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    Author: Emily Krill | Published: Jan 5, 2022 | Modified: Jan 15, 2022

    Keto Biscuits and Gravy

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    These Keto Biscuits and Gravy make for a delicious Southern brunch.  And each serving has just 4g net carbs.

    white and green plates holding Keto Biscuits and Gravy
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    • 💬 What are biscuits and sausage gravy?
    • 💬 How do you make them Keto?
    • 📖 Instructions
    • 🐖 Do I have to use pork sausage?
    • 💬 What are the carbs in biscuits and gravy?
    • ⏲️ How long does it take to make?
    • 📋 Recipe

    Hi y'all! 👋

    Today I’m going to share a recipe for Southern Keto Biscuits and Gravy.  Now I’ll admit, I’m not Southern myself, but I did spend a good deal of my childhood watching the Dukes of Hazzard, so I feel qualified to give biscuits and gravy advice.

    I’ll channel my inner Daisy Duke and it’ll all be fine.

    a close up of Keto Biscuits and Gravy on a green plate

    💬 What are biscuits and sausage gravy?

    They are buttermilk biscuits topped with a white cream gravy made with sausage.  In the SAD (Standard American Diet) the biscuits are flakey, high carb and admittedly, very delicious.  And the sausage cream gravy is made from a mixture of milk, flour and sausage. I'll be honest, it's a tough act to follow. 

    💬 How do you make them Keto?

    It’s doable, I promise!  This keto biscuits and gravy recipe uses a mixture of butter, coconut flour, eggs and mozzarella cheese for the low carb biscuits.  These simple drop biscuits are made in a muffin pan, so they are actually much easier to make than classic buttermilk biscuits. 

    And the keto sausage gravy is made from breakfast sausage, butter, heavy whipping cream and a little arrowroot powder to thicken it up.  Since this low carb gravy is made from cream, it tastes incredibly decadent. You will not be able to tell the difference between high carb sausage gravy and low carb sausage gravy.  

    The ingredients for Keto sausage gravy and biscuits

    📖 Instructions

    1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F and liberally grease 6 wells of a muffin pan.
    Step 1 Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F and grease 6 wells of a muffin pan

    2. Melt biscuit butter and set aside to cool.

    3. Mix coconut flour and baking powder in a medium-sized bowl

    4. Lightly beat eggs and mix with melted butter in a small bowl.  Add the mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix well.

    5. Mix in the cheese.

    Step 2 Mix up biscuit batter

    6. Divide the batter into 6 portions and roll them into balls with your hands.  Add a ball of biscuit dough to each of the 6 greased wells of the muffin pan.

    7. Bake for 14-16 minutes until lightly browned.

    Step 3 Bake the biscuits for 14-16 minutes.

    8. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then carefully remove from the pan and move to a cooling rack.

    9. Add 1 tablespoon butter to a large skillet and melt over Medium-High heat.

    10. Add sausage and brown, breaking it into bits, 5 minutes.

    Step 4 Brown sausage.

    11. Add heavy whipping cream and ¼ cup water to the pan and bring to a simmer.  Simmer for 8 minutes.  

    Step 5 Simmer sausage in heavy whipping cream.

    12. Dissolve arrowroot in ¼ cup water.  Add arrowroot mixture to the pan and return to a simmer.

    13. Simmer until thickened, 1 minute.

    Step 6 Thicken the sausage cream gravy.

    14. Cut biscuits in half and pour ⅙ of the low carb sausage gravy on top of each one.  

    Breakfast Pro Tip: If you are looking for good low carb breakfast ideas, you can't go wrong with Keto waffles or Keto avocado toast.

    A white plate of low carb biscuit and a cast iron pan holding sausage cream gravy

    🐖 Do I have to use pork sausage?

    Nope, people have been making white cream gravies from all sorts of meat for hundreds of years. Chicken, Turkey, Rabbit, Squirrel. Southern sausage can take many forms. Just make sure it is ground sausage meat (and not links) and you’re good.

    💬 What are the carbs in biscuits and gravy?

    Traditional biscuits and gravy have about 45 grams of carbohydrates per serving. But this Keto version has just 4 grams net carbs.

    ⏲️ How long does it take to make?

    It only takes 30 minutes to make this Keto Biscuits and Gravy recipe. So you can fix up this classic Southern brunch in the time it takes to watch one episode of the Dukes of Hazzard. 

    So put on your short shorts and let's get cooking!

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    Ok, chow for now!

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    (But let's keep in touch.)

