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Cheddar Biscuits

Updated Jul 31, 2020Published Sep 17, 2017 By Julia 133 CommentsThis post may contain affiliate links.

Summary:
Enjoy these savory cheese biscuits for breakfast, lunch, or as a snack. Made with almond flour and only 2.5g net carbs, they're a great low carb and gluten free alternative to traditional biscuits.
baked keto biscuits on white plate

Cheddar Biscuits

4.9 from 76 votes
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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Cool: 10 mins
Yield: 8 biscuits

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups almond flour (Note 1)
  • 1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese (Note 2)
  • 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (Note 3)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons butter, diced
  • 1 teaspoon table salt

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Prepare: Position oven rack in lower half of oven, and preheat to 375 F. Set aside baking half sheet lined with parchment paper or baking mat.
  • Make Dough: Stir almond flour and salt in large mixing bowl until well-mixed. Add cheese, eggs, cream, and butter to bowl, stirring for a minute until well-mixed. Stir in crumbled bacon.
  • Bake: Evenly divide dough into 8 mounds on lined baking sheet, spaced 1 to 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 F until biscuits are browned and crispy, 25 to 30 minutes (Note 4). Cool for 10 minutes and serve (Note 5).

NUTRITION

Makes 8 Servings
Amount Per Serving (1 biscuit):
Calories 350 (80% from fat) ย 
Total Fat 31g 48%
ย ย ย Saturated Fat 10g 51%
Cholesterol 93mg 31%
Sodium 520mg 22%
Net Carb 2.5g ย 
Total Carb 5.5g 2%
ย ย ย Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
ย ย ย Sugars 1.5g ย 
Protein 14g ย 
Vitamin A 11% ยท Vitamin C 0% ยท Calcium 20% ยท Iron 7%

PHOTOS

baked keto biscuits on white plate
step by step making biscuit dough
biscuit dough formed into balls on parchment paper
overhead view of keto biscuits
cut slice of keto biscuit

NOTES & TIPS

(1) Almond Flour. About 8 ounces weight. I use almond flour that is blanched, which means the skins are taken off of the almonds, so the resulting flour looks white. I typically use Costco’s Kirkland brand, which has 2 grams of net carbs per 1/4 cup serving. Don’t substitute with coconut flour or other flours.
(2) Cheddar Cheese. About 5 ounces weight. I use a bag of pre-shredded cheddar cheese, not freshly shredded.
(3) Bacon. You can cook bacon in the microwave, in the oven (see How To Bake Bacon), or on the stovetop by frying them on a pan until crispy, turning occasionally. After cooking, transfer bacon to paper towels to absorb the grease. Once the bacon is cool, crumble it into small pieces. Instead of cooking, one option is to substitute with 1/3 cup bacon bits.
(4) Baking Time. Since ovens vary, it’s a good idea to start checking for doneness at the 20 minute mark.
(5) Serving / Leftovers. These biscuits can be served as a savory breakfast, a portable snack, or a cheesy appetizer. Store leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat, place the biscuits on a nonstick pan over medium-low heat until warmed through, turning them occasionally to avoid over-browning. No oil necessary. Avoid the microwave because it makes the biscuits soggy.
(6) Flavor Mix-ins. Here are some ideas: add garlic powder or onion powder, skip the bacon or add in other types of meats like pepperoni, replace some or all of the cheddar cheese with parmesan, swiss, or asiago cheese, add jalapeรฑo slices to make it spicy, or convert this to a breakfast bread by making it slightly sweet instead of savory (add sweetener, vanilla, and pecans). This is a relatively forgiving recipe as far as baked goods go, so try different things and let me know how it went in the comments section below.

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Low Carb, Low Carb Copycats, Per Serving: Under 5g Net Carbs Tagged With: 31-60min, 6-10ingredients, almond flour, bacon, butter, cheddar cheese, eggs, featured, gluten free, heavy cream, oven

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Julia is a recipe developer and the founder of Savory Tooth. Since 2015, she has been sharing simple recipes for tasty dishes, mostly low carb and gluten free. Learn more.

