If you miss the buttery, pillowy garlic bread (with crispy edges!) from your favorite Italian restaurant on keto, you’re in luck — this easy keto garlic bread recipe is the next best thing! With a few pantry staples (and lots of fresh garlic, of course), this easy bread makes a mouthwatering addition to your favorite Italian meals. Unlike my keto cheese bread (which is more like cheesy pull-apart dinner rolls) or the garlic breadsticks from my Easy Keto Cookbook (which are made with fathead dough), this one is more like a French baguette.
Ingredients You’ll Need
This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for garlic butter keto bread, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below.
For The Bread:
Wholesome Yum Keto Bread Mix – The only bread mix I use! It’s made with a combination of almond flour and whey protein powder, for a bread that actually rises and has air pockets. It makes the best chewy loaf that tastes like conventional bread (all with real ingredients) — and it gets crusty when you toast it in the oven.Butter – I prefer grass-fed butter, but any unsalted variety works. Soften it up to room temperature to work it more easily with the bread mix.Eggs – Use whole, large eggs.Unsweetened Almond Milk – Avoid flavored or sweetened varieties.
For The Topping:
Salted Butter – Make sure it is softened to room temperature. If you want to use the same unsalted butter you used for the bread mix, just add 3/8 teaspoon of sea salt to 3/4 cup of unsalted butter.Garlic – I highly recommend fresh garlic for best flavor, but jarred garlic will also work. (Either of these is preferred over garlic powder.) To convert the 10 fresh garlic cloves in this recipe to jarred, use 5 teaspoons of jarred.Fresh Parsley – Fresh tastes best, but if necessary you can substitute 2 teaspoons of dried parsley instead of the 2 tablespoons fresh.Grated Parmesan Cheese – Mozzarella cheese would also work, but has a different texture in the end result.
How To Make Keto Garlic Bread
This section shows how to make low carb garlic bread, with step-by-step photos and details about the technique, to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card below. Most cartoned keto milk substitutes will work here, including store-bought or homemade almond milk, hemp milk, coconut milk beverage (the liquid kind in a carton, not the thick kind in a can), or even watered down heavy cream
Variations
Use different herbs (or spices) – Use traditional Italian herbs like rosemary or oregano (or Italian seasoning), or get creative with red pepper flakes, fresh dill, or green onions.Try various cheeses – Parmesan pairs perfectly with garlic, but you can use any keto cheese you like. Go bold and try this bread with blue cheese or feta!Add toppings – Caramelized onions, sun dried tomatoes, or artichoke hearts would taste delicious on this bread.
Storage Instructions
Store: Keep garlic keto bread leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.Meal prep: Make bread and garlic butter mixture, then store separately in the refrigerator before baking. Allow butter to return to room temperature.Reheat: Warm garlic bread in a toaster oven, conventional oven, or air fryer at a low temperature until heated through.Freeze: Place slices on a baking sheet (spaced apart) and freeze until solid. Transfer to a freezer-safe container or bag for long-term storage in the freezer.
What To Serve With Keto Garlic Bread
Add garlic bread to your next Italian night with these easy recipes:
Pizza – Enjoy garlic bread with a keto calzone, chaffle pizza, zucchini pizza bites, or simply a classic keto pizza.Easy mains – Garlic bread makes the perfect pairing with baked chicken Caprese, Tuscan salmon, Italian sausage stuffed mushrooms, or eggplant Parmesan.Soups & salads – Keto zuppa toscana soup, marinated artichoke salad, and Italian sausage kale soup taste delicious with keto garlic bread.Pasta – Serve garlic bread with keto lasagna, spaghetti squash alfredo, or cauliflower baked ziti.
More Keto Bread Mix Recipes
Looking for more ways to use Wholesome Yum Keto Bread Mix? Try it in these easy dishes. Share your recipe picture by tagging @wholesomeyum and hashtag it #wholesomeyum on Instagram, or in our Facebook support group, too – I’d love to see it!
