Keto Quiche with Flaky Crust (only 3 carbs) (2024)

by KetoFocus.com

A creamy custard quiche lorraine with bits of bacon and gruyere cheese on a keto crust

5 Stars (4 Reviews) 4 Comments

Casserole

55 Mins

Nutrition Facts

I like to serve quiche when I am entertaining like for Mother’s Day brunch or Christmas morning. This keto quiche with a batch of my low carb cinnamon rolls and a fresh pot of bulletproof coffee will surely start of your morning right!

This low carb quiche recipes uses a combination of nut milk and cream to make the egg filling silky and creamy. Fill the quiche with your favorites like bacon and cheese, even spinach, sausage or mushrooms. This velvety quiche filling sits on a homemade flaky keto pie crust made from almond flour and a bit of coconut flour.

This is the type of brunch recipe that can be served for any meal and any occasion (bridal showers, baby showers, potlucks, Easter supper). The bonus is that you can make it ahead of time! It’s also great for those who make up their meals in bulk because you can enjoy your keto quiche lorraine as a meal over the course of several days. Serve your quiche hot or cold.

1. Make a flaky keto pastry crust as a base to hold your cheese. Check below for instructions on how to make a crustless quiche.
2. Bake pastry crust.
3. Cook bacon or sausage (if using instead).
4. Fill your keto crust with bacon, sausage, vegetables and cheese.
5. Whisk up eggs, egg yolks, nut milk and cream.
6. Pour into crust and bake.

Key ingredients

• Eggs – You really can’t make quiche without eggs. It’s what a quiche is. It’s a french tart custard and a custard is made from eggs.
• Egg yolks – Additional yolks are add to make our keto quiche recipe velvety smooth.
• Meat – Here you can customize what you add to your quiche and meats or seafood can be added from bacon (to make a quiche Lorraine), sausage, shredded chicken. Even seafood like lobster, shrimp or salmon.
• Vegetables – Add any vegetables you choose. From mushrooms, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, bell pepper, onion.
• Cheese – For flavor to this classic brunch dish, we add cheese. I used gruyere cheese in this recipe, but cheddar, pepper jack, fontina, colby jack or even mozzarella cheese can be used.
• Milk – To make your quiche extra creamy don’t forget the cream! I had a combination of heavy cream and nut milk in order to limit the calories but still get that ultra creamy indulgence.

Keto Pastry Crust Ingredients

• 1 cup almond flour
• 3 tablespoons coconut flour
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
• 1 ounce cream cheese, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar

Keto Quiche Filling Ingredients

• 8 oz bacon, cooked and diced
• 4 oz gruyere cheese, grated
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup nut milk
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Keto Quiche Directions

• STEP

  1

  Prepare pastry crust

  To a food processor, add almond flour, coconut flour, xanthan gum and salt. Pulse until combined. Add cold, cubed butter, cream cheese, egg and rice vinegar. Pulse until dough comes together. Don't over mix or crust will not be flaky.

  Ingredients

  • Almond flour
  • Coconut flour
  • Xanthan gum
  • Salt
  • Butter (chilled and cubed)
  • Cream cheese (softened)
  • Egg
  • Vinegar

  

• STEP

  2

  Roll pastry crust

  Roll pastry crust in between two sheets of parchment paper. Roll to a 1/8-1/4" inch thickness and to circle about 1-2 inches larger than your quiche dish, tarte pan or pie plate. Remove the top layer of parchment paper. Place quiche pan upside down on top of the center of the crust. Slide a hand underneath the crust and flip over so that the crust falls into the dish. Remove the top layer of parchment paper. Mold crust into place. Cut off excess dough.

  

• STEP

  3

  Bake pastry crust

  Bake at 350 degrees for 8-9 minutes. Remove and let cool.

  

• STEP

  4

  Add bacon and cheese

  To the prepared pastry crust, sprinkle in cooked and crumbled bacon and shredded cheese. Set aside.

  Ingredients

  • Bacon (cooked & crumbled)
  • Gruyere cheese (shredded)

  

• STEP

  5

  Make custard filling

  In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and egg yolks using an electric mixer. Pour in nut milk, heavy cream, salt and pepper. Mix until combined. Pour into crust.

  Ingredients

  • Eggs
  • Egg yolks
  • Nut milk (macadamia, almond, coconut)
  • Heavy Cream
  • Salt & pepper

  

• STEP

  6

  Bake quiche

  Bake quiche at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.