This simple keto bread is made with almond flour. Its neutral taste makes it the perfect choice for savory or sweet toppings.
The leftovers keep well in the fridge for several days, and you can also freeze them for a few months.
This delicious almond flour bread comes together quickly and smells so good when it bakes. Its pleasantly neutral taste makes it the perfect canvas for many toppings. It's also very filling!
You can bake a loaf on the weekend, keep it in the fridge, and toast a slice or two for your meals throughout the week.
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Ingredients
You'll only need six simple ingredients to make this keto bread. The exact measurements are included in the recipe card below. Here's an overview of what you'll need:
- Eggs: I use large eggs in most of my recipes, this one included.
- Refined coconut oil: Virgin coconut oil is OK if you don't mind a coconut flavor. Melted unsalted butter works, too.
- Apple cider vinegar: The vinegar reacts with the baking soda and helps the bread rise. You won't taste it in the bread. If you use baking powder instead of baking soda, you can omit it.
- Kosher salt: Or use just a pinch of fine salt.
- Almond flour: I use blanched, finely ground almond flour.
- Baking soda: You can use 2 teaspoons of gluten-free baking powder instead of ½ teaspoon of baking soda. The crust will not brown as much when using baking powder. You can see it in the photos below. In the bread made with baking soda, the crust is beautifully browned. In the bread made with baking powder, the crust is paler.
Variations
- Turn the basic bread into an herb bread by adding ½ teaspoon each of garlic powder, oregano, and thyme. Or use 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning. If you go this route, olive oil will be a good substitute for coconut oil.
- Make it sweet by adding 1 ½ teaspoons of stevia glycerite (equals ½ cup of sugar), 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. If you go this route, you can use virgin coconut oil for a slightly sweet coconut flavor or unsalted butter.
Keto Bread Instructions
Scroll down to the recipe card for detailed instructions. Here are the basic steps for making this almond flour bread:
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch loaf pan (a 9-inch pan will be too big). For easy removal, you can line the pan with parchment paper with an overhang.
In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs. Whisk in the coconut oil, vinegar, salt, almond flour, and baking soda.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Smooth the top out with a spatula.
Bake until the bread is golden brown and set, and a toothpick inserted in its center comes out clean, 30-40 minutes.
Cool the bread to room temperature before slicing and serving.
Expert Tips
- How long you need to bake the bread depends on your oven. When I started making this recipe, I used an old oven and baked it for 45 minutes. I have since moved, and in my new oven, it takes 30 minutes. Oven temperatures vary, so I suggest you start checking after 30 minutes.
- Use a small 8-inch loaf pan, not a standard 9-inch one. The bread will come out too flat and wide if you use a standard loaf pan.
Recipe FAQs
No, it doesn't. When making this bread, it is important to adjust our expectations. The yeasty aroma and gluten-induced fluffiness we love about traditional bread cannot be achieved without yeast and gluten.
So, this is more of a quick bread that fills the need to make a sandwich or have a slice of bread for breakfast. It's excellent - but it's different than traditional bread.
I use refined coconut oil to keep the bread's flavor neutral and non-coconutty. You can use virgin coconut oil if you don't mind the flavor, especially if you plan to use this bread with sweet toppings or unsalted butter.
Extra virgin olive oil gives this bread an interesting flavor and works well for savory applications.
I've been making this bread for years. Lately, my favorite fat to use is melted unsalted butter. You can see in the video below that this is what I use. It's more flavorful than refined coconut oil (which is essentially flavorless), so the bread comes out tastier, even without any toppings.
Yes. You can use either ½ teaspoon of baking soda or 2 teaspoons of baking powder (gluten-free if needed). Both work. If you use baking powder, there's no need to add vinegar to the batter.
The apple cider vinegar interacts with the baking soda, enabling the bread to rise (here's a good explanation of how to activate baking soda).
You can use any vinegar or fresh lemon juice to achieve the same goal. If you replace the baking soda with baking powder, you can omit the vinegar.
