Since moving to the South we are constantly tempted by fresh baked biscuits. We needed to come up with a low carb biscuits recipe that would free us from the temptations of flaky southern biscuits. This is that recipe! Even better, it can be made with a handful of ingredients and in three minutes or less.
How To Make Low Carb Biscuits
First you have to decide what kind of biscuits you want to make. We have a more traditional, baked almond flour biscuit recipe you can try if you have more time. This is a super quick microwave biscuit recipe that you can make when you’re in a rush!
Essential Keto Biscuit Ingredients:
The ingredient list for this recipe is on the long side, but most of them are just for flavor. You can make a delicious mug biscuit with just a handful of ingredients. The essential ingredients are:
- Coconut Flour
- Butter
- Baking Powder
- An Egg
- Heavy Cream
Coconut Flour vs Almond Flour
One of the benefits of making biscuits with coconut flour is that you don’t need to use a whole lot of flour. This recipe makes one large biscuit and only used two tablespoons of coconut flour. This is because coconut flour is highly absorbent so you won’t need as much as you would almond flour.
Add Cheese for a Moist Biscuit
Coming away with a moist and memorable biscuit using low carb ingredients is a tough task. Using low carb flours alone won’t quite do the job. Adding in a bit of cheese will make the biscuit more flavorful, as well as softer and more enjoyable.
Clumpy is Ok!
This biscuit dough isn’t going to look like your grandma’s traditional recipe. The dough is much thicker and you might be skeptical when you pop this in the microwave. “There is no way this is going to turn into a biscuit in three minutes”. Have faith! This clumpy dough is going to come out perfectly soft and flavorful, ready to be topped with butter or filled with your favorite sandwich ingredients.
Microwave Mug Breads
If you haven’t made a microwave mug bread before then you’re in for a treat! These are breads that you mix and microwave in a coffee mug and can enjoy less than 5 minutes later. Many keto mug breads can be made in under 60 seconds but this one will take close to three minutes. The increased time is because this recipe is nut free and uses only coconut flour.
Keto Red Lobster Biscuits
I’m a big fan of the world famous red lobster biscuits, so whenever I get the chance I try to replicate that flavor. That’s what we did for this recipe, but feel free to change up the flavors to your liking. You can even go for a sweet biscuit using ricotta cheese and cinnamon! There’s no rules in the kitchen. Have fun and create something awesome.
How to Store Keto Biscuits
As with all keto baked goods, it is best to store these biscuits in the fridge. They will last 7-10 days in the fridge and can also be frozen to extend the shelf life up to 1 month. Since this recipe is made in single serving batches there is really no reason to store it though. You can make it anytime you are in the mood in a few minutes time.
Make a Keto Sandwich!
This is our favorite keto biscuit recipe to use for sandwiches! The biscuit is sturdy and will hold up to whatever you want to add to your sandwich. Most breads get soggy and fall apart…
I will usually make 1 biscuit and get 2 sandwiches out of it. I like to slice each one into four slices so I can double up on sandwich fillings!
While you can make just about any sandwich you would like with these low carb biscuits, our personal favorite is a loaded breakfast sandwich! Eggs, cheese, bacon and avocado. Perfect for a weekend brunch with coffee.
Nut Free Keto Mug Biscuit
Many people look for nut free recipes because of allergies, or simply because they find themselves eating too many nuts when starting a ketogenic diet. The downside to nuts is that they are very calorie dense and can inhibit weight loss if you’re not careful. They are easy to consume in excess and mindlessly eat. We are always developing new nut free recipes, so check out a few of our favorites:
Keto Biscuits in the Microwave?
Our favorite part about this recipe is how quick it is. And, when we say quick we mean a total of 5 minutes to make, maybe even less. If you are opposed to microwave use though, this recipe may not be for you. What makes it so quick is the use of a mug, combining all the ingredients into that mug (in no particular order) and microwaving it for 3 minutes. It even pops right out onto a plate for easy slicing and eating!
