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Keto Dinner Rolls

Chewy and crusty, filling and tasty, these Keto Dinner Rolls are easy to make and perfectly paired with soup, or just eaten straight up with a touch of butter!

keto dinner roll sliced open with some butter melting. Bowl of rolls in the background next to butter.

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KETO BUNS!!!

Who doesn’t love a delicious, chewy bun with their soup, or paired with a big ol’ turkey dinner? One of the hardest things to cut while on the Keto diet is, in my opinion, bread.

That’s where these Keto Dinner Rolls come in to play! They are easy to make, have a gorgeous crusty texture with a chewy center, and I just LOVE them!

Why it works

  1. Keto friendly! These Keto Dinner Rolls are as healthy as they are delicious!
  2. With a beautiful crust and soft, chewy center, these low carb buns taste just like wheat bread rolls!
  3. They freeze great! Don’t need 10 dinner rolls? Make the whole batch and freeze any leftovers!
Baking sheet with freshly baked keto dinner rolls, one is sliced in half with butter.

Ingredients

  • almond flour
  • whole psyllium husks
  • baking powder
  • sea salt
  • onion powder
  • unsalted butter
  • egg whites
  • an egg
  • apple cider vinegar
  • boiling water

Whole Psyllium Husks – This is what glues the dough together so that we can shape our Keto Dinner Rolls, and gives them their chewy texture! Some brands of psyllium husk have been known to turn bread purple ( yes it’s still edible, just… purple… ) so I stick with the NOW brand and have had luck with my breads staying… well… bread colour… Use whole psyllium husk rather than psyllium husk powder and grind it yourself using a clean coffee grinder to avoid dense rolls.

How to make Keto Dinner Rolls

Let’s makes some tasty low carb dinner rolls!

Heat the oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with a non stick baking mat or parchment paper, then set aside. Bring a kettle of water to boil and melt the butter until fully melted, then set aside to cool.

In a clean coffee grinder, grind the psyllium husks into a fine powder and add to a medium sized mixing bowl with the almond flour, baking powder, sea salt and onion powder, then mix well.

Bowl of all the dry ingredients.
Dry ingredients mixed up and ready for the wet.

Remove 1 tbsp melted butter and set aside for later. Combine the remaining melted butter with the egg whites and apple cider vinegar, then mix well. Pour into the dry and whisk to combine.

Wet ingredients mixed into the dry, ready for the boiling water.

Bring the water back up to a boil, then, while whisking, slowly pour in 2/3 cup boiling water into the dough. Do not over mix. Let the dough stand for 5 minutes to allow the flours to absorb the liquid.

All mixed with the boiling water.

Divide the dough into 10 portions and shape into balls. * see notes

Measuring out buns using a scale. Four portions of batter shaped into balls and placed evenly on a baking sheet.
Baking sheet with parchment paper and 10 keto dinner rolls, ready for the oven.

Bake the low carb dinner rolls for about 35-45 minutes, until the crust has slightly browned and there is a hollow sound when the bottoms are tapped.

Brush with the remaining melted butter and add an additional sprinkle of sea salt. Cool for a couple of minutes before smothering in butter and indulging in bready goodness, or cool to room temperature before packing up.

Keto dinner rolls fresh from the oven, coated with melted butter and sprinkled with sea salt.

Expert Tips

  1. Make sure the water is freshly boiled when added to the dough – this is what activates the psyllium husk.
  2. The dough may be sticky but should hold its shape. To make it easier to work with, you can cover yours hands in olive oil.
  3. To make these Keto Dinner Rolls perfect, I recommend using a kitchen scale to make sure your buns are all equal in size.
  4. Yes, these keto buns are baked for a long time, but we want that beautiful crust and chewy center!
  5. Store these in an air tight container at room temperature for a couple of days, or freeze them and they will last for 2-3 months!
  6. Use whole psyllium husks rather than psyllium husk powder and grind it yourself using a clean coffee grinder to avoid dense rolls.
Close up of freshly baked keto dinner rolls.

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keto dinner rolls feature

Keto Dinner Rolls

Chewy and crusty, filling and tasty, these Keto Dinner Rolls are easy to make and perfectly paired with soup, or just enjoyed straight up with butter!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Canadian, Low Carb
Servings 10 rolls
Calories 159 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ cup almond flour
  • cup whole psyllium husks 30g
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp ground sea salt plus coarse for sprinkling
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 4 egg whites or ½ cup
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • cup boiling water

Instructions
 

Equipment Needed

Directions

  • Heat the oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with a non stick baking mat or parchment paper, then set aside. Bring a kettle of water to boil and melt the butter until fully melted, then set aside to cool.
  • Using a clean coffee grinder, grind the psyllium husks into a fine powder and add it to a medium sized mixing bowl with the almond flour, baking powder, sea salt and onion powder; mix well.
  • Remove 1 tbsp melted butter and set aside for later. Combine the remaining melted butter with the egg whites and apple cider vinegar, then mix well. Pour into the dry and whisk to combine.
  • Bring the water back up to a boil, then, while whisking, slowly pour in 2/3 cup boiling water into the dough. Do not over mix. Let the dough stand for 5 minutes to allow the flours to absorb the liquid.
  • Divide the dough into 10 portions and shape into balls. *see notes* Bake the low carb dinner rolls for about 35-45 minutes, until the crust has slightly browned and there is a hollow sound when the bottoms are tapped.
  • Brush with the remaining melted butter and add an additional sprinkle of sea salt. Cool for a couple of minutes before indulging in bready goodness, or cool to room temperature before packing up.

