Looking for a delicious burger without the carbs? This carnivore burger recipe is exactly what you need. It features juicy beef patties and special buns made completely from animal products.
What makes this recipe special is the homemade carnivore buns. They’re made with eggs, cream cheese, and a few other carnivore friendly ingredients. The buns turn out soft and fluffy, perfect for holding your burger patties.
They might not look exactly like regular bread buns, but they taste great and work perfectly in this recipe.
Making these burgers is pretty simple. You’ll need to mix up the bun ingredients, bake them in a special mold, and then cook your beef patties.
The whole process takes about 30-40 minutes, which isn’t too long for such a special meal. You can also make extra buns and freeze them for later use.
👍 Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Real Burger Experience: This recipe gives you actual burger buns made from carnivore friendly products only. With this recipe, you get the full burger experience while staying 100% carnivore.
Protein Powerhouse: These burgers pack a serious protein punch. With beef patties and protein rich buns made from eggs and cream cheese, each burger provides a substantial amount of complete protein to fuel your body.
Satisfying Texture: The combination of the fluffy, bread like buns and the juicy meat patties creates a satisfying texture contrast that many carnivore meals lack.
The buns have an airy quality while still being sturdy enough to hold the burger without falling apart.
✨ Recipe Ingredients
To make these carnivore burger patties you will need the following ingredients:
For The Patties
- 0.7 pound Ground Beef
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
For The Carnivore Buns
- 3 Eggs (separated into whites and yolks)
- 1 Block Cream Cheese
- 3 tablespoons Egg White Powder (use this powder – amazon link)
- 1 teaspoon White Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Unflavored Gelatin
- 2 1/2 tablespoons Butter (melted)
- 1/3 teaspoon Baking Soda
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👨🍳 How To Make
It’s so easy to make these carnivore diet burgers! Follow these simple steps:
Step 1
Prepare the bun mixture: In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, egg yolks, beef gelatin, egg white powder, melted butter, and white vinegar.
Use a hand mixer to thoroughly blend everything together (start on low speed and increase to high). Ensure there are no clumps and the mixture looks smooth.
Step 2
Whip the egg whites: In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites using a hand mixer. After about 2 minutes, add the baking soda and continue mixing until stiff peaks form.
Step 3
Combine and fill pans: Gently fold the egg white mixture into the cream cheese mixture until well combined and fluffy.
Brush the silicone burger bun pan with butter or tallow, then fill each cavity with the mixture, leaving some space at the top for expansion.
Step 4
Bake the buns: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Place the filled burger bun pan on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Then turn off the oven, open the door slightly and let the buns rest for 10 more minutes before removing.
Step 5
Prepare the patties: While the buns are baking, form the ground beef into 3-4 patties, slightly larger than your buns as they will shrink during cooking. Season both sides generously with salt and pepper.
Step 6
Cook the patties: Heat a frying pan over medium heat. When hot, add the patties and cook for 3-4 minutes per side. Assemble your carnivore burgers and enjoy (add mayo and cheese for the perfect burger!).
💡Tips
1. Get The Right Pan
The silicone burger bun pan is really important for getting those perfectly shaped buns. If you don’t have one yet, it’s worth the investment if you plan to make these often. Make sure to get one with deep enough cavities.
Before using it for the first time, wash it thoroughly and dry it completely. When filling the molds, leave about 1/4 inch of space at the top as the mixture will expand during baking.
Greasing each cavity generously with butter or tallow is essential – don’t skip this step or your buns might stick.
If you don’t have a burger bun pan, you can use large muffin tins as an alternative, though the shape won’t be as burger like.
2. Gentle Folding Technique
When combining the whipped egg whites with the cream cheese mixture, use a gentle folding motion rather than stirring.
Stirring will deflate the air bubbles in the egg whites, resulting in dense, flat buns. To fold properly, use a large spatula and cut down through the center of the mixture, then scoop along the bottom of the bowl and fold the mixture over itself.
Rotate the bowl a quarter turn and repeat until just combined. Some small white streaks are okay – it’s better to under-mix than over-mix.
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Carnivore Burger
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For The Patties
- 0.7 pound Ground Beef
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
For The Carnivore Buns
- 3 Eggs separated into whites and yolks
- 1 Block Cream Cheese
- 3 tablespoons Egg White Powder (use this powder – amazon link)
- 1 teaspoon White Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Unflavored Gelatin
- 2 1/2 tablespoons Butter melted
- 1/3 teaspoon Baking Soda
Instructions
- Prepare the bun mixture: In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, egg yolks, beef gelatin, egg white powder, melted butter, and white vinegar.Use a hand mixer to thoroughly blend everything together (start on low speed and increase to high). Ensure there are no clumps and the mixture looks smooth.
- Whip the egg whites: In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites using a hand mixer. After about 2 minutes, add the baking soda and continue mixing until stiff peaks form.
- Combine and fill pans: Gently fold the egg white mixture into the cream cheese mixture until well combined and fluffy.Brush the silicone burger bun pan with butter or tallow, then fill each cavity with the mixture, leaving some space at the top for expansion.
- Bake the buns: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Place the filled burger bun pan on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Then turn off the oven, open the door slightly and let the buns rest for 10 more minutes before removing.
- Prepare the patties: While the buns are baking, form the ground beef into 3-4 patties, slightly larger than your buns as they will shrink during cooking. Season both sides generously with salt and pepper.
- Cook the patties: Heat a frying pan over medium heat. When hot, add the patties and cook for 3-4 minutes per side. Assemble your carnivore burgers and enjoy (add mayo and cheese for the perfect burger!).
Perfect!
The “buns” are great and have been very helpful into getting my carb-loving husband to eat carnivore. We have them often.
I use a silicone jumbo muffin top pan and they flip right out, no greasing required either. So easy 🙂
Thanks!
Are you sure it’s 1 teaspoon of baking soda? It’s 1 lbs of meat. In your explanation about baking soda you specifically said no more than 1 teaspoon per 2 lbs of meat.
Hello. Do you mean fat content of 75/25?
Yes, thank you. I fixed it.