White Bread Keto Chaffle | Wonder Bread Chaffle

Introduction

The hardest thing about living a low-carb life is living without bread; at least, that’s the case for me. Everywhere I look, I see bread used for everything and paired with everything. There is even bread paired with ice cream, for goodness sake! So it is no wonder that avoiding bread in this day and age can pose a pretty serious challenge. Now, I bring some good news — a keto white bread chaffle that tastes, feels, and can be used in place of white bread! If you want to know what a chaffle is, we have a pretty good guide to start you off with. If you just want to get started and see for yourself, you can have it prepared in about 2 minutes. Yes, you may have to wait just a bit more for it to cook, but I mean 2 minutes to actually prepare — you can’t get better than that!

How This Chaffle Is Different

“Chaffle” is short for cheese waffle, after the traditional chaffle. This one looks much the same coming out of the iron, but without the cheese it has no cheesy taste and none of that chaffle crunchiness; it is a bit more like regular bread.

This white bread chaffle is so easy to make. It is five things in one bowl — egg, almond flour, mayonnaise, baking powder and a teaspoon of water — and the mayonnaise is what keeps it soft rather than eggy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I make these chaffles in a regular-sized waffle maker?

The batter here is portioned for a mini waffle maker — half the batter per chaffle and 3-5 minutes are both for that size of iron. We do not have a time or batter amount for a full-size one.

Can I use coconut flour instead of almond flour?

Not as a straight swap. Coconut flour absorbs far more liquid than almond flour, so the two do not measure one for one, and we do not have coconut-flour measurements for these. It also carries a distinct taste of its own. Almond flour is what these are built around.

Can I make these chaffles ahead of time and reheat them later?

Yes. Reheat them in a toaster, or in a low oven, until they are warm and crisp again — a microwave can leave them soggy instead. They also firm up as they rest, so one made earlier often handles better than one straight off the iron. How long they keep is not something we have pinned a number to.

Can I make pancakes with the recipe?

This batter is built to hold up as a bread substitute, which is close to the opposite of what a pancake asks of one. There is no worked-out pancake version of it here.

Tips and Tricks For Making The Best Keto Chaffles

Crispy Chaffles: If you prefer a crispier chaffle, allow your chaffle to rest for a minute or two after cooking. When this chaffle comes off the waffle maker, it will be very soft and flimsy, but if you give it some time, it will become crispier.

Less Eggy: If chaffles taste too eggy to you — and plenty of people find they do — the yolk is the part carrying that. It is also carrying fat and much of what binds a batter this small, so taking it out is a reformulation rather than an adjustment. These are made with the whole egg.

Using Different Flours: What goes for coconut flour goes for the rest of them. Low-carb flours do not swap one for one by volume, so treat any other flour as a change you are working out rather than a substitution.

What To Use Them For: They are built as a sandwich bread, and that is where they are at their best - under bacon and egg, or under something sharp like a pimento cheese.

Conclusion

This is the chaffle to make when you want a soft base for a sandwich rather than a crisp cheese waffle.

There is no cheese in this one — the batter is egg, almond flour and mayonnaise — so the numbers look different from a traditional chaffle’s. They are in the Nutrition Facts panel with the recipe.

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