My popular keto cheesy bread is baked in a skillet for an easy low carb side dish. Deliciously tender, with a crisp topping of cheddar cheese, it makes the best low carb Thanksgiving stuffing too! With a how-to video.
This tender skillet cheese bread is one of my favorite keto bread recipes. And it’s not just me! It’s a fan favorite and goes with everything! Try it with some Keto Soups and Stews for the perfect comfort food.
I approach skillet recipes that are baked in the oven with some trepidation, because it’s almost inevitable that someone will try to pick up the hot skillet with their bare hands. I remember in vivid detail my husband wrapping his hand around the handle of skillet I had removed from the oven only a few minutes before.
It was one of those slow motion moments, where I could see him reaching for it and I couldn’t get the words out of my mouth fast enough to stop him. The single syllable “No” never seemed like such an intricate word in that millisecond of time, as my tongue and mouth tried to form it in advance of the huge mistake he was about to make.
I didn’t manage it and he burned the palm of his hand quite badly. It blistered mightily and was painful for days. That was over 10 years ago and I have the whole scenario imprinted on my brain. I’ve now learned to leave the oven mitt ON the handle of the skillet once it’s removed from the oven, if only as warning to the unsuspecting soul who is simply trying to help get dinner on the table.
Keto Cheesy Bread Video
Third degree burns aside, this cheesy skillet bread is my new go-to low carb quick bread recipes. It’s savoury, easy to make and every single member of my family loves it. The inspiration for this keto bread recipe started with one for skillet cornbread that I used to make on occasion.
Cornbread may be gluten-free, but it is not even remotely low carb, and I was wondering if I could come up with a savory skillet bread that would bake up in a similar fashion. It was pure gut feeling on this one, trying to get a consistency that I thought would work. I was actually worried that if I made it too moist, I would end up with a center that wouldn’t cook through.
Thankfully, my fears were groundless. The keto bread recipe worked! The skillet bread baked up beautifully, and pouring the batter into a hot buttered skillet meant that it had a crispy browned crust.
I also have a great keto cornbread recipe, so be sure to check that out!
How to make Keto Cheesy Skillet Bread
This might be the easiest keto bread recipe you ever make. One bowl, one hot pan, pop it in the oven, and you’re done! Here are my best tips for the best results:
- Be sure to choose a 10-inch oven proof skillet. It doesn’t need to be cast iron, although that’s the best way to get a nice browned crust on the outside.
- Place some butter in the pan and let it melt as the oven heats up. This helps grease the pan and the batter starts cooking the moment it hits the pan.
- I love the combination of the almond flour and flax seed but if you don’t want to use flax, you can use another 1/2 cup of almond flour. The bread turns out a touch more crumbly that way so you may want to add 1/2 teaspoon of xanthan gum to give it a bit more structure.
- Mix most of the shredded cheddar into the batter itself but be sure to save 1/2 cup for the top. It gets delightfully crusty as it bakes.
- Be sure to let your melted butter cool a bit before adding it to the batter, so that it doesn’t cook the eggs.
- Always remember your oven mitts when taking the hot pan out of the oven. And remember that cast iron holds its heat for a while so be sure to grab it with an oven mitt for about 30 minutes afterwards. We don’t want any bad burns on your hand!
Great for Keto Thanksgiving Stuffing
I have turned this easy keto bread recipe into Thanksgiving stuffing numerous times and it always gets rave reviews. The trick is to dry the bread out very well in your oven the day before. Then proceed with the usual stuffing ingredients and bake. I really like to turn it into this keto stuffing recipe.
Many people have made this same recipe and loved it. One reader showed me photos from her Thanksgiving dinner which included my low carb stuffing as well as a conventional one. The only one that was all gone was mine!
More Keto Skillet Recipes to Try:
- Keto Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Keto Chicken Enchilada Skillet
- Keto Jalapeno Cheddar Skillet Meatloaf
- Keto Lasagna Skillet
- Keto Cheesesteak Skillet
- Jalapeno Popper Chicken Skillet
My popular keto cheesy bread is baked in a skillet for an easy low carb side dish. Deliciously tender, with a crisp topping of cheddar cheese, it makes the best low carb Thanksgiving stuffing too!
- 1 tbsp butter for the skillet
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 cup flax seed meal
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 & 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese divided
- 3 large eggs lightly beaen
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 3/4 cup almond milk
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Preheat oven to 425F. Add 1 tbsp butter to a 10-inch oven-proof skillet and place in oven.
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In a large bowl, whisk together almond flour, flax seed meal, baking powder, salt and 1 cup of the shredded cheddar cheese.
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Stir in the eggs, melted butter and almond milk until thoroughly combined.
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Remove hot skillet from oven (remember to put on your oven mitts), and swirl butter to coat sides.
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Pour batter into pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheddar.
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Bake 16 to 20 minutes, or until browned around the edges and set through the middle. Cheese on top should be nicely browned.
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Remove and let cool 15 minutes.
Serves 10. Each serving has 7.2 g of carbs and 4 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 3.2 g.
Alison @ Ingredients, Inc. says
great looking Carolyn!! I am going to try this
Jen says
Is there something I can substitute for the almond flour and milk that will keep the recipe low carb? My son has an allergy to all nuts
Carolyn says
You can try using sunflower seed flour and water. Do keep in mind that sunflower seeds can turn green in baking so you need to offset this with a tbsp or two of acid, like apple cider vinegar.
Janice Dorsey says
I see this is a very old post so not sure if anyone will even see my post but I just tried this recipe today. I didn’t have a cast iron skillet so I decided to use what I had–an Anchor Hocking glass 9×9 pan. I had to go about 5-8 minutes longer in the oven but the center set up and the cheese browned. I waited 15 mins and had a piece but I was disappointed as it was way more doughy than I had hoped. Not very airy like bread at all. I surmised that I should have used a cast iron skillet so because I really wanted to have bread that my husband and I could eat for Thanksgiving, I decided to go get a cast iron 10 inch skillet. Made the whole recipe over again and it really didn’t work much better. I guess it is SLIGHTLY less doughy but just wondering if there’s something I missed that caused it to be doughy or is that what it’s supposed to be like?
Carolyn says
I am not sure what you mean by doughy. It is moist, certainly. What brand of almond flour are you using?
Kristi says
I don’t have a decent cast iron skillet either so I used a regular oven safe skillet. The edges cooked through but the middle was still doughy so I put it in for ten more minutes and it still seems raw in the middle. Did I do something wrong?
Carolyn says
If it seems raw, it needs more time. Your oven may run cold. It is supposed to be a very moist bread but it shouldn’t seem raw.
Sandie Moore says
It is more cornbread-ish than bread like.
Joanne says
Put it back in the oven and bake a bit longer to give the center time to finish cooking. Next time make a well in the center of the dough so the center cooks evenly with the outer parts
Stephanie Rountree says
Perhaps you didn’t use blanched almond flour.
Kate says
I used to work in a gourmet cookware store so I’m basing this response on what I know of cookware and also my experience with this recipe…
Cast iron will heat up slowly and retain the heat so heating the pan first is helpful, especially if you want a crust on the bottom and sides. once the batter is in the pan, it’s already cooking, but the temperature of the pan is dropping (that’s going to be ALL pans). knowing it would take a little extra time for the pan to heat back up, I cooked my bread for the full 20 minutes, then let it sit on a trivet for a good 20 minutes before cutting into it. during this time, the bread is still cooking. I suspect it will be even better tomorrow once it’s done cooling (I made the recipe for my Thanksgiving stuffing), but when I cut out and tried a thin slice, it was moist in the center, but fully cooked and it was flavorful. if you used/are using a different kind of pan, read on…
My guess is you (Janice Dorsey) did not heat up the glass pan in the 425 degree oven with butter or if you did, it was not very long. Glass and crockery/stoneware also heat up slowly like cast iron and retain their heat, BUT if you pout cold batter into a hot pan you’re going to crack it! So I advise NOT using this kind of cookware for this recipe. An 8″ cakepan would be better, you’d probably have to cover it with aluminum foil for a bit and cook longer so it cooks through and the top cheese doesn’t burn, but it’s a better option since you can get the pan hot and not hurt it…if you’re using glass/stoneware, then you would have to grease the pan and cook longer because it will take a while for the pan to heat up and really start cooking the bread. Like cast iron, it will also continue to cook after it’s out of the oven…
Lastly, an “overproof skillet” as the recipe calls for…a skillet is the same as a frypan in shape, just a different name. They can vary in material. For instance, I used a cast iron skillet for this recipe, but I could have chosen either my aluminum/ss frypan or my carbon steel/copper frypan. Both of these pans are ovenproof, but they are different in the way they conduct and distribute heat (how fast/slow they heat up and spread the heat around). For oven use, you don’t have to worry about the second part, but the heat up/cool down part will affect your finished product. If I had used either of these pans instead of cast iron, I probably would have cooked the bread for less time (the aluminum less than the carbon steel, but only by a minute or two) and had a similar result…why use the cast iron then? Because of the nature of cast iron, it will help create that wonderful crust when you start with a hot pan and a nice even consistency and thickness throughout the rest.
