Gluten-Free Vegan Keto Bread Recipe
This easy gluten-free, vegan bread recipe is a simple and delicious bread loaf made with no yeast or bread machine!
Plus, this is a low-carb keto bread recipe with only 2.2 grams of net carbs per slice!
Are All Gluten-Free Bread Vegan?
You will be surprised to hear that most gluten-free bread recipes use eggs or milk.
Also, while some brands make gluten-free vegan bread recipes, they tend to use high starchy flour that makes the bread hard to digest and triggers carb cravings.
How To Make Gluten-Free Vegan Keto Bread
This gluten-free, vegan bread recipe is delicious, fulfilling low-carb bread recipe using only nourishing low-carb flour.
It is a delicious, dense bread similar to German whole grain bread.
Ingredients
So keep reading to check the ingredients you need to make this easy yeast-free gluten-free keto bread recipe.
- Almond flour – use fine blanched almond flour for the best result.
- Pumpkin flour -also known as pumpkin seed meal. If you can’t find this in your local supermarket, you can order it online or simply make yours at home. Add 3 cups of pumpkin seeds into a blender and blend until a powder forms. Don’t over-blend, or it will turn into pumpkin butter.
- Coconut flour
- Ground psyllium husk – this is basically 100 % natural fiber. It is a crucial ingredient in this recipe to hold the low-carb gluten-free flour together. Don’t skip or replace.
- Chia seeds – black or white whole chia seeds.
- Apple cider vinegar – you can use any acid like lemon juice or vinegar of your choice. This helps activate the baking powder as the recipe doesn’t contain gluten.
- Baking powder
- Salt
Is Vegan Keto Bread Good For You?
Many people who start the vegan diet overeat carbs to feel full. Consequently, they miss important nutrients from nuts and seeds.
That is with this in mind that I created this bread—a delicious dense bread containing enough fiber and protein to feel full.
Indeed, after only 2 slices, you will feel satisfied and load your body with important nutrients.
In fact, did you know that one serving of pumpkin flour (30 grams) covers 23% of your iron RDI?
It also contains 7 grams of protein and only 3 grams of net carbs. This said, you now understand why this keto vegan bread is good for you.
Calories And Fat
You probably wonder if this vegan, gluten-free bread recipe is high in fat or calories. Of course, as it is a keto vegan bread, it can be seen as high in fat.
Surprisingly, it contains only 117 kcal per slice and 7.8 grams of fat. This is close to any regular wheat bread from the store!
Also, keep in mind that the fat in this keto bread recipe is the ‘good’ one.
All the fat in this bread comes from nuts, seeds, and olive oil. It means it brings all the powerful omega 3 and 6 you need.
Serving Keto Gluten-Free Bread
This is a very dense bread, better toasted. I recommend slicing thinly, toasting within minutes, and spreading peanut butter and raspberry chia seed jam on top.
Otherwise, use it as a sandwich bread with mashed avocado and raw vegetables of your choice.
More Vegan Keto Recipes
This blog is about vegan recipes, but I like to share some vegan keto recipes as we are all keen to eat fewer carbs.
If you enjoy eating vegan keto recipes from time to time, this is what I suggest you try.
If you have tried this bread recipe, don’t forget to share a picture with me on Instagram!
Your friend, Carine
Vegan Gluten-Free Keto bread
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Almond Flour
- 1 cup Pumpkin Flour - see note to make your own
- ½ cup Coconut Flour
- ⅓ cup Ground Psyllium Husk
- ¼ cup Chia Seeds
- 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
Liquid ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Grape Seed Oil - or olive oil, almond oil
- 1 teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar - or lemon juice
- 2 cups Water - lukewarm 40°C (105°F) , think hot bath temperature
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C), preferably on fan-bake mode.
- Line a 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan with a piece of parchment paper. Lightly oil the paper to make sure the bread doesn't stick to the pan. Set aside.
- Measure all the dry ingredients carefully, weigh them for precision as the flours are high in fiber, and missing some will result in wet bread.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients together. It shouldn't take more than 30 seconds.
- Stir in the liquid ingredients, make sure the water is lukewarm. If too cold, the flours won't activate as well and as fast. Think hot bath temperature, around 40°C/105°F.
