Have you tried the popular keto Egg Loaf yet? Putting a fall twist on it with some pumpkin spice! An easy low carb breakfast with only 6 ingredients and 3g total carbs.
It’s pumpkin spice season and, as usual, I am putting it in, on, and around just about everything! I already have so many wonderful keto pumpkin recipes on All Day I Dream About Food, but I say you can never have enough.
So I decided I had to try my hand at pumpkin spice egg loaf.
What is egg loaf, you ask? Well read on, my friends, because it’s definitely sometime you want to try!
What is egg loaf?
Egg loaf is a delicious keto invention that has been making the rounds on social media like Instagram. It’s unbelievably simple and serves just one person, but can be scaled up easily to make several servings. And it’s really infinitely adaptable for any flavors you might want to try.
All you really need for egg loaf is:
- 1 egg
- 1 ounce cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Sweetener to taste
Yup, that’s it. I am not entirely sure who first came up with keto egg loaf but I think it might be a popular keto instagrammer called keto.sam.iam. If you’re on Instagram and you’re not already following her, you will definitely want to. She says she created it after being to lazy to make the cream cheese pancakes, so she just cooked it in the bowl. Laziness or sheer brilliance? You decide.
In my case, I obviously added a few touches to make this Pumpkin Spice Egg Loaf for fall. A little pumpkin puree and some pumpkin pie spice was all it took. I made a two serving version and baked them in little ramekins. Because the pumpkin adds a little extra moisture, mine take a little longer to bake than the regular egg loaf.
So what does egg loaf taste like? The general consensus among the keto community is that it’s like french toast. Except quite a bit eggier.
This recipe is essentially just cream cheese and eggs. So please don’t come and ask me if it tastes eggy. It absolutely is eggy with a capital E. And it’s meant to be. If you don’t like eggy things, don’t make it.
But if you don’t mind an eggy texture, then you’re going to love it. It really is like french toast in flavor and it’s lovely with a little low carb maple syrup. But I enjoyed it most with some butter and extra cinnamon on top.
One word of advice: do not try to make this keto egg loaf in a microwave. It may be tempting to try to speed up the process but it cooks too quickly and becomes more like sweet scrambled eggs than a puffy loaf. The texture of egg loaf is much better when it’s baked in the oven.
Ready to try Keto Egg Loaf? Well I can highly recommend my Pumpkin Spice version but really the flavor variations are endless. I’ve seen cinnamon, blueberry, and chocolate chip, among others. Some people even cut it in half and fry it in butter, to make it even more like french toast.
You can easily scale up the recipe and bake it in several ramekins or even in a loaf pan. It’s remarkably adaptable!
Pumpkin Spice Egg Loaf
Ingredients
- 2 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoon butter softened
- 2 tablespoon pumpkin puree
- 1 ½ tablespoon Swerve Sweetener
- ½ to 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and lightly grease 2 ramekins (8 ounce capacity).
- In a blender, combine the ingredients. Blend until smooth and divide among the prepared ramekins.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until puffed and no longer very jiggly. Remove and let cool a few minutes before eating (it will sink quite a bit).
- Top with extra pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon or your favorite low carb maple syrup. I like it with just butter and cinnamon.
Paula says
Just made it and love it! So delicious! It reminds me of a pumpkin souffle! Will definitely be making it regularly!
Abbie says
I made this this week. Ate it cold for lunch. It was not eggy at all, to me, it was like pumpkin pie/cheesecake. So Delish!
Carolyn says
So glad you think so!
Susan says
Can you freeze them? They sound delicious!!
Carolyn says
I haven’t tried since it only makes 2 servings.
Silvia says
To be honest first time I have heard about spicy egg load. I am gonna try for sure.
Sherry Thomas says
I love these and make them for breakfast all the time. I wanted to take these to Christmas brunch at my sisters this year but only own two ramekins. I decided to try using an 8×11 and 5x’s the recipe. I baked them for about 45 minutes. It turned out perfectly and got rave reviews! Thanks for all of your amazing recipes!
Carolyn says
So good to know, thank you!
Melissa says
Ooo, I just had the idea to try this (and I have to at least double the recipe to feed my family) but pour the batter in a large baking dish so it’s like a German pancake/Dutch baby! Might try this Friday morning 🙂
Lisa says
It’s funny what’s old is new again. This is the recipe for the Atkins Mock Danish except it’s not microwaved.
