What to make a keto breakfast while sticking to a healthy diet? Low-carb, nutritious, and hearty. If you don’t like to have a full breakfast, make yourself some keto cocoa and chia seed pudding or toast keto bread with a slice of salmon, poached egg and avocado.
Table of contents:
- Keto pudding with chia seeds
- Keto cocoa with coconut milk
- Keto shakshuka
- Keto breakfast with bacon and eggs
- Keto omelet with mozzarella
- Keto muffins with cottage cheese
- Eggs baked with avocado
- Salmon and broccoli casserole
- Keto Rolls
- Keto sandwich with poached egg, avocado and salmon
- Fried halloumi cheese
- Keto bread for sandwiches
- Keto bread with sunflower seeds and sesame seeds
- Keto bread on coconut and almond flour with chia seeds
- Keto croutons
- Keto sandwiches
For those who like a full morning meal, egg-based breakfasts are fine: shakshuka, mozzarella omelet, scrambled eggs with bacon, quail eggs with avocado.
On weekends, indulge in a hearty salmon and broccoli casserole in the morning and bake keto muffins. Be sure to check out the keto bread recipes, as well as the pastas that can be used to make a healthy sandwich in minutes.
Keto pudding with chia seeds
This pudding is good for those who are not used to eating a big breakfast. The grapefruit juice will energize you with vitamins, and the chia seeds and peanuts will leave you feeling full for a long time.
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 91.4 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Juice of 1 grapefruit
- Kiwi – 1/2 pcs.
- Chia seeds – 2 tbsp.
- Peanut – 1 tbsp.
Cooking:
- Grind chia seeds and peanuts.
- Add the juice of one grapefruit.
- Mix all the ingredients. Garnish with kiwi slices.
Keto cocoa with coconut milk
Supplement your breakfast with vitamins and minerals with cocoa made with coconut milk. This drink will keep you awake in the morning. You can drink it both hot and cold.
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 431.5 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Coconut milk – 0.84 pints.
- Cocoa powder – 2 tablespoons.
- Sesame paste – 2 tablespoons.
- Sugar substitute (optional)
Cooking:
- Heat the coconut milk in a saucepan.
- Add the cocoa powder and stir to combine.
- Add the sesame paste and sugar substitute to the cocoa powder. Stir to combine.
Keto shakshuka
This delicious, hearty dish of eggs and tomato sauce is traditionally prepared in Israel. By preparing shakshuka for breakfast, you can provide yourself with energy and strength for the whole day.
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 130.9 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Chicken egg – 6 pcs.
- Onion – 3.5 oz.
- Tomato – 2 units
- Sweet bell pepper – 1 pc
- Chili pepper – 0.07 oz.
- Garlic – 2 cloves
- Paprika – 0.07 oz.
- Vegetable oil – 2 tablespoons.
- Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking:
- Chop the onions finely and fry them in a pan.
- Remove the skin of tomatoes after boiling, chop them and add them to the fried onions.
- Slice the garlic, chili and bell peppers. Add to the pan.
- Add paprika, salt and pepper.
- Crack eggs on top of the roasted vegetables and fry until soft.
Keto breakfast with bacon and eggs
Bacon and eggs for breakfast are eaten in many countries around the world. Spice up your morning scrambled eggs with crispy bacon and garnish with cherry tomatoes and herbs. A great low-carb breakfast option!
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 211.2 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
- Bacon – 1.7 oz.
- Cherry tomatoes – 2 pcs.
- Greens – 1 tbsp.
- Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
- Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking:
- Pan-fry the bacon until crispy.
- Remove the cooked bacon from the pan. Crack the eggs into the same pan and fry until cooked over low heat.
- Place the cooked eggs on a plate, add the bacon and cherry tomatoes, and garnish with the greens.
Keto omelet with mozzarella
An airy omelet with mozzarella will add variety to the menu for those who prefer eggs for breakfast.
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 219.8 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Chicken egg – 2 pcs.