If you don’t have a microwave this recipe can also be made in the oven. Set the oven to 350 and bake for 15-20 minutes.
The Easiest Low Carb Biscuits
Whether or not you have have a nut allergy, you will enjoy all our bread recipes. But, if you’re in the market for a quick and delicious (but, not too eggy) biscuit to add to tonight’s dinner, you should make our low carb biscuits!
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal – Search “KetoConnect – Easy Biscuit Recipe”
3 Minute Low Carb Biscuits
What You Need:
- Microwave
- Coffee Mug
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 2 tbsp Coconut flour
- 1 large Egg
- 1 tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 tbsp Water
- 1/4 cup Cheddar Cheese
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp Onion powder
- 1/8 tsp Dried Parsley
- 1/8 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp Baking powder
Instructions:
- Melt butter in a coffee mug by microwaving for 20 seconds.
- Add coconut flour, baking powder, and seasonings. Mix to incorporate with a fork.
- Add egg, water, cheese and heavy whipping cream. Mix until combined.
- Microwave for 3 minutes. Immediately remove from mug and allow to cool for 2 minutes.
- Slice and enjoy.
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Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
As a diabetic I really miss breakfast breads and Im a savory lover. Made these with what I had ?Almond flour and sour cream. Turned out great! With a glass of vegetable juice–yummy!
I used the biscuit to make a quick grilled cheese sandwich. DELICIOUS!
These were INSANELY GOOD.
Haha, we couldn’t agree more!
Can I bake them instead I don’t own a microwave 🙁
Yes, try 350 for 20-25 minutes
When baking in oven what pan?? Should I use and can I do 6 at a time???
I try all kinds of Keto recipes daily and never take the time to comment. I tried your biscuits this morning just for kicks since I’m a fan of the Reb Lobster version. They were amazing. Can’t wait to share these with my husband later. I appreciate you guys so much. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome! It’s great to get the stamp of approval from a seasoned keto cook!
You weren’t exaggerating! These are divine! Many thanks!
These sound amazing. Unfortunately I do not have a microwave. Any ideas/suggestions on temp and length of time in an oven? I’d really like to make these!
Try 350 for 20 minutes.
I make red lobster biscuits for my husband. The secret ingredient is sage! Roughly a 1/2 tablespoon. I’m going to try this recipe as soon as I can get some coconut flour! I miss bread!
Mmm, we’ll have to give it a try with some sage!
I made this tonight and it was fantastic! I did use almond flour and just left out the water and it was just perfect. TY so much for this!
This was awesome, thank you!
Can I substitute the coconut flour with Almond flour? And if so what amount.
Not really, but you could try about 6 tbsp of almond flour.
Allergic to all things coconut. Can you use almond flour
Hi Teri! I’d be cautious about subbing coconut flour for almond flour. Almond flour just doesn’t hold the same way Coconut flour does. If you end up trying it, would you let us know how it comes out! Thanks so much! Good luck, and thanks for the question !
I substituted Almond flour for the Coconut flour and it came out a little moist, but my husband really liked it!
Thanks for the recipe, he’s having a hard time giving up his bread, so this was a help!
Thanks for sharing! This will help a lot of people to know
I used almond four as I’m not a fan of the coconut flavour in everything. Worked great!
I used a big coffee mug and made 3 buns with it for hamburgers.
Hey, how much almond flour did you use? Looking to make these soon.
I used almond flour to make the biscuits. They are great!
What amount did you use for the almond flour compared to the coconut?
You say not really but you could I don’t mean to be a bug but is it just not good because I’d like to cut the carbs as much as possible but still be quick and efficient
Do I need to use whipping cream or could I skip that part ?
you can replace the cream with water and it will come out fine.
Lol sooo I just totally missed adding the cheese…you forgot that part in the recipe too!
Sorry about that! It is in the ingredients, but not in the steps – just fixed it!!
