These Keto Cream Puff Chaffles are an easy-to-make, low-carb treat to enjoy for breakfast or dessert. With minimal grams of net carbs per serving, this cream-filled waffle is a delicious and fun dish that can be made in just 25 minutes.
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Be sure to read through this post for answers to frequently asked questions before moving on to the recipe card and making this recipe. You will also find step-by-step photos within the blog post (above the recipe card) that will help you to successfully make these chaffles.
Chaffle FAQs
If you’ve never made chaffles before (or maybe you haven’t even heard of them before!), here is some information that may be helpful in advance of making this particular recipe:
What are chaffles? How are they made?
The name “chaffles” comes from combining the words “cheese” and “waffles.” Keto chaffles are like traditional waffles, but instead of being flour-based, they are made with cheese and other low-carb ingredients.
If you’re nervous about chaffles tasting like cheese or being “eggy,” do not worry; they truly taste like real waffles.
Can chaffles be made without using almond flour?
Absolutely. This recipe doesn’t contain any almond-based ingredients like almond flour or almond butter.
How to make perfectly crisp thin chaffles?
Allow the dough to stand for 1-2 minutes before pouring it into the waffle maker. This allows the coconut flour to thicken, which results in nice and light chaffles.
Keto cream puff chaffles FAQs
Here are answers to commonly asked questions regarding this recipe:
Are there any ingredient substitution suggestions?
- Classic Monk Fruit Sweetener: This sweetener can be substituted at a 1:1 ratio with golden monk fruit sweetener. You can also use erythritol or Swerve.
- No-Sugar-Added SunButter: This sunflower-based spread can be replaced with the nut butter of your choice. I use this product often because I have peanut and tree nut allergies. It has the same consistency and a very similar taste to peanut butter and almond butter. If you can eat nuts, unsweetened peanut butter or unsweetened almond butter will work at a 1:1 ratio here.
Can fresh mozzarella be used in place of shredded mozzarella?
No, that will not work in this recipe as it has too much moisture. You need to use shredded mozzarella cheese, which is typically sold in a bag at the grocery store.
Why is monk fruit sweetener used in this recipe?
Monk fruit sweetener is a net-carb free ingredient that is substituted into keto recipes at a 1:1 ratio in place of sugar.
If you’ve been waiting to try monk fruit sweetener, you can test it out with Lakanto’s Taste Test Bundle, which includes Classic Monk Fruit Sweetener, Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener, a recipe e-Book, and Lakanto’s Taste Test Guarantee.
Where can monk fruit sweetener be purchased?
Monk fruit sweetener is becoming widely available for sale at most grocery stores, especially specialty food stores and Costco. I personally purchase mine online from Lakanto and have it directly shipped to me.
If you want to order your monk fruit sweetener online, you can use discount code REALBALANCED for 20% OFF your order!
Here are links to the exact Lakanto products used in this recipe:
Why are these chaffles thinner than normal?
Keto cream puff chaffles are thinner than what you’d normally see, but that’s only because we’re using them to make a sandwich. In making them thinner, we’re able to balance the chaffle:filling ratio, keeping them delicious rather than rich and heavy.
For the filling, I made a simple vanilla whipped cream. It’s sweetened with Lakanto and is the perfect finishing touch on this recipe!
How to make cream puff filling keto?
For this recipe, the filling is made with heavy whipping cream, powdered monk fruit sweetener, and vanilla extract.
How to powder monk fruit sweetener?
For this recipe, I used Powdered Monk Fruit Sweetener from Lakanto. If you do not have this product on hand and, instead, only have granulated monk fruit sweetener, you can powder it by pulsing it in a food processor or blender.
How many net carbs per serving?
Each nut-free cream puff chaffle serving contains 4.9 grams of net carbs.
One serving includes 1 chaffle sandwich (2 chaffles) and filling. This recipe yields 6 servings in total.
What diets are compliant with this recipe?
- Keto and Low-Carb: One serving of this keto cream puff chaffles recipe contains 4.9 grams of net carbs.
- Gluten-Free: This recipe is gluten-free.
- Nut-Free: This recipe does not include ingredients made with nuts.
- Vegetarian: These chaffles are vegetarian-friendly.
- Refined Sugar-Free: This recipe is sweetened with Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener rather than traditional sugar.
How to store this nut-free keto cream puff chaffles recipe?
Refrigerator Storage: Store these keto chaffles in the refrgierator in an airtight container or freezer bag and eat within 3 days.
Freezer Storage: Store these chaffles in a freezer bag or airtight container and use parchment paper to separate each waffle to avoid them sticking together. Store in the freezer for up to 2 months.
To reheat, place in a toaster (only use a toaster if you have not added the filling to the chaffles), a preheated toaster oven, or a preheated oven, and heat until warmed throughout. Note that I would not suggest reheating them in the microwave as they will become very chewy.
How to make keto cream puff chaffles
Turn waffle iron on to preheat.
In a large mixing bowl, mix the chaffle ingredients together using an electric mixer. Then, divide the mix into 6 equal portions.
Generously coat preheated waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray.
Next, spoon individual portions of the mix into greased waffle iron. Before closing the iron lid to cook, allow the mix to sit for about 30 seconds to melt and spread to the edges. Use a spatula to spread the mixture if necessary.
Cook the individual waffles for about 1 minute with the lid down.
Note that these chaffles will be thinner than traditional waffles.
After cooking, remove the individual chaffle by teasing the edges out with a fork. Transfer the cooked chaffle to a wire rack to cool.
In a separate large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, mix the keto cream puff filling ingredients until they’re smooth and thick enough to pipe. Be careful to not over mix (if you do, it will yield a butter-like consistency).
Once the chaffles have fully cooled, spoon the low-carb cream puff filling into a piping bag and pipe the filling atop 3 chaffles. Place the remaining 3 chaffles atop the filling-covered chaffles to form a sandwich.
Serve “as is” or, using a sharp knife, slice the chaffles in half.
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Keto Cream Puff Chaffles
Ingredients
Batter:
- ½ cup 56g shredded mozzarella cheese or shredded cheddar cheese
- 3 tbsp 36g classic monk fruit sweetener
- 2 egg whites
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp 30mL heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp 14g coconut flour
- 1 tbsp 16g No-Sugar-Added SunButter
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp baking powder
Filling:
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp, 150mL heavy cream
- 1 tbsp + 2 tsp, 12.5g powdered monk fruit sweetener
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Chaffles: Turn waffle iron on to preheat.
- In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, mix together chaffle ingredients. Divide chaffle mixture into 6 equal-portions.
- Generously coat preheated waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon individual portions of the mix into greased waffle iron. Before closing waffle iron lid to cook, allow mixture to sit for about 30 seconds to melt and spread to edges, using a spatula to spread mixture, if necessary. Cook individual waffles for about 1 minute with the lid down (depending on your waffle iron.) Note that the chaffles will be thinner than traditional waffles.
- After cooking, remove individual chaffle by teasing edges out with a fork. Transfer cooked chaffle to wire rack to cool.
- Filling: In a separate large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, mix together all filling ingredients until smooth and thick enough to pipe, being careful to not over mix (if you do, it will yield a butter-like consistency).
- Final Steps: Once chaffles have fully cooled, spoon filling into a piping bag and pipe filling atop 3 chaffles. Place remaining 3 chaffles atop filling-covered chaffles to form a sandwich. Serve “as is” or, using a sharp knife, slice chaffles in half.
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