Keto Basic Egg Loaf
Basic keto bread made from eggs
An egg loaf is an easy keto breakfast quick bread that has hints of cinnamon and vanilla. It’s delicious hot out of the oven with some grass fed butter smeared on top. Or you can fry it in some butter to make an incredible keto french toast.
8
Servings
237
Calories
20.8g
Fat
5.9g
Protein
2.8g
Net Carb
3.9g
Total Carbs
Before grocery store shelves started filling up with keto breads, we had egg loaf. This easy quick bread can be used to make sandwiches, french toast or just enjoy on it’s own with some homemade butter.
Harnessing the leavening power of eggs, we are able to create a low carb bread with a few simple ingredients – coconut flour, cream cheese, butter, heavy whipping cream and some other important ingredients. The result is a spongy bread that’s easy to prepare and gluten free.
What is an egg loaf
An egg loaf is a quick bread popular on the keto diet as it is very low in carbs. Egg loaf is primarily made up of eggs, which is used to provide structure and a flexible matrix to trap air bubbles from the carbon dioxide released from the leavening agent, baking powder. This helps the bread to be spongy and puff up.
How to make egg loaf
- Combine all the ingredients in a blender or mixing bowl.
- Pour into a parchment lined loaf pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
Key ingredients & substitutions
- Cream cheese – Used to neutralize the egg flavor from all the eggs used.
- Eggs – It wouldn’t be egg loaf without eggs. This helps to puff up the bread and make it spongy.
- Butter – Provides fat and flavor to our bread
- Heavy cream – Helps to thin the batter to the correct consistency. Nut milks, like coconut milk, almond milk or macadamia nut milk, can be substituted.
- Sweetener – An optional ingredient but adds a hint of sweetness if you plan to make french toast from your keto egg loaf recipe.
- Coconut flour – The base flour for the recipe. Coconut flour is preferred as it doesn’t brown as readily as almond flour does. If you choose to use almond flour, try using 1 1/4 cup of almond flour.
Egg loaf Recipe Video
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Keto Basic Egg Loaf Ingredients
8 oz Cream Cheese, softened at room temperature
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4 Eggs
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4 tablespoons butter, melted
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¼ cup heavy cream
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 tablespoons Swerve, or sweetener of choice
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1/3 cup coconut flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
Keto Basic Egg Loaf Directions
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Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Blend it
Add all the ingredients to a bowl or blender and mix together until cream cheese is fully incorporated.
Quick Tip
Mixing with an electric mixer is preferred. -
Pour batter
Pour the egg mixture into a loaf pan lined with damp parchment paper. Leave a couple of inches of parchment paper hanging over the edges for easy lifting out of the pan.
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Bake it
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. The egg loaf should be firm to the touch but will deflate as it cools. Once cooled slice up into the desired thickness.
Quick Tip
To lift your egg loaf out of the loaf pan, grab the edges of the parchment paper to lift the bread out once cooked.
This egg loaf was the perfect start to my keto morning. I used my blender to mix everything together and that really helped ensure the cream cheese blended smoothly with no lumps. The touch of cinnamon and vanilla extract added a warm comforting flavor and I loved how the coconut flour gave the loaf just enough body without it feeling too dense. Pouring the batter into a parchment-lined loaf pan with the edges sticking out made it super easy to lift out after baking. I let it cool completely and sliced it into thick pieces which I then fried in a bit of butter the next day for an amazing keto french toast. Definitely keeping this recipe in my rotation!
Can I substitute almond flour for coconut flour in this recipe?
I haven’t tested this egg loaf recipe with almond flour instead of coconut flour, so I’m not sure how it would turn out. But in general, you can swap 1 cup of almond flour with about 3–4 tablespoons of coconut flour. So maybe use 1 1/4 cups almond flour. If you give it a try, definitely let me know how it goes!
Can I substitute the heavy cream for Greek yogurt?
I haven’t tried that yet, but I think it would work.
This is a delicious recipe – I especially like it as French toast. I made blueberry syrup and served with plain full fat yogurt – it was like a dessert!
Can this be made in an air fryer?
I haven’t tried baking the egg loaf in the air fryer so I’m not sure what length of time to say. Generally, you bake at the same temperature but for shorter time.
Do you think I can sub out coconut flour with almond flour? Or can you not taste the coconut flour? Thank you
The egg and cream cheese help mask the coconut flavor. But you could try using almond flour. You will have to add more because they don’t sub 1:1. Try using 1 1/4 cups almond flour.
Thank you for making normal size portions. Other sites say low carb but you get a tiny non-normal portion.
Could I make this in a 8×8 glass dish? How long do you think the baking time would be?
Yes, you could. It will probably take less time. I would check it after 25 minutes to see where it’s at. Just bake until it’s springy on top like a cake.
Please include me in the total carb amount as I am diabatic .
thank you
LKirby
We inputted all of the total carb info, finally. LOL
Please, please include total carbs or at least include fiber. I am a diabetic who uses keto recipes and must count total carbs not just net carbs. I can’t calculate total carbs if fiber is not included.
Thank you.
This is coming with our next update on the website.
Are the nutrition facts at the top PER SLICE or for the entire loaf?
Thanks!
per slice