Maria's Top 10 Keto Baking and Cooking Essentials

Almond flour is an amazing product because it's a perfect 1:1 substitute for all-purpose flour. It's also low carb and packed with healthy fats. You can bake muffins, donuts, cakes, or other pastries with almond flour, so it's very versatile. In fact, you can even use it as a coating for meat and make some paleo or low carb chicken nuggets! 

It's super easy to use and a great diabetic-friendly, gluten-free, and grain-free baking substitute for anyone! Anthony's, in particular, is amazing quality flour that comes in a big bag for a great price.

Coconut flour can be used in both no-bake and bake recipes. It tends to absorb more water compared to other flours, though, so you don't need a lot of it when baking. But, its effects are great! With coconut flour, you can add more volume to and pack fiber in recipes, making your dish lower in net carbs. 

This is one of my favorite baking staples because of the versatility and the endless ideas you can make with coconut flour. This one is the same brand as the almond flour above, so you know you get a lot of the product for an affordable price. 

This is a great sweetener replacement that is made from natural sources. The best thing about it is that is doesn't have any glycemic effect (where consumption causes a spike in blood sugar levels or where carbohydrates convert to glucose), calories, or weird aftertaste compared to other sugar replacements. 

Lakanto's Monkfruit Sweetener can be used in sweet baked or no-bake recipes, to make low-sugar sauces for meats, and to add sweetness to drinks or snacks such as chia puddings. I suggest always buying bigger bags of the sweetener since you'll definitely get hooked on using this.

This protein powder has an amazing chocolatey taste, and the creaminess it adds to smoothies or coffee is unbeatable! I suggest using it for making mochas.

The ingredients are also amazing! It has MCT oils for a boost of energy, collagen for gut health, and whey protein with amino acids that are great for our body's natural detoxing process. The container holds 20 servings, and it also has digestive enzymes to help your body take in food better. As a bonus, it has only 4 grams of net carbs and 15 grams of fats to keep you satisfied for hours.

Beef gelatin is a great substitute for eggs—they make the recipe stick together, just like glue. Besides being a great egg substitute, it's also a good ingredient for homemade Jellos or as a great natural thickener. You can even add it to your morning coffee or smoothie to get a boost of essential amino acids that will help your gut! 

Grass-fed cows contain more healthy vitamins and fatty acids than regular grain-fed cows. Since grass-fed cows are used to create this gelatin, you know that it's more nutritious for you, too! Note that one tablespoon of this goes a long way.

This is a delicious coffee creamer—it adds a creamy and buttery taste to your coffee or latte. Omega PowerCreamer offers different flavors, but the cinnamon and the caramel one is the one I recommend! 

This creamer can actually be used in baking recipes as a butter substitute, so you won't have to deal with the hassle of melting ghee or traditional butter! It also adds some extra flavor to the dish.

It tastes amazing and adds healthy fats such as MCT for boosting energy and coconut oil for smoothness in your dishes. The flavor is derived from natural ingredients, including being sweetened with Stevia.

Electrolytes are an essential substance that hydrate us and regulate our muscles and nerves. It's also something that we need to replenish daily—especially during summer when we tend to sweat a little bit more than usual. It's also great to take in electrolytes after working out because you lose water via sweat. 

It's easy to create low-carb and hydrating drinks with these supplements by just mixing water, lime juice, sea salt, unsweetened hibiscus tea, and one scoop of electrolytes. Remember that if you follow a low-carb diet, you tend to lose more of your body's water content, which is why it's important to incorporate electrolyte supplements into your daily routine.

Chocolate chips are the perfect complement to any sweet recipe! You can use them for anything from chocolate chips cookies to no-bake pies and muffins to brownies. 

ChocZero is soy-, gluten-, and GMO-free and sweetened with monk fruit instead of traditional sugar, making it a low carb option for all your dessert needs. Despite being low carb, they still taste just as good as regular chocolate chips. 

ChocZero offers different types of chocolate chips such as white, dark, and milk, so you can use them in many different recipes! You can even just use them as toppings to make baked treats look good and taste indulgently keto!

This is a game-changing device!  You can use it to cook everything—chicken, fish, meatballs, veggies, and jicama chips, for example. You can even use an air fryer to crisp up muffins or toast without having to use the oven. 

An air fryer works by circulating hot air within the frying chamber to cook and brown the food placed inside. The main draw is that it doesn't need oil to operate, so you won't be adding in any extra fat to your recipes! 

Even without the oil, the food that comes out of this machine still tastes great. Ever since I bought mine, I've used it at least five days out of every week.

This is a great mess-free option for mixing ingredients into your coffee, lattes, lemonades, or mocktails. You can even scramble your eggs with this milk frother. You don't need to drag out your blender! 

It's extremely easy to use and clean and it's also super portable. You can take it anywhere easily since it's battery-operated and doesn't need to be plugged into the wall. Also, it comes in a lot of colors to fit whatever decor you have up in your kitchen.

One drink I recommend using this milk frother for is coffee combined with Smirk Double Fudge Protein. It'll smooth out all those lumps of powder and make sure your coffee turns out creamy and perfectly frothy!