These buttery keto lupin flour biscuits have the taste and texture of traditional biscuits, but without the carbs. Only 1 net carb per biscuit!
I have been wanting to try lupin flour for a while, but never found it in my local stores. Finally, I gave in and ordered it and it is a game changer in my low carb recipe game. Just look at those macros!
Lupin flour is a flour from Austrailia, made from a legume called lupin. It is related to peanuts, so if you have an allergy to peanuts, I would steer clear of lupin flour.
These keto lupin flour biscuits are my first recipe using this ingredient. I just wanted to make a biscuit that would taste similar to a biscuit. This definitely did the trick. When mixing up the batter, I tasted it and it had a hint of a bean sprout flavor. I was worried that this is what the outcome would be, but I was pleasantly surprised that there was no “off” flavors what-so-ever.
The batter was pretty thick, with help from the xantham gum. I baked the biscuits in my silicone muffin pan. I have gotten so much use out of this thing in the past month that I have owned it. So much, that I think I need to get a second one.
These keto lupin flour biscuits are pretty basic. Feel free to dress it up with cheese, meats, flavors or whatever. Trust me, I will be playing with this recipe more in the future!
Keto Lupin Flour Biscuits
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon preferred sweetener (*see notes)
- 1 cup lupin flour
- 1/2 teaspoon xantham gum
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon butter, cold
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter. While butter is melting add heavy whipping cream, sour cream and eggs to a large mixing bowl. Mix well.
- Pour in melted butter and combine.
- Add dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Place batter into muffin cups, filling approximately halfway.
- Add a sliver of butter to the top of each biscuit.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from heat promptly.
Notes
*For this recipe, I used Steviva Blends sweetener. Since the sweetener equivalent is 2:1, I only used 1/2 tablespoon.
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The erythritol from the sweetener was not calculated into the carb count.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 142Total Fat: 12.9gSaturated Fat: 7.4gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 88mgCarbohydrates: 4.8gFiber: 3.6gSugar: 1gProtein: 5.5g
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In the recipe you note 1 tablespoon of butter but in the instructions you say 3 tablespoons. Which is it?
The three tablespoons of melted butter go into the batter. The one tablespoon of cold butter goes (divided among the biscuits) on top prior to baking.
Do you really need sweeteners for biscuits?
It helps with the flavor, but feel free to leave it out.
Does the heavy cream not have carbs?
Heavy whipping cream has 6.6 grams of carbs per cup. When divided up amongst 12 biscuits, there about 0.5 gram of carbohydrates per biscuit due to the cream.
My heavy whipping cream says nothing about carbs. Not the great value brand or others
My Shamrock Farms HWC says 0.5 g carbs per serving and my Horizon Organic HWC says less than 1 g per serving.
All HWC has less than 1g of carbs. The laws governing food labeling makes it optional to put on the nutritional label at that amount. So rather it’s listed or not there are some carbs in HWC.
I use almond milk instead of heavy cream
Heavy Cream typically does not have carbs….if you are using one that does, it means that something was added….find another brand…one that has no carbs.
This isn’t the case. Labeling laws in the US make it legal to count the carbs as zero if they are less than .5 carbs per serving. The servings on heavy whipping cream are small, hence some brands claim of “zero carbs”. Heavy whipping cream is full cream from mile and a tiny amount of milk sugar will always remain.
Thank you so much for the recipe! I made them with some Parmesan cheese, bacon, and grated cheese on top before baking. They are so light and fluffy unlike the usual dense baked stuff with almond flour or dry ones with coconut flour. Will be making a gin tonic version!
This is lovely! I made it exactly as written and they came out perfect. I used Erythritol as my sweetener and that one tablespoon seemed to do just the trick. I’ve only ever had biscuits a couple of times but these are exactly like I remember, so thanks a million for bringing back those lovely memories of my time in the US. This is a real treat 🙂
This is great! And I’m looking forward to making more.
I was wondering if you have come up with a sandwich bread recipe? Now that would be awesome!
I haven’t yet, but it’s on my list!
there is a recipe using the lupin flour on youtube. I dont sugar coat is the name of the lady that does the recipe. It is a yeast bread. The keto king does a yeast bread almost the same recipe he uses flax see instead of the lupin flour.
