This Cinnamon Almond Flour Bread is versatile, low-carb, gluten-free, dairy-free, simple to make and subtly sweet. Serve it on its own or with your favorite toppings for a wholesome breakfast or snack!
Spicing Things Up!
More than your average bread recipe, this almond flour bread was inspired by sweet, store-bought cinnamon bread. However, unlike packaged varieties, this version contains no refined sugars, gluten, dairy, or preservatives and it’s paleo-friendly. Instead, we used simple whole food ingredients to create a dense, hearty bread that’s soft, sweet, and perfect to prep ahead of time!
We love to serve it with a smear of homemade cashew or sunflower seed butter alongside warm coffee or turmeric tea latte for a hearty breakfast or satisfying afternoon snack. However, the serving options are endless! No matter how you slice this cinnamon almond flour bread, you can’t go wrong.
Cinnamon Almond Bread Ingredients
Below are the key ingredients used to make this cinnamon almond flour bread recipe. However, you’ll also need a few additional pantry staples. So, be sure to double-check the ingredient list in the recipe card below to ensure you have everything you need.
- Grain-Free Flour – A combination of almond and coconut flour creates a soft and tender bread without the need for gluten or immense amounts of carbs.
- Flaxseed Meal – Contribute to the dense texture and provide an extra boost of healthy fats and fiber. If needed, chia seed meal can be substituted instead.
- Room Temperature Eggs – Not a low-calorie food, this almond flour bread contains 5 large whole eggs and one egg white for a fluffier texture that’s loaded with protein and nutrients.
- Apple Cider Vinegar – Used to lighten up the dough and help it rise without gluten-containing wheat or yeast.
- Maple Syrup or Honey – Contributes just a hint of sweetness without the need for refined sugar.
- Cinnamon – Adjust to taste. The more the merrier right? Plus it’s loaded with antioxidants!
- Chia Seeds – Optional but recommended, chia seeds can be sprinkled on top for added texture, omega fatty acids, and fiber!
Tips and Tricks
Adjust the Pan Size. If you don’t have an 8×4 bread pan, don’t worry. A bigger size can be used. Your bread won’t be quite as fluffy, but it will be every bit as tasty!
Make Your Own Flaxseed or Chia Seed Meal. To make the flaxseed or chia meal, simply place the flaxseeds or chia seeds in a coffee grinder or food processor, and grind until a fine meal-like texture is formed.
Keep an Eye on the Oven. This recipe typically takes between 30-35 minutes to bake. However, depending on your oven and altitude, cooking times will vary. So, be sure to keep an eye on your bread, and remove it from the oven if it starts to look golden brown before the baking time is up.
Create a Sweet Cinnamon Almond Bread. For a sweet breakfast bread, feel free to add extra maple syrup or honey to the dough, and add a sprinkle of coconut sugar to the cinnamon glaze.
How to Make Almond Flour Bread
If you think homemade bread is difficult to make, think again! This cinnamon almond bread comes together with ease and is ready in less than an hour. Watch how it comes together below!
- Preheat. To begin, preheat your oven to 350° Fahrenheit, line a bread pan with parchment paper, grease the sides, and set it aside.
- Combine the dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, salt, baking soda, flaxseed meal, and ½ a tablespoon of cinnamon.
- Whisk the wet ingredients. In a second small bowl, combine the eggs and egg white until smooth. Then, add in the maple syrup or honey, apple cider vinegar, and oil, stirring to combine.
Note: Make sure you let your eggs come to room temperature before mixing. Otherwise, the ingredients will solidify!
- Combine the ingredients. Working in batches, slowly mix the wet and dry ingredients, making sure to remove any clumps. NOTE – The batter will look super thick, but don’t add more liquid! As long as it looks similar to the pictures above, it’ll turn out great.
- Bake. Pour the batter into the bread pan, and bake until a toothpick can be inserted into the center and comes out clean.
- Glaze. Whisk melted butter with the rest of the cinnamon, and brush the mixture on top of the almond bread.
- Cool. Set the bread aside to cool. Once the cinnamon topping has set, slice, and enjoy!
Make Ahead & Freezing Options
This almond bread recipe is so tasty you’re gonna want to go ahead and make 2…or 3 loaves. Luckily, they’re great to make in advance and keep on hand! Once cooled, leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Or, slice the bread, wrap each piece individually with plastic wrap, and transfer them to a sealable bag where they can be frozen for up to 2-3 months.
To enjoy, warm the bread in the toaster (thawed or frozen), add your favorite toppings, and enjoy!