Yes. I tested this bread with this almond meal, and it worked, although I prefer the almond flour version. The bread is coarser and not as fluffy when using almond meal, and you'll need to check the batter. If it seems very dry, add a tablespoon of milk.
Serving Suggestions
For breakfast, I toast this bread and spread it with walnut butter, keto hazelnut spread, or sweet butter. It's also excellent with soft-boiled eggs.
For lunch, I use it to make avocado toast, a Swiss-and-ham sandwich, or a cream cheese and smoked salmon sandwich.
Sometimes, I use this bread to make keto grilled cheese. It truly is a versatile keto bread that goes with any topping you like!
Storing Leftovers
Once completely cool, place the bread in an airtight container or a large resealable bag and store it in the fridge for up to five days.
It also freezes well. I slice it, wrap each slice individually in plastic wrap, and then put all the slices in a freezer bag. When ready to eat, I briefly heat a slice in the microwave or toast it.
Like most low-carb breads (90-second bread is a good example), this bread improves dramatically when toasted and buttered.
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Recipe Card
Keto Bread (Almond Flour)
Ingredients
- 5 large eggs
- 5 tablespoons refined coconut oil gently melted in the microwave (2.5 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (don't skip - helps the bread rise)
- ¼ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt or a pinch of any other salt
- 1 ¾ cup almond flour blanched, super-fine (7 ounces)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda (see note below)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch loaf pan (a 9-inch pan will be too big). For easy removal, you can line the pan with parchment paper with an overhang.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs. Whisk in the coconut oil, vinegar, salt, almond flour, and baking soda.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Smooth the top out with a spatula.
- Bake until the bread is golden brown and set, and a toothpick inserted in its center comes out clean, 30-40 minutes. (See notes below).
- Cool for 10 minutes in the pan on a wire rack before gently releasing the bread. Carefully run a knife along the edges if needed. Cool the bread to room temperature for about 20 more minutes before slicing and serving.
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Notes
- I use Bob's Red Mill Super-Fine Almond Flour. One cup of this flour weighs 4 ounces, so 1.75 cups weigh 7 ounces. It's best to measure almond flour by weight and not by volume.
- Occasionally, baking soda can cause a reaction in baked goods, resulting in an ammonia smell. If you're concerned about it happening, use 2 teaspoons of fresh, gluten-free baking powder instead of baking soda and omit the vinegar. The crust will not brown as much if using baking powder.
- You can use melted butter instead of coconut oil.
- How long you need to bake the bread depends on your oven. When I started making this recipe, I used an old oven and baked it for 45 minutes. I have since moved, and it only takes 30 minutes in my new oven. Oven temperatures vary, so start checking after 30 minutes.
- A few readers wrote to me over the years saying that their bread came out with a green tint. This is a reaction between almond flour and baking soda. It never happened to me, but to prevent it from happening, replace the baking soda with 2 teaspoons of aluminum-free baking powder and omit the vinegar.
- Once completely cool, you can place the bread in an airtight container or in a large resealable bag and store it in the fridge for up to five days. It also freezes well. I slice it, wrap each slice individually in plastic wrap, then put all the slices in a freezer bag. When ready to eat, I briefly heat a slice in the microwave or toast it.
- Like most keto breads, this bread improves dramatically when toasted and buttered.
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Vered DeLeeuw, LL.M., CNC, has been following a low-carb real-food diet and blogging about it since 2011. She's a Certified Nutrition Coach (NASM-CNC), has taken courses at the Harvard School of Public Health, and has earned a Nutrition and Healthy Living Certificate from Cornell University. Her work has appeared in several major media outlets, including Healthline, HuffPost, Today, Women's Health, Shape, and Country Living. 
Ruby
Came looking for a recipe that I could do using only almond flour and the things already in my pantry. I'm definitely not a baker but this was easy and absolutely delicious. I didn't have apple cider vinegar or unsalted butter so I used baking powder as suggested and salted butter I had on hand, and the bread came out flavourful and moist! I didn't have a loaf pan either so I used a glass container (around 4.5" by 6.25", 2.5" deep) and it was perfectly done in 40 minutes.
