The Best Keto Bread Rolls
Published April 3, 2020 • Updated February 1, 2026
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This recipe for fathead bread rolls is the best you will ever have. These keto rolls are fluffy and taste like the holiday rolls your grandma used to make! You will love these dinner rolls, however, if you are looking for a bread similar to white bread, check out this recipe.
Keto has replacements and substitutions for many of our favorite foods, and bread is included here. My favorite bread recipes are keto buns, keto bread and these rolls.
Everyone needs a good roll recipe in their arsenal. This one is easy to make, so you can whip a batch up to serve along with dinner. And it’s the closest thing to a traditional non-keto dinner roll that you can get, so it’s perfect for holiday meals or potlucks because your friends and family will love them.
The secret to scrumptious rolls is adding a little bit of buttermilk or yogurt. It helps with the flavor, and it helps to make the bread rise in the oven.
Spread some grass-fed butter over the top and you will no longer be missing bread on keto. You can enjoy it every day!
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Ingredients
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese -
4 ounces cream cheese
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2 eggs
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2 1/4 cups almond flour
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1/4 cup coconut flour
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1/4 cup buttermilk or plain low-carb yogurt
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
Step by Step Instructions
Step by Step Instructions
Melt the cheese
In a small glass bowl, add shredded mozzarella cheese and cream cheese. Microwave at 1 minute intervals until the cheese is melted and cream cheese has softened. If you don’t want to use a microwave, melt the shredded cheese over the stovetop in a non-stick skillet and use softened cream cheese.
- Mozzarella cheese
- Cream Cheese
Get your food processor
To a food processor, add remaining ingredients and melted cheeses. Pulse until combined. You may also combine the ingredients using an electric mixer; however, the dough comes together evenly and faster using a food processor.
- Eggs
- Almond flour
- Coconut flour
- Buttermilk (or yogurt)
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
Create dough balls
Wet your hands with some water or oil in order to handle the dough. This will prevent the dough from sticking to your hands. Grab a handful of dough, form it into a ball and place on a parchment lined baking tray. Continue with remaining dough. You can form your desired size. Dough balls larger than 2.5 inches wide, will require longer cooking times. Evenly place dough balls on the tray spacing about 1 inch apart.
Nutrition disclaimer
The nutrition information provided is an estimate and is for informational purposes only. I am a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.); however, this content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your physician or other qualified health provider before making any lifestyle changes or beginning a new nutrition program.
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How many carbs are in bread rolls?
Traditional bread rolls with wheat flour have a significant amount of carbohydrate ranging from as low as 15 Net Carbs to well over 30 carbs per roll! This bread roll recipe has only 7 total carbs and just over 4 net carbs!
Can I add seeds such as sesame seed?
Sure. Experiment with the 'kitchen sink' of seeds! Other than sesame seeds you could use poppy seeds, minced dried garlic or onion, flaked sea salt and garlic powder. I would either add melted butter and then top with seeds, or I would apply an egg wash, then top with seeds and do another couple of minutes in the oven. I could see this turning into a nice sandwich roll or burger bun!
Does this recipe contain psyllium husk powder?
No. While psyllium powder is in many keto recipes, this bread roll recipe does not call for it.
Made these for taco night instead of tortillas. The buttermilk tang is clutch.
Taco shells is smart. The buttermilk does more work than people think.
I'm the only one that eats Low Carb in the house. Can this recipe be split in half? I don't think I can eat a dozen by myself.
Thank you!
Yes! You can definitely split the recipe in half. Enjoy!
I am finding mixing the cheese in the processor that the cheese just sits round the shaft. Not sure what I am doing wrong.
Next time I mixed the dry ingredients in with the grated cheese and soft cheeses and microwaved the whole lot then mixed in whisked eggs and buttermilk. They turned out well.
These are AMAZING! I don't think I'll eat 12 of them within a few days so can I freeze them?
I tried these just now and they taste very good. Mine did, however, spread out and flatten up and didn't brown like the pictures. Not sure what I did except make them larger as I was hoping for hamburger buns. I will try again for a basic dinner roll to have with my meatloaf. again, the taste was very good and I will definitely do this recipe again!
