Almond Flour Cornbread Muffins (Keto)

These keto almond flour cornbread muffins are easy to make and use simply to source ingredients. They make the perfect substitute for traditional cornbread muffins.

If you’re looking for a gluten-free, grain-free, cornmeal-free, low-carb cornbread muffin, then you’ve come to the right place.

The great news is that these almond flour keto cornbread muffins deliver all the flavor of cornmeal without using any corn or corn by-products.

I already have an easy keto cornbread recipe that is super popular on the site. It is one that I bake in a cast-iron skillet that produces a great golden crust.

In the case of these low-carb cornbread muffins, you can choose to bake them in a cast-iron muffin pan or a regular, well-greased muffin tin and get great results.

I also have a coconut flour cornbread muffin recipe if you need it to be nut-free.

Be sure to check out our entire collection of keto cornbread recipes for more delicious options.

Since this recipe is made with almond flour, which you prefer to use, I recommend you visit our keto almond flour recipes for more delicious options.

Plus, I have an entire collection of keto muffin recipes you may also want to check out.

Keto Cornbread Muffins

Wondering if you can have cornbread on keto? Well, traditional cornbread muffins are loaded with carbs and, therefore, cannot be had on a keto diet without being kicked out of ketosis.

Thankfully, by swapping almond meal or almond flour for cornmeal, you can fool your taste buds, even if it uses zero corn or cornmeal. That’s right; no nasty GMO-loaded corn is used in this recipe.

You can safely enjoy corn muffins with almond flour and still get all the flavor!

Although these muffins do not use refined flours, they manage to taste so close to the real deal, with even the texture being spot on.

Probably the best part of this cornbread almond flour muffin recipe is that they don’t use a bunch of strange or difficult-to-source ingredients.

If you do any form of keto baking I’m pretty certain you already have everything you need in your pantry.

These cornbread keto muffins use just five basic ingredients to give you the perfect low-carb cornbread taste.

Personally, I love to pair these almond flour cornbread muffins with my keto chili or any of my keto-friendly soups.  But you can also have them alone or as a quick and easy breakfast.

How To Make Keto Cornbread Almond Flour Muffins

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I have a few key ingredients that ensure that this mock cornbread recipe is tender and full of flavor.

For one, I personally recommend using almond meal whenever possible because it has a more coarse texture and better mimics cornmeal.

However, these can also be made with finely- milled almond flour and still taste amazing; they will have more of a cake-like texture. You know, like Southern cornbread.

The key to getting the texture and flavor right is adding plenty of butter to the muffin pan.

It’s what will give it that cornbread crust and help in mimicking the cornbread flavor we are after. So don’t be stingy with your butter when greasing.

Best Keto Cornbread Extract

My other secret to making almond flour meal taste like cornmeal is the use of OOOFlavors cornbread extract.

Using a keto cornbread extract simply amplifies the flavor of “corn” in these almond flour “cornbread” muffins.

It’s a way to further fool your tastebuds. The use of corn extract is really effective in getting the flavor of cornbread without the use of any corn. Pure genius!

OOOflavors cornbread flavored concentrate has managed to create a cornbread extract that has zero calories, zero sugar, and zero carbs.

Since it’s a highly concentrated extract, a tiny amount is all you need to get the flavor of corn.

I recommend using 3–4 drops in this recipe to see if it elevates the flavor further.

Although you can certainly make them without the cornbread extract, this brand does a fantastic job of mimicking the flavor.

Recipe Ingredients 

Making these keto-friendly almond flour cornbread muffins is a breeze. The batter is pretty straightforward, and then it’s just a matter of pouring it into a well-greased muffin pan or a cast-iron cornbread pan.

*Note that if you opt to use a cornbread cast iron skillet, they only come with a 7-muffin capacity. So, you will have to repeat the process or use two pans.

• Almond meal or almond flour 
• Baking powder 
• Eggs, room temperature
• Heavy whipping cream
• Sour cream
• Butter, unsalted
• OOOFlavors cornbread extract  (optional, but recommended for best flavor results)
• Sugar substitute is optional, depending on your preference.

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It’s my prayer these keto cookbooks will help make keto a delicious breeze for you.

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