5 Keto Breads Worth Baking (Because Cauliflower Doesn’t Count as Bread)

If you’ve ever tried store-bought keto bread, you know the truth: most of it tastes like sadness mixed with cardboard. But making your own? Total game-changer. These recipes are low-carb, high-flavor, and won’t make you feel like you’re chewing on packing foam.

1. Almond Flour Bread (The OG Keto Loaf)

This one’s the staple. Soft, slightly nutty, and perfect for sandwiches or toast.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups almond flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 5 eggs
• ½ cup butter (melted)
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan.
2. Whisk almond flour, baking powder, salt.
3. In another bowl, beat eggs, melted butter, and vinegar.
4. Combine wet + dry. Pour into pan.
5. Bake 30–35 minutes until golden.
6. Cool before slicing (if you can wait).

2. Cloud Bread (The Instagram Darling)

Super light and fluffy—more like a cross between bread and a pillow. Great for burgers or sandwiches.

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs, separated
• 3 tbsp cream cheese
• ¼ tsp cream of tartar
• Pinch of salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C). Line a baking sheet.
2. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar + salt until stiff peaks form.
3. In another bowl, mix yolks + cream cheese until smooth.
4. Gently fold yolk mixture into egg whites.
5. Scoop onto baking sheet in rounds.
6. Bake 25–30 minutes until golden.

3. Flaxseed Bread (The Hearty One)

Nutty, dense, and loaded with fiber—aka the keto bread that actually fills you up.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups ground flaxseed meal
• 5 eggs
• ½ cup water
• ⅓ cup olive oil
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan.
2. Mix flaxseed meal, baking powder, salt.
3. Add eggs, water, olive oil. Stir until thick.
4. Pour into pan, smooth the top.
5. Bake 35–40 minutes.

4. Keto Garlic Breadsticks (Because Pizza Night Deserves Better)

These taste like cheesy garlic bread but without the carb crash.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella
• 2 tbsp cream cheese
• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp Italian seasoning
• Parmesan + parsley for topping

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet.
2. Microwave mozzarella + cream cheese until melted. Stir until smooth.
3. Add almond flour, egg, garlic powder, and seasoning. Mix into dough.
4. Roll into a rectangle on baking sheet.
5. Bake 12–15 minutes. Top with parmesan + parsley.
6. Slice into sticks and try not to eat them all.

5. Keto Bagels (Yes, You Read That Right)

Chewy, golden, and perfect with cream cheese—or piled high with bacon and eggs.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups shredded mozzarella
• 2 oz cream cheese
• 1 ½ cups almond flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 eggs (1 for dough, 1 for egg wash)
• Everything bagel seasoning (the MVP topping)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet.
2. Microwave mozzarella + cream cheese until smooth.
3. Stir in almond flour, baking powder, and 1 egg. Knead into dough.
4. Divide into 6 balls, shape into bagels.
5. Brush with beaten egg, sprinkle seasoning.
6. Bake 12–15 minutes until golden.

Final Slice (Pun Intended)

There you go—five keto breads that don’t taste like regret. From almond flour loaves to legit bagels, these recipes prove you don’t need carbs to enjoy bread.

And FYI: most of these freeze well, so you can bake a batch and stash them for later. Meal prep never looked so good. 😉