This is it! The World’s Best Keto Waffles. Hands down. So get a hold of your socks folks, because this Keto Waffle recipe is about to knock them right off!
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My Keto waffles are simply the best. 🏆
These waffles could go head to head with any waffle, any time, any place. They could throw down with IHOP and come out the victor. No question. These low carb waffles are better than those pitiful excuses for waffles because they have just 5g net carbs and a whopping 19 grams of protein. And they taste like a million bucks!
So let me show you how I make this Keto Waffle recipe.
🥣 Ingredients
Waffles tend to be nutritional wastelands. Lots of sugar and white flour and not much else. But check out the ingredients in my Keto Waffles:
- eggs
- cream cheese
- baking powder
- coconut oil or melted butter
- almond flour
This is real food, people!
And did I mention that it also makes the World's Greatest Low Carb Pancakes? Well, it does. Best Keto waffles and pancakes ever. Just leave out the oil or melted butter.
🍯 Sugar-Free Syrup
You've got two schools of thought on this one. You can buy fancy Keto friendly sugar-free maple syrup in specialty stores and on Amazon if you like. Or you can go the low-brow route and buy the sugar-free syrup you can find in the pancake aisle of the supermarket. No judgment.
🍓 Waffle toppings
- strawberries
- blueberries
- blackberries
- raspberries
- peanut butter
- almond butter
- cream cheese
- sweetened cream cheese
- whipped cream
🍳 Waffle sides
- eggs
- bacon
- sausage links
- sausage patties
- ham
- Canadian bacon
😋 Waffle Add-Ins
- sugar-free chocolate chips (1 tablespoon)
- chopped walnuts (1 tablespoon)
- chopped pecans (1 tablespoon)
- vanilla extract (1 teaspoon)
- cinnamon (1 teaspoon)
🔪 Equipment
You need two appliances: a blender and a waffle iron. The recipe was developed to make one large Belgian waffle, but the batter will make 2-3 regular-sized waffles, depending on how big your waffle iron is. It will also work with mini waffles, for added cuteness.
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If you like this quick Keto breakfast, then you might like my recipes for Keto French Toast, Keto Banana Bread or Keto Pancakes.
🍚 Almond flour
The more almond flour you use, the thicker the waffle. If you are doing strict 20 grams of carbohydrate a day Keto, then you are going to want to stick to 2 TB of almond flour. This waffle will be perfectly adequate but on the thin side. Using 3 TB makes a thicker waffle. And you can make a very thick waffle by using 4 TB of almond flour. The carb count will be from 5-7g net carbs depending on which one you choose.
📖 Instructions
- Spray the waffle iron with cooking spray and pre-heat.
- Add all wet ingredients to a blender. Then add all dry ingredients.
- Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides once, for 30-60 seconds.
- Pour the batter into the hot Belgian, regular or mini size waffle iron, and cook according to manufacturer's instructions, usually 3-4 minutes.
- To make a double batch, click on the button that says "2X" to the right of the ingredients in the recipe card. Then cook the batter in two batches.
- Storage: Makes a great meal prep low carb breakfast. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. It's best to reheat the Keto waffles in a toaster oven.
And that's about it, waffle-wise. 🧇
In less than ten minutes, you can make the best Keto waffle recipe on the whole entire Internet.
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Print📋 Recipe
World's Greatest Keto Waffles
This is it. The World's Best Keto Pancake and Waffle batter. Hands down.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 3
- Total Time: 8 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 2 oz cream cheese
- 2 - 4 tablespoons almond flour*
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil or melted butter**
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
Step 1. Spray the waffle iron with cooking spray and pre-heat.
Step 2. Add all ingredients to a blender. Then add the dry ingredients.
Step 3. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides once, for 30-60 seconds.
Step 4. Pour the batter into the hot Belgian, regular, or mini-size waffle iron, and cook according to the manufacturer's instructions, usually 3-4 minutes.
Notes
*For thicker, breadier waffles, add 1-2 tablespoons more almond flour to the 2 tablespoons in the recipe. If you add 1 tablespoon more, then the net carbs are 6g. If you add 2 tablespoons more, then the net carbs are 7g.