This totally satisfied my bread craving! I will be making this again exactly the same way and will likely try a sweet version in the future. Thanks for the recipe!
Vered DeLeeuw
I'm so glad you enjoyed this bread, Ruby! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.
G L
Thank you for this recipe! After evaluating multiple recipes in your blog and other blogs, I chose this as a base and made a few adjustments that yielded a lovely loaf that suits my taste and dietary needs for low carb macros as well.
I stuck with Bob's Red Mill flours for consistency, 6.5 ounces superfine almond flour, 0.4 ounces coconut flour, 2 teaspoons Truvia (spoonable jar is a blend of erythritol and stevia), 2 teaspoons baking powder, 5 tablespoons barely melted and cooled unsalted butter, 5 eggs (I wanted to try separating and folding in whipped whites but I broke the yolk by accident.) I also omitted the salt because it's my preference. It took 35 minutes, I used a light-colored 4 x 10-inch pan and put in a rectangular foil packet of uncooked rice to shrink it to 4 x 8-inch.
Hope this helps others coming to your blog for keto bread recipes!
Vered DeLeeuw
Thank you very much for this detailed comment! I appreciate it. I'm glad you liked the bread.
G L
I forgot to say that I also added two tablespoons of heavy whipping cream. 😀
Vered DeLeeuw
Sounds amazing! Thank you.
Audrey
Do you have an equivalent recipe for the 9 inch loaf pans? Maybe 1 and 1/2 the amounts? Most standard loaf pans are 9x5. I hate to have to buy specific pans for this recipe.
Vered DeLeeuw
Hi Audrey,
A 9 x 5-inch loaf pan has a volume of 8 cups. An 8 x 4-inch loaf pan has a volume of 6 cups. This means you would need to increase the ingredients by about 1/3. It's not a simple conversion, and baking is fairly precise and doesn't allow for much flexibility, but you can try the following measurements:
6 large eggs
6 tablespoons coconut oil
1 1/4 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon (heaping) Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
2 1/3 cups almond flour (9 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon (heaping) baking soda
Pearl Dyck
I tweaked it again. This time, I mashed two very ripe bananas, and added vanilla and 1/2 cup Monk Fruit. I also added extra almond flour as I felt it was too thin. Not sure how much I added, about 1/2 to 3/4 cup. Baked at 350°F for an hour, but probably could have done for maybe 50 minutes. However it is still nice and moist, was just a little dark on the top.
Vered DeLeeuw
Thank you for sharing your tweaks, Pearl! Yum.
Pearl Dyck
I tweaked this recipe to make a chocolate loaf. I added:
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup Monk fruit
Sprinkle of Stevia
1 cup chopped walnuts
Baked at 350°F for 1 hour.
I have to say I really like it!
Vered DeLeeuw
Wow, Pearl, that sounds amazing!
Jo
Love this recipe!!
How long can it sit out at room temperature after it's done?
Vered DeLeeuw
After it's cooled, you can place it in a container or wrap it in plastic wrap and keep it on the counter for a few hours. Any longer than that, it's best to refrigerate or freeze it.
Dawn Meagher
This is truly the Best!!! It doesn't require odd ingredients, such as xanthan gum or psyllium!! Thank you!
Vered DeLeeuw
You're very welcome, Dawn! 🙂
Arielle
Can I use flax eggs instead?
Vered DeLeeuw
I only tested this recipe with real eggs.
Dawn Commerford
Can I use olive oil instead of coconut oil?
Vered DeLeeuw
Yes, you can. Use mild olive oil for a neutral flavor, and extra-virgin olive oil for a more pronounced flavor that won't work with sweet toppings but will be good with savory ones.
April Farquhar
I am looking forward to making this. However I’m wondering if I’m missing something. Your ingredient list says baking soda but the picture of your ingredients shows baking powder?
Also can I use MCT oil ?
Thank you
Vered DeLeeuw
Hi April,
As mentioned in the recipe card's notes, you can use 2 teaspoons of gluten-free baking powder instead of 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.
If using baking powder, you can omit the vinegar.
Yes, you can use MCT oil. 🙂