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    📋 Recipe

    Southern Keto Biscuits and Gravy

    a plate of low carb Fathead biscuits, a pan of sausage gravy and a plate with a sausage gravy biscuit
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    ★★★★★

    5 from 3 reviews

    This Keto biscuits with sausage gravy recipe makes for a delicious Southern breakfast or brunch.  And each serving has just 4g net carbs.

    • Author: Emily Krill
    • Prep Time: 10
    • Cook Time: 20
    • Total Time: 30 minutes
    • Yield: 6 servings 1x
    • Category: Entree
    • Method: Stovetop and Baked
    • Cuisine: Southern
    • Diet: Gluten Free

    Ingredients

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    Biscuits:

    • ¼ cup butter, melted
    • ⅓ cup coconut flour
    • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
    • 4 large eggs
    • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

    Sausage Gravy:

    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • ½ pound breakfast sausage
    • ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
    • ½ cup water, divided
    • ½ tablespoon arrowroot powder

    Instructions

    Step 1.  Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F and liberally grease 6 wells of a muffin pan.

    Step 2.  Melt biscuit butter and set aside to cool.

    Step 3.  Mix coconut flour and baking powder in a medium-sized bowl

    Step 4.  Lightly beat eggs and mix with melted butter in a small bowl.  Add the mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix well.

    Step 5.  Mix in the cheese.

    Step 6.  Divide the batter into 6 portions and roll them into balls with your hands.  Add a ball of biscuit dough to each of the 6 greased wells of the muffin pan.

    Step 7.  Bake for 14-16 minutes until lightly browned.

    Step 8.  Cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then carefully remove from the pan and move to a cooling rack.

    Step 9.  Add 1 tablespoon butter to a large skillet and melt over Medium-High heat.

    Step 10.  Add sausage and brown, breaking it into bits, 5 minutes.

    Step 11.  Add heavy whipping cream and ¼ cup water to the pan and bring to a simmer.  Simmer for 8 minutes.  

    Step 12.  Dissolve arrowroot in ¼ cup water.  Add arrowroot mixture to the pan and return to a simmer.

    Step 13. Simmer until thickened, 1 minute.

    Step 14.  Cut biscuits in half and pour ⅙ of the low carb sausage gravy on top of each one.  

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 biscuit and ⅙ of the gravy
    • Calories: 393
    • Fat: 34
    • Carbohydrates: 6
    • Fiber: 2
    • Protein: 20

    Keywords: Keto Biscuits and Gravy, Keto Sausage Gravy, Low Carb Biscuits and Gravy, Keto Sausage Gravy

    If you like this Southern dish, then you might like my Cheese Biscuits, Keto Cheese Grits, or Spicy Cheese Pecan Crackers.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. brodsky says

      March 21, 2020 at 10:47 pm

      thought grits was a no no on keto diet.

      Reply
      • EmilyKrill says

        March 22, 2020 at 8:13 am

        My grits recipe uses almond flour in place of cornmeal so it is low carb. Here's a link to that recipe. https://www.resolutioneats.com/blog/low-carb-cheese-grits/

        Reply
    2. Toni says

      October 12, 2019 at 12:39 pm

      Can cream cheese be substituted for the mozzarella in these recipes?

      Reply
      • EmilyKrill says

        October 12, 2019 at 1:22 pm

        No, I’m afraid not.

        Reply
    3. Maggie says

      August 11, 2019 at 5:47 am

      Just ate this as a brakast for dinner, and it was sooooo good. I needed more fat for my macros, so I made 3 scrambled eggs to go with it. So yummy. Thanks for posting this!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • EmilyKrill says

        August 11, 2019 at 5:52 am

        No problem! I love eating breakfast for dinner too.

        Reply
    4. Taryn C. says

      February 03, 2019 at 12:46 pm

      I’m one of those people that have never understood people’s obsession with biscuits & gravy. I always thought it was a bland, unimpressive breakfast. My husband is diabetic & I was looking for a recipe he could have since biscuits & gravy is his favorite. This is hands down THE BEST recipe I’ve ever had! So good! We have shared the recipe with 3 family members already & we just made it this morning! Thank you for the recipe!!!

      ★★★★★

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      • EmilyKrill says

        February 03, 2019 at 12:49 pm

        Yay! I'm diabetic too, so I know how hard it is to find low carb recipes for foods that are usually high carb. Thanks so much for for letting me know that you like it.

        Reply
    5. Tara J. says

      October 25, 2018 at 6:40 am

      I'm a Southern girl so I've been looking for a good sausage gravy and biscuits recipe. This recipe was perfect.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • EmilyKrill says

        October 26, 2018 at 7:58 am

        High praise. Glad you liked it.

        Reply

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