- Mozzarella cheese – 1.7 oz.
- Vegetable milk – 0.05 pint
- Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Cooking:
- Beat the eggs with a mixer and milk.
- Add the mozzarella cheese, salt and pepper.
- Fry the omelet over a low heat under a lid until tender.
Keto muffins with cottage cheese
Nutritious coconut flour curd muffins are great for breakfast, but they can also be offered as a dessert.
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 266.4 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Cottage cheese – 10.6 oz.
- Chicken eggs – 3 pcs.
- Coconut flour – 2.1 oz.
- Butter – 3.5 oz
- Sugar substitute 1.4 oz
Cooking:
- The butter has to be melted. Mix with cottage cheese, eggs and sugar substitute. Beat with a blender.
- Add 2.1 ounces of coconut flour to the mixture. Stir to mix.
- Place the batter in a muffin tin. Bake in the oven at 356 ℉ 25 minutes.
Eggs baked with avocado
Treat yourself to a sumptuous vitamin breakfast of quail eggs baked with avocado and cheese. The preparation does not require much time, the main thing is to preheat the oven.
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 224.2 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Avocado – 1 pc.
- Quail eggs – 2 pcs.
- Cheese – 0.7 oz.
- Dried garlic-1 tbsp.
- Olive oil – 1 tsp.
- Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking:
- Preheat the oven to 356 ℉.
- Prepare the avocado: cut into two pieces, remove the pit. Add salt, pepper, dry garlic and drizzle with olive oil.
- In the place where the avocado bone was, crack a quail egg and sprinkle with grated cheese. Do the same with the other half of the avocado.
- Place the two avocado halves in the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
Salmon and broccoli casserole
This keto breakfast casserole is easy to make if you have already pickled fish and boiled broccoli. Prepare the necessary ingredients in advance and in 20 minutes a delicious nutritious dish will be ready.
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 111.8 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Pickled salmon (filet) – 14.1 oz.
- Broccoli – 10.6 oz.
- Hard cheese – 3.5 oz.
- Chicken egg – 2 units.
- Natural yogurt – 0.2 pint
- Mustard – 1 tsp.
- Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
- Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking:
- Grease the casserole dish with vegetable oil. Cut salmon filets and boiled broccoli into slices and place in the baking dish.
- Beat 2 eggs with the yogurt and mustard with a mixer. Add salt and pepper.
- Pour the whisked mixture over the salmon and broccoli. Sprinkle grated cheese on top.
- Cook the casserole in the oven at 356 ℉ for 20 minutes.
Keto Rolls
Japanese rolls without rice for breakfast? Why not? A low-carb version of a favorite dish with smoked salmon and cauliflower instead of rice tastes just as good as the original recipe.
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 153.6 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Cauliflower – 17.6 oz.
- Smoked salmon – 5.3 oz.
- Cream cheese – 7.1 oz
- Avocado – 1/2 ounce.
- Nori – 0.7 oz (8 sheets)
- Fresh Cucumber – 3.5 oz
- Soy sauce – 0.7 oz.
Cooking:
- Finely chop the cauliflower and fry in a dry pan.
- Add the cream cheese and soy sauce to the cooked cauliflower. Place in the refrigerator.
- Slice avocado, fresh cucumber and smoked salmon into thin strips.
- Prepare a bamboo mat and place a nori sheet on it.
- Spread the cauliflower filling with cheese and sauce on the nori. On the opposite edge of the nori, place salmon, avocado or cucumber filling. Roll up tightly. Cut the roll into equal portions.
- Serve with your favorite sauce.
Keto sandwich with poached egg, avocado and salmon
Breakfast sandwiches are always convenient, quick and satisfying. A poached egg combined with avocado and salmon on toasted keto bread turns an ordinary sandwich into a nutritious breakfast.
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 176.6 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Chicken egg – 4 pcs.
- Keto bread – 4 slices
- Salmon – 4 slices
- Avocado – 1 pc.
