13 Keto Vegan Recipes That Are Actually Good

Most people assume keto and vegan cancel each other out. They mostly do not. These 13 recipes use lupini beans, hearts of palm, coconut cream, and shirataki to hit plant-based macros without going above seven net carbs. No dairy, no eggs.

13 Recipes
3.3g Avg Net Carbs
2–42 Minutes
4.7 Avg Rating (75 reviews)

Plant-Based Mains and Sides

Three noodle and vegetable options and a coleslaw that pulls double duty as a main. The hearts of palm pasta is the one people come back to.

1 a plate of noodles topped with basil, tomatoes and cracked pepper

Hearts of Palm Pasta

5 (4 ratings)

Hearts of palm sliced lengthwise into strips that mimic fettuccine. Two net carbs. The texture holds up to sauce in a way zucchini noodles never quite do (they get waterlogged, these do not).

2 min 2g net carbs 2 servings
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2 shirataki pasta on a plate with tomatoes and basil

Shirataki Noodles

4.5 (4 ratings)

Shirataki, done right. Zero net carbs. The trick is rinsing, patting dry, and dry-frying in a hot pan for two minutes before adding anything else. Six reviews averaging four point seven stars.

5 min 0g net carbs 2 servings
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3 a bowl with cooked squash, tomatoes and peppers coated with chopped herbs

Grilled Vegetables

5 (2 ratings)

Looks like a basic grilled vegetable side. It is, and that is the point. Six net carbs, olive oil, salt, and a grill. Rounds out a plate without needing to think too hard about it.

25 min 6g net carbs 8 servings
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4 a bowl of coleslaw topped with jalapenos, red onions and cilantro

Mexican Coleslaw

4.6 (7 ratings)

I made this for a cookout once and someone asked for the recipe before we even sat down. Lime, cilantro, jalapeno, and a dressing that has a little heat. Three point four net carbs, four five-star reviews.

35 min 3.4g net carbs 6 servings
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Dips, Sauces, and Salads

The stir fry sauce is the reason this section exists. The lupini hummus is a close second. Both are worth keeping in the fridge.

5 A bowl of creamy keto hummus in a bowl next to fresh vegetables.

Keto Hummus

4.3 (4 ratings)

One point two net carbs and five point two grams of protein per serving. Lupini beans blended into hummus that actually tastes like hummus. Two reviews at four point five stars. Nobody has caught the swap yet.

10 min 1.2g net carbs 8 servings
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6 a spoon coming out of a small jar containing stir fry sauce with minced garlic

Stir Fry Sauce

4.8 (8 ratings)

How much better is homemade stir fry sauce than the bottled version? Three net carbs versus bottles that run six to eight. Five reviews at four point eight stars. I have not bought a bottle since making this.

2 min 3g net carbs 6 servings
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7 holding a string up cucumber ribbons with chopsticks

Asian Cucumber Salad

4.8 (5 ratings)

Sesame oil, chili flakes, and rice vinegar over cucumber sliced as thin as I could get them. Four point two net carbs. Takes ten minutes, tastes like it came from somewhere with a menu in two languages.

10 min 4.2g net carbs 4 servings
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Frozen Treats and Desserts

Coconut milk handles the fat, avocado handles the creaminess. No cream, no eggs, still scoopable.

8 a multi-colored polka dotted cup with vanilla ice cream topped with colorful sprinkles

Dairy Free Ice Cream

4.8 (5 ratings)

Dairy-free keto ice cream that is actually scoopable at freezer temperature, not a frozen brick you chisel at. Three point three net carbs. Three reviews at four point seven stars. Coconut milk base, no eggs.

135 min 3.3g net carbs 8 servings
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9 A clear dome shaped cake with a pink flower in the middle.

Raindrop Cake

4.6 (5 ratings)

A translucent jelly dome. Zero point two net carbs. It looks like water that somehow held its shape, which tends to stop conversations mid-sentence. Two five-star reviews.

42 min 0.2g net carbs 10 servings
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10 two frozen white popsicles with a lime slice

Dairy Free Keto Coconut Lime Popsicles

4.6 (8 ratings)

Six net carbs in a coconut lime popsicle that freezes creamy instead of icy. Coconut milk and fresh lime juice. The kind of thing that takes five minutes to prep and disappears the same afternoon.

5 min 6g net carbs 4 servings
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Drinks and Breakfast

A smoothie with real protein, an eggnog made without eggs (the name is a stretch), and a chaffle that works without cheese or eggs.

11 peanut butter dripping down a glass with a chocolate smoothie inside that is covered with chopped nuts

Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

4.8 (5 ratings)

Can a smoothie actually replace a meal? This one has nine point five grams of protein and six point one net carbs, so the answer is closer to yes than most. Chocolate and peanut butter. Two five-star reviews.

5 min 6.1g net carbs 1 servings
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12 dreamy creamy eggnog

Dairy Free Eggnog

4.4 (5 ratings)

Coconut cream blended with nutmeg and a little vanilla. Two point one net carbs. It is frothy in the way eggnog should be, and there are no eggs in it (despite the name, that is standard for most store versions anyway).

5 min 2.1g net carbs 6 servings
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13 close up vegan keto chaffle

Vegan Keto Chaffle Waffle Recipe

4.8 (13 ratings)

Flax and coconut flour. No eggs, no cheese. Five point five net carbs. Four five-star reviews from people who were skeptical the chaffle format would survive removing both of its core ingredients.

6 min 5.5g net carbs 2 servings
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