Phew! That was long, but I hope it helped someone here to understand a little about how and why the pan you choose will affect your end product (seriously, just look at a boxed brownie recipe sometime. There is a different cooking time for glass vs metal pans)… Happy Thanksgiving!!
Alex says
@Kate —
That was SO helpful! Thanks so much 🙂
Evelyn says
You are awesome thank you for the explanation
Karen says
Dibs on being Kate’s best friend.
Kristal says
Great information! Thanks for sharing.
MamaSev says
Thank you for the insite!!! So helpful for this newbie baker!!🙏🏼
Cheryl says
Thank you for taking your time to explain the needed information abt cookware!!!
Kara M. says
That was wonderful information! Thank you! I’m going to screenshot your comment and print it out to keep in the kitchen for future reference 🙂
Denise Dean says
I just made this recipe for the first time. Turned out perfect! Almond flour must be cooked slower than regular flour. Turn your oven down to 355° and bake it for at least 30 minutes.
Eileen Moynihan says
So, I had read this comment a few times and pondered it. Then, last night decided to make the bread again. I forgot to let the butter cool before adding to the mixture and the butter cooked the eggs and I ended up with and almond flour omelette. I’m guessing that was what happened here also.
Brenda Ritch says
I bought a cast iron skillet just to make this bread. I baked mine for 17 minutes and it was perfect. I did have to work to get each slice out of the pan but using a pie server, I was pretty successful. I was going to try it again in a pie plate because it took a while to scrape the bits out of the skillet. But after reading other comments here, I think I’ll stick with the cast iron. It was definitely worth the investment and we enjoyed every single morsel.
Eliseanne says
Just made this bread and cubed as a practice for my family Thanksgiving stuffing.
Baked skillet bread as directed and cubed for stuffing. Added salt, pepper, onion powder and dried sage. Turned out better than hoped for. Tomorrow will use in a practice run in my famous sausage leek stuffing. Thank you for sharing such a terrific recipe for those of us who are watching carbs and gluten. I am so excited about this and have shared with many friends. I believe it will be perfect for my stuffing. Thank you!
Carolyn says
Thanks so much!
Kelly says
How did the stuffing turn out?
Kate says
Eliseanne, I think we all need to have your stuffing recipe, now! 🙂
Brian @ A Thought For Food says
I don’t have much will power… but cheesy bread is probably at the top of my list (well, after cheesecake) of things I can’t resist. Now I just need to get a skillet :-/
Brian @ A Thought For Food says
I take that back! I thought you used a cast iron skillet! Oh! I can make this!
Carolyn says
Just make sure it’s oven proof! We do have a cast-iron skillet but it’s huge, so I don’t use it for this kind of thing.
Paula says
I did use my huge third-generation iron skillet and kept an eye on the bread so it wouldn’t cook too fast. Sixteen minutes nailed it. Makes this southern girl’s heart sing! Thank you Carolyn! You’re a genius.
Carolyn says
So glad you liked it!
Reesa Parker says
I agree with you! I was missing having cornbread with my collards! No more. I know it’s not cornbread, but it gives me the same satisfaction!
Betty J Avery says
I’m going to try the cornbread recipe. Betty
Sandi DeFalco says
This looks really good Carolyn, def will give this a try! Will you cube it and let it sit a day uncovered to get it ready as a stuffing?
Carolyn says
I think I will cube it, then dry it out the oven to help it along a bit.
Jenna says
What temp and how long in the over? To dry it out for stuffing? I want to try and get this ready for Thursday 🙂
Carolyn says
I’d say 175 or 200, no higher, for a few hours. How about you try it and let me know how it works, because I haven’t gotten around to making mine yet! 😉
Jenna says
Baked the bread about an hour ago and its delish!!! Now its cubed and has been sitting in the oven at 200 degree’s for about 45 min so far. I am just patiently waiting so I can make the rest of the stuffing tonight so I have almost two days for it to soak everything up. I am very excited! I will let you know how it turns out! 🙂
Carolyn says
I made my bread last night and will dry it out this morning. Be sure to let me know how yours turns out! I hope it turns out well, I think the flavours are perfect for stuffing.
Jenna says
It worked perfectly! I had to turn up the oven to 350 because it was taking too long but I just finished making the Parmesan, sausage, artichoke stuffing with this bread and oh my god is it good! Thanks for the great idea!
Carolyn says
Awesome! My bread dried out nicely at 175 for about 3 hours so I am psyched to put it all together tomorrow.
Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies says
HA HA! I did that on Friday! Because I’m a moron. I took the skillet out of the oven with an oven mitt, put it on the countertop, and then not even 2 minutes later, returned to the skillet to move it and grabbed the handle with my bare hand. I mean, it’s one thing if you grab it after someone else has removed it from the oven, but *I* was the one who did it–there’s really no excuse for that.
Anyway! This looks spectacular. You had me at cheesy.
Janey says
Ha ha ha… did this too with a fritatta…. felt like a real dumb arse ….. rookie mistake #1…. looking forward to trying this bread 🙂 Thanks for the recipe
Kathy says
The bread looks delicious! After my husband burned his hand on our iron skillet I bought a Silicone Hot Handle Holder and always put it on the handle as soon as the skillet comes out of the oven. I store it on the skillet in the cabinet so I won’t forget it.
Lorna says
So east to forget the handle is still hot! I leave a hot pad on the handle as a reminder.
Brenda says
I did the same thing with an oven proof skillet. Blisters on my palm and fingers. I have since bought the silicone sleeve that fits on the handle.
Katy says
Been there-done that! You know those hot pads kids make with loops on the loom? For Christmas one year, I asked one of my kids to sew a couple of them into cylinders to slip over the handle of my cast iron. Now I can use the little pads they made as little kids AND prevent burning my hands (again)
[email protected] says
This looks perfect! Love how cheesy it is!
[email protected] says
That is some heavenly looking bread!
claire @ the realistic nutritionist says
oh my gosh this looks amazing!! So cheesy and delicious!
Cindy says
Definitely going to make this this week. I only use unsweetened almond milk – should I compensate with a sweetener at all? And I’ll probably add back the bacon and jalepenos because I love both. What do you think about bacon grease in the pan instead of butter?
Carolyn says
No, no sweetener. I only used unsweetened almond milk too. And yes to the bacon grease!
farrahmayleigh says
I am so going to make this!
Jeanette says
I’ve never made skillet bread, but would love to give this a try – I bet it was good with your fish chowder!
Catherine H. says
This was excellent. It turned out light and fluffy on the inside, crisp and salty and cheesy on the outside, especially on the edges touching the skillet. My children loved it. My three year-old already understands that refined carbs are unhealthy but tasty, so his highest compliment is what he gave this bread for dinner tonight: “It’s so, so carby!”
BTW, I’m making your pumpkin parfaits and chipotle lime cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving. Can’t wait.
Carolyn says
So carby! That’s fantastic and high praise indeed!
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says
Smart idea to leave the oven mitt on, I’ve burned myself one too many times forgetting that the handle was hot!
CJ at Food Stories says
Ooooh … this does look like a great savory bread 🙂
Kevin Jennings says
This is really good. Texture is like a moist cornbread. I substituted chia seeds that I ran through a coffee mill for the flax seeds for one reason…my son had a lot if those and I didn’t want to go to the store.
Question. I’m going to use this for dressing on Thansgiving. After I let it cool completely…does it freeze well?
Carolyn says
Yep should freeze fine.
Becky @ Becky's Place says
I’m chuckling. Last night I reheated something in a cast iron skillet in the oven, set it out on the stovetop and went about getting the rest of supper ready for everyone to dig in. Although I’d warned everyone else that it’d just come out of the oven and to be careful… Somehow I ended up with a fantastic burn on my lower palm from its handle.
Carolyn says
Chuckling…and perhaps crying at the same time? Those skillets need handles that burn red or something to let us know not to touch!
Alison says
Kitchen miracle: White vinegar. If you burn yourself, imediately pour some vinegar on it and it will help to keep the burn from blistering. It actually works. If the burn is bad, soak a papertowel with the vinegar and keep on the burn.
Annie says
Good info on the white vinegar.
Lori Cain says
I’ve also heard to put mustard on it because the vinegar in the mustard will stay put on the burn. If you just pour vinegar, it rolls right off 🙁
[email protected] says
This looks so awesome, I have to try it!!!!
RavieNomNoms says
Oh wow, that looks so great!!! I bet it is super tasty!
Kim Bee says
I love this recipe Carolyn. It looks so comforting.
