keto cheese biscuits are fluffy, soft and tender. They are ready in only 30 minutes.
When I lived in the US as an exchange student, we often had deliciously buttery biscuits with roast dinners. And sometimes my host mom made her special dish - homemade biscuits and gravy. It was comfort food heaven and I have so many dear memories from that time.
As a foodie, my biggest pleasure is to re-create recipes that lit me up in the past and bring them into the present as keto-friendly versions.
I adapted my classic almond flour biscuits by adding cheddar to this keto biscuit recipe. I am so pleased with the result!
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Why This Recipe Works
Easy. All we need is 5 simple ingredients that you probably have in your kitchen right now. Prep time of the biscuits 5 minutes. We always have 5 minutes!
Tasty. Cheesy goodness, a soft and tender crumb... whether you eat these biscuits warm or cold, I am certain you'll enjoy them intensely.
Versatile. Sugar-free biscuits are perfect for mopping up gravy. Of course, you could also serve them with a soup or a salad for lunch. Or why not turn them into a low carb sandwich and fill with ham, cheese, lettuce and sliced cucumber?
Ingredients
Here is what you need:
- Almond Flour - I always use ground almonds, which is the same as regular almond flour. I think it works better in this recipe because it creates a light, fluffy and crumbly texture - a little bit like a scone. If you want to use super-fine almond flour, reduce the amount by 2 tablespoons.
- Baking Powder - Check that it is fresh.
- Shredded Cheese - I used a mature cheddar, but Monterey Jack or Gouda also works well. Since the cheese is salty, there is no need for additional salt. I don't recommend using a mild cheddar or even grated mozzarella.
- Beaten Eggs - Always use room temperature eggs in baking. It helps with a better rise.
- Butter - Melted and cooled.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Instructions
Let me how you how easy it is to make low carb biscuits!
First, preheat the oven to 180C / 350F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
STEP 1
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the almond flour and the baking powder. Then add the beaten eggs, melted butter and grated cheddar into the middle. You can see how I did this in the image below.
STEP 2
Mix with an electric mixer until you have a crumbly dough and the grated cheese is broken down into smaller pieces. You can also do this in a food processor.
Tip: You can mix the dough with a fork. However, you will end up with larger cheese clusters. Or, grate the cheddar at home with a parmesan grater. This way, combining the dough with a fork will work perfectly.
STEP 3
Form balls with your hands. Flatten them onto the baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Each disk should be around 1 inch thick. My biscuits weighed around 30 grams each.
STEP 4
Bake in the oven on the middle shelf for around 22-25 minutes or until lightly browned on top.
Top Tip
Handle with care. The secret to fluffy biscuits is more than just fresh baking powder. When you form the dough, don't compact it too much. Leave some air in it, this will help them rise.
Variations
To take the recipe up a notch, add an additional ¼ cup of finely grated parmesan or pecorino. Alternatively, sprinkle the parmesan on top of your biscuits before baking.
Or how about working 1 tablespoon of chopped chives into the dough? Cheese and chives are a bit of a dream team 😉
To lighten the fat content of this recipe, consider swapping out the butter for sour cream or buttermilk.
Recipe FAQs
They taste buttery, mildly nutty from the almond flour and cheesy, because they contain cheese!
Make my almond flour biscuits. They are low-carb and keto-friendly. This recipe can even be adapted to make sweet biscuits.
I don't recommend using coconut flour in the recipe. However, you can make these with a 50/50 blend of sunflower seed flour and sesame seed flour.
Of course. I would use coconut oil or olive oil in place of the butter and a dairy-free cheese such as Violife in place of the grated cheddar.
Serving Suggestion
We enjoy these biscuits with a variety of recipes. Here are some of our favourites:
- In a bread basket. Yes, they make great dinner rolls. Spread them with butter while you are waiting for the main course to cook.
- To mop up sauces! Try them with my Keto Swedish Meatballs or Keto Beef Stew.
- With soups. We recently used these as a dunker for Keto Mushroom Soup and this Keto Butternut Squash Soup.
- As a sandwich. A reader told me she loves these for breakfast with cream cheese and salmon. Of course, any savory filling would work!
Storage
Store on the counter for 2-3 days in an airtight container and up to 1 week in the fridge.
You can also freeze them for up to 3 months.
More Keto Buns And Rolls
First of all, check out my protein biscuits. They are also deliciously cheesy. Here are more recipes you may enjoy:
- Keto Dinner Rolls
- Pull-Apart Keto Bread Rolls35 Minutes
- Keto Buns Recipe30 Minutes
- Keto English Muffin Recipe4 Minutes
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Recipe
Keto Biscuits (Sugar Free, Low Carb, Cheesy)
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups / 250g almond flour reduce by 2 tablespoons if using super-fine almond flour
- 2 eggs beaten
- ¾ cup / 80g grated cheddar mature or medium
- 3 tbsp / 40g melted butter
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 Celsius / 350 Fahrenheit.
- Mix the almond flour and the baking powder in a bowl.
- Add the beaten eggs, melted butter and grated cheese and blend using an electric mixer until you have a crumbly dough and the grated cheese is broken down into smaller pieces.
- Form 12 balls of 30g each and flatten onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Thickness is about 1 inch.
- Bake for around 22-25 minutes or until browned on top.
Sunny Peta
Second time making these. This time used newer baking powder. Last time i put sage with the scones. Wish I had this time. But nevertheless, delicious...
Sharon Wheeler
So easy to make and absolutely delicious. Will be making lots of these to introduce to family ( several are gluten free) when they visit. Thank you again for sharing these lovely recipes.
Damiana Ferreras
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us. I did added some garlic powder, onion powder and some parsley powder It was awesome. This is one recipe I'll continue doing.
Thank you
Damiana
Susana B
Do you use salted or unsalted butter?
Katrin Nürnberger
I would use unsalted butter since the cheese already contains salt.
Suhad khaial
Thank you so much for your amazing recipes
It’s really yummy and helpful to enjoy healthy style journey
Terry
I seriously LOVE when I find a recipe so yummy that I feel totally sinful.....like I'm eating something unhealthy! These biscuits fall in that category! They are delish and were a perfect addition to my chicken veggie soup I made for dinner! Thank you, Katrina!
Betty
It is now 16.43 as I begin to write this. At 16.00 I made up the mix - for the first time - and popped them into the oven. At 16.35 out they came looking fabulous. By 16.40 both myself and my partner who is a cheese fiend had tried one (couldn't resist), and we both now declare them to be a permanent fix to our menus.
So easy to make, and so easy to eat - with tonight's veggie hot pot!
Thank you.
Helena
These are banging thank you for the recipe!!
Lisa
Hi, can you halve the recipe?
Many thanks
Katrin Nürnberger
Of course!
Sunny Peta
I did and of course, it worked. Easier for me to measure in grams..
Reenie
Lovely. Being new to keto and not a great baker these recipes are easy to follow and have turned out great. The cheese scones have been just what we were looking for to add some crunch and texture to our cheese and meat plate/soups etc. Thank you Katrin, so glad I found this website.