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Ben K

Great recipe! My tweaks: I add 1 teaspoon baking powder and the salt to the almond flour, then use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour/salt/baking soda mixture until it resembles sand/the butter bits are smaller than pea sized. Then add cheese and wet ingredients. I find the biscuits bake up fluffier.

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4 years ago
Cassie

Ok, this the best low carb recipe for biscuits or bread of any kind, I have ever made!!! These are better than the Cheddar Bay biscuits at Red Lobster!!!! I altered the recipe a bit. I omitted the bacon and used a combination of Parmesan, Swiss and Cheddar cheese. I also didn’t have any heavy whipping cream, so I used coconut cream and added garlic powder. These were so amazing I had to restrain myself from eating the whole batch at once!

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5 years ago
Sam

I like this recipe. I separate the eggs and whips the whites to make a lighter version, closer to a muffin.
Iโ€™ve also baked it in loaf format to slice and toast.

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3 years ago
Rhonda

My son thinks they taste more like cookie than biscuits, so I made cookies out of them. First try I added 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/2 cup of Apriva sweetener and cut out the bacon. He loved them. I made 12, flattened them a little and cut cooking time to 25 min on my oven down 5 minutes.
Second โ€œcookieโ€œ recipe, I skipped butter and bacon and added The 1/2 cup sweetener and 1/4 cup peanut butter. I think I could have used 1/2. I made 16 cookies complete with fork lines. Didnโ€™t last a day.
Thank you for this recipe.

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3 years ago
June

Did you skip the cheese as well?

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3 years ago
Danya

Delish! Added finely chopped jalepenos and green onions!!!

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3 years ago
Browneyedfili

Y’ALL!!!!! This is the one. I’ve tried out so many recipes I found on Pinterest and would end up disappointed and sad that I wasted all that precious almond flour (aka money). As many other reviewers suggested, I did add 1 tsp of baking powder because I was really wanting something as close to the regular flour biscuits as possible and I didn’t want to not put it in and be disappointed. I am glad I did because they came out absolutely perfect. I also did use the author’s suggestion of bacon bits. Oscar Mayer actually has some uncured real bacon bits at my Walmart that worked perfectly here. The only other thing I did different was the size. I used a small cookie scoop so I got 24 mini biscuits out of this recipe and this did cut my baking time down to about 20 minutes or so. Next time around, I may also use less table salt as mine were a bit salty. All in all, I am so super thankful for this recipe as I now can end my search for keto biscuits!

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2 years ago
In

I made it but added 1 tsp baking powder. Also added jalapeรฑos.

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3 years ago
Sam

I cook these in a muffin tin. I also add baking powder to make it lighter and closer to a muffin

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3 years ago
Eric

How much baking powder Sam?

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3 years ago
Nic

Great recipe and tips as well. Turned out perfect, family really loved it .
As suggest by some, I did add a tsp of baking pwd and whisked the egg whites before adding. As well as added-all the dry ingredients first and then the wet ones. Used Parma, smoked cheese and jalapeรฑo.

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2 years ago
Ginny

Absolutely wonderful! I did not add bacon this time. I used sharp cheddar and 2 Tbs of parmesan. After they came out of the oven brushed with garlic butter. Oh my!

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5 years ago
Beth

These are terrific. After reading many reviews, I did add the 1 tsp of baking powder. I used unsalted butter for the dough and even cut the salt to 1/2 tsp. They still turned out plenty flavorful. I used what cheese I happened to have, which was cheddar, pepper jack and shaved Parmesan. I also beat the eggs first before adding them to the mix. The use of small chunks of butter plus the larger shaved Parmesan I think contributed to a light on the inside and crisp and light brown on the outside biscuit. This is definitely a winner. Excellent!

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1 year ago
Debbye

They tasted great but I think I would add the baking powder so they might rise next time.

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1 year ago
Hannah

I think I commented in the wrong spot the first time but can I substitute full fat coconut milk for heavy cream?

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4 years ago
Heather

I added green olives instead of bacon. Also plain Greek yogurt instead of heavy cream. Absolutely delicious!

