Gruyere cheese is the true star in this keto quiche lorraine recipe with a low-carb crust. It gives it that quality flavor and is a must for the tastiest quiche you can make.
This Keto Quiche marries smoky bacon, creamy eggs, and tangy mustard for the perfect texture and taste.
An excellent keto lunch or dinner this quiche recipe can be made ahead of time and quickly reheated in the office microwave – your coworkers will be drooling over the aroma alone.
A rare keto quiche recipe that has a crust that actually tastes good
Keto Quiche Lorraine Ingredients
- 2 cups of Almond Meal
- 1 Egg
- 2 ounces of Butter, melted
- 1 pinch of Salt
- 2 pinches of White Pepper
- 4 slices of bacon, diced
- 1/2 of a Brown Onion, diced
- 5 ounces of Gruyere Cheese, grated
- 3 Eggs
- 1 1/2 cups of Light Whipping Cream
- 1 teaspoon of Dijon Mustard
- 1 pinch of Salt
- 2 pinches of White Pepper
How To Make Low-Carb Keto Quiche Crust
- Preheat oven to 170C/340F.
- Mix together the almond meal, salt, pepper, melted butter, and egg.
- Press the mixture into the base of your 10-inch quiche dish and spread it evenly on the base and around the sides.
- Bake the base for 12 minutes. If the base begins to rise from air bubbles, gently prick it with a fork and press the base back down. Remove from the oven and set aside.
How To Make Keto Quiche Lorraine Filling
- Saute the diced bacon and onion in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat until the onion is translucent.
- Spread the bacon and onion mixture evenly over the cooked base and top with the grated gruyere cheese.
- In a measuring jug, place the eggs, cream, mustard, salt, and pepper, and blend together using a stick blender (click here to find the one we use). Ensuring that all ingredients are well combined.
- Gently pour the cream mixture over the bacon, onion, and gruyere.
- Place the quiche back in the oven and bake for 25 to 35 minutes. The quiche is ready when the center no longer jiggles when moved.
- Remove from the oven and cut into ten pieces. Enjoy.
Keto Quiche Lorraine (2g Carbs) with Low-Carb Crust
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Ingredients
Base
- 2 cup almond meal
- 1 Egg
- 2 ounces Butter
- 1 pinch Salt
- 2 pinch White Pepper
Filling
- 4 slices bacon diced
- 1/2 Brown Onion diced
- 5 ounces Gruyere Cheese grated
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups Light Whipping Cream 35% milkfat
- 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
- 1 pinch Salt
- 2 pinch White Pepper
Instructions
Base
- Preheat fan forced oven to 170C/340F.
- Mix together the almond meal, salt, pepper, melted butter and egg.
- Press the mixture into the base of your 10in quiche dish and spread it evenly on the base and around the sides.
- Bake the base for 12 minutes. If the base begins to rise from air bubbles, gently prick it with a fork and press the base back down. Remove from the oven and set aside.
Filling
- Saute the diced bacon and onion over medium heat until the onion is translucent.
- Spread the bacon and onion mixture evenly over the base and top with the grated gruyere cheese.
- In a large bowl or jug place the eggs, cream, mustard, salt, and pepper, blend together using a stick blender. Ensuring that all ingredients are well combined.
- Gently pour the cream mixture over the bacon, onion and gruyere.
- Place the quiche back in the oven and bake for 25 to 35 minutes, the quiche is ready when the center no longer jiggles.
- Remove from the oven and cut into 10 pieces. Enjoy.
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Notes
Nutrition
Quiche is widely considered a French dish, but it originated in Germany.
We’re not too fussed about where it comes from, but we think Gerri’s keto quiche lorraine recipe is the best low-carb version we’ve ever tasted.
We’ve added nutritional information for your benefit in the recipe card.
This Keto Quiche Lorrainerecipe makes ten servings, the recipe card reflects 1 serving which is 1/10 of the total recipe.
Try These Other Keto Quiche Recipes
Quiche is a versatile dish that can be made with various ingredients using various methods to make it low-carb, keto-friendly.
Most of the time, the carbs come from the crust or the ingredients, but we make keto quiches with.
To make a Keto Quiche Lorraine batch larger, adjust the serving amounts in our easy-to-use recipe card above.