Serving Suggestions
Honestly, we love to eat this almond flour bread warm on its own. However, it’s absolutely scrumptious with toppings like butter, honey, cream cheese, nut butter, jam, or even a fried egg on top! Or, pair it with a warm meal like butternut squash soup or turkey sweet potato chili.
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Common Questions
Yes! Swap out equal parts flaxseed for chia seed meal for the same great taste and texture.
For this recipe, we include a combination of coconut and almond flour. However, we do not recommend using only coconut flour as it requires different liquid ratios and won’t yield the same results.
No, due to its low carbohydrate count, almond flour does not rise with yeast.
Yes! Almond flour is extremely popular amongst the keto community because it contains just 3 grams of carbs and 1 gram of net carbs per every 2 tablespoons. Plus, it’s a great source of healthy fats and is easy to use.
Cinnamon Almond Flour Bread Recipe
- Total Time: 40-60 minutes
- Yield: 9–10 slices 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This Cinnamon Almond Flour Bread Recipe is a versatile low carb, gluten free, dairy free bread recipe that’s simple to make and subtly sweet. Serve it on its own or with your favorite toppings for a wholesome breakfast or snack!
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ – 2 cups (205 grams) -fine blanched almond flour
- 2 Tablespoons (15–16 grams) coconut flour, whisked or sifted
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon, divided
- 5 large eggs and 1 egg white, room temp and whisked
- 1 ½ teaspoons apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- 3 Tablespoons melted coconut oil or clarified butter, divided
- Optional Topping: Chia seeds sprinkled on top before baking
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8×4-inch bread pan, and place a piece of parchment paper on the bottom.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the almond flour, coconut flour, salt, baking soda, and ground flaxseed. Add ½ Tablespoon cinnamon, and whisk again, removing any clumps in the flour mixture.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs and egg white. Stir in the apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, and 2 Tablespoons coconut oil.
- Working in batches, gently mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Pour batter into the greased loaf pan.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. If the center is not set, cover with aluminum foil, rotate pan, and bake for an additional 5-10 minutes.
- Remove the bread from the oven and set aside while preparing the cinnamon glaze.
- Whisk together the other 1 Tablespoon of melted butter (or oil) with ½ Tablespoon of cinnamon. Brush on top of the bread while warm.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Notes
- Baking Tips – If baking at a higher altitude, the bread may need to bake an additional 5 minutes.
- Storage Tips – For storage, it’s best to keep wrapped in aluminum foil or a sealable bag in the fridge for up to 1 week. The bread freezes well for an easy meal prep option.
- Recipe adapted from one of our favorite blogs, Elana’s Pantry.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30-50 minutes
- Category: Side Dish, Bread
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 221
- Sugar: 3.7 g
- Sodium: 315.2 g
- Fat: 15.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 10.7 g
- Fiber: 3.1 g
- Protein: 9.3 g
- Cholesterol: 103.3 mg
Delicious! I deviated a lot from the recipe but it turned out great! I only had 2 eggs and no chia or flax…so I just used all almond flour, a 2 eggs, a cup of cottage cheese, vanilla instead of apple cider vinegar, more cinnamon, and topped with a little brown sugar and sliced almonds. It rose enough to be bread (hah) and is a good consistency, nice and moist! Thought I’d share for those that don’t have all the ingredients but want to give it a-go.
I love how you adapted this recipe. I’ll have to try it with cottage cheese next. Thanks Courtney
Great recipe. Really delicious. Have tried some other paleo/gluten free bread recipes with disappointing results, but this one’s a winner 😊
I am so happy to hear this Michelle! Thanks for sharing. It’s one of my favorite recipes as well and it freezes well!
can this bread be made in a bread maker
Unfortunately I don’t think the bread machine would work. But it is a quick bread so it’s super easy to make, if that helps!
I just made this recipe and it is AMAZING! I switched out gf flour for the coconut flour, because I didn’t have any and accidentally added a little of the melted butter to the batter before I realized it was for the topping, BUT it was still delicious!
That’s fantastic, Candy! Woohoo! It’s always nice to hear when others like a recipe as much as we do. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your substitutions too. So helpful!
Have you tried this recipe using a bread maker?
I haven’t. Since we don’t use yeast, I am not sure it would work. But feel free to try it!
This looks great I would love to try and make it. Not really supposed to have coconut flour due to fodmap/IBS. I have a variety of gluten-free flours, including some starches… What would you recommend for a sub?thx!
Hi Kimmie! It’s 2 tbsp coconut flour, which is very minimal when divided by 8-9 servings. Are you currently on a strict low fodmap plan? If so, maybe try 3 tbsp oat flour (GF) in place of coconut flour.