I bought a cast iron skillet handle cover for mine. I found them in a small Mennonite village we frequent in summer. They work great cuz we all do the same thing. It’s so easy to reach out and grab the handle.
cj says
11 cups of cheese? Whoa, that’s some cheesy bread.
Carolyn says
No…that’s one and one half cups of cheese. Thanks!
Carolyn says
My friend does not eat dairy. Can I leave out the cheese? What modifications would be needed?
Carolyn says
You can simply leave it out.
Carol Lovett says
This looks soooo good! I’ve never made skillet bread before and now I’m really tempted to try to make some.
Juna says
This looks just great, and I’d love to try it. Just one little problem: anything salty I ever baked from almond flour has a strong marzipan-taste. Any almond flour I could get here in Germany (and there are many different options) is great for sweet things, but salty things made from it taste really weird. Is there a trick or an ingredient to get rid of this marzipan-flavour?
Carolyn says
Wow. That never happens to me at all. Is the almond flour sweetened? You know what I suggest for this recipe? Get a bag of almonds and grind them up as finely as you can yourself (without making them almond butter!). This recipe doesn’t require a fine texture, so that should would fairly well.
Juna says
No, it’s not sweetened. All nut flours here are “cold pressed” without adding anything. We can also buy ground almonds, which are regularly used for cookies. I used them already once for a bread, and you are right -there is no marzipan-taste. But the amount of calories is extreme: 100 grams of ground almonds = 650 calories, 100 grams of almond flour = 250 calories. You see, it makes a big difference, and I could use it once in a while, but I don’t want to use it for any bread, pizza and whatever salty stuff. So I hoped, there is a trick, since you use almond flour a lot.
So what could be the secret of American almond flour? 🙂
Carolyn says
The secret to American almond flour, I think, is that it’s not pressed at all. It’s just really, REALLY finely ground almonds. I’m not someone who worries about calories…the more filling the item, the less of it you eat. I suspect your “almond flour” in Europe has had much of the fat pressed out of it. Which is why it’s light on calories. And, in my humble opinion, light on healthy fats and nutrients!
Juna says
Ok, now I understand. When you write “almond flour” you mean ground almonds. Here this is two different things. Ground almonds are sold in every supermarket in little 100 grams portions. It’s rather fluffy and everyone uses it for cookies. Almond flour is difficult to get. Usually you find it in shops with organic food or in health food stores. It’s as heavy as regular flour and looks about the same. Since it’s cold pressed, there is only 10-12% fat left, but – according to what they say – the flour still includes all essential fatty acids and nutrients.
Since I tend to eat too much, when I really like the taste (no matter if it’s filling), I need to keep an eye on the total amount of calories.
I guess a compromise will do: ground almonds for salty things and almond flour for sweet things.
Thanks a lot for your help. I’m still amazed about all those wonderful recipes and tried already quite a few (transforming all those “cups” into grams is not so easy though 😉 ).
Allison says
I just made this last night and it was AMAAAAAAAAAZING!!
MarciaH says
Looks yummy. But, unfortunately I don’t have a regular sized oven– just a stand-alone convection oven that wouldn’t remotely hold my cast iron skillet. Do you have any idea how to pull this off with different equipment that could fit in my oven?
Carolyn says
Do you have an 8 inch round cake pan? That would work. Do the same thing with the butter, melting it in the pan, and be sure to swish it around so it goes up the sides before you add the batter. Then watch it a little more closely…it may cook a bit faster or slower, I am not sure.
Serena says
I was wanting to make this last night, but not wanting to spend $60 on a new cast iron skillet (My skillets aren’t oven safe, and if I’m going to buy an oven safe one, I’m stubborn, it will be cast iron.) So glad you think the cake pan will work Carolyn, that’s what I was considering using. Best of all- NO HANDLES! 😉
Carolyn says
Yeah, I don’t like to buy special equipment either, unless I know I will use it a lot. Keep your eye on the bread, it may bake more quickly in a thinner pan like this.
MarciaH says
I do have a cake pan, but then you have to be really careful heating it up on the stove to melt the butter– without a handle at all. I’ll try it. Thanks.
Carolyn says
Hi Marcia…you don’t heat any of it on the stove, it’s all done in the oven. So you don’t need to worry about that! 🙂
Lily Rose says
This was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I made it for brekkie, and ate it alongside some chicken sausages! I did use einkorn flour instead of flax, and also subbed heavy cream for the almond milk! So, so, good! Can’t express that enough. Made it in our medium cast iron!
Pattie says
Waaaahhhhh!! My husband and son didn’t like it. I baked mine in a cast iron skillet. It didn’t look done in the center so I baked it about 7 minutes longer. Still kind of mushy in the center. I had a piece for breakfast this morning and warmed it in the microwave and I liked it. I did put it in myfitnesspal and was shocked at the calorie coune which is about 325 calories fo 1/10 and I had alittle more than that. I try to eat low carb and low sugar, but I do like to track what I eat in myfitnesspal and I still can’t let go of the “calories in calories out” philosophy to lose weight. Its scary to eat stuff with this much fat and calories. I’ll keep trying to have an open mind though. You have so many great recipes that I want to try.
Carolyn says
Hi Pattie…I think your oven temp might be off, if it took that long to cook…next time, I’d up the temp by 25 degrees or so. Sorry your husband and son didn’t like it.
I know that most of my recipes are extremely high fat and high calorie…but it keeps you satiated for longer than other things and if you can find your way to stick with it, you will lose weight. I never started low carb to lose weight, only to control my blood sugar, but I am amazed by the changes in my body. Far more muscle and less fat, and given the amount of fat I eat, it’s amazing! And I don’t lift weights or anything, I only run, but I am more toned all over. That’s a lot of the reason I don’t give any info but carbs…I think we focus too much on the other numbers and it can derail our diet. 🙂
Susan says
Just a hint on avoiding burns from a hot skillet handle. You can buy pan handle holders (like pot holders, but designed to slip onto and cover a pan handle) and leave it on while the pan is cooling. Alternatively, drape a dry dish towel over the handle for safety and/or a visual reminder.
Kathy says
Yes! My silicone handle sleeve has saved countless burns. I store it on my cast iron skillet handle, take it off for cooking, and place it back on the handle immediately after removing from the oven – before I take off my oven mitts.
Janice says
I found this recipe on Pinterest and it is amazing!!! I’ve cooked it twice. Once just like your recipe and then last night I made it and added taco meat. All I can say is OMG, it was delicious!!!!
Janice says
So…I made this again tonight but altered it to be a desert. Left out the cheese and added a box of cream cheese, 1/2 cup splenda, a little vanilla, and some blackberries. Topped off with Carb Smart vanilla ice cream and it was amazing.
Janice says
Forgot to mention, I had to cook it about 6 min longer.
Heidi says
Oooo, that sounds tasty!
RachelH says
What size bix of cream cheese? 3 or 8 oz?
Mari says
I’ve been craving bread lately, so I made this last night, and it’s delicious. Used my oven safe Swiss Diamond skillet, and it worked great. This is a moist bread, for sure, so it doesn’t have a lot of “crumb,” but of all the breads I’ve tried over three years of low carb eating, this is a rare “keeper.” Actually, all of Carolyn’s recipes are keepers in our house, and I’m so excited to be receiving her new baking cookbook this week!
Carolyn says
Thanks, Mari!
Mary in Louisiana says
I have made this twice, once as written and once “tweaked” a little. My tweaks were: —made in 12″ skillet with 2 T butter for a thinner bread
-add 1/4 c unflavored whey protein to firm it up
-1 cup of Parmesan cheese in the bread and 1/2 c cheddar/monterrey jack on top
All were successful. Next time, add chopped jalapenos for a Mexican twist.
Carolyn says
Sounds good to me!
Antoinette says
Can you freeze the bread? I know myself, if I like it and it’s not put away securely after had some, I’ll be eating way too much of it!
Carolyn says
Yes, I think you could probably freeze it.
Sharon B says
I’m a single female and live alone. (I like it that way. Doesn’t mean I don’t date! 😉😉) I’ve made several skillet cornbreads using a cast iron skillet. I think that’s a must! Back to being single…after baking it’s way too much for a single person. I divide it into quarters. Wrap each quarter in Saran Wrap then foil and put them in the freezer. Take them out of the freezer as I need or want to eat it. Toast it in my toaster oven and slather with butter! Mmmm mmmm mm!
Carolyn says
Smart idea!
Mary Parry says
Just made this, it. Is. INCREDIBLE!!!! Thanks for posting all your recipes 🙂
MamaT says
Just tried this recipe and used coconut oil instead of butter and it looks and tastes declicious. Can’t wait to try other low carb recipes. God bless!
Lisa says
Another great recipe….this went great with my pot of vegie/beef soup! This is so much better than any of the other almond flour bread recipes around!!!!! This will be so versatile, you can add just about anything, you could go sweet or savory. And it is easy easy to make. Thanks again~Lisa
Carolyn says
You are most welcome!