- Stir with a spatula first, then knead the dough with your hands for about 1-2 minutes until it comes together as a ball. The dough is slightly sticky, which is normal, but you should easily form a dough ball. If the dough sticks to your hands after 2 minutes kneading the dough, it means you need more husk. Adjust by sprinkling more husk, 1 teaspoon at a time, knead again 1 minute. You can also oil (or wet) your hands slightly to prevent the dough from sticking to your fingers.
- Form a lovely round cylinder shape, don't flatten the top, or the bread will be very dense. The bread won't rise or expand, shape the bread as you want it to look when out of the oven.
- Wet your hands with water and massage the top of the bread to smoothen any cracks.
- Sprinkle some pumpkin seeds on top of the bread and slightly press to stick to the bread's top.
- Bake for 50 minutes, adding a piece of foil on top of the loaf pan after 30 minutes to ensure that the bread cooks perfectly inside and the top doesn't burn.
- After 50 minutes, insert a skewer in the middle of the bread. If it comes out clean or with a few crumbs, it is ready. Otherwise, keep baking for 10 more minutes up to 70 minutes max. Check the baking every 10 minutes after 50 minutes.
- Cool on rack for 3 hours before slicing.
How to eat?
- This is a dense bread-like German whole grain bread, it can be a bit moist in the center, and some people may prefer to toast each slice before eating.
- Use as a sandwich bread or toast for breakfast with your favorite spread like peanut butter and chia seed raspberry jam.
Storage
- Store up to 1 week in the pantry, wrap the bread in a clean kitchen towel, and slice when needed to keep the loaf fresh.
- Freeze sliced in an airtight box or zip lock bags. Defrost in a toaster or at room temperature for 2 hours, then toast.
Soooooo delicious…the best gluten free bread I tried so far…
What would you recommend as a substitute for almond flour?
Sesame flour, oat flour or good option
Hi, Carine!
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I love this bread. I’m curious though, my loaf comes out really small, maybe half the size in the video.. any ideas why? 1 slice is smaller (almost equal) than the area of the palm of my hand
The only reason I see is that you used a longer loaf pan and make a long bread, less wide.
Hi do you think this could be made in a bread machine at all
I don’t have a bread machine so I am not sure how it will come out I am sorry.
I am difficult. Bread is the most important to me to enjoy a meal. I am Vegan, Gluten-Free, Keto and follow a sattvic diet to the best of my ability. I am French, living in the UK. So, finding a good, suitable bread is extremely hard.
Let me tell you that this is truly one of the tastiest breads I’ve ever had. Mine actually nearly doubled in volume so I wasn’t sure why you said it doesn’t expand?
Very expensive in terms of the ingredients, but so, so, so worth it. My god. Truly stunning bread.
Thank you so much for this recipe you are saving me. Since following Keto, I thought I’d be hopeless!
Best to you!
Thank you do much ! merci!
tried this over the weekend.
just had some toasted with peanut butter.
very nice.
I might divide it into bread rolls or ‘english’ muffin shapes next time.
(it actually looked like the picture too, except my pumpkin seeds fell off!)
Hi the turned out great but more on the black side. I think it is the psyllium husk. Any remedy? Thanks
Yes, some brand of husk turn food dark, try a different brand next time,
Can I use xanthan gum instead of psyllium husk u. The recipe?
No I am sorry it won’t work in this recipe
A great recipe! The taste is similar to whole-wheat bread, un my opinion. The first time I tried it, though, it was a little wet. I toasted it, but it didn’t lose all its moisture. So I made the same recipe once more, but turned the bread into small buns. I also used another teaspoon of baking powder. The result was excellent-no moisture inside, The buns are well risen and fluffy inside.
Thanks for this wonderful recipe! I have made it a couple of times and now feel comfortable enough to add ingredients. To make this more of a sweet bread I added two tablespoons of sugar free maple syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg. A savory loaf by following the recipe and adding a liberal amount of everything but the bagel seasoning. Baking times were the same. Currently I’m experimenting with walnut flour (lazy, it’s on hand) instead of the pumpkin seed flour and reduced the psyllium by two tablespoons.
Hey!
Awesome comment, I felt the same about making a sweeter version to use for sweetened spreads. Can you tell me how you got on with your walnut flour too please? I also felt like reducing the psullium because mine grows very big in the oven and also it is quite expensive. Does it work well with less of it please?
Looks delish!
Can you use coconut flour instead of almond flour?
No sorry it won’t work at all, the bread will end up very dry if you do
Hi,can i just check how much of lukewarm water is use in ml?
