Keto Lemon Cake Chaffles

Introduction

The convenience and ease of chaffles mixed with the deliciousness of lemon cake makes for the perfect keto treat. Keto Lemon Cake Chaffles are the best of both worlds.

One my favorite all time desserts is lemon cake. It is perfectly sweet, a bit tangy, and always super moist and decadent. In my opinion, it is the perfect dessert. 

However, it’s not always convenient to make a whole cake. If you are a single person, or if you are the only one living a ketogenic lifestyle in your household, it isn’t very practical to make a whole cake. At least not all the time.

That is just one of the things that make these lemon cake chaffles so good: they don’t require the hassle of making a whole cake, baking a cake, cleaning up, or trying to scarf down a whole cake before it dries out.

This sugar free lemon cake chaffles recipe is super convenient, easy to make, and perfect for when you want something sweet ASAP with very little clean up!

If you love lemon flavored desserts, be sure to check out our Thick and Soft Keto Lemon Cookies. Our lemon cookies are thick, a bit chewy, and perfectly tangy and sweet.

top view of stacked lemon cake chaffles on a plate

What Is A Chaffle?

Good question. If you don’t know what a chaffle is, everything I just said probably made no sense. My bad.

Chaffles are one of the latest crazes to take the keto community by storm. The name “chaffle” is a combination of the words “cheese” and “waffle” because the original “chaffle” consisted of cheese and egg and was used as a bun replacement.

If you want to try this version of a chaffle, the original chaffle, be sure to see our Easy Traditional Keto Chaffle Recipe.

But, as things normally do, the original chaffle began to change and evolve and get even better.

That led to things like our White Bread Keto Chaffle | Wonder Bread Chaffle which is a ketogenic bread replacement in the form of a “chaffle.”

Even though “chaffles” are still called “chaffles,” they are no longer just cheese and egg in a waffle maker. While they have kept the name, they have changed a lot! Hence, the awesome recipe you are currently viewing!

Some like to refer to chaffles with no cheese simply as keto waffles, which is totally fair! In that case, this would be a keto lemon cake waffle!

Sweet & Savory Chaffles

We have already talked about savory chaffles. These are the classic bun replacement chaffles often containing cheese and egg made in a waffle maker. There are a number of varieties, but the recipes linked above pretty much cover the spectrum.

Then, of course, there are sweet chaffles.

These chaffles almost never actually include cheese, but they are made in a waffle maker. There are a million amazing sweet chaffle recipes out there! If you can dream it, someone has probably created it!

Some of our favorites are Best Ever Keto Cinnamon Roll ChafflesOreo Keto ChafflesKeto Peanut Butter Cup Chaffle, and Keto Snickerdoodle Chaffles.

What makes chaffles such a great keto option is their ability to be easily customized and their convenience. Just throw a few ingredients into a waffle maker, let it cook for a few minutes, and before you know it, you have an amazing keto creation.

cut into keto lemon chaffles

Best Mini Waffle Maker To Use:

One thing I should have mentioned is that chaffles are typically made in a mini waffle maker. And that makes sense, since chaffles started out as bun replacements.

No one needs a 12 inch bun for a sandwich… well, maybe. Actually, might not be that bad of an idea.

But if you’re looking for a waffle maker that will create the perfect sized chaffle that is roughly the same size as a hamburger bun or comparable to a slice of bread, you will want a mini waffle maker. Our recommendation is a Dash Mini Waffle maker.

The Dash mini waffle maker creates perfectly portioned (and portionable) dessert chaffles in addition to perfectly sized savory chaffles.

If you just want a snack, a single chaffle is perfect. Or, if you really want to satisfy your sweet tooth, you can stack multiple chaffles for a tower of deliciousness.

One of the great things about the Dash miniature waffle maker is the versatility that they offer.

In addition to that, the ease of use and simplicity of cleaning a Dash mini waffle maker is amazing! It is super convenient and requires almost no effort to use or clean. All round, Dash mini waffle makers are the perfect chaffle makers!

