30 Simple Low Carb Breakfast Ideas – easy gluten free and keto diet friendly recipes for breakfasts full of healthy fats, high in protein and low in grams of carbs.
Simple Low Carb Breakfast Ideas
These simple low carb breakfast recipes make a satisfying way to start the day with tasty meals that are low-carb diet approved.
All of the low-carb recipes will give you ideas for a range of meals for your most important meal of the day that will help you meet your macros and weight loss goals while appealing to the whole family with tasty breakfast options.
1. Cheesy Fried Eggs
I’m starting these simple low carb breakfast recipes with the breakfast I enjoy most often – cheesy fried eggs, which is my favorite for good reason – you enjoy a plate with a perfectly fried egg or two with a crisp, cheesy base.
To make the ketogenic diet friendly breakfast, heat coconut oil, olive oil or butter in a frying pan, then sprinkle over a couple of handfuls of grated cheese, crack over an egg or two per person and a shake or two of salt or black pepper.
Cook until the eggs are done to your liking and the cheese is crisp and gooey. You can serve with a portion of sauteed spinach to balance the richness of the cheesy breakfast.
2. Cheese Omelette
Omelettes are another breakfast I enjoy regularly. And usually my fillings of choice are cheese and mushrooms. But you could swap in your low carb fillings of choice.
Start by slicing mushrooms as well as half to one onion and frying them until reduced down and cooked to your liking. Remove to a bowl until needed.
Whisk 2-3 eggs per person with a splash of cream. Heat the frying pan again and cook until set. Then add in the cooked mushrooms and grated cheese.
Fold over the omelette and cook until the cheese has melted and omelette cooked through.
3. Irish Scrambled Eggs
I’ve been living in Ireland for a number of years now and these Irish Scrambled Eggs were the first recipe I experimented with when arriving here.
They are THE BEST scrambled eggs you’ll ever experience and are perfect with a simple side of smoked salmon.
To make Irish scrambled eggs, melt butter and a couple of tablespoons of heavy cream in your frying pan.
When hot, pour in 2-3 whisked eggs per person and cook, scrambling along the way, until you have fluffy eggs that are done to your liking.
4. Simple Low Carb Breakfast Fry Up
You can include a whole host of low carb ingredients in your high protein breakfast fry up. Here’s what’s in mine:
- Keto Sausage (find the lowest carb sausages or sausage patties you can)
- Avocado
- Sour Cream
- Fried Eggs
- Grated Cheddar Cheese
Here are more ideas for ketogenic approved foods that you could include in your hearty breakfast fry up:
- Sauteed Mushrooms, Onion, Green Onions, Garlic, Zucchini, Spinach, bell peppers, green pepper or Tomatoes
- Bacon
- Smoked salmon
- Ham
- Leftover roast beef/chicken
- Halloumi
5. Breakfast Burger
Burgers make a great option for an easy, meaty low carb breakfast. Simply shape beef mince into burger patties. You can add in salt, pepper or your seasoning of choice, mine is ground coriander/cilantro.
Fry up the burgers until they are done to your liking, and then you can also fry up an egg to enjoy on top of your breakfast burger.
Assemble the burger within a couple of lettuce leaves as buns. I like to include a slice of cheese too, but you could add your burger toppings of choice.
6. Green Shakshuka
This green shakshuka is my take on a hearty, warming breakfast hash that’s quick and simple to prepare and full of nutritious green vegetables.
7. Meal Prep Boxes
Take a bit of time over the weekend to make meal prep boxes to grab and go through the week as simple low carb breakfasts.
The above breakfasts include scrambled eggs, salami, broccoli and mushrooms.
There are loads of options for more keto diet friendly ingredients to include in your boxes, including hard boiled eggs, cheese, any leftover meats, low carb vegetables and even sour cream for dipping.
8. Breakfast Casserole
This easy low carb meal is a hearty make ahead vegetarian breakfast casserole that’s packed full of healthy low carb vegetables, protein rich eggs and flavorful feta cheese.
9. Superfood Breakfast Bowl
This superfood breakfast bowl comes together quickly. All you need to do is scramble some eggs then pop them in a bowl, along with other superfoods including smoked salmon, avocado and green vegetables.
10. Broccoli Cheese Soup
You can meal prep a big batch of broccoli cheese soup over the weekend to then quickly heat up through the week for one of the simplest low-carb breakfast ideas when you feel like a hot breakfast without eggs.
11. Meat, Cheese & Veggie Plate
This simple plate needs no recipe, all you do is put together a meat, cheese and veggie platter by raiding your fridge for all kinds of low carb goodies to enjoy in a quick no cook high-protein breakfast.
The above plate includes avocado, crumbled feta cheese, grated cheese and salami.
