The Best Keto Muffin Recipes (2024)

Published: Mar 12, 2019 · Modified: Aug 24, 2022 by Carolyn

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Keto muffins come in all sorts of wonderful flavors. Check out this amazing collection of the best sugar-free, low carb muffin recipes. 45 amazing recipes to choose from!

It’s no secret that I love muffins. You might even go so far as to call me a muffin addict. There’s no shame in loving muffins this much, is there? They are one of my favorite keto snacks.

I daresay that I have more keto muffins recipes than any other blogger out there. No surprise, really. I’ve been doing this low carb thang for over a decade and I am quite proficient at keto baking. And did I mention that I love muffins?

My love of muffins did not start in my low carb days. Oh no, I’ve had a very longstanding love of all things muffin as far back as I can remember. It might be hereditary, as my mother loved them too.

And now I am passing this obsession on to my own kids!

The Benefits of Keto Muffins

Thank goodness that my favorite breakfast treat is so easy to make low carb and gluten-free.

It took some trial and error at the beginning of my keto baking career to get low carb muffins right. But once I figured out the right proportions of low carb flours and other ingredients, I couldn’t stop making more variations and flavors.

Here’s what I love about low carb muffins:

Easy to make: Muffins are one of the best recipes for a keto beginner to try. They are more forgiving than cake and usually take a single bowl to prepare.
Easy meal prep: Almost without exception, keto muffins can be made ahead and frozen. I make big batches and pop them into a ziplock bag. They can last for months and warm nicely in an oven or microwave.
Portability: Muffins make a great grab-and-go breakfast or snack. Take them to work, to the beach, to a party, or wherever you need to go. Some recipes, like my Keto Pecan Pie Muffins, are even sturdy enough for travel.
Family Friendly: Depending on your choice of flavors, muffins are kid friendly! Add a few sugar-free chocolate chips and they’re instantly a hit.
Ideal for dietary restrictions: Whether you’re nut-free, dairy-free, or something-else-free, there is a keto muffin recipe for you!
Infinite flavor options: Muffins can be customized to suit your tastes. Don’t like cranberries? Add blueberries instead! Not a nut fan? Skip them or add chocolate chips. The sky’s the limit for keto muffin flavors.

Keto Muffin Recipes

It really is shocking, how many keto muffins recipes I’ve created over the past 11 years. This wonderful list below doesn’t even include all the yummy muffins that are in my various keto cookbooks!

So what are you waiting for? It’s time to get baking, my friends.

Keto Blueberry Muffins
Coffee Cake Muffins
Pecan Pie Muffins
Coconut Flour Zucchini Muffins (can be made nut-free!)
Keto Chocolate Chip Muffins

Cheddar Jalapeno Muffins
Keto Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Flourless Peanut Butter Muffins
Double Chocolate Keto Muffins
Easy Gingerbread Muffins

Keto Banana Muffins (nut-free!)
Peach Cobbler Muffins
Keto Lemon Muffins
Mini Keto Pizza Muffins
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins (dairy-free!)
Jelly Donut Muffins

Chocolate Cheesecake Muffins
Keto Cranberry Muffins
Cappuccino Muffins
Cheesy Garlic Bread Muffins
Easy Pancake Muffins
Mini Mocha Muffins (nut-free!)

Low carb muffin recipes I created for other sites

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Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using MacGourmet software and I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it does not affect my own blood glucose levels. I do my best to be as accurate as possible but you should independently calculate nutritional information on your own before relying on them.I expressly disclaim any and all liability of any kind with respect to any act or omission wholly or in part in reliance on anything contained in this website.