However, if you want to take on some heavy duty chaffle making, you might consider this waffle maker by Burgess Brothers. It creates four chaffles at once.

If you’re cooking for a family, food prepping, or just really like chaffles, this is a great option! No matter what you choose, it’s hard to go wrong when making chaffles!

How To Make Keto Lemon Cake Chaffles

sweetener in a measuring spoon over a mixing bowl

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Preheat the mini waffle maker. Add the Lakanto powdered sweetener.

heavy whipping cream in a measuring spoon over a mixing bowl

Add in Heavy Whipping Cream.

tablespoon of coconut flour over a mixing bowl

Add in Coconut Flour and Egg.

teaspoon of lemon extract over a mixing bowl

Add in Lemon Extract.

grated lemon being added into a mixing bowl

Grate 1/4 tsp of Lemon Zest.

cooked lemon cake chaffle in a mini waffle maker

Place batter into the mini waffle maker and cook for 3-5 minutes.

lemon glaze being poured on top of a stack of lemon chaffles

Keto Lemon Glaze

One of the best things about this Keto Lemon Cake chaffle may be the glaze on top! It is quite literally the icing on the cake.

The sweetness of the glaze perfectly compliments the tartness of the lemon chaffle. 

Keto lemon glaze is super easy to make and only requires a few common keto friendly ingredients that you almost certainly already have in your pantry!

When you make your keto lemon cake chaffles, don’t forget to whip up this super easy keto lemon glaze to go with it! 

fork holing a piece of lemon chaffles with the rest in the background
closeup of fork holding a bite of lemon chaffles

Best Sweetener To Use: Lakanto Monkfruit

Like in every sweet recipe that we put together, we Lakanto’s Sweetener. Speficially for this sugar free lemon cake chaffle, we used Lakanto’s Powdered Monkfruit which is a powder sugar substitute to create these delicious keto lemon cake chaffles.

Lakanto’s Monkfruit is our favorite keto friendly sweetener by far, and for good reason.

Monkfruit has a 1:1 ratio to sugar making it incredibly simple to convert non-keto recipes to keto recipes, it is completely natural, is zero glycemic, tastes absolutely amazing, has absolutely no aftertaste or cooling effect, and is simply the best overall keto friendly sweetener in our opinion. 

If you have never tried Lakanto’ Monkfruit, or if you just need to restock, visit Lakanto’s website and use our code “BUTTTERTOGETHERK” at checkout to save 20% off of your entire purchase! 

Be sure to check out all of the amazing keto friendly products available on Lakanto’s website! Their sweeteners and baking mixes make a ketogenic lifestyle so much easier and tastier!

Other Must Try Chaffle Recipes (Sweet & Savory):

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Enjoy!

Reviews
4.4(84)

15 minutes

1 serving

Ingredients

1 tbsp Heavy whipping cream
1 tbsp Lakanto Powdered Sweetener
1 tbsp Coconut Flour
1 Egg
1/2 tsp Lemon Extract
1/4 tsp Lemon Zest
Glaze
2 tbsp Lakanto Powdered Sweetener
1-2 tsp Lemon Juice
Nutritional Information
150 Calories
11g Total Fat
3g Net Carbs
7.5g Protein

Directions

1
Preheat the mini waffle maker.
2
Add all of the ingredients for the chaffle into a mixing bowl, and blend on high until smooth and creamy.
3
Place the batter into the mini waffle maker, and cook for 3-5 minutes until your desired level of doneness has been reached.
4
Whisk together the ingredients for the glaze in a mixing bowl, adding lemon juice until your desired consistency has been reached.
5
Pour the glaze over the chaffle and serve.

Nutritional Disclaimer: We are not certified nutritionists. Nutritional data is provided as a courtesy. The information provided is calculated through a free-web based nutrition calculator and is not guaranteed to be accurate. To ensure we provide you with good information, we look at a variety of calculators.