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1 year ago
Elizabeth Linton

These taste like the cheddar bay biscuits at Red Lobster – delicious! Mine came out a little salty (maybe from the cheese I used?) so Iโ€™ll reduce the additional salt next time. Also, they spread out quite a bit so in the future Iโ€™ll pay more attention to the spacing. These were a hit! 3 year old approved!

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2 years ago
Judy B

I just made these today. OMG are they delicious! I felt like I had to be cheating. I used a combo of cheddar and asiago cheese. Great combo. I also put in a extra slice of bacon since it would have left just one slice in the packaged and that just didn’t seem right lol. I see myself making these often!

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3 years ago
Melanie

Love these Biscuits. It’s only two of us (retired) so I halve the recipe. I don’t often have bacon on hand so I substitute about a 1/4 cup of finely diced/cooked broccoli. I also add a tsp of baking soda and a pinch of xanthan gum, onion powder and garlic powder as well as some parmesan cheese. This last time I made them, I added some of TJ’s Cheddar Seasoning and Everything But the Bagel Seasoning – Yum! However, I like the idea of making these more sweet than savory. If I go that route, would it still need cheese for body? If so, I’m guessing something mild like mozzarella?!?!?

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4 months ago
Joanie

These were really good! I used half the salt and added a teaspoon baking powder.
Has anyone tried freezing them?

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10 months ago
Susan

I have made these three times in the last couple of weeks. We love them and I have not changed a thing. Great recipe! Especially like these for serving with soup and chili, but we also like them as a breakfast grab and go.

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11 months ago
Wendy

Amazing both grandkids love them . We didn’t have bacon but still awesome.

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1 year ago
Maria

OMG! The BEST almond flour biscuit
recipe around. Tonight I had sausage and biscuits with lots of mustard for dinner. I left off the bacon and added 1 tsp. baking powder and some chopped jalepenos. I also used half the amt.
of salt. Perfect cheesy goodness.
Thank you for this recipe!

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1 year ago
Stacey

Theses are sooo good! I looked at all reviews and completely agree for baking powder. I added 3 different cheeses as well as garlic herb powder and nutritional yeast for more cheesy flavour.

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1 year ago
Priyanka

What can I substitute for bacon in the recipe. Thanks!

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1 year ago
Julia

If you don’t want to use bacon, I would skip the ingredient without substitution. Hope that helps!

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1 year ago
Joyce

If it’s an issue of not eating pig in any form, as we do not in my faith, you could use turkey bacon or beef bacon. But if it’s a matter of preference, I’ve noticed a lot of comments where the maker used cheeses, maybe added jalapeno peppers, things like that in place of the bacon. Sounds as if this is a very versatile recipe, so you could either leave meat entirely out of it without hurting it, or substitute things you like in small amounts to equal the amount of bacon called for initially.

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1 year ago
Melanie

I substituted 1/4 cup finely chopped/cooked broccoli to mine for the bacon…

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4 months ago
Dave F.

These are really, really good! I mean I used bobs redmill flour and I donโ€™t see how there could be more carbs in this brand than in others? I mean almonds are almonds I thought? But at any rate theyโ€™re great! One fills you up and the taste is just like a biscuit. Iโ€™ll make em again.

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3 years ago
Julia

That’s what I thought too, but I have seen a discrepancy on Bob’s Red Mill almond flour and I have no idea if it’s actually the case or a misprint of their nutrition label. Glad you enjoyed these biscuits!

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3 years ago
Dave F.

Yes, I agree perhaps there was a discrepancy. But at any rate they are great and next time Iโ€™ll try TJ almond flour.

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3 years ago
Lisa

These are fantastic! Followed the recipe exactly. Wonderful warm out of the oven with butter, or with a fried egg and cheese. My husband loved them with ham, mustard and Swiss cheese. Very versatile. I havenโ€™t tried reheating them yet, but we like them cold! Thanks so much for sharing.

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5 years ago
Lynn

I am ADDICTED to these biscuits. I keep theme constantly, I CANNOT run out of them. I love them made exactly by your recipe , I just donโ€™t use any bacon. I just got back from the grocery store as I had run out of almond flour. So, excuse me but Iโ€™ve got to make a batch of biscuits. Thanks for the great recipe!

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10 days ago

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