Love the savoury version but felt like sweet cinnamon taste this morning. I replaced the onion and garlic powders for 1 TSP of xyla sweetener and some cinnamon and used mozzarella cheese in place of cheddar. It was ok and think with a little tweaking a yummy cinnamon product could be made. Next time I’ll replace one of the tbsp of water with sugar free syrup and use a tbsp of cream cheese in place of cheddar.
I also wanted a sweet cinnamon version but didn’t have any cream cheese. I used about a Tbls of erythritol, replaced a Tbls of water with SF maple syrup, and added a Tbls of almond butter instead of the cheese and it is AMAZING!!
Holy cow! These are great. I was ok with the dryness but wanted to see if I could find a way to keep it more moist. Think I found it! Bacon fat! So good. We save our grease from our bacon when we make it and it works great in place of the butter. Great recipe it’s awesome!
Great addition! And, thanks for the tip!
Thank you for posting. I am going to try one with and one without bacon fat. Thanks!
I made these this morning. Yum!
I’m not sure if it’s the particular brand of flour I used (nutiva), but there is definitely a strong coconut taste. Thoughts on doing 1tbsp of coconut flour and 1 tbsp of almond flour?
I know it’s a very long time from when you first asked, but I almost always substitute one T almond flour for one of the T coconut flour. Everything else is the same. They come out great! They’re a bit dry without cheese but toast or grill wonderfully. cyn.wise@yahoo.com
Mine were just a little dry at 3 mins I used fine cheese . Maybe 2 whipping cream or a bit more butter would make it not dry but with butter my hubby loved it so I going to pan fry in the morning to go with eggs.
extra butter or HWC should do the trick! Glad your husband enjoyed it!
Can you omit the HWC?
Probably, but you would have to add liquid to get the consistency right. You can add water or coconut/almond milk maybe. The flavor won’t be as rich though.
Which step do we add the cheese? Or did I miss that in the instructions?
You can add it at any point! Just mix it all together in a mug
The cheese ingredient was not in the printed recipe. I went and found the video to find out when the cheese is added. You can add it after mixing the heavy cream. I ended up making it without the cheese cuz I follow recipes as written. Still worked out. Used an extra tall skinner mug and ended up with lots of slices. Very cool!
I apologize – we just fixed it! You can add the cheese at any point. The truth is you just need to mix it all, order doesn’t matter so much with mug cakes!
Hi Meghan and Matthew. The red lobster biscuits are the reason I even went to that restaurant. Ever since my my food allergies especially to shrimp and bottom feeders, and gluten related food. I miss those biscuits and seafood so much. Weeding out food allergies from maybe wheat and other crap,your channel has been so helpful. Thanks guys!
Thank you for your kind words and we hope these biscuits satisfy your cravings! let us know what you think!
Any replacement for the eggs ?
You can use a flax seed “egg”. 1tablespoon flax seeds to 3 tablespoons water. Let the flax seeds absorb most of the water, then add in place of egg.
Chia eggs would work too, right? Same concept….chia seeds mixed w a bit of water.
Ever considered figuring out how to make a keto friendly Challah bread? I love Challah bread but only know how to follow a recipe not create them like ya’ll are so good at!
I think that’s a great idea. I’ll pass the suggestion along to Matt and Megha as well as add it to our list of potential upcoming recipes. Thanks!
These were awesome! It would be wonderful if you guys figured out Challah! I’d be eternally grateful! 🙂
Found this one online
Sweet Keto Challah Bread
https://www.lowcarb-nocarb.com/sweet-keto-challah-bread-recipe/
Can I sub heavy whipping with Coconut cream? That’s what I have currently. TIA!
Yes, that should work!
I woke up craving bread and read through your blog. I was out of cheese and had no cream so I substituted some creamy cheddar spread left from a Christmas pack and it was fast and came out perfect.I used a little dill and pepper. The cheddar spread is all the flavor that one would need. It was so easy. Thank You! Mimi in Oregon
How much Cheddar Spread did you use? Was that just for one mug?
TlA
Ty for always making our keto life easier and tasting delicious!
AMAZING Taste!!!!