Lisa says
I modified it (due to limited ingredients) and it turned out great. I used 1 cup hazlenut flour and 1 cup homemade Atkins (I think it was almond flour and soy flour mixed), and used whipping cream (since my almond coconut milk went into soup). Texture very much like oven cornbread. I think if I made this for company, I might even add a very small amount of creamed corn.
f1ossy says
Love this, its a standby, and makes great dumplings in slow cooker stews
Mary Moody says
Made this today. It was wonderful. I made half a recipe in case I didn’t like it. I used the amount of baking powder called for, but I used buttermilk and 1/4 tsp of soda instead of the almond milk. It was really good. Will definitely make this again.
Mary Moody says
Made this today. It was wonderful. I made half a recipe in case I didn’t like it. I used the amount of baking powder called for, but I used buttermilk and 1/4 tsp of soda instead of the almond milk. It was really good. I’m a southern girl and we like our buttermilk. Will definitely make this again.
Melanie says
Just wanted to let everyone know that it still turns out if you accidentally put twice the amount of melted butter in! Oops! I’m still not used to measuring butter in terms of ‘cups’ (I’m a ‘tablespoons’ girls), but those pesky–wonderfully pesky–Kerrygold bars threw me off again! haha Next time I think I’ll add some garlic powder or a little bit of cayenne.
Carolyn says
Hey, I love Kerrygold! I say 2x as much butter is better. Glad it still worked out!
Darlene says
I just baked this in order to make your stuffing recipe and it is incredible! I want to eat it instead of cubing it and drying it out in the oven! I try lots of low carb recipes from the internet and yours are consistently my favorites. Thank you so much for making eating healthy very tasty!
Amanda says
Just made a batch to make into stuffing and….you guessed it, burned my hand on the pan. Ha! That’s what I get for too much multi-tasking. Delicious though. I can’t believe how much it tastes like southern cornbread.
Carolyn says
Yikes, Amanda….sorry to hear you burned your hand!
Melanie says
You inspire me!!! Thank you so much for all your wonderful contributions. I love cooking and following your blog keeps it exciting! I am making your skillet bread and tweaking it to see if I can get a “cornbread” dressing. So far so good. At least it smells yummy! I love this cheesy skillet bread. It is just the right touch with any meal. Happy Thanksgiving!
Amanda says
It really is wonderful skillet bread. I can’t wait to try the final dressing tomorrow. I love your blog and your amazing creative recipes. My husband and I converted to a low-carb diet since traditional low-fat diets just made us miserable and didn’t work for us. Your website has been an amazing beacon in the dark. Just when I thought I had to give up delicious baked goods forever, I found your blog. And every recipe is fantastic. I can’t thank you enough!
Carolyn says
Thanks, Amanda. And what does it say about me that I read it as “bacon in the dark”. Um, maybe I am obsessed with bacon!??
Carolyn says
Thanks, Melanie! Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
Katie says
What tweaks did you make and how did your dressing turn out? I see a lot of comments abit stuffing but I want to make dressing too.
Jennifer Heggie says
I couldnt wait to make this and told all my friends! I had to change it due to not having the exact ingredients on hand but I got close. I had to use coconut instead of almond flour and heavy cream instead of almont milk. Now this made it more like a thick dough and there would be no pouring it into a pan. Not wanting dry bread I added about a cup of chicken broth until it was more like normal cornbread batter maybe a little thicker. Spread it out in my hot skillet and dashed salt pepper and Texas Pete on top before adding the cheese on the top. I cooked at 425 for around 25 minutes and it was perfect. Like real bread! I loved it amd so did my new to low carb husband. Thank you!!!!!
Nikki says
Is there anything you could recommend substituting for the flax meal?
Thanks!
Carolyn says
Chia seed meal?
Chris says
I used ground chia seed and it worked perfectly. This skillet bread is amazing! Ohmygoodness!!!!
Liz says
Hello,
I made your pan bread today. Although the flavour was a huge hit – it came out very crumbly and fell apart when it was cut. Any ideas of what might cause this texture problem?
thanks, Liz
Carolyn says
Hi Liz – between the flax, the eggs and the butter, it should not be crumbly. Did you change the amounts at all?
Misty says
I made this last night in my cornbread cast iron pan. It was wonderful! I am so glad to have found a recipe for what I think tastes a whole lot like cornbread. I didn’t have almond milk so I did use cream and water with some apple cider vinegar to make a buttermilk taste. Fantastic. Thank you!
Carolyn says
Okay, I LOVE the idea of the vinegar to give it the sour-y buttermilk taste. I am going to try that next time!
Todd says
Could you mention how much cream, water and apple cider vinegar you used. That is a good idea.
Mayren says
Your recipe sounds great!! However, I don’t have an oven-proof skillet. Do you know if I could use a 9-inch pyrex glass pie plate instead? And have you tried this recipe using other cheeses, such as gruyere, mozzarella, etc?
Carolyn says
I think it would be fine in a glass dish – the baking time may change a little so use your judgement for doneness. And I am sure it would be fab with other cheeses!
Mayren says
I made this yesterday with a glass dish and it worked perfectly!! I just baked if for about 7 minutes longer. The consistency was great, sort of like cornbread. I loved it but my boyfriend said it wasn’t cheesy enough, I might try adding more cheese next time.
Maria says
I made this and it was delicious. It tasted even better the next day 🙂 Real cornbread texture. Great taste (not cheesy enough for me 🙂 ). I bought some corn flavor extract to try (my aunt used to make it with creamed corn). Took some to a friend who refrigerated it for a day or two, then called me and said “the bread? It was delicious. When are you going to make some more?!” I told her I would giver her the recipe AND the link. Another winner Carolyn. Thank you.
Carolyn says
Thanks so much!
Candi Coffman says
Hi. My daughter is allergic to nuts. If I used flax meal and coconut flour and/or oat flour what would my measurements be?
Hope you can help.
Candi
Carolyn says
I really can’t say for sure, because I haven’t tried it myself with coconut flour. It’s a very different beast and I think it won’t bake up very well in this format. You could do 2/3 cup coconut flour but you are going to need to increase the eggs, probably to 5 at least. I’d say that a better suggestion is to do something like ground sunflower seeds for the almond flour.
elbee says
I just made the bread this evening. I am new to low carb/gluten free. It was better than expected. I am going to use the rest for the sausage stuffing tomorrow. How can I find out the complete nutritional information for both the Cheesy skillet bread and the Spicy cheddar and sausage stuffing?
Thanks
Carolyn says
I think you might have to enter the ingredients for the skillet bread into an online nutritional calculator like My Fitness Pal. I used to do these calculations by hand for the carbs. I now have software but no time to go back to old recipes to fix it! Thanks!
Cecelia says
I have chia seed but not chia seed meal. Can I just use chia seed?And would the amount be the same?
Carolyn says
This recipe actually takes flax seed meal, not chia. It would be very different with chia.
Rae says
I make this fairly often now, sometimes in a skillet, and sometimes in a muffin pan. Either way, this is a lovely bread-like accompaniment to dinner or lunch. Today, at this moment, with my lunch, I am enjoying a slice of skillet bread split in two and toasted, with butter, a bit of dijon mustard, and a slice of cheddar! It’s about as close to a toasted cheese sandwich as possible in an office kitchenette.
Carolyn says
Sounds fantastic, Rae!
Julie says
Just a note about burns…I found an awesome way to “heal” that wound in about 6 hours!
I also burned my hand and I am a massage therapist so I would be out of work until it healed. I researched on the internet and found that if you wet the burn right after (run under cool water) then pour table salt and wrap it with the salt on it, the burn will NOT blister and will be completely gone in 6 hours! The only thing that was left was a white spot on my hand and it eventually peeled off. Absolutely NO PAIN!!!!
Carolyn says
Wow! Very good to know.
CMack says
LOVED this! It was very moist, but delish. May bake a bit longer, Added some carmelized onions. Next day, still moist, so sliced and broiled it on each side, then let the pan sit in oven to dry it a bit. OH MY! Like savory biscotti! Making again for a snack. May try it cold with a bruschetta topping. Also trying a sweet version with cinnamon. Love it as bread or biscotti. Definite keeper!
Carolyn says
Glad you liked it and all of your ideas on how to serve it!
[email protected] Gluten Free A-Z Blog says
I can relate to your story because I’ve done and do the same thing, I just baked some pumpkin rice pudding ( posted on my blog) in a skillet in the oven, took it out, and 1 minute later decided to move it! OUCH! You really do gotta be careful,. I love this low carb bread recipe. I’ve just about given up eating bread, but this is low carb enough to try. Pinning it for Thanksgiving. ( Found you on Pinterest)
Carolyn says
Thanks, Judee!