12. Coconut Milk Chia Pudding
This chia pudding with coconut milk has only 2 ingredients – 1/2 a cup of canned coconut milk and 2 tablespoons of chia seeds which you combine together to create a healthy low carb breakfast that has lots of easy options to adapt to your own personal tastes and dietary requirements. (Here are 7 easy recipes for chia parfait.)
13. Chocolate Chia Pudding
This delicious low carb diet chocolate chia pudding recipe makes a healthy breakfast that’s full of decadent chocolate.
Simply combine together almond milk, chia seeds, cocoa powder, stevia and keto friendly protein powder, then pop it in the fridge to thicken overnight and you’ll have an indulgent breakfast ready and waiting in the fridge for you the next morning.
14. Raspberry Chia Pudding
And yet another chia pudding option – this raspberry chia pudding is loaded with beautiful berries and makes a light low carb breakfast to have ready and waiting in the fridge for you on busy mornings.
15. Breakfast Parfait
This breakfast parfait makes a speedy low carb breakfast. Simply layer keto friendly yogurt with a couple of handfuls of berries in a berry loaded breakfast parfait.
16. Breakfast Smoothie
A quick grab and go breakfast option is a smoothie with low carb ingredients such as almond milk or coconut milk, keto yogurt, protein powder, stevia and berries all blended together for a drinkable breakfast.
You could add in almond butter or peanut butter for a peanut butter smoothie that’s perfect for a low carb high-fat diet or even cream cheese for a cheesecake flavored smoothie.
17. Lemon Superfood Smoothie
This lemon superfood smoothie is loaded with luscious lemon and other keto friendly foods to creamy a creamy glass of goodness.
18. Raspberry and Vanilla Smoothie
This sweet raspberry and vanilla smoothie is low in grams of carbs and a great way to meet your macros while enjoying a delicious breakfast.
19. Protein Shake
When you need to make a simple breakfast for when you’re on the run, then consider a protein shake as a great choice for a speedy low carb breakfast option.
Find the lowest carb protein powder you can (like this one) and then mix it up according to directions.
To bring the fat content up, add a couple of healthy tablespoons of cream. I usually add whatever cream I have in the fridge at the time. (I always have cream in the fridge, usually a selection too!)
Then, give it all a good shake and you have breakfast to enjoy while you’re on the go.
20. Chocolate Frappuccino
This indulgent chocolate frappuccino is a low carb version of the much loved, and usually sugar loaded, frappuccino. You can top yours with plenty of whipped cream and even low carb chocolate chips for an indulgent way to start your day.
21. Yogurt & Chia Jam
Make a batch of easy homemade chia jam to mix through low carb yogurt for a quick, healthy breakfast through the week.
22. Chocolate Yogurt
As you can see, yogurt is one of my favorite breakfast foods. In this instance homemade chocolate yogurt is made simply by serving out a portion of natural yogurt that’s sweetened with stevia and flavored with cocoa powder for a breakfast bowl with only a few gram of carbs.
23. Granola
Make a batch of keto granola to enjoy in place of traditional breakfast cereal with low carb friendly yogurt as a simple low carb breakfast through the week.
24. Peanut Butter Bread
You can enjoy this peanut butter bread topped with homemade strawberry jam for a low carb version of peanut butter and jam/jelly sandwiches for breakfast.
25. Peanut Butter Cookies
No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies are a simple make ahead low carb breakfast option that’s high in grams of protein and low in grams of net carbs and can be enjoyed with a warm cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate.
26. Chocolate Fat Bombs
Another sweet make ahead option are chocolate fat bombs which are bite sized sweet treats that will help you meet your macros while being one of the tastiest low carb breakfast options you can choose.
27. Low Carb Pancakes
Whip up a batch of fluffy pancakes for a quick and indulgent breakfast. Choose from chocolate pancakes or low carb friendly pancakes with almond flour or coconut flour.
28. Low Carb Waffles
When you’re making indulgent waffles over the weekend, why not prepare an extra batch to quickly re-heat through the week for an almost instant breakfast.
You can choose from keto friendly coconut flour waffles or almond flour waffles, depending on the flour you prefer to cook with.
29. Hot Chocolate
For a simple breakfast loaded with healthy fats, opt for a hot chocolate or coffee, complete with keto chocolate, almond milk and topped with an indulgent swirl of cream.
30. Breakfast Muffins
Make chocolate chip muffins or swap the chocolate chips for blueberries to make keto friendly blueberry muffins to start the day with a baked treat for a delicious low carb breakfast.
Low-Carb Breakfast Recipes Video
Here’s the video where you can watch some of the easy low carb recipes being prepared, step by step. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube.
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