Click on the metric hyperlink before the ingredient list to convert the entire recipe into ml and grams. Enjoy,
Can I sub something for the coconut flour? I have a kiddo with coconut intolerance of all things! I’d love to try this bread out though for our food allergy filled family! lol
I didn’t try something else for this bread recipe unfortunately. Coconut flour has 4 times more fiber than wheat flour or almond flour so it is highly liquid absorbent and difficult to swap.
best grain free bread ive taste. the best is it has no eggs.
Can I use eggs instead of psyslium husk?
I never use eggs in my recipes so I have no idea how to recommend you on that sorry. Enjoy, XOXO Carine
I did my own pumpkinseed four and substituted chea seeds(1/4cup) for flexseed meal and sesami seeds half/half. It came out delicious and my 8 yo daughter gave it a thumbs up. Thank you so much this is going to be my staple bread from now on!!!
I made this today. Some months ago I adapted a traditional Irish sodabread recipe for my vegan wife. Subsequently, she’s adopted keto alongside it – this recipe was my latest attempt to find a bread she can enjoy. For us, the gluten-free aspect is a bonus. My loaf is considerably darker than the picture above – and how you manage to get green pumpkin seeds after 50 minutes in the oven I don’t know. Because the top was already so much darker, I didn’t go beyond the 50 minutes, and although my skewer came out clean, the middle of my loaf is doughy rather than dense. Next time I’ll give it an extra 10 minutes to hopefully eliminate the doughy texture; but I’m concerned about the top crust after that additional time.
What about you try baking them into smaller buns, on a baking tray covered with parchment paper? They will bake way faster. You mentioned your bread is wet in the middle it often comes from the brand of psyllium husk used, some are not made for baking. I am using Now Food Whole psyllium husk, all brands like Metamucil are diet supplement not made for baking. These husk brands turns food blue purple too which explain why your brands has such a dark color. I hope it helps ! Enjoy the recipe, XOXO Carine
Oh! I just saw this recipe makes 16 slices. Now I know how to calculate my slice. Tanks!
No problem ! Any question, ask me, I love to help you. Take care, XOXO Carine
Carine,
I tried this today with high hopes as I placed. It in the pan. I baked for 30 minutes, then covered as suggested for another 20. At that point it did not feel done so I baked it 20 more minutes.
It looked fine when I took it out of the oven. But within a fee minutes it had completely collapsed. 3 hours later I sliced it anyway, and it is just a dense, gummy purple mass. I am hoping to get this recipe to work! Tips? Weigh instead of measure?
Thank you.
You mentioned the bread is purple this is coming from the brand of psyllium husk you are using and any user having this color issue are also having unbaked bread, moist, gooey. Yo must use whole husk, not husk powder supplement in this recipe. The best is Now Food Whole Husk. I am sure it will get better next time if you change brand. Enjoy, Carine
Can I use a different oil like coconut?.
Sure, any oil will work, Enjoy, XOXO Carine
It’s on its way in the oven, first attempt at making bread, very easy to make.
Looks so good ! I hope it taste as good as it looks, XOXO Carine
Hi what can i substitute for the pumpkin flour? I can’t have pumpkin unfortunately but really want to make this.
Almond flour should work well here. Enjoy the vegan recipes on the blog, XOXO Carine
Hi Carine.
I absolutely love the bread. Mine has collapsed a little bit, but each time I make it collapses a little less.
I would like to ask you if you know how many grams is one slice, since my slices are little (because of the collapse) and I don’t know if I am cutting them too thin or too thick.
I am now on a low carb diet and I don’t wanna eat too much of this, because I love it so much that I could eat a lot! Hahaha
Thank you!
Hello Carine, are we able to sub applesauce for the oil? Thanks!
Oh no I am sorry it won’t work very well here the bread will be too moist and won’t hold together. XOXO Carine
Hello! I don’t know how much weight one slice but the recipe should make 16 slices and one slice will therefore match the nutrition panel shown in the recipe card. I hope it helps. Enjoy the recipe, xoxo Carine
I made this bread again (it is so good) and have shared it with others who are also loving it. The second time I made it, it rose fairly high but then sank in the middle. What would you suggest I do to keep if from falling. That did not affect the taste negatively, I am just wondering how I can get it to look round like your loaf.
Thank you for the great recipe.
Peace.
Hi, instead of pumpkin seeds, can I replace by using flaxseed?