- Vinegar – 1 tbsp.
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp.
- Greens to taste
- Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking:
- Peel the avocado, chop and grind with a blender until smooth, adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
- Boil water in a saucepan. Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Reduce the heat, but do not turn it off. Break eggs one at a time into the boiling water and cook for 3 minutes.
- Put the beaten poached eggs on a plate.
- In a dry frying pan, brown the keto bread slices.
- Spread shredded avocado on each slice of bread. Next, place a slice of salmon and top with a poached egg. Add salt, pepper and herbs.
Fried halloumi cheese
Haloumi cheese is great for frying because its melting point is quite high, so it retains its shape even after cooking. Use a little olive oil for a crispy crust and serve halloumi cheese with keto bread toast or as a separate dish.
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 334 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Haloumi cheese – 10.5 oz.
- Olive oil – 2 tablespoons.
- Salt, pepper and spices to taste
Cooking:
- Cut the cheese into thin slices.
- Grease a non-stick frying pan with olive oil and put it on the fire. Heat well.
- Place the cheese slices in the pan and fry for 1 minute on each side.
- Salt the grilled cheese, add pepper and spices to taste.
Keto bread for sandwiches
While sticking to a keto diet, you don’t have to give up sandwiches for breakfast, but you do need to pay attention to bread – it should be made from keto-friendly flour. Use one of the options for making keto bread for sandwiches, toast, and crispy croutons. It’s worth baking the bread ahead of time so you can just brown it in a toaster or dry pan in the morning.
The perfect base for sandwiches is ready! The keto bread is so delicious that it can also be eaten as a stand-alone breakfast dish.
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 293.6 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Flaxseed meal – 2.5 oz.
- 2 chicken eggs
- Butter – 1.4 oz.
- Leavening Agent – 1 tsp.
- Salt
Cooking:
- Beat the eggs with the salt with a mixer.
- Add the softened butter and beat again.
- Add the flour and baking powder. Knead the dough.
- Preheat the oven to 356 ℉. Place the dough in a baking dish and put it in the oven. Bake the bread for about 50 minutes.
By the way, flaxseed flour for baking keto bread is extremely useful for the body: it contains a huge amount of vitamins, trace elements, highly concentrated protein, omega fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6, helps prevent heart disease, vascular disease and cancer, helps the digestive tract and promotes weight loss.
Keto bread with sunflower seeds and sesame seeds
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 413.2 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Refined sunflower seeds – 7 oz.
- Sesame – 1.7 oz.
- 9 % cottage cheese – 3.5 oz.
- Butter – 2.5 oz
- Cream 20% – 0.1 pint
- 2 hen’s eggs
- Leavening Agent – 1 tsp.
- Salt
Cooking:
- Grind the sunflower seeds and sesame seeds in a coffee grinder.
- The butter has to be melted. Beat the eggs with a mixer, add cottage cheese and cream.
- Combine ground seeds with whipped ingredients. Mix well; add baking powder.
- Preheat the oven to 356 ℉. Place the dough in a mold. Bake the bread for 40 minutes.
Keto bread on coconut and almond flour with chia seeds
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 137.2 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Coconut flour – 4.2 oz.
- Almond meal – 2.1 oz.
- Chia Seeds – 0.8 oz
- Psyllium – 0.8 oz.
- Apple cider vinegar – 2 tsp.
- Water – 1.16 pints
- Dough leavening agent – 2 tsp.
- Salt
Cooking:
- Mix the coconut and almond flour with the chia seeds, add the baking powder.
- Add 1.16 pints of water, psyllium, apple cider vinegar and salt to the flour. Knead the dough.
- Preheat the oven to 356 ℉. Place the dough in a baking dish. Bake the bread for 45 minutes.
Keto croutons
Crunchy keto bread crumbs are absolutely versatile: they are incredibly tasty on their own, but in combination with a slice of salmon, a boiled egg or avocado they serve a balanced breakfast. Also, keto croutons are a good addition to a cream soup, any salad and serve as a base for sandwiches.
