These keto cottage cheese garlic rolls are soft, chewy, and absolutely delicious. If you’ve been missing bread on a low carb diet, this one is going to make your day.
The secret ingredient here is cottage cheese. When you blend it smooth, it gives these rolls an incredibly soft texture that you just don’t get with most keto bread recipes.
Top them with a simple garlic butter and fresh parsley, and honestly, they taste like something from a bakery. Except they’re completely keto friendly.
They’re great as a side with soups, salads, or just on their own as a snack. You can also use them as sandwich rolls if you want.
The recipe is super simple, and you only need a handful of ingredients to make a batch of 8 rolls. Let me show you how it’s done.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
They Taste Like Real Bread Rolls – The cottage cheese and mozzarella combo gives these rolls a soft pillowy texture that actually rivals traditional wheat rolls.
Packed With Protein – Between the cottage cheese and eggs and mozzarella you get a serious protein boost that most keto bread recipes just cannot match.
That Garlic Butter Topping Changes Everything – Brushing warm rolls with real garlic butter and parsley makes them taste like they came from an Italian restaurant.
Recipe Ingredients
For the Rolls
- 1 cup Cottage Cheese (full fat)
- 1 1/2 cups Almond Flour
- 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
For the Garlic Butter Topping
- 3 tbsp Butter, melted
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp Fresh Parsley, chopped
How To Make
Step 1
Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2
Add the cottage cheese and eggs to a blender and blend until completely smooth, about 20 to 30 seconds.
Step 3
In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, shredded mozzarella, baking powder, garlic powder, and salt. Pour in the blended cottage cheese mixture and stir until a sticky dough forms.
Step 4
Using damp hands, divide the dough and shape into 8 equal-sized balls. Place them on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart and gently press down just slightly to round the tops.
Step 5
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the rolls are golden brown on top and feel firm when gently pressed.
Step 6
While the rolls bake, stir together the melted butter, minced garlic, and chopped parsley in a small bowl.
Step 7
Remove the rolls from the oven and immediately brush the tops generously with the garlic butter mixture. Serve warm.
Tips
Blend the Cottage Cheese Until Smooth
This is the most important step in the whole recipe. If you leave any lumps in the cottage cheese, you’ll end up with visible curds throughout the rolls and the texture will be off.
Blend it with the eggs for a full 20 to 30 seconds until it looks completely smooth, almost like a thin pancake batter. No chunks at all.
If your blender isn’t doing the job, a food processor works great too.
Use Damp Hands to Shape the Dough
This dough is sticky. Really sticky. If you try to shape it with dry hands, it’s going to stick everywhere and you’ll get frustrated fast.
Wet your hands with water before rolling each ball. Re-wet them between each one if the dough starts sticking again. It makes shaping so much easier and you’ll get nice, smooth rolls.
Don’t Skip Pressing the Tops Down
After you place the dough balls on the baking sheet, gently press the tops down just a little bit. You’re not flattening them – just rounding them out slightly so they don’t bake up into tall, uneven lumps.
This helps them cook more evenly and gives you that nice, classic roll shape instead of something that looks like a golf ball sitting on top of the pan.
More Recipes
- Keto Garlic Bread Bites
- Keto Parmesan Garlic Crackers
- Keto Italian Herb Cheese Crackers
- Keto Everything Bagel Cheese Crisps
- Low Carb Glazed Cinnamon Rolls
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use low fat cottage cheese instead of full fat?
Full fat cottage cheese is the best choice here because it gives the rolls a richer texture and helps the dough hold together. Low fat or fat-free versions have more moisture and less fat, which can make the dough too wet and the rolls less fluffy.
Since this is a keto recipe, full fat also keeps the macros where you want them. If full fat is all you can find in a large curd style, that works fine – just make sure you blend it smooth in step two.
Keto Cottage Cheese Garlic Rolls
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the cottage cheese and eggs to a blender and blend until completely smooth, about 20 to 30 seconds.
- In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, shredded mozzarella, baking powder, garlic powder, and salt. Pour in the blended cottage cheese mixture and stir until a sticky dough forms.
- Using damp hands, divide the dough and shape into 8 equal-sized balls. Place them on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart and gently press down just slightly to round the tops.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the rolls are golden brown on top and feel firm when gently pressed.
- While the rolls bake, stir together the melted butter, minced garlic, and chopped parsley in a small bowl.
- Remove the rolls from the oven and immediately brush the tops generously with the garlic butter mixture. Serve warm.