I am sorry this won’t work a pumpkin seeds and flax seed have different properties. Flax seed are way higher in fiber and they will make the dough very chewy. However, you can ue sunflower seeds instead of pumpkin seeds, same amount. Enjoy the recipe, XOXO Carine
Mine looked great when I took it out but fell as it was cooling
This happened when there’s a big gap of temp between oven and outside. Stop the oven, open its door and let it cool down in the oven 1 hour.
Easy , super yummy and healthy bread. I love this website, thanks so much for the health, cheap and easy recipes. Totally recommended.
Thank you for the lovely picture! I am so happy you found my blog, Enjoy he recipes XOXO Carine
Oh my goodness! This bread is so good and I really appreciate that it has such healthy ingredients!!!! I had such fun making it. It smelled great as it was baking and it looked so pretty once done. I made it too late last night to eat so I had to wait until this afternoon to savor it. I just had a small piece dunked in olive oil and chopped fresh garlic. It made my mouth and my tummy happy. Just the right amount of density inside and crunch in the crust. You rocked this recipe!!! I can hardly wait to try some more. Thank you so much for your culinary creativity and prowess. You get the highest rating from me!
I made this recipe and it turned out looking and texture wise good, really good! However, the link you have in the recipe is for pumpkin flour and not for pumpkin seed meal. Unfortunately I made it with pumpkin flour. Does not make for a low-carb option. I should’ve just made your do it yourself pumpkin seed meal. : (
I m glad you love the bread! Plus making pumpkin seed meal is cheap 🙂
Hi, I followed the recipe strictly and measured by weight not by a cup and it turned out fantastic, thank you. The loaf makes 16 slices. I entered this recipe into My Fitness Pal with the products I used (as I’m tracking my food for training purposes) and the nutritional information reads differently to this recipe. 1 slice equals 155 calories, 2.3g carbs, 12g fat and 6.6g protein. I realise that this has to do (to some degree) with the product brand, but what this means is for x 2 slices of toast I’m eating over 300 calories and over 20 grams of fat. That seems a bit excessive. What do you suggest I do to the recipe to get it closer to your nutritional measurements?
I am not sure why your fat are so high compared to mine. All I can recommend is find brands that are close to what you expect in term of macro. It is a keto bread so the fat will always be higher than regular bread for sure. Enjoy the bread! Carine
Just had my first slice and absolutely loved it!!
I have been doing keto (vegan) for 2 months and haven’t had any bread in a while…
Thank you!
I am so glad you love it ! Enjoy the recipes on the blog and take care, XOXO Carine.
hello can I put the bread into de freezer?
and only defrost de slices that I will eat?
Sure ! Freeze in the bread slice, in an airtight container and make sure the slices don’t overlap or place a little piece of parchment paper between each to make sure they are easy to defrost one by one. efrost at room temperature for at least 3 hours then bring to the toaster! I hope it helps. Enjoy, XOXO Carine.
OMG! This bread is so delicious. I used cup measurement and was freaking out a bit when I read the comments after, but it turned out perfect.
The dough was moist and I formed the bread very quick and tried not to press it. I ate it with curried tofu tonight. Can’t wait to try your other recipes.
I am making this bread right now. I only see cup measurements. Where are the weight measurements? I really hope it turns out. This is perfect for a vegan diabetic.
Click on the metric button before the ingredients list to convert all the recipe card automatically into grams/oz. Enjoy the bread recipe, XOXO Carine
Thank you so much for the beautful comment! I can’t wait to see which recipe you are trying next. Enjoy! XOXO Carine.
Delicious! Easy to make. recipe easy to follow. My husband loved it. Thank You
I am so happy he loved the bread! Thanks for this beautiful feedback. XOXO Carine
I loved this recipe! I added my own little twist that I think a lot of people would enjoy:
I added home made vegan “parmesan”, which is just ground hemp seeds, nutritional yeast, and sea salt. I also added a little thyme, sage, Italian seasoning, and dried shallot/chive mix into the dough and I sprinkled some trader joes “everything but the bagel” seasoning on top!
Also, instead of 2 cups of water, i did 1.75 cups of water and .25 cups of unsweet coconut yogurt to make it taste a little more sour! It is amazing! Thank you for this recipe!!!
