These nut free Keto Jalapeño & Cheddar Cauliflower Muffins are oh so cheesy and delicious! Perfect alongside your bacon and eggs for breakfast, or as a side to your favorite keto soup or chili – these low carb cheddar muffins are going to be a hit any time of day!
I made these low carb cauliflower muffins last week and have been super excited to post about them ever since! Over the course of 2 days, I pretty much only ate these keto jalapeño & cheddar cauliflower muffins, and was happy to do it.
In fact, I was super disappointed when they were all gone, and no I did NOT offer to share with anyone else in the family! ?
These keto jalapeño & cheddar cauliflower muffins don’t really have a bready texture like a muffin, but I wasn’t sure what else to call them. They are cheesy and hearty and taste amazing!
Firm and chewy if you eat them cold, these keto jalapeño & cheddar cauliflower muffins get all soft and cheesy/gooey in the center when you heat them up slightly in the microwave.
SO GOOD!
These keto jalapeño & cheddar cauliflower muffins go perfectly with some some eggs for breakfast or as a veggie side dish to any protein for dinner. Very kid friendly, they are fun to eat and have virtually no cauliflower flavor.
I just bought another head of cauliflower so that I can make these low carb cauliflower muffins again this weekend – I already can’t wait! Hope you guys like them too, as always let me know how they come out!
Keto Jalapeno & Cheddar Muffins Recipe Video
Keto Jalapeno & Cheddar Cauliflower Muffins
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 muffins 1x
Description
These Keto Jalapeño & Cheddar Muffins are cheesy and delicious, with no discernible cauliflower flavor! Low carb, gluten free, nut free, and Atkins friendly – even the kids will love them!
Ingredients
- 2 cups riced, raw cauliflower
- 2 tablespoons minced jalapeno
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Combine the cauliflower, jalapeno, eggs, and melted butter in a medium bowl.
- Add the grated cheeses and mix well.
- Stir in the onion flakes, salt, pepper, garlic powder, baking powder and coconut flour until thoroughly combined.
- Divide the batter evenly between 12 greased muffin cups.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
- Turn off the oven and leave the muffins inside for one hour to firm up.
- Remove and serve warm or cold.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: keto muffins
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 110
- Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 2g net
- Protein: 8g
Cindy Maddux says
Just took them out of the oven. How does 1 hour seem like 6? Anyway, I just had 2 of them and ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! These are unbelievable!!!!! I almost had to leave the house for the hour it was finishing up because the aroma was driving me crazy. Even the dog kept sniffing around the oven.
I didn’t add the jalapenos because I would have paid for it. Love them but they don’t like me at all. So I used a little cayenne pepper for the kick the jalapenos would have given.
To rice the cauliflower, I used the Vitamix, but did it in small batches without water because I don’t have a fine mesh strainer to drain the water out. It worked out perfectly.
This is such a versatile basic recipe that can be varied in so many different ways. Gonna try with crab meat added next time and a bit of Old Bay Seasoning.
Thanks so much for such a great recipe. Definitely sharing.
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks for the feedback Cindy! I LOVE this recipe and you’re right – you can flavor them in so many different ways! I haven’t made these in awhile but your enthusiastic comments made me want to go shopping RIGHT NOW and get a batch in the oven! Glad you enjoyed them and thanks for taking the time to let me know! :)
Cindy Maddux says
I have these in the oven right now and OMG! they smell INCREDIBLE!!!!! I can’t wait until I can try one, or two, or . . . well, let’s see how it goes. The timer just went off for the 30 minutes and I shut the oven off. The next hour is gonna seem like and eternity.
Thanks so much for this recipe.
Asia says
Tried these today and like everything I’ve tried from your site so far, it was AMAZING! So tasty. I am having some oven issues so couldn’t get mine to set up/brown *quite* right… Tops kind of pulled away from the bottoms, if you can picture it, but they are still wonderful and a new household staple, for sure. (Paired with your No Chop Chili? Forget about it. SO tasty.) I think I’ll try to do these in silicone next time… Maybe it’ll be easier for me to get the whole “muffin” out… I don’t know. Don’t want to do them in liners, especially. Hopefully the silicone will be a good compromise! Thanks for sharing, lady. Your recipes are amazing and right up my alley. My palate and I thank you profusely. :)
mz says
Hi Melissa,
You said, “12 greased muffin cups”. Do you mean to use those little paper cupcakes inserts in the baking pan, or do you put them directly into the metal muffin tins?
I want to try your recipe, it sounds wonderful, but I do not want to mes it up.
Mellissa Sevigny says
It’s been awhile since I made them but I’m pretty sure it was the greased tins – if you make them in the paper cups you shouldn’t have to grease them! Enjoy!
Jessica says
Hi Mellissa, Could you have these Jalapeno & Cheddar Cauliflower Muffins on the first week of a Keto plan?
Mellissa Sevigny says
You can mix and match any of the weeks, just don’t go over the 20g net carbs per day and you’re good!
Jessica says
Thank you!
Phillip says
This is in the oven now for the first time and starting to smell good. I can’t wait!!!!
Erin says
These were so delicious, thank you for the recipe. My 2 year old loved them:)
Mellissa Sevigny says
Glad they were a hit with the whole family Erin!!!!
Nicole says
First off, let me say that I never leave comments. But I love your site so much that I had to say thank you! I just made these and they are wonderful! I had to completely omit the coconut flour (since I can’t find any locally), so I was skeptical of how they’d turn out. I made them in a mini-muffin pan, and they’re like delicious, tiny omelet muffins. I can’t wait to make these again- and this is coming from someone who can’t stand the taste of eggs! :) thank you so much for this recipe and your site!
Mellissa Sevigny says
Hi Nicole – I’m honored that you broke your “no comment” rule for my muffins lol! So glad you liked these! They are even more authentically “bready” with the coconut flour added, so definitely make them again after you get ahold of some! :)
Easy Low Carb Recipes says
I’m continually amazed at how cauliflower has transformed life for low carbers! Year ago the only thing you found cauliflower standing in for was as a faux mashed potato, now this lowly veggie is the star! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe with us. I can see many variations of this in the future. I’m thinking Swiss cheese with chopped ham standing in for some of the cauliflower and a little Dijon mustard. Oh darn, now I’m drooling on my keyboard :)
Redeyedtreefr0g says
Making these! OMG I have to wait a whole hour now? Torture, I wanna try them now!
I basically only had the cauliflower and some eggs as far as ingredients go >.<
So, my list of omissions/ substitutions are as follows: no jalapeno, melted bacon grease instead of butter, shredded Mexican cheese blend instead of Parmesan, mozzarella and cheddar cheeses, no onion flakes, no garlic powder, ground flax seed flour instead of coconut flour. We have almond flour but at the price it is, I have been forbidden from further experiments with it :P
The "batter" fit perfectly into the muffin pan, and now I'm impatiently waiting for an hour to pass… I'll let you know how they turn out!