Keto Cream Cheese Waffles with Almond Flour
This is the best keto waffle recipe ever! Fluffy keto waffles with cream cheese and almond flour, perfect for breakfast or a quick dessert with only 1.9 grams of net carbs per serving.
Bonus, these low-carb waffles with almond flour are also gluten-free and diabetes-friendly!
These are the best fluffy keto pancake waffle recipe I have ever made. I call them pancake waffles because it is inspired by my keto cream cheese blueberry pancake recipe.
I recently bought a dash mini waffle maker, and I was looking for a great keto waffle recipe, easy enough to whip mini waffle in less than 5 minutes in the morning.
This recipe comes to be the most fluffy, soft, and sweet keto mini waffle recipe. So
let me share my tips to recreate this easy recipe for keto waffles in your kitchen.
How to make keto waffles?
There are many ways to make keto waffles.
You can make keto cheese waffles with eggs and cheese like my keto chocolate chaffle recipe. But if you are craving a classic sweet Belgian waffle that is fluffy on the inside and slightly crispy on the border, I recommend this keto cream cheese waffle recipe instead.
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I personally prefer cream cheese waffles over keto chaffle recipes. They are ultra-fluffy, soft, and taste like regular Belgian waffles you can eat in Europe, but sugar-free!
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Choice of ingredients
You only need a few basics ingredients to make keto waffles with almond flour and cream cheese.
- Ultra-fine almond flour – almond meal works as well, but I don’t like the gritty texture or dark spots it creates into keto baking recipes. Instead, I recommend an ultra-fine golden-white almond flour. It creates the most delicious light and fluffy keto cakes and keto pancakes. For more on keto-friendly flours, read my Keto Flours Guide.
- Large eggs – the size of eggs does matter. If they are too small, the batter will be too thick and dry.
- Cream cheese – I like to chop cream cheese into cubes. It blends easily. Also, I recommend placing the cream cheese at room temperature for 20 minutes before making any keto recipes calling for cream cheese. It gives time for the cream cheese to soften, and it blends much better as well. In case you are wondering, Cream Cheese is a perfectly keto-friendly ingredient!
- Vanilla extract
- Erythritol – Learn more about keto-friendly sweeteners.
- Baking powder
A high-speed blender
This almond flour waffle batter must be prepared in a high-speed blender to cream a smooth low carb pancake waffle batter with no gritty flavor. The blender is not optional, don’t try to make this recipe without, or the waffles won’t be fluffy and gritty.
Blend on high speed
These are the easiest keto waffles with almond flour! All you have to do is blend all the ingredients. The order doesn’t matter, into a high-speed blender until smooth.
If some almond flour doesn’t blend and sticks to the sides of the blender jug, stop the blender. Then, using a silicone spatula, scrape down the almond flour into the center of the jug.
Close the lid and blend again until all the ingredients are perfectly blended. You want to form a smooth, slightly thick golden yellow batter that resembles pancake batter.
Let the batter rest
To make the best almond flour keto waffles that are fluffy, light, and slightly crispy on the edges, give your batter a 10-minute rest at room temperature. This gives you time to clean dishes and preheat your waffle iron.
A mini dash waffle iron maker
I highly recommend a mini iron maker (affiliate link) to make keto waffle recipes. It is perfect for making single-serve waffles, control carbs, and quickly bake a delicious waffle for breakfast.
How to bake keto waffles in a mini waffle maker?
This is a keto recipe for mini waffle makers. It means that you can bake this keto waffle batter in a single-serve mini waffle iron. That said, these keto waffles with cream cheese bake perfectly in regular waffle makers as well.
However, keep in mind when using a mini waffle iron that your keto waffles will:
- Bake slightly slower – mini waffle makers tend to lose more heat on the sides, and you usually need 1 extra minute of baking to reach the same texture as you will have in a regular waffle maker. The average baking time for keto diet waffle recipes is 3-4 minutes in a mini waffle iron maker.
- Need only a tiny bit of oil on the iron – use a cooking spray or pastry brush to brush coconut oil or avocado oil on the irons. I noticed that you don’t need to oil the mini waffle iron between each waffle you bake! Only re-oil the irons when they look dry after baking 3 or 4 waffles.