Thanks so much for sharing this ! It sounds delicious and I am sure many of us will give it a go. Enjoy the recipes on the blog, XOXO Carine
I have this in the oven now! I was quite surprised by the inconsistency if your cup measurements vs the weight… the right weight of pumpkin flour was closer to 1 1/2 cups, and for that weight of psyllium husk would have been about three times the cup amount! So, I did a little from column A and a little from column B and crossed my fingers! So, we’ll see what happens. Also, I had to change the almond flour (dietary issues) for other flour (I went with a combo of buckwheat and white rice flours)
Hi, The weight is correct for all flours. If you have some big difference it means that your flours are way thinner/less coarse than mine. That is why I always recommend to make the recipe in weight for precision and not in cups! Cups are volume and therefore they are precise for liquid but not for flours, especially low carb flours that are grounded in very different level regarding country compred to wheat flour that has a similar granulomatery everywehre. Note that buckwheat flour and rice flour are heavy flour and replacing almond flour by this combo will create a very dense bread. I hope the bread turn out well, XOXO Carine.
Can you replace chia seeds with something else?
Probably flaxseed will work yes! I didnt try but they have similar properties. Enjoy ! XOXO Carine.
I made this bread and it was delicious, 2 slices filled me up. The oil I had was vegetable oil but everything else I had. It did not rise and it came out with a dark color not like yours, I wonder what I did wrong?
Thanks so much for the lovely feedback! The darker color may come from a darker pumpkin seed flour or some psyllium husk brand turns slightly blue/purple when baked. You can try a different brand of husk next time. Also not that this bread has no gluten and therefore it doesn’t raise much. I recommend you knead the dough gently. don’t press your loaf into the pan and shape it round and bumpy to keep as much air as possible inside. It will get the bread much lighter. Enjoy ! XOXO Carine.
OMG Thank you
I’ve been gluten free for 4 years and dairy free for about 2. Not a choice but a health necessity. I’ve tried so many recipes to make bread – I live in a country where gluten free and dairy free is not an understood concept. So everything I eat has to be made fro scratch day after day.
I stumbled across your recipe, and half heartedly gave it a go – knowing how disappointing most of my attempts are. But OMG OMG! This actually tastes like bread!!!! I mean, bread is fairly tasteless, as I remember, and this is bland – but I mean that in the most positive way ever!!! Most of the recipes I try have an overwhelming nut, or chickpea or eggy taste. But your bread is just perfect.. Yes, It’s dense and fairly wet, but compared to others, sooooooooooo much better. I’m actually looking to forward to my next meal when I can eat it!!!
THANK YOU
Hello! Welcome on my blog !I am so happy you enjoyed this gluten free vegan bread recipe. You may also like my gluten free dairy free wraps recipe here. I can’t wait to read your next comment on the blog, XOXO Carine.
I made mine today and I’m so happy,it’s so yummy,thank you very much for posting this recipe!
My pleasure! I am so hapy for you and I can’t wait to read your next review on the blog. XOXO Carine.
I have not eaten bread for almost two years now because I am on an anti-inflammatory food plan. It has been a long and very bumpy ride to find a decent grain free, vegan bread that I rate so I was very interested to find this recipe without flaxseeds. I gave it a try and it is probably one of the easiest breads to make and also very tasty. I highly recommend you give it a try. It is so delicious as are the coconut pizza bases and her naan bread. Brilliant and yummy! What more could you ask for?! .
Thanks so much! XOXO Carine
I have made this bread today but it collapsed after I got it out of the oven. Any idea why that happened ? I do really like the taste of it anyway, just wished it looked prettier lol. Also the middle was kind of moist but I don’t mind that. I baked for 30 min, then covered it with foil then baked for 20 more minutes. After that the bread collapsed. I would appreciate any suggestions because I would love to make it again.
That looks like your psyllium husk is too thick and doesn’t absorb the moisture properly that is why it stay moist inside. If the dough is not moist, heavy before baking there is no reason it should deflate. Also, it can take up to 70 minutes to cook. I hope it gets cuter next time 🙂 XOXO Carine.
Do you suggest raw pumpkin seeds or roasted?
I used roasted pumpkin seeds and it was so difficult to make a flour. The oils from the roasting made it wet! My flour mixture was lumpy and I took the time to break it up so it was smooth. In the end, I was able to make an amazing bread!!!!!! I flippin love this recipe.
I didn’t try roasted pumpkin seed, I am not sure how it will goes it may had a lovely flavor. Enjoy, XOXO Carine.
Carine, I love the wholesome ingredients in this vegan bread! I have tried several of your bread recipes and they are delicious…what you create without yeast or eggs is amazing! Can’t wait to try this recipe.
Thank you for sharing!
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