You probably think that your days of enjoying sweet pastries are over once you’ve embarked on a ketogenic diet – but this doesn’t have to be the case. If you want to enjoy pastries without getting a lot of carbohydrates, you need a good alternative for the grain-based flour. Thankfully, this is where the low-carb and grain-free almond flour comes in. With 10 of the best ever keto almond flour recipes, you can have sweets once again without ruining your diet.
Contents
- 1) Kentucky Butter Cake
- 2) Nanaimo Bars
- 3) No Bake Peppermint Cheesecake Bars
- 4) Gluten-Free Almond Flour Pancakes
- 5) Cheesy Grain-Free Spinach Crackers
- 6) Gluten-Free Almond Flour Waffles
- 7) Summer Squash Casserole
- 8) Fudgy Keto Brownies
- 9) Keto Low-Carb Bagels with Fathead Dough
- 10) Honey Graham Crackers, Marshmallows, and S’Mores
1) Kentucky Butter Cake
First up is the Kentucky Butter Cake, which takes about 90 minutes to cook and prepare. This cake can serve up to 16 people. Moreover, each serving packs only about 2.5 grams of net carbohydrates while supplying 27 grams of fat. Each slice provides 2.5 grams of dietary fiber and seven grams of protein. Apart from the almond flour, you’ll also need coconut flour. Likewise, you can add some strawberries and whipped cream on top of this butter cake.
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2) Nanaimo Bars
One of the best things about a Nanaimo bar is that it doesn’t require any baking. With proper preparations, you’ll have a sweet three-layered dessert composed of graham crackers, shredded coconut, chocolate chips, and heavy cream. You have to refrigerate this for a couple of hours before you can cut them into equal-sized Nanaimo bars. Don’t forget to use a sharp knife if you intend to cut the bars into even smaller pieces.
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3) No Bake Peppermint Cheesecake Bars
Another keto-friendly dessert that doesn’t need any baking is the peppermint cheesecake base. Each bar contains about 250 calories and just less than five grams of carbs. Moreover, each serving of these sumptuous bars has four grams of protein and a heaping 23 grams of fat. Remember to put the cheesecake in the refrigerator for a minimum of three hours to let it settle.
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4) Gluten-Free Almond Flour Pancakes
Here’s a recipe that takes only 20 minutes. Apart from being keto-friendly, this is a gluten-free meal that everyone will surely enjoy. To make these pancakes, you’ll need water, oil, salt, baking powder, almond flour, eggs, and just a teaspoon of Splenda. Four people can enjoy this, with each serving having just 255 calories, six grams of carbohydrates, nine grams of protein, and 23 grams of fat.
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5) Cheesy Grain-Free Spinach Crackers
If you have an hour to spare, you can make about 16 grain-free spinach crackers. Each cheesy cracker contains only 1.4 grams of net carbs since the remaining 2.8 grams are fiber. Additionally, one cracker provides nearly 11 grams of fat and 4.5 grams of protein. If you find that these grain-free crackers aren’t crunchy enough after baking them for 20 minutes in the oven, you can bake them again for 20 more minutes at a temperature of 125 degrees Celsius.
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6) Gluten-Free Almond Flour Waffles
Waffles are a great breakfast choice alongside pancakes. With these low-carb almond flour waffles, you can enjoy them again without worrying about wheat flour. What’s even better is that you can prepare eight of these in just 10 minutes. If you don’t want to eat them right away, you have the option to freeze them.
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7) Summer Squash Casserole
This keto-friendly casserole is filled with cheesy delights such as cheddar, mozzarella, and parmesan. Similar to the almond flour waffles, the summer squash casserole can be prepared early in the week. You can then freeze it and have one slice each day. Baking takes about 40 minutes, but the end result is an incredibly tasty and golden brown casserole.
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8) Fudgy Keto Brownies
How about some fudge brownies? Each of these sweet snacks contains 109 calories, three grams of protein, 1.5 grams of net carbohydrates, and a little over nine grams of fat. The total time needed to prepare and bake these is just 35 minutes, but you can reduce this. Twenty minutes is the suggested baking duration, but you may bake it for less than that if you want to have really fudgy brownies.
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9) Keto Low-Carb Bagels with Fathead Dough
This is a very simple keto-friendly food that requires just five to six ingredients. You’ll need almond flour, gluten-free baking powder, shredded mozzarella cheese, cream cheese, eggs, and the optional sesame seeds. You’ll be done making this in just half an hour, with each serving having a mere five grams of net carbs and up to 28 grams of fat.
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10) Honey Graham Crackers, Marshmallows, and S’Mores
Finally, you can have gluten-free and grain-free graham crackers with marshmallows and s’mores. You’ll need quite a lot of ingredients, but who doesn’t want keto-friendly snacks as delectable as this one? Remember to bake these for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and let the graham crackers cool a bit afterward for 20 minutes.
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In conclusion, you can always satisfy your sweet tooth even if you are on a keto diet. It’s all about using the right ingredients that are free of grains, high in fat, and low in carbohydrates. We hope that you’ve come to appreciate the value of using almond flour to make your own keto-friendly snacks and side dishes. For any questions, do send us a comment.
