Best Easy Low Carb Keto Coconut Flour Bread recipe

This is the BEST Keto Low Carb Coconut Flour bread you’ll ever try! The texture of this keto bread resembles soft wheat bread and it’s perfect for low carb sandwiches! If you are following a ketogenic diet or low carb diet and you also have nut allergies, you can enjoy a slice of this delicious bread anytime!

Best Keto Coconut Flour Bread Recipe

This is a quick bread, meaning no bread machine is needed. It is a low carb bread recipe of your dreams! No, I mean it, this is the best keto bread made with the use of coconut flour, you will ever find on the internet and perfect for a keto diet.

None will compare, not even an almond flour bread recipe! You probably have all the ingredients need to make this easy low carb bread!

 Keto Bread versus Cloud Bread

Following a low-carb diet now for the last 5 years has led me to the deepest desire to make a real sandwich bread. The biggest struggle with making a keto bread is that in my home, my youngest has a tree nut allergy and almond flour isn’t something I can use.

Learning to work with coconut flour has been challenging to say the least, but with the right amount of liquid, masterpieces can happen and this low carb bread is one of them!

The biggest difference with this bread and my  Cloud Bread recipe is that it has substance. While the cloud bread is low carb, many people find it to have an egg taste.

It is great for making Cloud Bread French Toast, I felt it wasn’t quite right for typical sandwiches I was hoping for, it’s very airy and light. So the experimenting with coconut flour has continued for quite a few years.

Low Carb Bread versus Traditional Bread with Gluten

The biggest issue and challenge with low carb bread recipes is always the lack of using gluten which comes from refined flours.

Since there’s no refined flours, wheat flour and no gluten in this recipe, replicating that chewy bite, soft airy texture and melt in your mouth flavor, has to be created in some other way.

I’ve done this with xanthan gum and aluminum free baking powder. This combination, plus a little bit of fiber from ground flaxseed is what makes this low carb bread resemble that texture you might remember from your prior carb eating.

Soft Pliable Coconut Flour Bread

A little bit of toasted sesame seeds on top before baking and this was the most amazing sandwich I’ve enjoyed in years! I couldn’t wait to finish the photos so I could devour it!

Most often when baking a bread with a 1/2 cup of coconut flour, it’s quite dense, almost pound cake style. Many people who have tried coconut flour recipes think they hate coconut flour.

It’s not the case in this recipe! It’s the flaxseed that makes this perfect I think!

I recently made this Low Carb Flax Meal Bread and that’s what gave me the idea to add some flax to this bread. The Flax Meal bread uses almond flour and has dairy in it so both of my kids can’t enjoy that gluten-free recipe. I knew I had to develop something for my kids to enjoy as well and this one is it!

How to Make Dairy Free Coconut Flour Bread

This coconut flour bread recipe can be made paleo simply by the heavy cream swap I mention in the recipe. My daughter has been having some issues with her stomach and dairy seems to be the culprit.

So for a time now I’ve got plans to deliver more paleo recipes since my dear daughter is so sad about the loss of her beloved cream cheese, sour cream, and basically any cheese for that matter.

She’s especially sad about the Keto Fathead Low Carb Cinnamon Rolls she loves that I make. I don’t know if I can make those dairy free, but I may certainly try for her sake!

More Keto Bread Recipes:

Dairy Free Cloud Bread

Dairy Cloud Bread Loaf

Keto Sub Rolls

Low Carb Keto Bagels

Storage Tips Keto Bread

Obviously a homemade loaf of bread doesn’t have all the artificial ingredients that make store bought, regular wheat bread on shelves has so it won’t last as long as they do. After this keto coconut bread is cooled completely on a cooling rack, you can slice it and wrap it in aluminum foil.

If you plan to eat it over the next 2-3 days it can stay on the counter. If you think you’ll need a bit longer, you can store in the freezer wrapped well in an airtight container, with parchment between the slices. Then pull out the slices you want in the morning and toast.

You can do the same in the refrigerator and the bread should last up to 7 days refrigerated.

Store in airtight container:

Freezer: parchment between slices

Counter: 2–3 days

Refrigerator: up to 7 days

Best Tips for Keto Bread made with Coconut Flour!

A few notes: If you have chickens and very large eggs compared to store bought chicken eggs, you should use just 4-5 instead of 6.

This bread is not sweet although you see the sweetener in there. The slight hint of sweetness is needed in case you have a child like mine who can detect any coconut in a recipe.

Make sure your baking powder is aluminum free because it will cause most baked goods to turn green and have a tinny flavor.

I used an 8 by 4 (1.5 quart) loaf pan. If you use a 9 by 5, you won’t get the height I have in my photos.

If you love savory breads, try adding some onion and garlic powder to the mix!

Hope you enjoy this fantastic “bread”!

UPDATE: I’ve heard a lot of people say in comments it’s too much cinnamon so I reduced it by half when I made it again for our family and it was lighter in color than in my pics. I also reduced the sweetener by half and it tasted just fine, just a hint of sweetness.

I also made my slices thinner and adjusted the amount of slices you can get in this loaf, I’m updating the nutrition info for 14 slices as opposed to what it was originally as just 12 slices. I’m sticking by my decision to use 1 tsp of cinnamon as I just love it with the look of wheat bread.

Egg Size Matters

The eggs will always be a problem as far as size. If you use store bought eggs that say large, they are really small compared to eggs from chickens I have.

To make this easier on everyone I measured the small chicken eggs I’ve used and placed the amount in ounces to give you a better idea.

If you measure out the eggs you have and they are very large then you may only need 4-5. If after you’ve adjusted the egg amount and it still seems wet to you, reduce the oil to 1/3 cup. 

UPDATE MAY 28, 2018: I reduced the olive oil to 1/3 cup instead of the orginial recipe using 1/2 cup because a few comments mentioned it was still moist in the center. I also decided to just try water in place of the heavy cream or coconut milk.

BOTH of these changes have equalled perfect success! So whether to have the original recipe printed and that’s working fine for you or you decide to use the below recipes, now that I’ve changed a couple things, either will work just fine! And it reduced the net carb count per slice from 2 to 1 gram per slice!

IMPORTANT RECIPE UPDATE (2026)

After additional testing, I have updated this Easy Keto Coconut Flour Bread recipe to improve texture and simplify ingredients.

Originally this recipe used xanthan gum and sweetener. After testing:

• I replaced xanthan gum with unflavored beef gelatin
• I removed sweetener completely
• I tested whipping egg whites separately (no meaningful height difference)
• Texture is lighter and less dense
• Height remains comparable to original
• Flavor is cleaner and less eggy

The gelatin provides structure without gumminess and gives a more “real bread” texture similar to traditional bread -without wheat flour.

If you printed the original recipe and it works for you, that version is still fine. But this updated version is now my preferred method.

If You Don’t Want to Use Gelatin OR Xanthan Gum

Some readers prehttps://amzn.to/3PaTybyfer not to use gums or gelatin. Here are alternatives:

Psyllium Husk Powder (Best Structural Alternative)

Replace gelatin with:

1 tablespoon psyllium husk powder

This will:

• Increase elasticity
• Add chew like real bread
• Help prevent bread fall
• Slightly darken color

Use finely ground psyllium for best texture.

Extra Flaxseed Meal

Increase flaxseed meal to ⅔ cup and reduce coconut flour slightly (by 1 tablespoon).

This increases structure but may create a denser loaf.

Whipped Egg Whites

You can separate eggs and whip whites to soft peaks.

In my recent testing: Height difference was minimal.

So this step is optional.

This Keto Coconut Flour bread makes excellent:

LOW CARB Keto COCONUT FLOUR BREAD