The Best Keto Maple Bacon Cupcakes Recipe (1g Carbs) | by My Keto Kitchen (2024)

These low-carb keto Maple Bacon Cupcakes are simply divine, the perfect combination of salty and sweet in one mouthful.

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It’s true what you’ve heard; everything does taste better with bacon!

Not only are these cupcakes keto but they’re also gluten-free (as all keto baking recipes are)

This keto maple bacon cupcake recipe makes 24 serves. 1 mini cupcake is one serve.

Ingredients for Keto Maple Bacon Cupcakes

• 2 tablespoons of Bacon Grease, softened – unsalted butter can be substituted for the bacon grease
• ¼ cup of Erythritol
• 2 tablespoons of Bacon, cooked and finely chopped
• 2 large Eggs
• ¼ cup of Sour Cream
• 2 tablespoons of Sugar-Free Maple Syrup
• 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Essence
• 2 tablespoons of Coconut Flour
• ½ cup of Almond Flour
• ½ teaspoon of Baking Powder
• SugarFree Frosting Ingredients
• 5 ounces of Unsalted Butter, softened
• 4 ounces of Surkin Melis (icing sweetener) or Confectioners Swerve
• 1 tablespoon of Sugar-Free Maple Syrup
• 1 tablespoon of Bacon, cooked and finely chopped

How to Make Keto Maple Bacon Cupcakes

1. Preheat your oven to 160C/320F.
2. In a large bowl add the softened butter, sweetener, and bacon. Mix well.
3. Add the remaining cake ingredients and mix well, until fully combined.
4. Line a mini muffin tin with cupcake papers and fill 3 quarters full.
5. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until the cakes, spring back when touched. Set aside to cool.
6. Sugar-Free Frosting
7. In a large mixing bowl, add the butter, icing mixture, and maple syrup, and whip with a hand mixer. Starting on low speed to prevent sprinkling icing mixture around the room. Whip until light and fluffy.
8. Spoon the frosting in a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe it onto the cupcakes.
9. Top each cupcake with a sprinkle of finely chopped bacon.
10. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge.

You can make these maple and bacon cupcakes in bulk or ahead of your event and refrigerate them for up to one week. Frosted cupcakes are not suitable for freezing.

If you like our Low-Carb Maple Bacon Cupcakes Recipe Try:

• Keto Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
• Low Carb Lemon and Poppy Seed Cupcakes
• Keto Vanilla Coconut Friands
• Low Carb Chocolate Cream Cupcakes
• Keto Chocolate Chip Muffins

To make a larger batch of this Low Carb Keto Maple Bacon Cupcakes recipe adjust the servings above.

Matt Dobson

I am the founder of My Keto Kitchen. I am a nutritionist, cooking enthusiast, and part-time Van Lifer! Along with a qualified chef, we have created a collection of delicious and healthy recipes.