Even if you are gluten-free you don’t have to forgo the bun. Try these nutty buns with great flavor for your next sliders.
By Nina Jesih
Hamburgers are one of my weak points. And because I can’t eat flour I decided to experiment and finally have a burger. Here is my recipe for gluten-free buns that you can easily adjust to your own needs. Check your kitchen drawers and see what nuts you have in there and experiment using those for flours. The taste will be equally enjoyable. 
Hamburger Buns
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
One regular hamburger bun has around 244kCal, the one with nuts has around 300kCal. But don’t worry, they are much healthier and filling, so you can eat just one, instead of two regular ones.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (240 ml) almond flour
- 1 cup (240 ml) ground flax seeds
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) coconut flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp apple vinegar
- 4 spoons melted butter (you can use ghee)
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) almond milk (regular one will do, too)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Blend egg yolks and add them almond and coconut flour with some vinegar, milk and butter. Mixed it all together and add flax seeds and salt.
- Whisk egg whites in a different dish and add baking soda. Join it with the other mixture (use a wooden spoon, not a blender).
- Leave the batch in a dish for 5 minutes. Soak your hands and make 4 round buns.
- Put them on a wax paper and bake for 35 minutes on 320°. Baking time depends of how wet your mixture is. Use a toothpick to check if the buns are done. Just don’t open the oven too much, because there is a chance bread will not rise.
- When you take the bread out of the oven, leave them to cool down. Now you have time to cook a burger patty and prepare every spread that you want in your hamburger. You can of course use the buns for something else, just eat it in a few days, so they won’t get old.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bun
- Calories: 300
- Sodium: 2350
- Fat: 23
- Carbohydrates: 8
- Protein: 12
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I substitute other nut flours for the almond flour?
Yes — the article explicitly suggests checking your kitchen for other nuts and experimenting with those as the flour base, noting “the taste will be equally enjoyable.” The recipe uses a combination of 1 cup almond flour, 1/3 cup coconut flour, and 1 cup ground flax seeds, so you can swap the almond flour for another ground nut.
Why does the baking time vary, and how do I know when the buns are done?
The recipe notes that baking time depends on how wet your mixture is — it says to bake at 320°F for 35 minutes and use a toothpick to check. Also, avoid opening the oven too much during baking, as that can prevent the buns from rising.
Why does this recipe separate the egg whites from the yolks?
The yolks are blended into the flour and wet ingredients, while the whites are whisked separately with baking soda and then folded in using a wooden spoon (not a blender) to keep volume. This is what gives the flourless buns enough lift to hold together as burger buns.