Video

Notes

Expert Tips

  1. Make sure the water is freshly boiled when added to the dough – this is what activates the psyllium husk.
  2. The dough may be sticky but should hold its shape. To make it easier to work with, you can cover yours hands in olive oil.
  3. To divide the Keto Dinner Rolls perfectly, I recommend using a kitchen scale to make sure your buns are all equal in size.
  4. Yes, these keto buns are baked for a long time, but we want that beautiful crust and chewy center!
  5. Psyllium husk cannot be replaced in this recipe, it is what glues the dough together so that we can shape our Keto Dinner Rolls, and gives them their chewy texture! Some brands of psyllium husk have been known to turn bread purple ( yes it’s still edible, just… purple… ) so I stick with the NOW brand and have had luck with my breads staying… well… bread colour…
  6. Use whole psyllium husks rather than psyllium husk powder and grind it yourself using a clean coffee grinder to avoid dense rolls.
 

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts are an estimate only! The ingredients you choose could have different nutritional values than the ingredients I have used.
Deduct fibre from the total carbs to get 1.9 g net carbs per roll.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1rollCalories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 6.1gProtein: 5gFat: 13.2gSodium: 407mgFiber: 4.2g
Keyword keto buns, keto dinner rolls
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30 thoughts on “Keto Dinner Rolls

  1. 5 stars
    We have some friends coming for Thanksgiving this year that are on a Keto diet. Every year I make my standard dinner roll recipe, which is not Keto, so I tested out this recipe yesterday as a possible replacement. It’s soooo delicious! I just know our friends are going to love it. Thank you!

    1. Aleta says:

      Hey Rebecca, I am so glad you loved them as well! Your friends are very lucky to have someone who will bake them keto buns!

  2. 5 stars
    I am glad you put that note saying that the water should be freshly boiled. I am always too afraid to put really hot water into my cooking so I would definitely not do that!
    I love making my own dinner rolls, and yours look so good!!

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Cathleen!

  3. Kate says:

    5 stars
    These look delicious I love the texture on the outside. I’ve never used psyllium husks in cooking before so I’m curious to try this recipe!

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Kate, I hope you enjoy!

  4. 5 stars
    What a great option for bread on Thanksgiving. They look like the perfect roll, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Kelly, they are definitely a great side for Thanksgiving!

  5. Leslie Kiszka says:

    Wow, I’ve never heard of psyllium husks before – looks like I need to take a trip out to our local specialty store soon!

  6. Bernice Hill says:

    5 stars
    Interesting. I’ve never used psyllium husks before. Do they kind of get slippery or sticky when they come into contact with moisture, similar to okra?

    1. Aleta says:

      We use ground psyllium husk in this recipe and when it comes into contact with hot water, it immediately grows in volume and becomes sticky, which is how these buns are easily formed 🙂

  7. Danielle says:

    5 stars
    These rolls are nothing but perfect to start a good day with. And if the day is not good, they can easily reverse things and get you back on track. Can’t wait to make these soon!

    1. Aleta says:

      Hahahaha thanks Danielle!!

  8. Elaine says:

    5 stars
    These are too cute to eat them JK They are absolutely amazing and would certainly be welcome in my kitchen 🙂 Love your suggestion to pair them with soup – I have a great recipe in mind!

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Elaine, I hope you love them!

  9. Denise says:

    5 stars
    What a great recipe to add to my Thanksgiving dinner menu. Thank you so much for sharing this!

  10. Marisa F. Stewart says:

    5 stars
    What a great recipe for those who are on a Keto/Low Carb diet. Now they can have bread also. I tried out the recipe and I thought the rolls were very good. I’m making another batch for Thanksgiving — I know they will be a huge hit.

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Marisa, I’m so glad you liked them!

  11. Jess says:

    5 stars
    I’ve got to try these! These rolls look great! I’m saving this recipe to make for Thanksgiving!

    1. Aleta says:

      Thanks Jess, I hope you love them!

  12. 5 stars
    Oh wow these look so good and the fact that they are low carb is a big win! I can’t wait to try these!

  13. Gunjan says:

    5 stars
    What a great idea and a perfect timing. I have been thinking to bake some healthy dinner roll and here I get this fantastic recipe.

  14. Aleta says:

    I’m so glad you liked them so much Jayne!

  15. Juliet says:

    When using a kitchen scale to measure out the rolls evenly, approximately how many grams or ounces should each be? I tried to read it on the kitchen scale during the video but it goes too quickly. TIA

    1. Aleta says:

      Hey Juliet!
      I believe it’s 50 g. Usually I measure the whole batch and then divide it by how many rolls I’m making. So if I have 500g of batter and am making 10 rolls, I scoop 50g of batter from the bowl per roll.
      Hope that helps!

  16. Jennyb says:

    Hi Aleta, I have wasted so many expensive ingredients trying to find a bread or roll that tastes halfway decent. This recipe made me so happy. It was delicious. Followed your recipe to the letter and boy was I surprised. Needless to say I am making another batch to freeze. Thank you for posting this awesome recipe.

    1. Aleta says:

      I’m so glad to hear you loved them so much Jennyb!

  17. Violet says:

    5 stars
    I weekly make a double batch of these marvelous rolls. They freeze beautifully! Just thaw and pop ine the microwave wrapped in a damp paper towel. I cheat and use 3 T psyllium powder instead of grinding my own but they are seriously heavenly. Such a help to stay on track!

  18. Loretta says:

    5 stars
    I just made these, and I like them. This is the first time I have used psyllium husks. I have to go to a 6 day conference and wonder how these freeze. I would love to take some with me.

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