Rachel says
I can’t stop making this. I forgot how much I missed cornbread.
Rachel says
Aaand…burned my hand making the latest batch. Not too bad though, thank goodness for Lidocaine
Carolyn says
Ouch!
Nicky says
Made this tonight – wow fantastic! It was crispy but soft yummmm! Thanks for all the suggestions above and all your inspiring recipes.
I plan to make this without the cheese, allow it to dry out and use it as breadcrumbs, my children have missed breaded fish.
Carolyn says
Great idea on the fish!
Marsha says
I was wondering…can you bake this in an 8×8 glass baking dish instead of a skillet?
Carolyn says
Yes, that should would. It probably won’t get as crispy around the edges.
Denise says
Hi!! Does anyone know if this bread freezes well? I just made this for stuffing (I’m cooking my Thanksgiving dinner today) Unfortunately, I didn’t follow the stuffing directions on this bread and hoping what I just made today will hold up in my stuffing. So far though, I found that this bread tastes really good!
Ben m says
Any idea on calories per serving? Loved this!
Karen says
Made this over the Xmas period and had to make a second batch – the first batch didn’t even make it to the table! Fantastic alternative to garlic bread, although may even add this next time. Just a thought…..I have been looking for a savoury pie topping with a texture similar to a suet crust……do you think this could be adapted?
Carolyn says
I don’t know what a suet crust is like (I know what suet is, but not sure what a crust is like made with it).
jan says
This was just as good the second day! Very nice texture. Thanks
Carolyn says
Glad you liked it. It also makes great stuffing if you cube it and dry it out in the oven for a few hours.
Joe says
Thanks for posting this recipe. I’m trying to figure out whether I made an error when cooking it, though. Your recipe says to “pour the batter”. First, when I combined all the ingredients, I did not have a pourable batter. It was very dry and clumpy. Is the consistency supposed to be like dough or more like a pancake batter? It’s entirely possible I just messed up, but I wanted to confirm before I try it again. The flavor was great, but the end result was brutally dry.
Thanks again!
Carolyn says
“Pour” may be a “poor” choice of words. It’s thick, but not like dough, more like between batter and dough. You typically have to spread it in the pan. But it should not be “brutally dry”. I think either you measure something wrong, or you were using almond meal, not almond flour.
Lynne says
I don’t use almond milk. The only “dairy” I use is heavy whipping cream in my coffee. Is there something I could substitute?
Carolyn says
Half cream, half water.
Liza Armstrong says
Hi!
I’ve never cooked with almond flour before, how do you measure it. Is it lightly sifted, lightly packed or tightly packed? By volume would be easier for me.
Thank you.
Carolyn says
I simply scoop and level. No packing.
Margaret Brewer says
Can this be frozen
Carolyn says
I’ve never tried but I can’t see why not!
Molly says
I don’t have an oven safe skillet. Would a pie dish work ok?
Carolyn says
You bet!
Lynne says
I don’t care for almond milk. Would I be able to use heavy whipping cream, which I do use for my coffee? Or regular milk (which I would have to buy, as I don’t drink it, and I don’t generally bake, so I don’t have any around.)
Carolyn says
Do half whipping cream half water.
patti says
I think I made a mistake!?? How are you supposed to cool the bread? In pan or out of it? I tried turning it upside down over cooling rack fresh out of the oven and it fell apart pretty badly. Assuming I was supposed to wait for 15 min and then remove? Upside down or in wedges?
I am trying to make the stuffing that uses this recipe and hope that the “cubing” instructions for drying are not essential to still being able to use this?
Carolyn says
You simply let it cool in the pan and cut wedges right out of that. Your stuffing should be fine, though.
patti says
Thanks, Carolyn. I appreciated the quick response. Lesson learned and onto the stuffing!
patti says
I have made this in connection with the stuffing you have it a recipe with. Looking forward to making this just for a meal.
Carolyn says
What can I use instead of almond flour? My husband is allergic to almonds.
Carolyn says
Sunflower seed flour.
MLS says
Hi Carolyn! This looks so amazing! I want to make this recipe ~4 days before I serve it (due to time constraints:) ). Would you recommend freezing it in the meantime? And do you have any tips on the best way to reheat it in the microwave?
Thank you so much!
Carolyn says
I’ve never frozen this, I’m afraid. If you can, I wouldn’t reheat in a microwave but instead in a toaster oven or big oven.
Star Uy says
Thank you so much for this recipe! Found it on Pinterest, made it tonight and it was a hit! I actually halved the recipe and made the bread in to a deep dish pizza crust – it was amazing!! It will definitely be a staple in our house now!
Carolyn says
Sounds great!
Linda says
Best low carb bread I have made. THANK YOU! It really is incredibly delicious. I may have a hard time not eating the whole thing in one evening.
Paula bryson says
Is there a sub for the flax meal? I don’t care for flax or chia, too slimy.
Carolyn says
It’s not slimy in this but you can sub more almond flour.
Diane Markey says
Thank you. That was going to be my question, as well. Would you say 1/2 c of additional almond flour?
Carolyn says
Yes.
Julie B says
Oh I made this tonight and it was incredible! Instead of melting the TBSP of butter in my skillet I used Fatworks Beef Tallow but then used butter in the recipe. Sooo moist and delicious – I finished my kids pieces and husbands – ha!
Shannon says
My in laws will be visiting soon and I’d like to try this on them through a stuffing recipe. After making this, would you recommend leaving it out overnight (or in the fridge?) and then the next day cubing it and putting it in the oven at 175 for 3 hours? Just wasn’t certain about the timing/process…
Carolyn says
You can make it and it can sit out for a few days. I make some and we have it one night with soup and then it sits on the counter (covered with foil) for a day or two.
Tracey says
Not sure why, but the mixture seemed really dry before I put it into the oven, checked all my measurements and they seem right, the only difference is, I used coconut flour instead of almond, I did add more coconut milk to make it more manageable, do you think the finished product will be ruined?
Carolyn says
Yup. Sadly, I do think it will be awful. You cannot replace almond flour with coconut flour directly. You should have used only about 1/3 the amount and a few more eggs. They just don’t translate well to each other.
Tracey says
Well I used coconut flour, and just like you said, it was awful, dry crumbly …a mess, however I do think I can salvage it for the stuffing! I might just add more butter to make it moist, what do you think?
Carolyn says
Sure, it might work for stuffing! 🙂
Pat says
Hope you will see this post from a 2012 recipe ? I would like to know if I sub THM flour for the almond flour would that work? If so what amount would I use?? Thanks for all your great recipes!
Carolyn says
I think it will be much drier. You probably want to use a little less, like 2/3 the amount.
Pat says
Ok thank you very much for the reply! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Deb K says
OH MY — this is fabulous!! I used bacon drippings melted in my skillet instead of butter as a tribute to my old cornbread days — wow, this is just SO good!
Emily says
I saw that you recommended replacing almond milk with water on someone else’s comment. I was wondering if replacing it with heavy cream would work? I just don’t want to buy an entire carton of almond milk since I don’t use it for anything else and the recipe only calls for 3/4 cup. I can buy heavy cream in a small carton. Or is water the best substitute?
Also is there a replacement for flaxseed meal? I’m not sure they have it at my grocery store.
Carolyn says
Heavy cream is thick and makes the batter thick but you can always do a mix of cream and water. Or just water. For the flax seed, just swap in more almond flour.
Lynne says
Emily, I don’t use almond milk so I asked about using heavy cream. The response was to use half cream, half water.
Emly says
Thanks! I will be making it this weekend and let you know how it turns out. To make it garlicky would I just put garlic salt instead of regular salt? Could I use real crushed garlic in the batter?
Tammy says
So could you just use Half and Half then? It’s not as thick as heavy cream and thicker than water.
Emly says
I made it yesterday but I wasn’t sure if any of my skillets could go in the oven (couldn’t tell if the handles were plastic or metal) so I used a glass baking pan instead. I thought it wouldn’t matter much but apparently that was not okay. Checked after 15 minutes and it was still goopy. Left it in and kept checking on it every few minutes, then forgot about it for a while so I have no clue how long it actually cooked. When I remembered it was in the oven, it was definitely cooked through. I have not tried it yet since I made it for lunches this week.
So two questions.
1. If you do not have an oven proof skillet, should you just not make this recipe or is there a different cooking tempt & time you could recommend for using a glass pan?
2. After it’s cooked, does it need to be refrigerated? Can it be reheated in the microwave?
Thank you!
Carolyn says
I’ve never made it in a glass pan. I suppose it depends on what size and shape. And I leave it on my counter for a few days, wrapped in tinfoil. It can be reheated nicely.
Emily says
I’m not sure what size it was, but it was a small square glass baking dish. Probably 8×8 or 9×9.
If I decide to make this again using a skillet, does it matter if it’s cast iron or not? I was recently given a cast iron pan and have never used it so I don’t know how that affects cooking temp and time.