Thanks so much for getting back to me, really appreciate it! Yeah coconut flour, sadly is on my no go list. I will try the oat flour substitute next time, I did make this yesterday before I saw your note, and I did the 3 to 1 ratio for rice flour instead of coconut flour and it turned out really well. absolutely love the texture, the flavor is great, nutrition is fabulous, and I like that it could go sweet or savory depending on what you put on it. ❤️❤️❤️
So glad it worked out! What were your exact measurements?
I made this bread for my 16 month old son and he loves it! I spread either almond butter or peanut butter on it for him and he gobbles it up. We don’t feed him gluten and so this was a great way to use up all the almond flour I have and didn’t know what to do with. I love that the bread is savory with a hint of sweetness. I froze half the loaf for later use since it’s for my toddler and he still eats small portions. I did use a bigger loaf pan and it still turned out great. I also used less cinnamon in mine and olive oil instead of butter or coconut oil as that’s all I had on hand. It was great! This will be a future staple for us. Thank you.
Hi, Sheena! I’m so happy to hear that the bread was a success for you with your ingredient changes. And YAY for toddler happiness!
It’s on my list to do. Do you need grams for this recipe now?
I can’t eat eggs, nor coconut flour. Could I sub in psyllium husks for the coconut flour and chia eggs for the eggs? thx
Unfortunately, I don’t think that would work. You could try my vegan tea cake loaf though! It’s coconut free and egg free https://www.cottercrunch.com/maple-earl-grey-tea-cake-loaf/ Just sub coconut sugar for raw sugar
Can I use any gluten free flax and
ancient all purpose baking flour by premium gold?
I’m not sure the bread would work with all purpose flour. do you have almond flour?
This looks and sounds delish! Can’t do added sugars (honey, maple, etc) would an alternative liquid sweetener work? Liquid Stevia or Greenleaf?
Sure! I’ve used monk fruit sweetener before too, it works great!
if i omit the honey would it totally throw off the recipe?
Nope, you can definitely skip if needed.
Loved this bread!! My 7 year old son adored it too!! It was super simple to make and didn’t have complicated ingredients. Thanks for the recipe!
You’re welcome, Rachel! So glad ya’ll loved it!
Yuum. I just made it today. Waiting for it to come out. Let you know how it comes out
Awesome! Can’t wait to hear about it Brenda!
Just made it I added 1/4 cup of raisins to the dry.. delicious, great texture.
Oh great idea with the raisins! Thanks Char.
What does the coconut flour do for this recipe? If I don’t have any, can I leave it out or substitute? Thanks!
Coconut flour help absorb the liquid and set the bread with almond flour. Do you have another starch flours?
I’m going to make this but lean it in a savory direction. I’m going to leave out the maple syrup/honey/ cinnamon, but up the salt to a teaspoon and throw in some garlic powder or maybe some everything bagel seasoning and herbs. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work well, do you? I like the look of this loaf but I’m trying to train my palate away from sweet flavors right now. I’ll let you know how it works out!
Sent you an email! I say go for it! Or i gave a seedy paleo bread. 😉
It came out GREAT! I made it with the subtractions I mentioned earlier, but with the addition of Everything Bagel seasoning, plus some minced chives and lemon zest. It was really delicious and satisfying! I just toasted a slice and am now eating it with a schmear of chive cream cheese, some ribbons of smoked salmon and topped off with some capers and shaved red onion! Thanks for a great recipe!!
Just wondering can I leave the flax and chia out? I can’t have seeds?
Thanks
JoAnn
I don’t think it would bind as well, but worth a shot!
THanks
This was a delicious recipe to try for my first time making bread! I didn’t have coconut flour so I just added a little bit more almond flour and it worked great! I also used vegan butter and honey which didn’t alter the taste at all. I also added a swirl of cinnamon in the middle, which my family thought was cute. I would rate this a 10/10, and would definitely make it again.
Love it! So glad it worked out Hope!
So delicious! I’m making my second go round today. I’ve been topping the slices with melted coconut manna and it might as well be a healthy version of a cinnamon bun. Pair it with a good cup of coffee and it’s a heavenly and filling breakfast.
Have you tried making these as muffins? If so, what were the cooking times? Thanks!
Oh i love the melted coconut manna! Totally trying that! Thanks Kristen.
Lindsay,
This bread is very easy to throw together! When its made it makes the kitchen smell fantastic.
On my first attempt, the bread had great flavor for what was there but lacked the significant cinnamon flavor I was hoping for. Additionally, my sample was incredibly dry. I used coconut oil (apposed to butter) and honey (opposed to maple syrup), otherwise I followed every direction just as its written out. Do you have any advice for changing these two features?
