This keto biscuit recipe offers that classic buttery flavor and light biscuit texture only these biscuits have about 3 net carbs per serving! This recipe is surprisingly simple and can even be made ahead of time!
A low carb or keto diet doesn’t have to always mean you miss out on the foods you love the most. Growing up in the south, light, buttery biscuits with breakfast is a favorite food for many of us. Unfortunately, those traditional biscuits aren’t low carb or gluten free. However, our love for those biscuits has led to us creating a keto-friendly version that is just as tasty!
This biscuit recipe only requires about 20 minutes to bake and can be made ahead of time. We love to freeze these biscuits and then thaw them out for those days or weeks that we know will be especially busy.
What You Will Love About this Recipe
- Easy. This recipe is incredibly simple and only requires a handful of ingredients.
- Classic, Delicious Flavor. There are many keto biscuit recipes out there but few offer that classic breakfast biscuit flavor like your grandmother used to make. This recipe creates that light, fluffy breakfast biscuit but it is keto-friendly with less than 6 net carbs per biscuit!
- Versatile. These biscuits are great because they go well with so many other foods. Serve them with sausage, ham, bacon, or fried chicken just to name a few!
- Make ahead of time. This recipe is great for meal prepping. Make them ahead of time so your busy mornings don’t include having to prepare breakfast from scratch.
Ingredients for Keto Biscuits
As always, this is a quick overview of the ingredients you will need to make low-carb biscuits and some substitution suggestions. These biscuits do not have many components, so this is the kind of recipe where the quality of ingredients matters.
- Cream Cheese: full-fat or reduced-fat cream cheese will work in this recipe. Just be sure the cream cheese has softened before you begin, or microwave in 10-second increments until it is soft and can be stirred easily.
- Shredded Cheese: cheddar or sharp cheddar cheese produces the best taste and texture.
- Eggs: size large eggs are used for this recipe.
- Super fine blanched almond flour: we do not recommend an alternative like coconut flour with this recipe. Almond flour provides a light, fluffy texture which is perfect for biscuits. Coconut flour is more dense and provides a texture similar to cake which is not ideal for a biscuit recipe.
- Baking powder and salt: Provides some lift to help keto biscuits rise
- Heavy cream: A higher fat content in heavy cream makes it a great choice for keto biscuits. However, if you’re not on a keto diet and simply wish to reduce carbs, you could use plain, unsweetened almond milk.
- Butter: we recommend unsalted butter for this recipe
How to Make the Best Keto Biscuits
In addition to the ingredients listed above you will need a mixing bowl, spatula, and baking sheet. The best part about this recipe is that it doesn’t require any fancy kitchen equipment or hard-to-find ingredients. Follow the step-by-step guide below to make these amazing keto breakfast biscuits.
Make the Dough
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, and eggs. Stir until cream cheese is smooth with no clumps. Add the super fine almond flour, baking powder, salt, heavy cream, and melted butter. Stir until combined.
Chill and Bake
Next, chill the dough for 10 minutes. Lightly sprinkle almond flour onto a cutting board and turn the dough onto the floured surface. Cut the dough into 6 equal portions and pat it into biscuit shapes. Remember, you want the dough to be nice and thick, like the photos. Place the biscuits onto a greased or silicone-lined baking sheet. Then bake for 18-22 minutes until golden brown. Optionally, you can brush the tops of the biscuits with 1 tablespoon of melted butter.
Storage and Reheating Instructions
- Reheating Instructions: To reheat the biscuits wrap in a paper towel and microwave in 30-second increments until warmed though.
- Refrigerator Storage: Allow to cool completely, then place in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Freezer Storage: These biscuits can be frozen for up to six months. Allow to cool completely, then place in a freezer safe bag or container before freezing.
Tips and Tricks for the Best Keto Biscuits
- You can use unsweetened almond milk instead of heavy cream, if you want, but the fat content decreases. That’s great if you’re just low-carb, but you want a high fat content if you are keto.
- The dough should be relatively thick. Make sure you don’t over-mix the dough.
- Combine these biscuits with sausage, eggs, bacon, country ham, or any other breakfast protein for a complete, delicious breakfast whether you’re at your kitchen table or eating on-the-go!
Other Keto Biscuit Variations
This keto biscuit recipe creates that classic breakfast biscuit only with much fewer carbohydrates. We have also made several other biscuit variations that are great for breakfast or as a side dish with dinner.
- Ham and Cheese Biscuits– These Keto Ham and Cheese Biscuits are a great on-the-go breakfast. Each soft, fluffy biscuit is loaded with cheese and ham and is less than 2 net carbs!
- Cheddar Garlic Biscuits– These cheddar garlic biscuits are a perfect low carb Red Lobster Biscuit copycat! Only 2 net carbs each and loaded with flavor!
- Sausage Cheddar Biscuits– These are made with sausage and are loaded with flavor and have less than two net carbs each. Pair with scrambled eggs and enjoy the perfect keto breakfast!
- Keto Sausage and Biscuits– This sausage and biscuit recipe is everything you love about a traditional sausage and biscuit but with fewer carbs!
- Three Cheese Biscuits– These Keto Three Cheese Biscuits are loaded with sharp cheddar, mozzarella and fresh basil and just 2 net carbs each!
Keto Biscuits FAQ
Yes.
Absolutely! You can store them in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or freeze them for up to six months.
Yes, you can double the recipe if you want to make 12 biscuits rather than 6 biscuits.
Other Keto Breakfast Recipes
- Keto Pancakes
- Low Carb Breakfast Casserole
- Ham and Cheese Bites
- Bagel Breakfast Sandwiches
- Cinnamon Roll Chaffle
The Best Keto Biscuits
Ingredients
- 3 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups super fine blanched almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl combine the softened cream cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, and eggs. Stir until cream cheese is smooth with no clumps.
- Add the super fine almond flour, baking powder, salt, heavy cream, and melted butter.
- Stir until combined. Chill the dough for 10 minutes.
- Lightly sprinkle almond flour onto a cutting board and turn the dough onto the floured surface. Cut the dough into 6 equal portions and it pat into biscuits shapes. Remember, you want the dough to be nice and thick like the photos.
- Place the biscuits onto a greased or silicone-lined baking sheet.
- Bake 18-22 minutes until golden brown. Optionally, you can brush the tops of the biscuits with 1 tablespoon of melter butter.
