These fluffy keto cheese muffins with almond flour are fabulously flavorful - a great breakfast or snack! They are the best keto savoury muffins I have ever tasted. Ready in 30 minutes.
I have a whole bunch of keto muffin recipes on my website, from keto blueberry muffins to my ultimate chocolate chip almond flour muffins. Ask me again in a couple of weeks, and I'll be ready for them again.
It's January right now, and after the mountains of delicious cookies and cakes of the last couple of months I'm feeling like simple low carb recipes and savoury food.
And these cheesy keto muffins fit the bill perfectly!
They are a more filling - and more interesting - alternative to classic egg muffins.
We have had them for breakfast for the last couple of days. I like them re-heated, but my husband thinks they are best cold. They do taste great either way.
If you are out and about a lot, these also work really well as a grab and go snack or in lunch boxes.
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🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy and quick - 7 ingredients, ready in 30 minutes
- Gluten-free
- Tasty - deliciously cheesy flavor
- Fluffy texture
- Filling and nutritious - packed with broccoli
- Keto friendly - just 3.7g net carbs per muffin
Ingredients
Almond flour - My go to gluten-free flour. I'm using ground almonds, which is equivalent to regular almond flour. For a more rustic taste, you can also use almond meal (with the skins on).
If you want to use extra fine almond flour, reduce the amount by 1-2 tablespoon.
Shredded cheese - I used pre-shredded mature cheddar cheese. A milder cheese such as Gouda or Monterey Jack would also work. Or even shredded mozzarella.
Keep in mind that if you use a very mild cheese such as mozzarella, you may want to add a little salt to the recipe as well. Or a bit of grated parmesan if you have it.
Also, if you decide to grate the cheese at home instead of using pre-shredded, weigh it instead of using measuring cups. It will be much more accurate.
Eggs and baking powder - no explanation needed.
Broccoli - Chop it well and use raw. It cooks inside the muffin.
Spices - I went for onion powder and garlic powder. You could also add herbs such as oregano or Italian seasoning. If you like a little heat , a pinch of cayenne would also be great here!
Yoghurt - my secret ingredient for fluffiness! Use either full fat natural or Greek yoghurt. Yoghurt works so well in baked goods. It's lighter than cream or butter and doesn't make muffins soggy like milk.
Drain any liquid from the yoghurt!
If you don't have yogurt, replace it with either sour cream or cream cheese to make keto cream cheese muffins.
Instructions
This section contains step-by-step instructions and photos that show how to make this recipe. See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
It's so simple!
First, beat the eggs in a large bowl until they are fluffy, pale and doubled in size. This takes about 2 minutes. You want as much air in them as possible.
Next, add the dry ingredients, yogurt and cheese and mix until well combined. I used my electric mixer for this because I wanted the grated cheese to be broken up as much as possible.
Last, stir in the chopped broccoli.
Now all you have to do is fill the batter into a muffin tin lined with paper cups or use a well-greased silicone muffin tray.
Sprinkle the tops with a little more grated cheese and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Your keto cheddar muffins are done when the tops are golden brown and a knife inserted comes out clean.
Important - If you're using paper cups, be sure to let the muffins cool completely before you eat them. That way you can remove the paper without the muffin sides sticking to it.
Recipe variations
This keto savoury muffins recipe is easy to tweak:
Go nut free
If you can't have almond flour, use a 50/50 mix of sesame seed flour and sunflower seed flour instead. I buy the seeds and grind them at home. This is a 1:1 substitution with almond flour.
Use coconut flour
Coconut flour and cheese go very well together - I have tested this with my cheese thyme keto crackers. The cheese taste is so strong that you actually cannot taste the coconut. Use 50g coconut flour to replace the almond flour.
Alternative vegetables
Instead of broccoli, you could also use spinach, zucchini or peppers. Make sure these are roasted or fried so they contain as little liquid as possible.
Cauliflower would also work. This can be used raw like the broccoli. To jazz it up a bit more, add a handful of chopped chives or spring onions / scallions as well.
Meat lovers could even throw in Ā¼ cup of fried bacon lardons or chopped ham!
Storage
Store your low carb muffins in a closed container in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
More savoury keto breakfast ideas
Keto Cheese and Marmite Muffins - For everyone who loves marmite!
Healthy English Breakfast Frittata - The keto diet answer to the classic English breakfast.
Crispy Low Carb Cauliflower Hash Browns - Hash browns made with cauliflower instead of potatoes, deliciously spiced with turmeric.
Flaxseed Wraps - an easy cheesy flaxseed wrap waiting for your favourite fillings.
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Recipe
Keto Cheese Muffins (with Broccoli!)
from Sugar Free LondonerNote: The servings slider only changes the first amount in each line and not any subsequent amounts. Please make your own calculations where necessary.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs large
- 1.5 cups / 150g almond flour
- 1.5 cups / 170g mature cheddar grated / shredded
- 3.5 oz / 100g broccoli chopped very finely
- Ā¼ cup / 60g natural yoghurt
- 1 Ā½ tsp baking powder
- Ā½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Ā½ teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 C /350 F and line a muffin pan with paper cups (or grease a silicone muffin mould).
- Blend the eggs in a food processor or with a handheld electric mixer until frothy and pale in colour (2 minutes).
- Add the almond flour, grated cheddar, natural yoghurt, baking powder, garlic powder and onion powder and blend until well-combined.
- Last, stir in the chopped broccoli.
- Fill the batter into 8 paper cups or your prepared silicone mould and sprinkle a little more cheddar over the top (optional).
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. If necessary, loosely place aluminium paper over the tops during the last 5 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning.
Lou Robinson
Canāt wait to try this recipe! Am I right to assume ālarge eggsā means UK egg size and that I should use an extra large egg here in the US?
Katrin NĆ¼rnberger
Hi Lou, more than half of my readers are from the US and I am sure most of them simply use large eggs. Yes, I use large UK eggs. But I do not think it is necessary that you switch to extra large ones.
Damo
I tried these today, but instead of Broccoli, I put Spinach, Sweetcorn and Red Onion in, and added 1/2 tsp of mild curry powder too. Absolutely delicious. Will definitely be making again ! I know the sweetcorn isnāt keto, but it was leftover from making Tuna Mayo the day before. So wasnāt much and added nice little crunchy bits in the Muffin.
Kathryn Reeve
Lovely light and fluffy muffins, I canāt stop eating them!
jenny
Best, best, best muffins. I try to have some in my freezer at all times. Also good with chopped ham or bacon mixed in. 10 star recipe!