Donna’s Low-Carb Breakfast Muffins are a delicious breakfast treat that’s perfect to make on the weekend and eat all week! And these tasty muffins are not only perfect for a low-carb breakfast, they’re also grain-free and high in fiber.

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You might have noticed that lately I’m on a lucky streak of getting great low-carb recipe ideas from Kalyn’s Kitchen readers, something that’s always fun! But this recipe for Donna’s Low-Carb Breakfast Muffins is not just from a very faithful reader of my blog, it’s from a real-life friend who’s one of the people I totally admire and always enjoy hanging out with!

My friend Donna is the friend I accompanied to Kenya and Turkey in 2015, to Mexico in 2023, and to Spain and Portugal in 2023, and I’ve had a lot of great adventures with her in Salt Lake City as well. And Donna is not only a very busy part-time attorney but she’s also an extremely prolific cookbook author. And Donna is a fabulous cook who throws amazing parties in her gorgeous house. And she’s an amazing wife, mom, and grandmother too. In other words, she is BUSY! 

When I tested with recipe for low-carb breakfast muffins with both Jake and Kara, we loved the muffins, despite the fact that they sunk down a bit in the center when they cooled! And thank you Donna, for a recipe I’m pretty sure is going to be a hit with most of the Kalyn’s Kitchen readers!

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

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What tweaks did I make to the Low-Carb Breakfast Muffins?

When Donna sent me a recipe she adapted from Atkins: Eat Right Not Less (affiliate link) I couldn’t wait to try it. Of course I had to add my own tweaks. First, I changed it into a recipe that made 12 muffins and increased the ingredients a little to use my favorite size (affiliate link) of the Silicone Baking Cups I’m so fond of! And I used Golden Monkfruit Sweetener (affiliate link) which adds more of a brown sugar taste, although I’m sure regular Monkfruit or Stevia will also work. Donna said the original recipe used melted butter but I used coconut oil, and I slightly increased the amount of vanilla in the final version as well.

What makes Donna’s Breakfast Muffins low in carbs?

Donna’s Low-Carb Breakfast Muffins have ingredients that are high in fiber which lowers the net carbs and they’re also filled with good nutrients. And these healthy muffins also contain a generous amount of eggs and oil, which also lowers the amount of carbs per muffin.

Are the low-carb breakfast muffins gluten-free?

Since this recipe is for a tasty grain-free muffin, they’re also gluten-free, and this is a muffin that will be a hit with the whole family!

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Donna's Low-Carb High-Fiber Grain-Free Breakfast Muffins found on KalynsKitchen.com

Steps for Making Donna’s Low-Carb Breakfast Muffins:

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  1. Preheat oven to 350F/175C.
  2. Mix together Flaxseed MealAlmond Flour, baking powderGolden Monkfruit Sweetener (or sweetener of your choice), and ground cinnamon in a medium-sized bowl (affiliate links).
  3. Beat 10 eggs in a large measuring cup or small bowl.
  4. Mix the melted coconut oil (affiliate link), melted butter or another oil into the eggs, then mix in the vanilla.
  5. Mix the egg mixture into the dry ingredients.
  6. Fill Silicone Baking Cups (affiliate link) with 1/3 cup batter and if you have some left, divide the rest of the batter among the baking cups. (My preferred size baking cup shown in these photos is 2.5 inches across the bottom, 3.5 inches across the top, and 2 inches high, so if your baking cups or cupcake pan is different you may need to adjust the amount of batter you use and baking time.)
  7. Bake 25 minutes, or slightly more, until the top of the muffin feels firm.
  8. Serve warm, and these Low-Carb High-Fiber Grain-Free Breakfast Muffins are especially tasty cut in half and spread with a little butter!

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Donna's Low-Carb High-Fiber Grain-Free Breakfast Muffins found on KalynsKitchen.com
Yield: 12 large muffins

Donna's Low-Carb Breakfast Muffins

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

I absolutely loved these Low-Carb Breakfast Muffins from my good friend Donna! And these tasty muffins are grain-free and high in fiber.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups ground flaxseed meal
  • 1 1/4 cups ground almond flour
  • 2 1/2 T baking powder
  • 3/4 cup granulated Monkfruit sweetener (see notes)
  • 4 T ground cinnamon (or less if you're not that fond of cinnamon
  • 10 eggs, beaten well
  • 5 T melted coconut oil (see notes)
  • 1 T vanilla (I used Mexican vanilla)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F/175C. Spray Silicone Baking Cups (affiliate link) with non-stick spray.
  2. Mix the Flaxseed MealAlmond Flour, baking powderGolden Monkfruit Sweetener (or sweetener of your choice), and ground cinnamon in a medium-sized bowl until ingredients are completely combined. (affiliate links)
  3. Beat 10 eggs in a large (4 cup) glass measuring cup or small bowl.
  4. Mix the melted coconut oil (affiliate link) or oil of your choice into the eggs, then mix in the vanilla.
  5. Mix the egg mixture into the dry ingredients until it's well combined. This will take some stirring; make sure it is completely combined.
  6. Fill Silicone Baking Cups (affiliate link) with 1/3 cup batter and if you have more batter left, divide it among the baking cups. (My preferred size baking cup shown in these photos is 2.5 inches across the bottom, 3.5 inches across the top, and 2 inches high, so if your baking cups or cupcake pan is a different size you may need to adjust the amount of batter you use and baking time.)
  7. Bake 25 minutes, or slightly more, until the top of the muffin feels firm. (I baked the ones in the photos for 27 minutes but they were probably done after 25 minutes.)

Notes

Use the sweetener of your choice; you might want to use a little more sweetener if you prefer a sweeter muffin.) If you don't have coconut oil use melted butter or another oil of your choice.

This recipe was adapted by Donna from Atkins: Eat Right Not Less and then tweaked several times by me when I tested the recipe with Jake and Kara.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 252Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 155mgSodium: 368mgCarbohydrates: 7.3gFiber: 6gSugar: 2gProtein: 10g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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Donna's Low-Carb Breakfast Muffins shown in silicone baking cups on bakingn pan.

Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
The Low-Carb Breakfast Muffins are a good breakfast idea for any low-carb or Keto diet. These would be a little high in fat for Phase 2 or 3 of the South Beach Diet, but they could be eaten as a personal choice if you aren’t strictly following the letter of the law on fats. Nut flours and ground seeds are digested somewhat more quickly than whole nuts and seeds, so keep that in mind for SBD.

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
The low-carb breakfast muffins from my friend Donna were first posted in 2019. The recipe was last updated with more information in 2023.

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