Best prices on keto ingredients


(Misty Torrey) #1

I am looking to maybe buy some keto ingredients like almond flour and swerve in bulk. I used a whole bag of each at Thanksgiving. I want to make some keto treats for the 12 days of Christmas at work. I need to be able to serve at least 30 ppl. I can get the flour on Amazon for about $5.92/lb. Which is significantly cheaper than the $11/lb here in the stores.

Where have you found the best deals?


(Misty Torrey) #2

Has anyone used the So Nourished brand of erythritol? That has a better price on Amazon compared to swerve.


(Daisy) #3

I use health garden erythritol. I get 5 lbs for $24 on samsclub.com. I also get my almond flour from there. Bob’s red mill super fine. I don’t remember the price, I buy it in store.

ETA: it’s $13.98 for 3 lbs of almond flour


(Christopher Hodge) #4

Costco has very cheap almond flour but I can’t recall the exact price. It’s definitely better than $6/lb. I bought some just last week.


(Misty Torrey) #5

I will have to check out Sam’s Club and Costco online. We don’t have either of those here. I think the closest ones are two hours away.


#6

Have you tried coconut flour instead of almond flour? It’s a lot cheaper, you need to use less, and the finished product will be lower in net carbs.

But, trying a new flour when you’re going to do a massive amount of baking probably isn’t a good idea. However, changing brands of almond flour can yield different results as well.

Be sure to check out VitaCost. I recently got a 3# bag of Erythritol for $11.89 and then got a further 30% off on it. They often offer 10%, 15%, and 20% off. Yesterday’s Cyber week offer was 20% off. Today’s is 15%.

Their Almond flour is $7.18/#. So if you got 20% off that, it would be under $6/#.

The Coconut flour on Vitacost is $3.10/#, even less with the discount. And you only need to use a third or a fourth as much coconut flour as almond flour. But you will need more eggs.


(Misty Torrey) #7

Thanks! Coconut flour isn’t one I have done much with. I have had the same 1 lb bag for 10 months. I may have to play around with it. All my recipes call for almond flour so I have been sticking to that bc I am afraid to waste expensive ingredients to experiment.

I know I want to make Carrie Brown’s pumpkin bars. I may also do some soups and chili. I am doing a charcuterie tray for at least one day. I work in a small school and we have a tradition where everyone signs up for a single day with 3-6 people per day for each of the 12 days leading up to Christmas break and we have lunch or snacks each day. I am definitely doing the charcuterie tray on the 10th but I am hoping to provide keto offerings for as many days as I can afford.


#8

My boilerplate:


Keto Flours 101 | Low-Carb Baking Science

I no longer use almond flour. I prefer the taste and texture of products made with coconut flour, but some people don’t. Coconut flour is cheaper, I need to use less, and it has fewer net carbs.

Some coconut flour recipes I use (or plan to try).


Coconut flour is very absorbent

The general rule of thumb is that you only need 1/3rd to 1/4th as much coconut flour as other flours (e.g. almond), and for each cup of coconut flour you substitute, you may need to add up to 6 eggs and an additional cup of liquid.

For example, I recently cut the Parmesan cheese in a recipe in half and replaced it with a 1/4 cup of coconut flour. So I also needed to add:

  • 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
  • 2 eggs

(Misty Torrey) #9

Thank you! This is very helpful!!!