My 2 Great Loves
Firstly, I would like to credit UpLateAnyWay.com for the inspiration of this recipe. This is a variation on the Almond Flour biscuits they have created with a few twists. Check that site out, they come up with a ton of great Keto recipes!
I’ve been experimenting with different Keto biscuit recipes over the past few weeks and this recipe is the culmination of many failed attempts(and a lot of taste-testing!). I present to you the Ultimate Keto Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits! I wanted to recreate the infamous “Cheddar Bay Biscuits” from Red Lobster without the carbs, but with all the flavor. Truly a daunting task as Red Lobster’s biscuits are the definition of perfection in every way. If I had to choose between a night with Scarlett Johansson and a bakers dozen(“bakers dozen” is a vastly underappreciated concept) of CBB’s, I’m probably going Scarlett, but I would think about it for at least 30 seconds first.
“King Henry III was so irked by the problem that he implemented a new law to standardize the weight of a loaf—selling puny loaves could result in beatings or jail time. Since bakers wanted to stay on the right side of the law, one common trick was to give 13 loaves to any customer buying a dozen.”Why is a Baker’s Dozen 13? – www.mentalfloss.com
Ingredient List
I channeled my inner Southern Grandma on this one and kept the ingredient list to just the basics, with a few things thrown in for added flavor. It’s easy to add a bunch of crazy ingredients to cover up for an inferior biscuit, but luckily for you, I’ve tinkered around with the recipe for the dough enough to come out with a great tasting Keto Biscuit that can stand on it’s own. Let the biscuit do the talking!
The basic biscuit dough can be used in a bunch of different ways. Leaving out the salt/pepper it can even make for a dessert biscuit base. Some ideas are:
- Cheddar and Bacon
- Olive Oil and Rosemary
- Blueberry with homemade Keto whipped cream
- Chorizo and Goat Cheese
- Spinach and Feta Cheese
You guys are creative though, so come up with your own ideas. Reply back here if you come up with something good so we can give it a try!
Enter Stage Left: Basque Fryer
I went with a classic Cheddar Jalapeno version this time. I also decided to add a Basque Fryer pepper that I picked up from the local farmers market. It’s a very mild pepper that adds a unique peppery flavor to the biscuits, less spicy than a Jalapeno. Honestly, I knew nothing about it until I got home and looked it up online, but it looked good so I grabbed it. I was a bit dissapointed to find out it was called a “Basque Fryer”. That’s pretty much the weakest pepper name you’re likely to come across. Habanero, Jalapeno, Poblano, Basque Fryer.. Can we revoke pepper naming rights from the french?
Hot Out The Oven!
These Keto Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits went great with the rack of pork spare ribs I made for Sunday Dinner. I had the ribs in for 3 hours and put the biscuits in for the last 20 minutes, so everything came out hot at the same time! 3g of net carbs each!
Pro Tip:
Leave a few tablespoons of butter out and let it warm up to room temperature. Cut open the Keto Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits while they’re still warm butter them up and enjoy!
Keto Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 Cup Almond Flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 1/4 Cup Heavy Cream
- 3 tbsp Butter Cold, Cubed
- 1/4 Cup Jalapeno Diced, optional
- 2 tsp Dried Parsley
- 1 Egg
- salt/pepper To Taste
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place butter in the fridge to ensure it is cold when we need it.
- Whisk together dry ingredients. Almond Flour Salt/Pepper Baking Powder
- Mash your butter into the dry ingredients until you achieve a sandy consistency.
- Add the cream and egg and mix until together.
- Fold in cheese, jalapeno and parsley.
- Form 6 medium sized balls and place on a silicon baking mat or a cookie sheet.
- Bake for 17-20 minutes.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
Written by
Matt Gaedke
Matt is a former college basketball player turned computer engineer who discovered his passion for health and nutrition after cutting sugar from his diet in 2016. That year he founded KetoConnect with Megha in order to share their ketogenic lifestyle through recipes, videos, and educational content. Matt is always seeking to grow and try new things, a passion he shares with his wife and two amazing sons.
omg sounds delicious!! thinking of making these for Thanksgiving! Is it 3 net carbs per biscuit or 3 net carbs for the total of 6 biscuits??