I have made the bread from I don’t sugar coat and it is amazing! She uses the same dough to make cinnamon rolls, pizza, and bagels, all are delicious!
Not my favorite, bitter and a bit “eggy”. Maybe add more sweetener and some vanilla, or go really savory to hide the bitterness.
I’m wondering about the bitterness, because I can’t taste it at all. I did a quick Google search and have seen some people write that they taste a bitter taste from the lupin flour. I’m wondering if it’s the kind of thing that some people taste and some don’t. Sorry that they didn’t work for you!
I just used Lupin flour for the first time with this recipe. I really enjoyed it. No bitter taste here. I used swerve sweetener. My husband likes these. Our new go too. I am wondering if I can make bread with this flour. I am going to make keto strawberry ham tomorrow jyst for these and share as a gift to a few friends that do keto. Better than all the other nut flors for busquits.
Yeah, the bitter taste (to me) comes across like someone put actual grass in my food (not wheatgrass, but like lawn clippings). The recipe that I followed on YouTube did not call for sweetener at all, and it really should have. I’m glad to see it in yours.
Hi Cathy, I just made them and I found them very butter also. I think they either need more sweetner or served with gravy😂 They cooked up real nice though so I won’t give up on them. I used the Brand name Ecoideas for the Lupin flour.
Have you tied anymore recipes with the lupin flour? I just bought some, and am looking for some all ready tried and true recipes.
I’m working on some more, it takes a while because I have to make each recipe a few times before I post them 🙂
I have been dabbling in the keto lifestyle for a few years now. I have tried 100 bread, biscuit, naan and tortilla recipes and I cannot say there was not one that was good enough to become my “go to” for me. (The soul bread is close though) Anyway! Just pulled these out of the oven about an hour ago and must congratulate you on this creation. Wow. I’ve never said this about anything keto before, but I cannot tell the difference between knees and regular biscuits. These are truly delicious! And the texture is so perfect! I did top mine with a slab of garlic butter I had a little bit of Parmesan and basil in it.
I’ve got a lot of playing to do… They taste like they could be converted into a sweet treat with some cinnamon and sugar – we are having hamburgers tonight I think I’m going to attempt to bake one in more of a larger rounder mold to see if I can turn it into sort of a hamburger bun.
This is the first feedback/comment I have ever left. This was definitely worthy of positive feedback!
Thank you! I’m so glad you liked it!
Jessa- I’m starting to think Lupin flour is like Cilantro….you either like it or not. LOL. Personally I like “bitter”, like grapefruit juice, etc. so could be why I don’t notice. Anyway…great recipe. I do make my own baking mix with majority being lupin. So, because of the oat fiber 500 and vital wheat gluten, I add a little more moisture. I don’t dislike lupin flour but find it’s better tasting mixed with a few other items due to the bean-y ness?. I already have Xanthan in my mix so I omit it. Well, I read your recipe and understood how to incorporate everything…seemed clear to myself. I like to make these to go with a low carb chili but I do add 1 T of masa flour just for a slight corn taste. Hasn’t killed my Keto yet. You go girl….thanks for the recipe, clear instructions w/photos and your time doing this.
Could you please tell me what your mixture is and how you use it? Thank you!
Hey Jessa, do you think that pure heavy cream would work rather than heaving whipping cream. It’s still high fat, just minus the thickeners like gelatine. We cant get an organic whipping cream in Aus and I like to use organic dairy but not sure if theres a science behind the whipping cream haha.
Yes, I think that would work. It is hard to find pure heavy cream here in the US, and I prefer to use that to heavy whipping cream.
Fyi-These work great as a drop biscuits on a greased cookie sheet. I doubled the recipe, made the biscuits a with a soup spoon made sure to mound them up a bit and baked for 20 to 23 min…they worked nicely in transiting our uncle from a high carb diet to a low carb diet..hes 82 and NEEDS his biscuits 🤫
O. M. G. I JUST made these and giiiirllll these are amazing. No aftertaste at all. First bread recipe I’ve made in keto that hasn’t made me gag. Thank you!!!!! My cast is all gluten and low carb so I will be making these for them for dinner and lunch side dishes.
