Low-Carb Bacon, Cheese & Egg Muffins - 3.4g Net Carbs
I came across this recipe on Pinterest, and kalynskitchen.com - I am in love!
So, as usual, I had to play with the recipe - of course, I made some changes. I tried it first in regular muffin pans with muffin papers - don't do it!
The muffins stick to the muffin papers and are impossible to remove. So next I tried them in large silicone muffin pans, and they popped out beautifully!
Servings: makes six large muffins
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Net Carbs: 3.4g carbs per muffin
Potential Allergens: dairy, egg
Free of Wheat, Gluten, Soy, Sugar, Nuts, Tomato
Ingredients:2 cups of Cheddar Cheese, shredded
1 TBSP Parmesan Cheese, grated
1/3 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
4 slices Bacon, reduced salt
6 TBSP Peppers, yellow, red, green, chopped
6 large eggs
1 tsp baking powder, gluten-free
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp black pepper
Preparation:
Cut up bacon into small pieces and fry till well-cooked.
Distribute evenly in muffin cups.
Chop peppers and put 1 TBSP in each muffin cup.
Distribute the cheddar cheese in the muffin cups.
Mix eggs, cream, baking powder, and spices together. Pour into muffin cups, about 3/4 full. Stir lightly.
Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top and bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes, until muffins have risen and are lightly browned and set.
Nutritional Data:
Per muffin - 432g calories, 37.3g fat, 3.4 net carbs, 0.2 fiber, 21.1g protein
Estimated Glycemic Load - 1
Inflammation Factor - 0
Photo credit: Catherine McDiarmid-Watt
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Shopping List:
• Eggs
• Heavy Whipping Cream
• Red, yellow, green peppers
• Cheddar Cheese
• Comal County Bacon
• Grated Parmesan Cheese
• Baking Powder, Gluten-Free, Sodium-Free
• Garlic Powder
• Onion Powder
• Ground Black Pepper
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Category: bacon, breakfast, cheese, egg muffins, eggs, gluten-free, keto, low-carb, meal prep, nut-free
Could you use 1% milk instead of the heavy cream?
You certainly could if losing weight is not your concern!
However the point of these recipes is low carb/ high fat. Heavy cream has 7g carbs/1 cup, 1% milk has 14g carbs/1 cup.
I was eating low fat, and struggled to lose weight. Now that I am eating low carb/high fat, I lose a bit of weight nearly every day!