Nathan
Oh no, sorry to hear that nathan. I’m thinking there are two factors that could play into this. One, what type of coconut flour did you use? Brand? YOu might need to sift it before adding to almond flour. The other fact could be over mixing the eggs. I would try sifting the flours together first. Does that me sense?
Thank you for this wonderful paleo bread recipe.it tastes really great.
I’m so glad! Thank you
amazing recipe! gonna try it out soon.
Thank you! Enjoy:)
haha why thank you. 😉
do u have to use flaxseed?
you do need a binder. Do you have chia seed? you can grind that and use as well.
There are always delicious breads that I can’t eat due to allergies but this year, I may need to make this
Let me know if you try it!
Amazing recipe, gonna try this right now for sure!
Woohoo! Keep me posted on how it goes
I just found your site, this recipe, and just finished making it! It smells amazing! I can’t wait to try it! I think my toddlers will love it!
I love the smell too! I hope you all enjoy-thank you!
I have made this recipe a handful of times and love it! This time i added some scoops of Cinnamon Roll Protein from Bowmar Nutrition – YUMMMM!
Oh that’s amazing! So going to try it
Hi,
I made it and it came out delicious!!!! My husband and daughter loved it too. It’s a great recipe and I’m going to make it again! Thank you so much, RT 🙂
(ps-I took some pictures if you like to see :-))
Oh wonderful Roni! Yes, would love pictures. Did you share on social media?
This bread is what I had for breakfast the last week, and I have another one in the oven right now. It’s that good!!
Woohoo I love it!! Thank you-enjoy! ❤️
Does this work as muffins??
I haven’t tried it, but i think it just might work! just adjust baking time. Maybe check after 25 mintues
Can eggs be substituted with something else?
Hm replacing the egg actually might be a little bit tricky in this recipe! If you are looking for an egg free/vegan bread loaf, I think you’d like this tea cake bread! https://www.cottercrunch.com/maple-earl-grey-tea-cake-loaf/#tasty-recipes-43012
Texture was spot on! I was hoping for something a little sweeter, but we topped with cinnamon honey and that solved that dilemma! Thanks for a great recipe!
Yes, you can totally add in more sugar, but I like that you can add the honey topping! Good choice!
Could you make muffins using this recipe?
Thank you for the recipe! I used 1/2 coconut flour and 1/2 almond since I didn’t have enough almond flour– it is VERY dry. Is that why?? Can coconut flour not be substituted for almond?
Also I omitted the honey since I am not eating sugar right now. It smells amazing but a little hard to eat. Maybe I shouldn’t have omitted the honey and/or substituted the flours. Thoughts!?! I’m mad because it smells amazing!
Oh no, yes coconut flour is pretty sensitive, I never use more that 4 tbsp in a bread. But you could totally try adding a topping, like more coconut oil with cinnamon. Haha I have done this before. Another option, slice it and then use it in a bread pudding with eggs and almond milk. YOu can make it savory or sweet!
This came out perfect and everyone loved it. I had to reduce the backing time a bit because I have a convection oven and I added chopped dates, cranberries and pecans. Thanks for a great recipe.
This bread has me counting down the minutes until breakfast!
Was looking for a low-carb bread to make in small loaves and include with jams in a Christmas gift basket. This was PERFECT. Moist with comforting spiciness. I did add a little Splenda to both the bread and the topping – forgive me, but I do like things a bit sweeter than what the small amount of maple syrup could provide. Will definitely make again!
Oh I love that you made it as a gift! IT’s so cozy yet light! Thank you for your feedback Alayne. Merry Christmas!
Love starting my morning with this! Keeps me full for hours too!
NM-Just saw it already posted @ the bottom of the recipe….lol!
Hi! Do you have the macro count for this recipe?
Has anyone tried to make this recipe in a bread machine? Would you know which settings to use for it?
I haven’t yet. But have you tried other paleo breads in the bread machine? If so, it would be similar settings Hopefully!
Hi Lindsey, my wife and I will bake this tomorrow. Thank you in advance for making eating healthy delicious!
Wonderful! Keep me posted David!
I just found your site, this recipe, and just finished making it! It smells amazing! I can’t wait to try it! I think my toddlers will love it!
Oh wonderful! Thanks Jill. Let me know how it turns out!
I can’t have flax or chia right now. Do you think I would need to increase one of the flours if I left them out? Thanks!
can you have ground psyllium husks? You need a little binder but you could totally try this without. Not sure about texture though.