**Omit oil if using for pancake batter.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Belgian Waffle
- Calories: 522
- Fat: 48
- Carbohydrates: 7
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 19
Keywords: Low Carb Waffle, Keto Wafffle, Low Carb Pancakes, Keto Pancakes
🎃 Pumpkin Waffles
To make these Waffles more autumn-y, you can add ½ tsp pumpkin spice, 2 TB pumpkin puree and 2 TB of sugar-free sweetener.
Lee says
Outstanding. Sick of 'best ever!!' recipes that demand you separate eggs, measure 3 and 4/7 ounces of what-the-heck is that and end up tasting 'Meh', anyway. Your proportions are perfect, and they taste fantastic. Super efficient one-pot cookery (+ one waffle iron...)
Thank you🙏
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EmilyKrill says
You're welcome! Thanks so much for your nice comment. You made my day.
Jaclyn P. says
Woohoo!! The perfect waffle!! Love it!!
Thank you!
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EmilyKrill says
Yay! Thanks for commenting!
Natha says
Hello! I’m yet to try this recipe. Can I use sour cream instead of cream cheese? Trying to use what I have at hand.
EmilyKrill says
I've never tried using sour cream, but I think it should be fine. The batter will be thinner though, so I suggest using 1/4 cup almond flour instead of 2 tablespoons. And you'll need 1/4 cup of sour cream. Good luck!
Gabriel says
Pretty tasty. They don't come out very crispy though.
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EmilyKrill says
They do not. Low carb waffles have different ingredients so it's hard to replicate regular waffles with what we've got to work with. Normal waffle recipes often use flour, cornstarch and buttermilk to make the waffles crispy, but these ingredients are too high in carbohydrate to use in low carb cooking. So, you know, we do what we can with what we have.
Zelma says
I love these waffles. The taste and texture is wonderful! Thought I would freeze the extra for another time...nope.🤷🏽♀️ Thanks for the recipe, keep up the great work..please and thank you.🤞🏽
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EmilyKrill says
Thanks!
Trb says
Thank you for this recipe! Just made it and it couldn’t haven’t been easier and it was very tasty! I used my ninja single serve cup to blend, added sf vanilla extract and a little cinnamon. Ate it warm with butter and sf syrup. Yum yum!! I followed your advice and cut the belgium waffle in half. I imagine it will be even better after being toasted for left overs. Thanks again!
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EmilyKrill says
No problem! I haven't tried freezing them and then toasting them, but someone else in the comment thread did it and it worked out really well. Adding vanilla and cinnamon was a good idea. I've actually got a similar recipe for Pumpkin Waffles that uses this recipe along with mashed pumpkin and pumpkin spice. https://www.resolutioneats.com/blog/low-carb-pumpkin-waffles/ This might be a good one to try now that we are in pumpkin spice season.
Thanks for your comment!
Cynthia G says
Hiya!..I made these but there is a heavy taste of something..could I have put to much of something in it..like baking soda or...
EmilyKrill says
If you are using baking soda, then you are doing it wrong. You need to use baking powder.
Frank D. says
I recently discovered the concept of "chaffles" and immediately ordered the well-known "Dash" mini-waffle maker from Amazon. I shredded a bit over two ounces of an aged, semi-hard cheddar cheese from Aldi into a steel mixing bowl with two whole jumbo eggs, your suggested 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, and approximately 3-1/2 tablespoons of a well-ground almond meal (Trader Joe's "Just Almond Meal") before vigorously mixing the lot with a fork — no blender. Nor did I add any oil to the recipe beyond dabbing a bit of saved bacon grease on the hot griddle with a paper towel.
After the waffle maker indicated full heating by turning off that blue LED light at the top, I cautiously poured some of the mixture into the griddle. The first dollop was too much, and the overflow gushed out all over the front as the baking powder sprang into action. LMAO! But after four minutes and some interesting smoke, I unplugged the Dash. Opening the lid revealed a lightly browned concoction that separated easily from the griddle with the smallest urging from a fork. Mmmm. Mmmm! Bready with a distinct cheese flavor and only a hint of egginess!