- Overflow easily – always measure the batter carefully following the recipe recommendation.
- Be soft just after baking – mini waffles are baked at a slightly lower temperature, and they need to cool down for a few minutes to get crispy.
How many mini waffles does this recipe make?
This keto cream cheese waffle recipe makes 13 mini waffles. Each waffle is made of 2 and a half tablespoons of waffle batter. It means that each waffle contains:
- Net carbs: 1.9 grams
- Proteins: 5.3 grams
- Calories: 121 kcal
- Fat: 10.2 grams
How does it compare to chaffle?
Keto cream cheese waffles don’t use mozzarella cheese. As a result, they are lighter, fluffier, less crispy, and not as dry as sweet chaffle recipes.
In fact, chaffle recipes can get very dry and hard if overbaked, even just for 1 minute. This is because they use lots of cheese that hardens as the waffle cools down.
You won’t get that weird texture with this keto cream cheese waffle with almond flour. Even if you are a beginner and slightly over bake these waffles, they will stay light and fluffy.
How to serve keto waffles?
You can use this keto waffle recipe to make a sweet or savory waffle.
Sweet keto waffles
Stack 2 or 3 mini waffles on a plate and top them with some of the keto toppings below:
- Butter
- Keto syrup – maple-flavored, vanilla, or chocolate flavors.
- Keto fruits – raspberries, boysenberries.
- Unsweetened whipped cream
- Keto ice cream
Savory keto waffles
You can also use this mini waffle maker keto recipe to make savory waffles. If so, make sure you remove from the recipe the following ingredients:
- Erythritol – this is a sweetener, don’t add this if you intend to make savory keto waffles with this recipe.
- Vanilla – swap for 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or onion powder.
Then, use your savory cream cheese keto waffles to make a:
- Keto breakfast sandwich – use 2 mini keto cream cheese waffle as sandwich bread slices and fill them with bacon, fried eggs, and avocado and cheese.
- Keto taco waffle – fold the waffle in half and fill with your favorite keto taco filling.
- Keto pizza waffle – use one cooked waffle as a pizza base, top with tomato passata, ham, cheese, and pepperoni, and bake until cheese is melted.
How to store keto waffles?
Any keto waffle recipe can be frozen on a ziplock bag or airtight container. They also store very well in the fridge for up to 3 days in a sealed container.
Rewarm your keto waffles in a bread toaster or mini iron maker for few seconds.
I don’t recommend oven or air fryers to rewarm waffles. Even on low heat, these methods always dries out waffles. They lose all their fluffy soft texture.
Can I use coconut flour?
I haven’t tried this recipe with coconut flour. Keep in mind that you can never swap almond flour and coconut flour with a 1:1 ratio.
Coconut flour contains four times more fiber than almond flour. Consequently, it is way more liquid absorbent, and it dries out baked goods very quickly.
If you want to use coconut flour, always use a fourth of the amount of almond flour suggested in the recipe.
Can I make this recipe egg-free?
No, this keto waffle recipe won’t work with egg replacer like flax eggs.
More keto recipes using a waffle maker
Below I listed my other favorite keto low carb waffles recipe, sweet or savory zucchini waffles with parmesan shredded cheese, both delicious for a quick keto breakfast.
Have you made this keto waffle recipe with almond flour and cream cheese? Share a review or comment below. I love to hear your feedback on my recipes and the delicious toppings you used on your waffles.
XOXO Carine
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Keto Cream Cheese Waffles
Ingredients
- 4 large Eggs
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- 1 â…“ cup Almond Flour
- 3 tablespoons Erythritol skip for savory waffles, replace by 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla essence skip for savory waffles, replace by 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients into a blender.
- Blend on high speed until creamy and smooth. If some batter sticks to the bottom or sides of the jug, stop the blender, and use a spatula to unstick the batter on the sides/bottom. Blend again for a few more seconds.
- Pour the batter into a mixing bowl and let the batter rest for 3-5 minutes.