I guess so. I’ve never heard of that. I can’t have any grains or seeds.
HI.
I have Cassava flour. Can that be substituted for
Coconut flour
I think so! Maybe try 3 tbsp since coconut flour is more dry. Keep me posted!
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I had my doubts especially after tasting the raw mixture but it is a lovely dense bread! I wonder if I could make french toast with it?!
Oh that’s a great idea! Maybe worth a try! Heavenly thick french toast. YUM!
Super yummy! Great toasted with pb and honey!
Totally agree!
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Can I use tapioca or arrowroot flour instead of coconut flour? Thank you..
I would try 3 tbsp arrowroot. Keep me posted!
This is wonderful and so unique! Thanks for a great new bread. Made it with my three year old’s help and we shared it with friends and ate almost the whole loaf in one sitting! I added a tiny bit of coconut sugar to make it slightly sweeter.
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Seriously, I love the taste of cinnamon in bakes goods! I can practically smell it already!
The weather has been perfect for bread here. Coolish with a side of comfort. I think this qualifies. Plus I love the combination of almond and cinnamon.
Sounds delish!!
Ooh, this loos so amazing! So often, paleo/gf breads are made with hard to find ingredients, I love how this looks so simple to make! And, of course, love Central Market 🙂
This would definitely make my kitchen smell FANTASTIC!!
This looks so good! I have all of the ingredients for this and definitely need to give it a try!!
This bread looks and sounds so hearty! I want to reach right in a grab a slice! And I just love baking with almond flour. Can’t wait to try this out.
oh yum! Il love how hearty this bread looks!
this looks easy and Yummy — my two favorite parts of a recipe !! quick Question: what would you recommend substituting for the coconut flour in this recipe? (i don’t do coconut, slightly allergic…)
thank you !!
Hi Catharine! In stead of coconut flour, you could try 3 -4 tbsp tapioca, rice flour, or oat flour. But watch the baking time. I haven’t tried it, so keep me posted! Coconut flour absorbs fast so you always use less.
Oh boy oh boy I’m so excited about this; it sounds delicious, and I love making sweet breads. They’re probably my favorite baked good. If I didn’t have coconut flour is there any other flour I could use?
Totally thought of you! In stead of coconut flour, you could try 3 -4 tbsp tapioca or oat flour. But watch the baking time. I haven’t tried it, so keep me posted!
Cinnamon BREAD!!!! I have still yet to really make a LOAF OF BREAD before – so I think I need to start by making something similar to this…. My problem is, I cannot hold myself back from EATING IT ALLLLLLLLLL!
Yummmmm! This sounds so delicious! LOVE the cinnamon flavor! 🙂
Ohhhh… I am totally trying this one out. Vegas is a bread whore and I’m a cinnamon whore. Perfect marriage!
I always try to please you and vegas! Life goals!
This is the kind of bread I could snack on all afternoon. Bet it makes the whole house smell amazing while baking too!
yep, totally worth all that! I say you make this for you mom. I like her! LOL!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you feel it Lindsay? I’m patting you on the back too! This bread looks fabulous! When summer winds down, I begin to think of warm, cinnamony things! So this bread needs to happen very soon at my house!
My family always does a brunch for Labor Day. There are always delicious breads that I can’t eat due to allergies but this year, I may need to make this so I can have that fun treat and still share with everyone else!
will you invite me? LOL!
Love this idea!! I need to try it ASAP!
yes, keep me posted!
This bread is seriously perfection!!
I can see myself snacking on this all day long, looks incredible!
Oh man, here it goes… my quick Bread obsession starting back up! And to think this recipe is paleo. I wouldn’t have a clue where to start when making Paleo bread so this recipe is a little gem and so perfect for school lunch or after schools snacks. ?
i know. me too! I just made 3 loafs! LOL!
Can this be used on the whole 30 diet if I leave out the honey?
It would be using whole 30 ingredients, yes! but I think whole 30 doesn’t allow for baking, right? I could be wrong. I know they want you to stray away from baking paleo foods.
I will making this during the weekend– I need to get on the meal prep so badly again! Little man starts school and they have been eating like Animals…I can’t keep up with cooking!
I wish I could send all my food I have here!!
Looveeee the looks of this! Can’t beat a good cinnamon bread. I’ve tried baking bread with almond flour a couple times and I love the texture!
Me too! So soft and airy. I might have baked 3 loafs on purpose ?
NOw that is some nutrionally dense bread! But I bet it is delish
Mmm! I’m a sucker for anything cinnamon so this look fantastic! Thanks for sharing 🙂
me too! Let me know if you try it Heather!