Lynn says
I just made this for breakfast, and it’s outstanding! Between the pumpkin pie spice and the pumpkin purée, this is a bit o’ sheer heaven. I drizzled melted butter, flavored with maple extract and Bocha Sweet. BTW, thank you for recommending Bocha Sweet. I love it!
Carolyn says
Glad you liked it!
Nicole Foster says
These are delicious! I left out the pumpkin, made them in 6 oz ramekins (I don’t have 8 oz.) and baked them for about 20 minutes. I love how easy they are and will definitely be making them on a regular basis!
Suzanne says
My husband has, over time, modified the cream cheese pancake recipe from I Breath I’m Hungry (https://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/cream-cheese-pancakes/). After reading this post, I made a batch 4x the recipe, put it in a parchment-lined bread pan and greased it really well . I put it in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, put it in the fridge overnight. In the morning I sliced it and made french toast sticks. All 4 of us liked them, even my 9 year old daughter who has an incredibly opinionated pallet. Thanks for the idea, Carolyn! We liked your loaf idea better than the original recipe. Now we get to have french toast again! Yay!
Suzanne says
I should probably mention that after slicing the loaf, I “fried” them in butter in a pan until they were toasted. Delicious!
Carolyn says
Sounds wonderful!!!
Maryann says
Could you add a little almond flou and or coconut flour and some baking powder for a cake like texture?
Kari says
Could you prep and freeze these? I can’t wait to try them!
Kim says
Awesome. Yummy. Thank you! Love your recipes.
Melissa Carroll says
How do you think these would do prepared during the weekend and refrigerated for reheating during the week? Say, in a muffin tin with parchment paper cups? Thanks!
Carolyn says
Totally works for a few days. I wouldn’t keep them for more than 3 or 4 since they are so moist. But I had one leftover and it was in my fridge for 3 days and was still great upon reheating!
Kendall says
Can I freeze them to eat over the week? I do a week worth when during the school year I work. Or something similar that will work file 5 days.
Carolyn says
I have never tried freezing these.
Abby Keuhn says
Oh crap, I so can’t read tonight and since I know you review these before you okay the comments, you can delete my last comment I just did. I have dyslexia and sometimes I miss the word not. whops. I had read/heard from Sam that she got the recipe from you.
Carolyn says
Thanks, Abby. The cream cheese pancakes have been around so long and have so many people who’ve made them that I’ve never bothered to have them on my blog. 🙂
John-Mark says
Hello Carolyn!
According to Keto Keuhn Nutrition, YOU might have inadvertently been the inspiration for theEgg Loaf recipe!
From the web site https://www.ketokeuhnnutrition.com,
“Samatha, keto.sam.iam, on Instagram first made this recipe and shared it on her Instagram account. Since then, it’s become a hit. She, however, did not come up with the recipe itself exactly. She just changed how the ingredients were cooked. What I mean by this is that she took the pancake recipe from, All Day I Dream About Food, and placed it into a bread pan and cooked it this way instead of making pancakes. BRILLIANT!”
So kudos to the BOTH of you!
Carolyn says
Thanks! But I am not the originator of the cream cheese pancake. That one has been making the low carb circuit for a long time.
Abby (Keto Keuhn Nutrition) says
Carolyn,
I want to note that I could not find this original recipe of yours. I searched and searched for it on your site though. I did, however, link people to your home page from my site in that blurb that was shared above.
Jen Beck says
I don’t have ramekins, could these be baked in a regular size muffin tin?
Carolyn says
Yes but you want liners as I suspect they may stick otherwise.
Carol says
I have made these several times, but it was awhile ago. Made them today and wondered why I left so much time go by. Silly of me, they are excellent! I’m also leaning in the direction of using this as a desert. I would call this a cross between a pudding/soft pancake. Whatever you want to call it, just make it, you won’t regret it????
Kiri says
Yummy! Good and tasty!
Robyn says
Perfect for a weekend brunch!
Jade says
Ooh that sounds awesome! I’m so glad you enjoyed!
Janice says
I water bath baked it for 50 min. Did not fall and texture is exactly like creme brulee!