I read reviews and some complain the better taste is in certain brands. What brand do you use?
Also, is this nutrition for the 12 large pan you linked us to? Says makes 12 but the ones in your photograph look like minis on the plate. Thanks, will be trying these as soon as I get the flour.
They aren’t mini muffins, I use a regular size muffin pan… I think it’s the camera angle 🙂 I use the Lupina brand. I definitely think the little bit of sweetener helps cut the bitterness. But I honestly haven’t noticed any bitterness with the lupin flour recipes that I have made.
Do you think I could chunk these up and make Thanksgiving stuffing?
Yes! I am going to do the same!
I Tweeked the recipe a little . Subbing bacon grease for the butter , added 1tsp butter extract . Other wise followed the recipe . I have been trying different keto breads to no avail , but this one with my tweaking , they turned out great . But if your looking for a “real” bread taste , keto breads will never work . But they are a good substitute.
I just made these and they were very eggy. Which took me by surprise since there is only 2 eggs. Does lupin flour bring out the egg flavour?
Not that I’m aware of. I have made them multiple times and never noticed an eggy flavor.
Oh Jessa these are sooo good. Thank you. I’ve had my Lupin flour for a while and had only used it to bread my chicken wings. Air fried are the bomb btw. Anyway I was searching for other recipes and found this one. I’m going to add some cinnamon and brown sugar sub to my next batch for a sweet biscuit/ muffin which I think will taste great. Thanks again.
How did make the wings?
Thank you
I used a regular muffin tin (non stick, not silicone) and it all stuck. It ruined my biscuits. Perhaps make a note in the recipe to spray the muffin tin unless you’re using silicone.
Hi Jessa,
I had bought Lupin flour and couldn’t wait to use it. I came across your recipe and made it as you instructed.
OMG! I love them. The texture and flavour were perfect. Love, love, love.
They are the closets thing to flour that I have experienced to Aussie scones.
Love the Lupin flour and will be using for a lot of other recipes.
Thank you very much for all your time, effort and sharing this wonderful recipe.
I just made these and followed your recipe exactly, except, my oven is on the fritz, so I baked them in my air fryer. I wish I could post a picture of how gorgeous they are! My husband loves biscuits and gravy, and he found Libby’s country gravy, only 4carbs in a quarter-cup. These biscuits are fantastic! I had to make them smaller and dropped on parchment to fit in my air fryer. I can’t rave enough how good these are! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I have been using Lupin Fours for almost 2 years now & I have never had a bitter or eggy taste with the “Miracle” Flour or “Lupina” Flour brands. I bake breads, muffins, cakes, biscuits, use as thickening for gravies, tortilla chips & more… Works more similar to wheat flour. Excellent!
Do you think this could be used to make the dumplings for chicken and dumplings?
I’d try!
Did you try as a dumpling? Did it work?
Can coconut whipping cream be used instead of just whipping cream. Trying to be dairy-free and have found a good coconut whipping cream.
Hi Linda, due to health conditions we are also trying to eat dairy free. I used “Silk” brand dairy free Whipping Cream 33% Fat it has 0 Carbs and 0 Sodium it worked fine. It was the first time I tried it. I also used it in my bullet coffee 👍👍👍
I made these last night and they were delicious. However my hubby got severe diarrhea and I also got some bloating/gas. This is only the second time I’ve worked with Lupin flour, and the first was with a small amount mixed with other flours. Has anyone else had that kind or reaction to Lupin? I used Miracle Flour brand.
Thanks!
I felt the same 😬! I wanted to like them so badly but I was not at all pleased.
I agree that Lupin Flour is a game change in Low Carb cookery as one can get much closer to normal wheat flour recipes and results than with, say, almond or coconut flour. However, not always – it produces a drier result than either and a heavier batter.
By the way, it does not come only from Australia. It is produced in quite large quantities in France and even here in the UK we made some.
I tried these, but had accidentally purchased ground lupin beans and not the finely ground flour. They are so dang goooood! With the chunkier flour, they remind me of corn bread. Good job girl! Delish!
So easy, and loved the texture and flavor. Would say they are a bit bland, will definitely add salt in the future and maybe even a bit more sweetern.