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Comments

Jane Evans says
June 13, 2022 at 12:17 pm
I am so grateful to have found your recipes Carolyn. However I too, am having trouble with some of the baking since I live at a higher altitude. Here are the rules that apply to conventional baking at a higher altitude: High Altitude Baking — Good Rules of Thumb
Oven Temperature. Increase by 15-25℉ …
Baking Time. Decrease by 20-30% …
Flour. Increase by 1 tbsp at 3,500 ft, and by 1 tbsp per 1,500 ft. …
Sugar. Decrease by 1 tbsp per cup. …
Liquids. Increase by 1 to 2 tbsp per 1,000 ft, and 1 ½ tsp per additional 1,000 ft. …
As you can imagine it is difficult to translate these ‘rules of thumb’ to keto baking. Any advice would be much appreciated. I am happy to experiment.
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- Carolyn says
  June 13, 2022 at 5:15 pm
  I am so sorry, Jane but I’ve rarely baked at altitude. I do believe most of those rules apply still. When we were in Idaho a few summers ago, I found that my muffins needed more structure so increasing the flour a bit is important, for sure!
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  - Jane Evans says
    June 14, 2022 at 5:28 pm
    Thanks Carolyn…I was living in Mexico for 22 years at 6500 feet and boy that made baking interesting…home in Canada now at a much lower altitude (Edmonton, 1500′) but still seems to make my keto/low carb recipes lacking the rise I would like. Oh for heaven’s sake, I haven’t said which recipe I am trying to make: strawberry cream cheese scones and key lime scones. I have tried a tsp. of psyllium husk and an additional egg and that helped but could still be better. I shall let you know how I make out. I drool over your recipes constantly.
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    - Carolyn says
      June 14, 2022 at 5:49 pm
      Good luck! I might even recommend a bit of protein powder (whey or egg white) in the scones to help with that…
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JL says
March 18, 2021 at 4:11 pm
I made your Maple Walnut Muffins on this list (from the Swerve site: https://swervesweet.com/recipes/maple-walnut-muffins)
I used a little brown Swerve along with the regular Swerve. Warm with butter: so, so good! This will be in my regular rotation now. Thanks so much.
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Sheri says
June 15, 2020 at 3:08 pm
Is there anything that can replace the whey protein powder I cannot have whey but the coffee cake muffin recipe looks so good.
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- Carolyn says
  June 15, 2020 at 7:51 pm
  Egg white protein powder works to.
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patricia says
June 01, 2020 at 3:11 pm
All your recipes look so delicious and I used to be able to make them. Now I have become allergic to eggs so cannot make these delicious looking recipes. Only good thing….I feel much better without the eggs now !
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jenny says
October 25, 2019 at 12:59 pm
Thank you for sharing my Chocolate and Cream Cheese Muffins! I hope your readers love them 🙂
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Pam says
September 14, 2019 at 10:10 am
Do you have a physical book?
would love to have it on my shelf.
Pam
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- Carolyn says
  September 14, 2019 at 11:24 am
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Esther says
August 13, 2019 at 4:03 pm
Thank you very much for this round up, Carolyn!
I was looking for some low carb muffin recipes because their portable and freezable. Which means I can eat breakfast, and I can stay on track. I didn’t expect to find 35 in one post, sweet and savory to boot. And so much of them look absolutely delicious. Definitely speaking my language here. thanks again
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Bobbi says
July 29, 2019 at 11:36 am
Do you have a carb free bran muffin recipe? I didn’t see one on the list.
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- Carolyn says
  July 30, 2019 at 10:13 am
  Bran is not typically low carb. There are ways to fake it with flax but a lot of people don’t like flax.
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SJ says
July 07, 2019 at 8:25 pm
I’ve loved the Maple Walnut Muffins from Swerve Sweet for a year now, and I am NOT at all shocked that the recipe is yours! Of course! they’re a go-to whenever I want a snack I can grab on the run, or pack in lunches or sneak mid-day when work is boring! Thanks 🙂
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- Carolyn says
  July 08, 2019 at 12:00 am
  So glad you like them!
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EJ says
May 20, 2019 at 9:58 am
wish there was a way to print all in 1 click instead of going to each recipe, scrolling to find the recipe and then printing.
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Pam says
April 01, 2019 at 1:32 pm
Hi Carolyn,
I’ve been recently looking for some keto recipes low in saturated fat and I tried four of your muffin recipes that fit the bill this weekend. They are really sensational and now I have a stash in the freezer to use for a healthy breakfast or snack. Thanks so much!
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- Carolyn says
  April 01, 2019 at 2:56 pm
  So glad to hear it!
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jenny says
March 12, 2019 at 10:19 am
This is a great list! Thanks for sharing my Chocolate Cream Cheese Muffins 🙂
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- Carolyn says
  March 12, 2019 at 12:15 pm
  They look great! Glad to share.
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Taryn says
March 12, 2019 at 10:19 am
Thanks for including my blueberry muffins!
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Julianne says
March 12, 2019 at 9:46 am
What a great collection of Keto friendly muffins! Thanks for including my recipe in this most impressive lineup!
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- Idania says
  June 05, 2020 at 6:59 am
  I love the collection of keto muffin recipes. Do you have a book version of all of these, so I can have them all in one place, and be adventurous: soemtimes I know I want a muffin, but I make it in the morning. A book would be easier for me to leaf through to find what I’m in the mood for. Thanks!
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  - Carolyn says
    June 11, 2020 at 7:20 am
    I do not have a muffin specific book, no.
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Chad Johnson says
March 12, 2019 at 9:23 am
Do you have high altitude versions of your baking recipes?
I live in Denver (5280) so baking is always a little more of an adventure!
Thx
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- Carolyn says
  March 12, 2019 at 3:54 pm
  I have never baked at altitude but a few readers have told me that you make many of the same changes you would for conventional baking.
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