Chris says
Hi, Carolyn! This looks great. Do you think a little corn extract would make it taste a little more like cornbread for the stuffing, or would that be incompatible with the other ingredients, ‘taste-wise’?
sandi says
HI Carolyn,
I purchased your best seller cookbook, had it spiral bound so it is easier to keep it open when using it. Thanks again for the delicious recipes. I was wondering, do you have a substitute for lipton dry onion soup mix? It needs to be gluten free as we have a couple family members who are intolerant.
thanks again, sandi
Ann Toy says
oh wow, thanks for the cornbread recipe…I will be making this soon as i have been wanting cornbread with my green beans and soups. I enjoy your website
terdralyn says
Thank you so much for this recipe! This bread is delicious. I had to use a glass casserole dish to make it, and it took 10 extra minutes to bake. I also had to use duck eggs, and I used two big ones in place of three large chicken eggs. This recipe has given me a base for other breads, one of which I will probably make when my cheesy bread is gone.
Lisa says
Thank you so much for this recipe, it looks great! I am a little concerned about using flaxseed meal since learning it has phytoestrogens. I worry with a history of cancer on my mother’s side what this may do, so any suggestions for subbing for the flaxseed meal?
Thanks a bunch!
Carolyn says
Just do more almond flour.
Courtney says
I was so pleased with this bread!! I used a glass 8×8 baking dish and the bread turned out beautiful and super yummy. I have tried several of your recipes, Carolyn, and have loved every single one. They are easy to follow, and turn out like the pictures you post…which never happens for me! Thank you so much for making the low carb lifestyle so delicious.
Leslie says
Hi Carolyn many thanks for this recipe. My intention was to just make it to use for stuffing but tonight I made chicken soup and thought it would be a good idea to do a trial run and make it along side the soup. I loved the taste but had quite a bit of difficulty getting it “done.” I cooked it twice as long and it was still wet when I sliced it. I think I will try again for the stuffing recipe for Thanksgiving next week but will decrease the milk. Don’t know if it makes a difference that I live at 6,500 ft elevation…
Carolyn says
That might make a difference. I’ve never baked at elevation s I can’t be sure.
Raquel says
Thanks for a great recipe! We’ve tried it and it’s been delicious every time. I was wondering if you know if this recipe will work if I omit the cheese?
Thanks!
Carolyn says
It will work, as the cheese is not integral to the consistency.
Kathy Charest says
I just made some killer chili in my instant pot and I popped online to search for a low carb cornbread recipe to serve with it. I have to tell you, time and time again when I search recipes, I look at several different ones and 9 out of 10 times (maybe more, lol) I end up using YOURS!
This is really yummy! 🙂 Thanks for putting these great recipes out here for us all! 🙂
Carolyn says
Thanks so much, Kathy!
Kyanna says
I made this recipe for my diabetic friends who don’t make yummy things for themselves. Delicious recipe. Add Amoretti Corn Flavoring and crushed bacon rid and it turns into cornbread!
Carolyn says
Nice!
Stella says
Carolyn I love this recipe! I’ve made it several times already and also made stuffing with it. Can I omit the cheese and add swerve if I wanted to make a sweet cornbread?
Carolyn says
Sure…someone just commented that they did that!
Kim says
Just wanted to say Thank You! I made this in hopes of giving me a replacement for Thanksgiving chicken and dressing and it was amazing! Used it just like I would regular cornbread and even some of the hardest critics gave it a thumbs up! I am relatively new to the low carb – Keto world and this helped me stick to my plan!
Firenza says
I made this in a cast iron skillet for Thanksgiving, and it came out great. It tasted like cornbread (yay) according to my cornbread loving brother and there wasn’t any leftover. I used bacon grease for heating up the skillet instead of butter.
Carol A DeLessio says
Best bread by far! Thank you Carolyn! I just made it for the first time this week and not only did it come out awesome but toasting it the next day is wow! I have been low carb & grain free for 3 yrs now and I have to say this was the easiest bread I have made. I am going to give it a try in a loaf pan too.
Linda says
I don’t have a cast iron skillet, can I use a 8×8 baking pan or glass 8×8 pan?
Carolyn says
That should do. Go with the glass. It won’t be as crispy and may take a bit longer to bake.
Suny says
Trying this right now it is baking and smells marvellous! Will report back 🙂
Suny says
It was amazing!! This will be my go to bread on weekends! Family loved it. Thank you! ??
Peggy says
OMG!!!! I just made this and it came out AaaaamaaaaaazING! Some adjustments were needed. I used 1 cup Pecorino Romano cheese, and none on the top. No salt as the cheese is salty. Baked for 16 minutes at 425, middle was not cooked. Reduced heat to 175 for 10 minutes, turned off the heat and left in for 10 minutes more and PERFECTION!!!!! I am thinking 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes may be a better fit.
I have NEVER responded to a blog recipe b4, but had to say how this is a game changer. Cornbread dressing, coffee cake, garlic bread. Can I say more? I made this in a 9″ cast iron skillet and it raised almost 2″, BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!)
Carolyn says
Thanks!
Clare says
This is delicious! Had to make another batch for stuffing today, and I don’t know if it will make it there… too yum! Merry Christmas Carolyn to you and yours.
Peggy says
Hon, I am making tbis again just like I did the first time, adding 10 minutes at 175 degrees then turning off the oven and leaving the cornbread in the oven for 10 more minutes. I was afraid to change any thing because it came out soooooooo wonderful the first time. I think the high temperature helps it to rise. What I LOOOOVE is how quick it comes together, and one bowl! Quick and easy is my mantra- I work from home and take care of my 95 year old mom. Thank you for a fabulous recipe. (2nd time I have commented on a blog. You rock! Thanks for all you do.)
Carolyn says
Glad you like it!
ChapelHillBetsy says
I just made this for lunch today and my husband and I both loved it! Two things I did differently: added about 1T of corn flavoring, and a few drops of EZ-sweet sweetener. It made it taste a little more like corn bread. We love the crispy crust from the butter in the skillet. We had it for lunch with a low carb tomato basil soup – YUM!
Linda Marshall says
Wonderful recipe, have bread to eat again! as I do not have a skillet, I used a heavy porcelain baking dish, 9 1/2″ square, got it up to the high oven temperature and put in the mixture. Baked perfectly in about 12 minutes, and was cooked all the way through. Am enjoying it with everything and toasts beautifully when cut horizontally to produce a bread-sized slice.
EpicuriousByNature says
I went with water, rather than almond milk and it turned out pretty well. A smidge moist; I didn’t want to cook it any longer due to being crispy around the edges. VERY filling with a small bowl of chili. We’re both pleased with it and will make it again. Next time without the cheese on top, I want to try just a basic batter bread like that with butter.
Angela says
Was my side of choice at last thanksgiving, naively thought I will have leftovers…Everybody ate and ate even the ones on standard american diets. I was scared about the flax seed meal but the final texture was amazing, great source of fiber so needed on a keto diet. A new stapler.
LOVE IT! So so yummy!
C. Zuniga says
Love this. We add the liquid from a can of organic corn to add to the ‘corn’bread taste. We have tried some other low carb/Keto cornbreads and none of them stack up to this one. The consistency and taste are so close to the cornbread we have grown up eating.
D. says
I make this every year For Thanksgiving and it is always a big hit! Also, these croutons are amazing on French Onion soup.
Amy Anthony says
Can you use dairy milk or heavy cream instead of almond milk?
Carolyn says
Yes, that should be fine.
Lynda says
Really, really good and easy to make!
10 out of 10 Carolyn.
It even made a quite ordinary soup that I had for dinner last night taste absolutely delicious!
Thank you!
Carolyn says
Thanks, Lynda! We love this one too.
Kate says
Wow Carolyn! That is the best thing since sliced bread! 😍😍😍
Topped it with avocado, tomato and basil and it was devine! Thank you for so many wonderful recipes, it will make keto life a lot easier!
Carolyn says
Thanks so much!
Ellen Jost says
Hi Carolyn, love your recipes. Just made this skillet cheese bread in order to make the stuffing for our Canadian Thanksgiving celebration this weekend. Just had a tiny skiver still warm from the oven and it is delicious, nice crispy crust on the bottom and the texture is very reminisce t of cornbread. Am looking forward to using in your stuffing recipe. Iam going to use diced fennel instead of celery. I also used shredded goida instead of cheddar in the bread as that is what I had. I can see adding some thinly slice jalapeno to decorate this on top as well to go with keto chili in the future.
Thanks for the recipe.
Carolyn says
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
Anna says
I don’t have flax seed meal. What can I substitute or can I leave it out?
Thanks,
Carolyn says
Do more almond flour.
Melissa says
Do you add equal parts almond flour to sub for the flax seed mea!?
Carolyn says
Yup!!!