Hi 👋
Would this work at all putting in a loaf tin and making as a loaf of bread?
I seen your bread recipe which looks good! But I’m not too keen on the protein powder.
Thank you :)
I think it would do okay is smaller loaf pans. I did try a larger one and the center was still soggy..although that could mean I just needed to decrease the baking temp and bake for longer.
can i make the dough a day ahead and then bake the next day?
Yes, just wrap it tightly in plastic wrap so it doesn't dry out. You can also freeze the baked rolls.
These turned out great even when I had to do a half recipe and forgot and put in 4 oz cream cheese. Best ever keto rolls!
I made these last night and I goofed on the amount of buttermilk. I halved all the ingreds (to make just 6 rolls) but forgot when it came to the buttermilk and I accidentally put in 4x the amount! So the rolls were flat-ish, but they still tasted good and cooked fine. For me, they have too much of a coconut taste, but my husband liked them. They looked more like hamburger buns (due to my mistake) so I used one today for my lunch sandwich of pastrami, cheese & tomato and they were perfect! I'm going to make the mistake of too much buttermilk on purpose the next time I want hamburger buns! :-) Round 2 will be with the right ingredient portions for dinner rolls and I'm sure they will come out round and perfect. Thanks for a great recipe! I wish I could post a picture of my pastrami sandwich. The "bun" was perfect!
TIP#1: Make your own buttermilk. To each 1/2 cup of whole milk, or full fat cream, add 1/2T (tablespoon) of fresh lemon juice or white vinegar. Let it sit for 15mins to curdle, then stir and use.
TIP#2: I buy mozzarella in a jumbo package of individually wrapped strips. I unwrap the amount I need and use a knife to cut in small wedges, instead of shredding. Just a knife to clean instead of a grater! :-) The rest stays fresh and doesn't spoil.
TIP#3: I buy cream cheese in a jumbo package of individually wrapped servings of 1oz each, so again, I just unwrap what I need. The rest stays fresh and doesn't spoil.
These were quite good!
My 21yo son is Type 1 Diabetic, so I’m always looking for low carb options. Often bread type recipes are ok, but kind of disappointing. He’s home from college and wanted a good homemade meal. I wanted to have rolls with dinner last night, so I gave these a try. Half of the recipe, since all measurements split easily, just in case I wasn’t pleased. I took to heart the numerous comments about how flat they can end up. I made them rather tall and skinny to start, and they ended up about 1/2-3/4” tall. But they were not little hockey pucks, they cut nicely and the flavor was good. I also made garlic butter for them, but they were good without it. Both kids liked them, even the picky non-T1D teenager. I’d definitely make these again!
OMG, these are amazing. I've made them a few ways and we love them. Feels like cheating. :)
OH MY GOSH!!! WINNER!! I made a big pot of chicken and mushroom soup and really wished I could have some rolls with it. I found this and set myself to making a batch since I always keep these ingredients on hand. The only thing missing was plain yogurt, so I substituted our keto friendly cottage cheese. Absolutely AMAZING!! Soup with hot buttered rolls on a winter evening.... absolute perfection
I just took these out of the oven, let them cool for five minutes and then slathered it with butter. Delicious~
Funny, the mozzarella climbed up the food processor stem like a pole dancer. I had to keep peeling it off.
I did goof though. I did not see both baking powder and baking soda. I left out the latter. They still look good, but spread out a bit. Also, I am at 2 mile high elevation in Ecuador, so that always creates problems.
I heard in your Thanksgiving video you were going to freeze the batch you made. I am trying that too.
Made these tonight to replace the English muffin used in Eggs Benedict. They were awesome! It made 18 small rolls for 2 people. Can these rolls be frozen?
That sounds delicious! Glad you like the keto roll recipe. Yes, you can freeze the baked rolls! That's what I do. Just store in a ziplock freezer bag. Then thaw at room temperature or in the microwave under the defrost setting.
I have made almost every low carb bread under the sun but almost all of them have either a strong egg or almond flour taste. I just found this recipe and almost didn't make it. I'm glad I did, these were perfect!!!! Gave one to my pickiest child, she had no idea that I made it and said it was delicious. Thank you for the recipe!