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 450 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Keto bread (almond flour in this recipe) – 2 slices
- Chicken egg – 2 pcs.
- Butter – 1.4 oz.
Cooking:
- Lightly beat the eggs with a fork.
- Melt the butter.
- Add 0.7 ounces of melted butter to the eggs.
- Heat a frying pan and grease it with 0.7 ounces of melted butter.
- Dip each slice of bread into the mixture of beaten eggs and butter and fry on both sides until golden brown.
Keto sandwiches
What to add to keto bread to make a low-carb, nutritious sandwich? Pay attention to keto pastes.
Custard paste for sandwiches
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 178.4 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- 18% cottage cheese – 4.2 oz.
- Chicken egg – 3 pcs.
- Olives – 2.3 oz.
- Greens (dill) to taste
- Salt to taste
Cooking:
- Boil the eggs and finely chop them.
- Chop the olives and herbs finely.
- Chop the cottage cheese with a blender. Then add salt.
- Add chopped eggs, olives and herbs to the cottage cheese. Grind again with a blender until smooth.
Avocado paste for sandwiches
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 193.9 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Avocado – 3.6 oz
- Dill – 0.2 oz
- Sour cream – 0.4 oz
- Lemon juice – 0.01 pint
Cooking:
- Finely chop the peeled avocado and grind with a blender, adding the sour cream and lemon juice.
- Finely chop the dill and add to the chopped avocado with the sour cream and lemon juice.
A bryndza paste for sandwiches
Calories (per 3.5 oz): 174.7 kcal
For the cooking you will need:
- Bryndza – 4.05 oz.
- Green onions – 2.4 oz.
- Sour cream 15% – 0.7 oz.
Cooking:
- Finely chop the cheese. Add sour cream. Grind with a blender until smooth.
- Finely chop the onion and add to the chopped bryndza. Stir to mix.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT KETO BREAKFAST
Do I have to eat breakfast on the keto diet?
Breakfast is a must. Eating in the morning promotes proper metabolism, improves mental performance and gives energy for the whole day. It is definitely worth getting into the habit of eating breakfast.
There is not enough time in the morning to prepare a proper breakfast. What to do?
Prepare breakfast in the evening. Prepare all the necessary products in advance, so that you do not have to do it in the morning. For example, if you plan to make shakshuka for breakfast, then chop tomatoes, peppers and onions in advance and put them in a container with a lid. Bake some keto bread by spending a little time on it in the evening, and you have a base of sandwiches and croutons ready for the next few days. The bread can even be sliced ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator, and heated in a dry pan or toaster before using. It’s a good idea to make sandwich paste ahead of time and transfer it to a glass jar so you can just spread it on toast in the morning.
Can you give me an idea for the fastest keto breakfast?
Eggs with grated cheese. Or any sandwich on keto bread with pasta, salmon, or just a boiled egg. Keto croutons are made in minutes. Or you can combine both options: make eggs in bread. To do this, you need to take a slice of keto bread, remove the crumb in the middle, so that you get a small circle. Place the slice of bread on a hot frying pan, and break 1 egg in the middle. Fry on both sides.
Can I add toppings to keto muffins?
If we are talking about dessert muffins, it is quite permissible to add some berries to the batter.
What kind of fish can I use on a keto diet for breakfast?
Any fatty red, lightly salted fish, which is suitable for breakfast.
What is halloumi cheese?
Haloumi cheese is a brine cheese made from sheep and goat milk, sometimes with the addition of cow’s milk. Somewhat reminiscent of mozzarella. It is ideal for frying.
What is the best drink for a keto breakfast?
Tea and coffee are allowed on keto, you can safely consume these drinks. It is also worth paying attention to keto cocoa with coconut milk, it is a wonderful nutritious drink that will complement breakfast. When cold, keto cocoa can be served as a smoothie.
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