Rhonda Ross says
Hi Carolyn,
I love this recipe and have used it for Thanksgiving dressing for several years. This year I was thinking about making it using a Muffin tin, but after scanning all the replies I don’t see any suggestions on baking time changes. Can you offer any guidance about baking as muffins? Besides automatic portion control, I think it will make it so much easier to freeze and just pull out what you need.
Thank you for all your recipes! My Sunday morning recipe digest from your blog is kind of like receiving a weekly Christmas present 🙂
Rhonda
Carolyn says
I think baking would be much the same but butter those tins well and watch them. Give them 20 minutes and then check on them every 5 minutes or so after that.
katie says
I have a crazy question… do you think you can substitute out the eggs for flax eggs? or would that ruin the whole recipe? I have an allergy to eggs and miss bread soo much!
Carolyn says
I honestly haven’t tried the bread or the stuffing without eggs. It may be much more dense but… I say go for it and I think enjoy something at least somewhat similar to stuffing. Have you tried doing gelatin eggs?
Stephanie Rountree says
Do you have a version of this recipe without the cheese? Our traditional stuffing recipe is the old Betty Crocker sausage stuffing, which doesn’t have cheese. I’d like to get as close to that recipe as possible, but, of course, have it keto and gluten-free. Thanks!
Carolyn says
You can simply make this without the cheese!
melissa high says
this recipe looks great and would like to try it with the stuffing recipe but i do not own a 10 inch skillet. could i possibly use a 10 in glass dish or an 8 in dutch oven?
Carolyn says
Any sort of baking pan is fine.
sue says
anxious to make this bread. the picture shows an iron skillet and the directions say skillet. In your comments you say that you don’t use one. May I ask what do you bake yours in? Once it is cooled, will it come out of the pan? Would like to transport — but not the skillet. Thank you…
Carolyn says
I never said I didn’t use one. I always use a cast iron skillet for this recipe. But you can do it in a baking pan if you prefer.
River says
Wow!!! New fave Keto bread. Made 2 loaves over past 3 days. It’s fluffy, crunchy exterior, and tastes wonderful! I’m making next batch with jalapeños in the mix. Thanks.
Carolyn says
So happy you like it!
Eric D. Meehan says
I think this question has been asked to death but just to clarify, is it ok to use glass or just about any other type of baking pan? Maybe even a more shallow one and adjust the cooking time? Can’t wait to try this as sausage stuffing is my Favorite and thought I might have to do without this year!
Carolyn says
totally fine but the baking time may be a bit different. Keep your eye on it.
Lisa Lilly says
Ha, just read through all the comments and finally towards the bottom my question about omitting the cheese was asked and answered! Can’t wait to try this for dinner Saturday night and then also for stuffing for Thanksgiving, but my sister-in-law is eating dairy free right now.
Just wanted to tell you I love all your recipes, they are always so tasty! I’ll be buying your desserts cookbook soon (already own the other two), and hopefully I’ll still be able to download your easy holiday desserts e-book. 🙂
Carolyn says
Thank you!
Aussie in USA says
Where has this been all my low carb life! ! YUM! I made it with about 1/3 more ingredients for a 12″ skillet and it was awesome. I have to stop myself eating it all because I need 1/2 for Thanksgiving. Going to surprise my Southern hubby with some tonight ! ! I hope he loves it as much as I do! Thank You for creating this!
Carolyn says
So glad to hear it!
Aussie in USA says
He lived your skillet bread. Thank you even more! Now we’re going to have your brownie cheesecake for Thanksgiving dessert! I love that I can trust your recipes, not waste ingredients on a maybe …
Carolyn says
So glad to hear it!
Tracey says
Carolyn. THANK YOU SO much for this – this is my first Keto Thanksgiving and I am so looking forward to trying this – I am going to be a bit pressed for time though and not sure I will have a full 2-3 hours to dry in the oven – is there a minimum time that will still work? I plan on making the bread tonight, but just trying to go over in my head how I can block that kind of time 🙂
I am so looking forward to this 🙂
Carolyn says
You can dry it out ahead of time. You can also just cube it and let it sit for a few days to dry out.
Natalie says
Came to this through the Sausage Stuffing recipe for T-day and decided to try it. Amazing!! So delicious I may have to make another batch because this one might disappear before I can get to the stuffing! Truly yummy! Thank you!
Kate says
Yes! me too! And when I first tried it I gave it a 4 star, after it had cooled a little longer I was wishing I could have updated it to 5! hubby (who isn’t keto or even low carb) agreed this would be a repeat recipe!
Helen says
This bread was awesome and so easy. It baked while my chili cooked and the meal came together so easily. I baked it a few days before Thanksgiving to see if it would be good for my stuffing and it hit the mark! Will be making this often. Thanks for this!!!
Maria Brent says
I just made this today, 2 days after Thanksgiving, 2018: I didn’t have more than a tablespoon of conventional stuffing/dressing, and I was feeling a little deprived (although I made the bread only and not the stuffing, but 1/2 of the bread may end up being stuffing!.
Worked beautifully. 10 “ cast iron skillet, etc, as directed—and did the batter bubble up in the hot buttered pan! My Only change was to use oat fiber rather than the flax (and less than the 1/2 cup—-maybe a 1/3 cup. I did use a Mexican blend cheese. Next time I would use less salt. I checked at 16 min, then cooked 5 min more just to make sure re the middle. I was concerned it might be too dry because of the oat fiber. I like using some oat fiber along with almond flour: a nice texture. But all in all a KEEPER. THANK YOU once again.
Carolyn says
So glad it worked out!
River says
Made again a few different ways. Muffin style, mini bread cakes. Just had to shorten cooking times. Yummy. Did add jalapeños and jalapeño pepper jack cheese. Added onions too. So good!! Crisped some with garlic butter for garlic toast. Yum yum.
Ayn says
I found this recipe one week before Thanksgiving and knew I would never go without dressing at Thanksgiving again -since I’m doing Keto now for almost a year. This was without a doubt —fantastic —and everyone wanted the recipe. I was prepared and texted the link to your website! It was the best thing I could have taken to the dinner and I wanted you to know how much I appreciate your genius! That cheesy skillet bread has been made four times since I found the recipe and is obviously a new regular in the dinner rotation!
I made it just like the directions called for, in my inherited Grandmother’s cast iron skillet! PERFECTION! Thank you for sharing this with everyone. Blessings
Carolyn says
Thanks, Ayn! I really appreciate your support.
Leslie says
Can I substitute heavy cream for the almond milk?
Carolyn says
You need half cream, half water. All heavy cream will make it too thick.
Sheryl Ann says
I’ve been reading your most excellent blog for years but never tried once to bake with almond flour–some kind of mental block I suppose. I made this bread as my first foray into low carb baking and it works! It really really works! I was worried others in my household might not give it a fair try if they knew it was almond flour so I told them it was a sort of cheesy skillet bread (oh, it was also my first use of a cast iron skillet so that was my cover story). The family liked it very much and said it tasted sort of like a quiche, or an “egg bread.” I didn’t have almond milk so I used half and half and the texture seems to still be just right. Now I have a confession to make: I am in the sorry position of needing to eat low carb, forever, for my health–and I also have never been able to stand the taste of eggs. How sad is that?? Standard baked goods may be made with an egg or two in a recipe with many cups of flour, and I don’t taste the eggs in that case. But low carb tends to rely highly on eggs for various reasons, so I have to figure out some ways around that. I would like to try making this bread with just one egg and some other ingredients to take the place of the other two eggs and would welcome any suggestions.
Thank you for this blog, it’s by far my favorite source of low carb recipe ideas and I hope you know that you are literally helping to save lives with your work.
Carolyn says
It’s weird that this was so eggy for you because it’s really not or it shouldn’t be. I am wondering if your eggs were larger than normal? Egg free baking is hard with low carb ingredients but you could reduce the eggs and have it be more firm and less fluffy.
Evelyn says
Asked for a cast iron skillet for Christmas especially for this recipe and I’m happy to say I got it. I was very excited about this recipe especially since it was not fat head dough like so many are. Cooked it in cast-iron, cooked it in the middle, heated up the pan, cooked for the full-time, let it sit for the full time, and yet it was way too doughy (beyond moist!) in the middle still. I see a lot of people have got good results but I don’t know what else to do for this. Put it back in the oven again for for 10 minutes and still not satisfied.
Coming back to it the second day it definitely solidified more, but I don’t have to wait a whole day before I can use the bread in the future. I have to say the flavor was great even with the problems.
Carolyn says
Talk to me about: what coconut flour you used and what cheese you used?