In short, even my rough and ready adaptation of your excellent recipe come out very nicely! I'm planning on trying the cream cheese version with a touch of vanilla and possibly Walmart's "Great Value" sugar-free pancake syrup. My mangled version of your recipe would have produced about four mini waffles had I not repeatedly over-poured, which wasted a fair mount of batter. Two more waffles are now crisping up on the counter under a paper towel, awaiting later snacking. 🙂
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EmilyKrill says
Ha, thanks so much for the Kind words. I have to say- I always wince when people write in with adaptations of my recipes. When someone changes a recipe and it all goes terribly wrong, I am often the one who gets the blame. So thank you for taking all the responsibility for your waffles! I will have to try the Aldi cheese you mentioned. I am all about ingredients you can buy at Walmart, Trader Joe's and Aldi. Did you know that you can get almond flour at Aldi now? I was so psyched when I learned that. And I use a very similar sugar-free pancake syrup with my waffles. I actually like it much more than the pricy sugar-free syrups you can buy on Amazon. The one I use is from the "Essentials" brand, which is the generic at my local store.
But anyway, I appreciated your comment very much. When recipes go right, I love to hear about them. And this makes me think that you might like my recipe for broccoli waffles. (I published it back in 2017, before chaffles were even a thing. Not to brag.) Broccoli waffles aren't for everyone, but you seem like the kind of adventurous eater who might like them.
Broccoli Waffles
Vicki says
Greatest!!!
I've been making these waffles for about a month. I make a big batch and freeze them. Just put in the toaster in the morning.
I have been trying to gain weight (about 15 pounds) so thank goodness for the calories. If you have any good advice of other things that can help gain weight, I'm all ears. Thank you again for sharing.
EmilyKrill says
So glad you like the recipe! And yes, the waffles are very high in calories. When you are doing low carb, eating more calories doesn’t necessarily mean that you will gain weight though. The whole idea behind Keto is to lower carbs and increase fats to lose weight. So if you are trying to gain weight while eating low carb, you should actually increase the amount of protein that you consume, rather than the amount of fat. It is counter to everything that you were taught about dieting, but when you are on a low carb diet, your body plays by different rules. You can find out more about using protein for weight gain from the Dr. Bernstein Diet. Here’s a video where he talks about using protein for weight loss and weight gain. YouTube.com/watch?v=j4HkBDR_mcw
Alex says
Omg, FINALLY!!! I've been looking for a good keto waffle recipe for SO LONG!! Just yesterday I tried one with 3 times the amount of ingredients that had me folding in peaked eggwhites and using every bowl and utensil I had and all I had at the end was waffle-shaped cardboard and a trashed kitchen... I almost gave up! But I saw this and the reviews and that it was at least easy. I'm SO glad I tried it! This was so quick and easy, and the taste AND texture were great! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
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EmilyKrill says
Sure thing! I know what you are talking about. I tried that whipped egg white one too. So much trouble for breakfast. Blender waffle are definitely the way to go. Thanks so much for letting me know that you like them.
Sara says
Would it be possible to use coconut flour instead of almond flour?
EmilyKrill says
No, almond flour and coconut flour absorb liquid differently so you can't just replace one with the other. But here is a very similar recipe from Low Carb Yum that uses coconut flour. https://lowcarbyum.com/coconut-flour-belgian-waffles/
Sara says
Thanks so much! I’ll just have to stock up on Almond flour 😊😊😊
EmilyKrill says
That's definitely a good idea if you plan to do any kind of low carb baking. But luckily, I've seen a large 3 lb bag of almond flour at Costco, and Aldi just started to carry it too. And, obviously, you've got your choice of brands on Amazon.
Donna says
Girl!!!!! You were not kidding when you said the worlds greatest keto waffles! They surely are! I just made them they were perfect, I’ll be eating these every day. Thank you for a non eggy/cheesy keto recipe. Yum!
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EmilyKrill says
Ha, thanks! And me too. I got into the habit of making these waffles every morning. I have one word of advice though. These waffles are not low in calories. The serving size is 1 Belgian waffle, and it has 552 calories. But Belgian waffles are so big that I started eating half of one and saving the other one for the next day. (Well, I tried to anyway. A lot of times I just gobbled the whole thing.) Thanks so much for making my day with your nice comment. Have a good one!