Keto Chaffle Recipe

Author: Rachel Rivera | Published: Sep 28, 2021 | Last Modified: Dec 18, 2025

The easiest keto chaffle recipe is right here, and it's only 2 ingredients! You probably have both of them on hand, and if you are already doing keto, you most definitely do!

For a low carb, high protein, and high fat meal, make these chaffles with this Paleo Egg Salad!

What are Chaffles?

Chaffles are a low carb bred alternative hit the keto world by storm, and I don't know who exactly came up with the recipe originally. There's also many different variations, and different flavors.

Essentially, they're a bread like waffle made from a combination from egg and cheese, and sometimes various flours and baking ingredients. They're basically always grain free as well, and most definitely gluten free.

Ingredients in Low Carb Keto Chaffles

Shredded Cheese
Egg
Non-stick spray (optional)

Some other chaffle recipes add things such as almond flour, salt, baking soda, or other ingredients.

I love this recipe because it's simple, fast, and as easy as possible (and minimal too), so this recipe is kept to the bare bone minimum, which works out to be just as tasty!

You may not even need the non stick spray if your waffle maker is non stick and doesn't typically get food stuck on it.

How to Store Chaffles

While serving these grain free buns fresh is the best way to go, sometimes our busy schedules require us to prep food in advance. In that case, you do have some storage options.

One is to refrigerate them. This is the easiest option and they reheat well! To reheat them, simply warm or toast them in a toaster oven or regular oven.

The other option is to freeze them. I've not tried it myself but I've read they freeze and reheat very well! The length of time I've read that you can freeze them for has varied widely. Some say you can freeze chaffles for up to 6 months, while others say only up to 1 week! If you freeze your chaffles, let me know in the comment section how long you froze them for and how they were afterward!

Waffle Maker to Make Chaffles

For chaffle recipes, since you're going for a bun substitute, you want to have a mini waffle iron.

Dash makes a really great mini waffle maker, and you can choose one with shapes on them too!

I love my mini waffle iron. It's the perfect little size for a sandwich bun. It stores easily too!

My only complaint, as is with almost all little kitchen appliances, is that the attached cord doesn't makes it just a tad hard to clean. I wish more appliances had removable cords so you could just wash the appliance itself without having to keep the cord out of the way.

You could also use the waffle makers that produce square waffles, and really mimic white or wheat bread style bread. You may need to adjust the measurements a bit though, depending on the size of the waffle maker.

You can find these at Amazon or Target typically!

How to Make Easy Chaffles

Preheat a waffle maker.

Mix together the shredded cheese and eggs in a small mixing bowl.

When ready, pour a portion of the mix into the waffle maker and close the lid.

Cook until the light goes off.

Remove to a rack to cool and repeat with the remaining mixture.

Top Tip

Be sure to NOT use finely shredded cheese. It condenses more than regular shredded cheese, and you might end up with 3 chaffles instead of 4!

If you only have shredded on hand, simply don't fill the ¼ cup as full.

Recipes to make with Chaffles

Once you've got your chaffles all whipped up, the possibilities are endless!

You'll need a sauce, of course. The base for so many keto sauces is mayo, so why not make this keto and whole30 mayo?

Here are some ideas:

An Italian Sandwhich
A tuna sandwhich
Use the chaffles as bread for a paleo egg salad
Another great recipe to make is a BLT with chaffles (pictured below)

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