Carole says
Hi, Carolyn, I have never in my life liked any kind of bread until I made your cheesy skillet bread. It is now the recipe I make more often than anything else. It is fantastic with chili and any kind of soup or stew. One question: do you shred your own cheese or do you buy the prepackaged kind? I ask because I noticed that the prepackaged shredded kind has potato starch in it. And, if I may ask, what brand of cheddar do you use? Thank you for your excellent blog and wonderful cookbooks and recipes. Carole
Carolyn says
Depends. Sometimes I have pre-shredded and sometimes I have block cheese. I often use Cabot block cheddar.
Sandra Potteiger says
Great blog. Thank you for the awesome recipes. I’ve made this one before and it’s great. But I was wondering if I can leave the cheese out to get a more neutral bread taste?
Thank you
Carolyn says
Yes, it will be fine.
Kelley says
This is such an amazing recipe. I’ve made it many many times. I have substituted just an equal amount additional almond flour in place of the flax just because my kiddos like it better without the flax. On a whim this evening,(and because I was thinking about your jalapeño sausage “corn” bread that we also love so much), I added about 1 1/2 cup of cooked crumbled breakfast sausage to THIS recipe and then baked (took a bit longer). OMG it was super delish. Thank you for such a great recipe that has been a family staple for years.
Carolyn says
Sounds amazing!
cj says
This is very much like cornbread, which is good, as cornbread was a difficult delete from my diet. I think it calls for a bit too much oil. I cut the butter in half and subbed canola for the rest, and it still came out too buttery to put butter on it. Next time, I’ll cut the oil in half and use only canola. It was also a bit crumbly, so thinking about adding some protein powder to get some coherence. Anysway, first time out, it worked as advertised and was delicious.
Carolyn says
Hi CJ – The changes you made probably contributed to the crumbliness. Canola oil is not a healthy or safe oil at all, I suggest doing a little research on that.
Denise says
I’ve made this so many times and in a variety of pans and it’s great every single time. My favorite pan to use, though, is an ancient round glass pan. The key, whatever pan you use, is to get the butter and pan very hot. I do have to cook it a bit longer than the recipe states but that’s no problem.
This is my go to when I want “cornbread”.
Patti says
Has anyone actually stuffed a turkey with the sausage stuffing recipe? We always stuff our turkey so I’’m hoping I can use this recipe to do that. Thanks, it sounds yummy!!
Carolyn says
Of course. You just need to make absolutely sure it gets up to the proper temperature of 165F, just like any other stuffing.
whisperingsage says
I may be the only one worried about this, but part of my low carb program is also higher omega 3 ratios, and all the nutbreads have grossly out ranked omega 6 to omega 3’s. Even walnuts, known for being “high” in omega 3’s. Check the nutrition data self website and you will see what I mean. English walnuts; Total Omega-3 fatty acids
10623
mg
Total Omega-6 fatty acids
44567
mg
See what I mean?
Black walnuts; Total Omega-3 fatty acids
2508
mg
Total Omega-6 fatty acids
41339
mg
Almonds Omega 3 0
Total Omega-6 fatty acids
17455
mg See? So it would benefit us to have more coconut flour and less every other flour substitute, wouldn’t it?
Carolyn says
There are a great many other dietary sources of Omega 3 (grass-fed meat, fish) that can help us balance this. This bread is delicious, but it’s not meant to be eaten in huge amounts every day. I think we can work it into our diets as we see fit.
susan says
I made this following the exact recipe, with the exception of baking in a skillet. I used an 8×8 pan, and it turned out great. My question is this: My flax seed meal made the “cornbread” look more like banana bread, under that cheese topping. Why does your bread turn out so yellow?
As an aside, since this did look so much like banana bread, I’m thinking of making it again, adding banana flavoring and chopped walnuts, and leaving off the top 1/2 cup of cheese. 🙂
susan says
PS–I’ll add a low carb sweetener, too, when I try the “banana” bread.
Carolyn says
You must be using dark flax (brown). Not really an issue but I used golden flax. But if you want a banana bread recipe, I’ve already figured all of that out for you. https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/low-carb-caramel-frosted-banana-bread/
Donatella Bennett says
Can I use regular cows milk from the farm?
Carolyn says
Sure!
Sunshine says
Would psyllium husk be a good substitute for the flaxseed meal in this recipe?
Carolyn says
NO! Don’t do it… It will be gummy and awful. Just use more almond flour.
Sunshine says
Would psyllium husk be a good substitute for the flax seed meal?
Tina says
I want to make this bread and use it for the Keto Sausage Stuffing Recipe, but the recipe has a little too much fat for my lowcarb/lowfat diet. Could I cut the amount of butter down a little to curb the fat without completely compromising the recipe? If not do you think a combination of egg and egg whites would work instead of 3 whole eggs? Thank you for your help!
Carolyn says
Try replacing some of the butter with a little water (not much, because it may make it harder to cook through).
Tina says
Thank you so much for the reply – super fast. Can not wait to try this for Thanksgiving!
Pamela says
I realize you may not see this in time for me but can I use golden flax seed meal? or does it have to be the regular? I have the golden. I am anxious to use this to make stuffing for Thanksgiving so hope you respond quickly. I’ll let you know how it comes out!
Carolyn says
Golden is great!
Maggie says
This Cheesy Skillet Bread is truly amazing! I’ve never commented on a blog before, but just had to on this one!
Low Carb / Keto at its best. I even substituted the cheddar for mozzarella this last time, so I could use it in our family’s traditional Italian stuffing that my mom created. I’m so happy! Thank you!!!
QUESTION: I have a few family members who are Celiac and Lactose intolerant. They can have butter & eggs. Do you have any suggestions how to convert this to Dairy Free? Is it possible?
Carolyn says
This recipe is totally gluten-free, but not lactose free. If you want a dairy-free bread, you need to sub a different oil (I recommend olive or avocado oil, since coconut oil has such a strong flavor) for the butter, and leave out the cheese altogether. The eggs should be fine unless they have an egg allergy.
Stacy Wilson says
Oh Caroline this is a dangerously good recipe! My husband and I have been on Keto for about 10mos now and haven’t (well ME anyway) had any bread since starting. THIS BABY BLEW MY HAIR BACK when I took it out of the oven! It was crispy and cheesy and fluffy all at the same time! I grabbed the pan (WITH mitt) and started down the hall to show it off to Hubbie. (He usually comes to me in these instances, but I was excited!) Fun Fact: Some oven mitts protect you longer than others. Halfway down the hall I could feel the pan handle getting exponentially hotter! So I am now going back to the kitchen with a screaming hot pan screaming…we both made it. I still love this bread. Thank You!
stacy wilson says
*Carolyn, sheesh, spelling goof.
Deb says
Holy heavens, this bread is unreal. I’ve made just about every kind of keto bread out there, including the dirty keto kind with gluten and oat fiber. While that one tastes an awful lot like “real” bread, this one is now my favorite gluten-free, strict-keto bread. I actually halved the recipe to make it into a smaller batch of stuffing, but even halved, it ended up making a 9×9 pan’s worth. It’s in the oven now, and I’m struggling with trying to keep myself from constantly opening the oven door to sneak pieces out. Thank you for sharing this with the masses. It’s truly an incredible recipe.
Also wanted to say thanks and give you a big thumbs up for constantly fielding the same questions over and over, ad nauseam, without getting snarky. I would’ve probably stopped replying out of pure frustration after the 5th iteration of “can I use a glass baking dish instead?” lol. You have the patience of a saint! Happy holidays to you and yours!
Deb says
Just made three of your recipes, and each deserves a 5 star rating! The only swap out is that I used half and half instead of heavy cream, I can’t find heavy cream here with out some kind of additive, and used monk fruit versions of sweeteners. LOVED every tasty morsel!
Cheesy Keto Skillet Bread
Spicy Cheddar and Sausage Stuffing
Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes (OMG!!)
Can’t wait to see whatever else I can find on your website!
Carolyn says
Thank you, so glad they all worked out well!
Dora says
Is the Flax necessary in this recipe? I don’t have any on hand so was wondering if it could be made without it.
Thanks~
Carolyn says
You can try more almond flour .
Baker Judy says
Really good, Carolyn!
I’m glad I scrolled down to see that you wanted golden flaxsed meal. It isn’t in the recipe.
Which makes me wonder–when would you use regular flaxseed meal, and when would you want to use golden? A little baking science, please.
Thanks.
Denise says
This turned out delicious!!!!! A definite keeper!!! Thank you, Carolyn, for so very generously and selflessly sharing your masterpieces!!!!! Every one of your recipes that I’ve tried has been outstanding!!!
Tamara says
What size cast iron are you using? I am gonna to give this a run for my stuffing this thanksgiving!
Carolyn says
10 inches, as it states in the first line of the recipe.
Deb says
my flax seed meal was very dark in color and affected the look of the bread, not that nice yellow that you have more of dark brownish grey, a little off putting but it tasted great!!!. are there different kinds of flax seed meal?
Carolyn says
Yes, actually. Golden flax meal is more common and lighter in color.