Can you make this recipe and freeze the dough, or freeze the dough in sections and bring it out and bake it when you feel like having biscuits?
Hi Brooke! I don’t see why either of those wouldn’t work! Give it a try and comment back here to let us know how it went.
Oh yeah!! These are very tasty. I didn’t have jalapeño so added some onion instead. They wouldn’t hold together for building BLT’s but were amazing by themselves. I ended up eating 3 or 4, along with bites of the remaining BLT ingredients including bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo!! Yummy! I’ll be making these again…soon….very soon!!
I have used this recipe since March and should have thanked you MUCH sooner. No matter how many Keto Breads i buy or make, I go back to this one every time. It’s the ONLY bread/biscuit that i actually enjoy. Three things got me through my first month of Keto and this is one of them. My husband has lost 30 pounds and I have lost 11, never missing a meal, never being hungry. Thanks again I give you five stars!!
I always have light cream in fridge, am I able to use that instead of the heavy in your recipes?
Yep that should work. It will change the nutrition info. We like heavy cream for it’s high fat and low carbs
Hello. I’m wondering if these can be frozen and reheated throughthe week. Thanks
Probably! We haven’t tried it.
Just started the keto diet and I love bread, I made these hoping they would help me feel like I was having bread and these hit the spot. I actually like these better than with regular flour. Yum!!!
That’s awesome! Glad you like them!
These were awesome. You are my now my go to for all things keto Im so glad I have you so I can do this without excuses
I was wondering if you can freeze the dough without any additional ingredients like peppers or bacon?
Sure! bundle them with some paper towels so they don’t get soggy on the thaw. And only freeze them when completely cooled. Also if using for sandwiches? Cut them in half before freezing.
Can you cook them when they are frozen or do you have to thaw
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I used Parmesan instead of cheddar left out jalapeño used keto sausage gravy for biscuits and gravy. Great for Sunday brunch and no one knew the low carb difference. Thank you.
Made these tonight…left out the peppers and swapped the parsley for chives then brushed with melted garlic butter when they came out of the oven. So good!!!
Thank you for all the great recipes.
Fwiw, ‘cutting’ butter into pastry dough, rather than ‘mashing’, results in a lighter final product. It can be done with actual knives, but I finally bought a pastry cutter at a garage sale, and making biscuits, etc. is so much easier now!
Also, I don’t know how much control you have over your Amazon links, but the baking powder you link to contains aluminum. It’s a thing some avoid (like Martha S) and some endorse (like Cook’s County), but either way it is a thing to consider.
Wow! The best Keto recipe I have made so far. Thank you so much for sharing!
What is the best way to store them? They are super DL delcious!!!
In the fridge in a ziplock bag for up to 7 days!
Hi guys. So I have been tracking food for 3 weeks. 20 or less carbs trying to keep 20 -25% protein rest fat.
I bought a glucose monitor. Tested the other day after work it registered 83.
That day I had a Ketologie shake.
1T Mat
1 T HWC
LUNCH
2 Coconut fat bombs
Tested glucose around 5:30 pm. 83
Ate
Kale salad with mayo dressing
4oz chicken
2 baked jalapeño poppers with bacon
1/2 avocado
I am not losing weight at all
Not sure if in Ketosis. Funky feeling mouth & I usually sleep a lot better. But that’s it. I want to lose 10-15 lbs. but also want the health benefits. I’m 64 good health don’t take any prescriptions
These look amazing! Can I substitute canned coconut milk or cream for the heavy whipping cream?
That should work fine!
Pretty, pretty, pretty good. Just made these swapping out the cheddar for organic Mexican mix cheese and the dry parsley for fresh cilantro. They scooped out easily onto the baking sheet but the end result was a little more on the cookie size side than biscuit (more flat the mound). Still, the flavor was all there. Just ate another one. 🙂
Love these biscuts!
Has anyone tried to make them without jalapeño?
I tent to hate spicy food plus red lobsters are amazing without the kick- lol
Let me know how they turned out-Willy ty to make them tonight!
Thanks!