Low Carb Tortillas Recipe (Keto Tortillas)
Low Carb Tortilla Recipe (Keto) – Ultra low carb tortillas you can make yourself using cauliflower and cheese! These tasty tortillas are sturdy enough to hold all your ketogenic taco toppings!
Why We Love These Low Carb Tortillas
Tacos are the perfect food, in my humble opinion.
Carbs, hot seasoned meat, cool veggie garnishes, sauce, and of course cheese and/or sour cream… What’s not to love?
Yet what if you can’t have grains in your diet, or are sticking with a low-carb meal plan? Are tacos off limits??? (God forbid.)
Although we do not follow a strict keto or low carb diet, we have plenty of friends that do, so it’s always nice to know how to accommodate them when they come over.
I was recently playing around with grain-free tortilla recipes for my daughter Ava. Her tummy doesn’t handle grains well, however, she still craves carby hand-held foods like any teenager.
After testing several recipes that avoid all her food intolerances, I decided to try making tortillas with cauliflower.
After all, you can make delicious grain-free rice and crackers with cauliflower. Why not tortillas.
What are Low Carb Tortillas Made From?
Mainly cauliflower, with the addition of cheese, eggs, and spices this Low Carb Keto Tortilla Recipe came together beautifully.
The cauliflower tortillas are flexible, yet quite sturdy. They taste utterly delicious. Yet best of all, they fit neatly into a low-carb ketogenic diet.
Our Low Carb Keto Tortilla Recipe makes warm tantalizing tortillas with the texture of corn tortillas.
They can crush any carb craving without breaking your diet with these keto tortillas!
We prefer this Low Carb Keto Tortilla Recipe fresh out of the oven, as they are the most flexible and flavorful within the first hour or two of baking. I find most cauliflower recipes are not great make-aheads.
If you love paleo recipes like this one, you can also try my Magic Plantain Tortillas!
Ingredients You Need
- Raw Cauliflower (about 1/2 a large head)
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Large Eggs
- Salt
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
How to Make Low Carb Tortillas
- Preheat your oven and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Place the roughly chopped cauliflower in the food processor and grind it until the cauliflower is the size of crumbs.
- Add in the rest of the ingredients in the food processor and puree until all the ingredients create a smooth texture and the dough forms.
- Using a cookie scoop, portion out the tortilla dough on the baking sheets allowing enough room for you to roll out the tortillas.
- Cover the mounds you portioned out with wax paper and roll out the mounds into flat tortillas until they are about 4 to 4.5 inches in diameter.
- Remove the wax paper and bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on the baking sheets for three to five minutes before peeling off the parchment paper.
Get the Full Printable Recipe for Low Carb Tortilla Recipe (Keto Tortillas) Below!
Low Carb Keto Tortilla Recipe Tips
This is such a simple recipe. However, you will need a good quality food processor and rolling pin… Items I find some new cooks do not own. A blender, no matter powerful, cannot accomplish the same kind of grind.
Grind the cauliflower in the food processor until it looks like rice. Then pulse in all the other ingredients. This ensures an even mixture.
Use a scoop to portion out the “dough” onto a lined baking sheet. That way, all your tortillas are the same size and dimensions.
Then make sure to place wax paper over the dough before rolling it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I use a tortilla press for low carb tortillas?
You don’t have to use a tortilla press to make low-carb tortillas, but they can certainly make the process a lot easier. Since these aren’t the best make-ahead tortillas, I like using one of the best tortilla presses, like the Victoria tortilla press, to quickly thin out the dough, resulting in perfect and uniform tortillas. It’s available on Amazon for around $25.
Can you shape and fry them like crispy taco shells?
I wouldn’t deep fry them. However, you could bake them into the shape you want… Either by using a taco shell oven rack, or using foil as a rack to form the shells.
Can I make each low-carb tortilla in a skillet?
Yes, you can shape the cauliflower tortillas a fry them in a skillet over medium heat. Cook for 1-2 minutes per side.
Would this work with defrosted cauliflower rice?
Yes, it will as long as you make sure that it is well-drained and patted dry before adding it into the food processor.
How long do they stay fresh?
These keto tortillas are usually best within the hour of making them and they do not do well frozen, so I do not recommend making them ahead of time and storing them in the fridge.
Other Flour Substitutions
Some other flour substitutions you can try are almond flour tortillas, sunflower seed flour, or coconut flour.
What other recipes can you use with these tortillas?
If you use a bigger tortilla press, you can end up making burritos, quesadillas, wraps, enchiladas, tortilla chips, and fajitas. You can make the tortillas any size you like.
More Keto Recipes To Try:
- Keto Thai Larb Rolls
- Keto Creole Shrimp Stuffed Avocado
- Gluten-Free Almond Flour Crackers
- Keto Chicken Lasagna Cups
- Spinach Artichoke Egg Casserole
- Low Carb Steak Fajita Roll-Ups
Check out the printable recipe card below for nutritional information including calories, grams of carbs, protein, sodium, fiber, and vitamin percentages.
Low Carb Tortillas Recipe (Keto Tortillas)
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Ingredients
- 16 ounces raw cauliflower (about 1/2 a large head)
- 6 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Roughly chop the cauliflower and place it in the food processor. Pulse to grind the cauliflower into crumbs.
- Add all remaining ingredients. Puree until all the ingredients come together into a smooth texture.
- Use a 3-tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the mixture onto the baking sheets, leaving plenty of room to roll them out.
- Cover the mounds with a piece of wax paper. Roll the mounds out into circles until they are about 4- to 4 1/2-inches across. Remove the wax paper.
- Bake the tortillas for 12 minutes, until golden. Cool on the baking sheets for 3-5 minutes before peeling off the parchment paper.
I’ve recently stared my diet. I thinK this recipe is a great way to add verity to my meals
that was a great recipe. I loved it
I want to cook better, but it has to be affordable , I do want to stick with keto! My son is diabetic & I want to lose weight I hope this finds you well! PLEASE help us thank you 😊
My whole family has been on a quest for the best low-carb tortillas recipe for the last few months. This was probably the nth found and it is by far the best! It’s easy to follow, requires only a few ingredients, and tastes amazing. If you need to find a low-carb tortilla recipe, I would highly recommend this one.
This looks like a really promising recipe for low-carb tortillas, made simply, with just a few straightforward ingredients. I hope to try it… may need to invest in a food processor first! Two questions though:
– has anyone learned yet whether these tortillas will work well in a layered and baked casserole recipe, and
– would it be a problem to omit the salt for low-sodium dietary requirements?
Thanks for the recipe!
These tortillas were delicious and so easy to make! Making them again soon!
Great recipe! Love using these for tacos!!