- Preheat a mini waffle iron (or regular waffle iron) for at least 5 minutes or until the green light of your waffle iron tells you it is ready to be used.
- Slightly oil the surface of the irons with a pastry brush and coconut oil or avocado oil. Don't overoil the iron!
- Pour 2 1/2 tablespoons of batter per waffle - I use a mini waffle iron maker for this recipe.
- Bake for about 3-4 minutes in a mini waffle iron. They cook 1 minute faster in my large waffle iron so play with time from 2 minutes 30 to 4 minutes to reach your favorite texture. Release the waffle from the waffle iron maker using a fork, transfer on a cooling rack and cool down for 2-3 minutes before serving.
- Serve with sugar-free maple-flavored syrup and butter.
Storage
- Store in the fridge for up to 3 days in an airtight container. Rewarm in an iron waffle maker or bread toaster.
- You can freeze the cooked waffles in zip bags and defrost the day before. Rewarm either in an iron waffle maker or bread toaster.
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Tasted really good!
I made these last night. The flavor was great, but they were pretty dry. Do you have any suggestions on what I could do different?
You may have over cook them or used too small eggs. You can add 1-2 tablespoon heavy cream in the batter to make them a bit moister
I added a under a tsp of psyllium husk powder and 1/4 tsp or less of xanthan gum. My search for perfect keto waffles is over! Family can’t even tell they aren’t regular!
Just made these and followed the recipe exactly as posted and they turned out so good!! Will definitely make again!
Oh Yes, these are a WINNER !!! I like the fact they are made without all the cheese and are so light and fluffy. I did not add any sweetener or flavoring as I will mostly use these for sandwiches. Otherwise I made the recipe as stated and used 3 T. in my Dash mini waffle maker, they came out perfect! I used some to make grilled cheese sandwiches and my honey thought they are the best waffles EVER! Will definitely make these instead of chaffles from now on. AWESOME = )
Next time we’ll try using 1/4 coconut flour and 1/3 cup almond and see how it goes….
Watch out coconut flour is 4 times more absorbent than almond flour so the abtter can be very dry with it. Let me know how it goes!
Made these for the first time and they came out great!!
Best “low carb” waffle ever. Hubby actually said “wait, these are keto?” Thank you for a keeper waffle, I’ve been searching for one for over 5 months now!
I LOVE this waffle recipe. So much better. My daughter even ate it without any complaints 😋
Hi! I will agree these are the best. My husband and I have been doing keto since July of last year. We’ve lived off of these, and they’ve pretty much got us through with substituting for many things. Bread, waffles of course, pizza, etc.
I make it with a bit of water and have never used a blender and it comes out smooth every time! It just all depends on the order of the ingredients that you mix in the bowl.
I start with cream cheese. Heat it in the microwave for about 30 secs (depending on how much you make of course and we usually make 4 servings so we have extra) add swerve or whatever powdered sweetener you prefer, mix that, then add your almound flour (we use Pillsbury its way less gritty than other brands I’ve tried), add 1/8 cup of water if you’re doing 4 oz of cream cheese, mix, add 4 egg whites and 4 eggs with the yolk, mix again then add your vanilla, and its so smooth!
Of course you may find your way much easier, but we can most definitely agree on the fact that these are so good, and the original chaffle does not compare to these 🙂
Thank you so much. I have been making Chaffles but I am really tired of all the cheese. I will make this recipe tomorrow morning. I started the Keto Diet last August and have lost 40 pounds. So sorry it took
me so long to find this life style. I feel so much better.
Could I use Monk Fruit instead of Erythritol in this?
I used Lakanto’s “classic” MonkFruit (a blend with Erythritol) & decreased the amount used by 1/3 & they turned out PERFECT (husband’s evaluation).
Pure Monk fruit is extremely sweet so if you use it starts by 1/8 teaspoon.
Have you ever used Sesame Seed flour in your recipes?
No, but I know you can always swap almond flour by sesame seed flour with a 1:! ratio in keto recipes. It’s a great nut free option. Enjoy,
Can you do this recipe with egg whites?
If you swap whole egg by egg white the recipe will miss lots of fat and the waffle will be very dry.