Keto Pizza Chaffles – Easy Gluten Free Cheese Waffles

Name: Keto Pizza Waffles - gluten free, grain free
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 egg; 1/4 cup riced cauliflower; 6 slices of pepperoni, chopped; 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded; 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded; 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon onion powder; 1/2 teaspoon Italian spices; low carb tomato sauce for dipping

December 2, 2020 by Denise 31 Comments

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These delicious keto pizza chaffles are not only low carb but they are gluten free and grain free too! All you need are eggs, cheese, cauliflower, pepperoni and spices. Best of all each is only 0.9g net carbs and makes for a great low carb snack!

You might also like these 9 savory low carb waffles post!

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Remember the veggie noodle kick I was on? Well now it’s a chaffle kick. Last week it was savory breakfast waffles with spinach and bacon. Today it’s keto pizza chaffles with pepperoni and tomato dipping sauce. I have lots more ideas for these waffles but I don’t want to overwhelm you with all this waffling (haha)

What Is A Chaffle?

A chaffle is a waffle made from cheese. It can be savory or sweet but usually it is low carb and gluten free because they use almond flour or coconut flour. I have been making chaffles before I knew there was a word for them!

I started to make these savory cheese waffles because I was in the mood for something bread-y and of course it needed to be keto. And thus this pizza chaffle was born and boy is it yummy!

It tastes very much like pizza so if you too, are on a keto diet this is a good substitute for pizza. It’s like pizza in a convenient waffle form.

I got this mini waffle maker at Target and it works great with waffles like this!

Ingredients I Used

Because this is a gluten free waffle there is not any flour of any kind in them – no wheat, almond or coconut flour. The ingredients are cheeses (mozzarella shredded cheese, cheddar shredded cheese and Parmesan), eggs, pepperoni cauliflower rice and Italian Seasoning.

The cauliflower is to give it some bulk and the egg and cheese keeps it together.

recipe ingredients: shredded mozzarella and cheddar, pepperoni, cauliflower rice, parmesan, onion powder, garlic powder and Italian seasonings

How To Make Keto Pizza Chaffles

You start by mixing all the ingredients together in a bowl. Below is what it should look like. In the meantime get your waffle maker nice and hot. I have an Oster waffle iron that does not need greasing but these can get sticky so make sure to grease the waffle iron before each waffle.

clear glass bowl with the pepperoni and cheese mixture to make the chaffles

Since this recipe only make 4 small waffles, you can eyeball ¼ of the mixture and plop it in the center of the waffle iron. Close the lid and proceed to make waffles.

UPDATE: I bought this inexpensive mini waffle maker at Target and it works great for waffles like this. They also sell it on Amazon.

mini waffle iron with finished keto chaffle

Keto Pizza Sauce

I usually buy a marinara sauce I get at Aldi to use as a pizza dipping sauce with these. It’s called Specially Selected Premium Marinara sauce and has 5g net carbs per ½ cup of sauce. It’s still rather high but it’s convenient to buy, inexpensive and I like the taste.

However my new favorite sauce is Rao’s which also has 5g net carbs per half cup. I by it at Costco when I’m there because my family really likes the taste.

Rao's marinara sauce jar and a red mini waffle maker

TIPS FOR MAKING THESE PIZZA CHAFFLES

Make sure to grease your waffle maker first. My Oster waffle maker doesn’t need much greasing but yours might. Check the manufacturers instructions to see. I often use coconut oil or butter after each waffle.
Only make small waffles. If you have a mini waffle maker that would work great. But if not, add the “batter” to the center of the waffle iron and just enough to make a small waffle. Too big and it will be difficult to get out.
Don’t substitute the mozzarella cheese. The stringy factor in that cheese is what keeps it together well.
If reheating, only microwave for 30 second intervals until heated through. It will be soft but will harden as it cools.

fork with a bite of pizza waffle dipped in keto pizza sauce

So that is my simple keto pizza chaffle recipe! I like to dip them in a little marinara sauce like some might dip a breadstick. Again this recipe only makes 4 small waffles but they are very filling.

The nutritional information for 1 small waffle (without sauce) is: 96 cals / 7.2g fat / 1.1g carbs / 0.2g fiber / 6.6g protein
= 0.9g net carbs

More Keto Chaffles To Try!

If you like this pizza chaffle recipe you will love this post for 9 low carb waffles! I have a newer zucchini waffle with almond flour that’s not on the list but another good savory waffle. Enjoy!

Keto Pizza Waffles - gluten free, grain free

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

These delicious savory keto pizza chaffles are not only grain free, they are also low carb. All you need are eggs, cheese, cauliflower, pepperoni and spices and of course a waffle maker!

Ingredients

1 egg
¼ cup riced cauliflower
6 slices of pepperoni, chopped
¼ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
¼ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon Italian spices
low carb tomato sauce for dipping

Instructions

First rice your cauliflower. Just cut it up into florets and pulse in a food processor until it looks like rice grains. Don this gently though...you don't want cauliflower puree.
In a large bowl beat the egg and then add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well.
Heat up your waffle maker and then grease it with melted coconut oil or butter.
Make your waffles according to your manufacturer's directions.
This recipe makes 4 small waffles or 1 large one.
Enjoy!

Notes

The nutritional information for 1 small waffle (without sauce) is:
96 cals / 7.2g fat / 1.1g carbs / 0.2g fiber / 6.6g protein = 0.9g net carbs

TIPS FOR MAKING THESE CHEESE WAFFLES

Make sure to grease your waffle iron first. My Oster waffle iron doesn’t need much greasing but yours might. Check the manufacturers instructions to see. I often use coconut oil or butter after each waffle.
Only make small waffles. Add the “batter” to the center of the waffle iron and just enough to make a small waffle. Too big and it will be difficult to get out.
Don’t substitute the mozzarella cheese. The stringy factor in that cheese is what keeps it together well.
If reheating, only microwave for 30 second intervals until heated through. It will be soft but will harden as it cools.

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

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