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🦀 Single-Serve Keto Crab Cake Benedict

There is no dish more luxurious than Eggs Benedict. But the traditional English muffin base is a carb-heavy disaster for keto.This Single-Serve Keto Crab Cake Benedict is engineered specifically for your One Meal A Day needs. We swap the muffin for a pan-seared slice of Halloumi cheese, build a large, binder-free crab cake, and supercharge the meal with a massive, high-fat Hollandaise, creamy spinach, and crispy bacon to deliver over 1,100 high-quality calories.This is pure, high-fat elegance—the only meal you'll need all day.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 1 Person Meal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 1250
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
1. The Base & Fat Anchors
  • 1 thick slice Halloumi cheese about 2 oz
  • 3 slices thick-cut keto-friendly bacon
  • 1 Tbsp avocado oil
2. The Single Crab Cake
  • 6 oz high-quality lump crab meat patted very dry
  • 1 Tbsp mayonnaise full fat
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1/2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
  • Pinch of salt and pepper
  • 1 tsp almond flour optional, for shaping
3. The Egg & Hollandaise (The Calorie Core)
  • 1 large egg poached
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1/3 cup 5.3 Tbsp melted unsalted butter or ghee
  • 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper and salt
4. The Side (Creamed Keto Spinach)
  • 1 cup raw spinach
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp butter
  • Salt and pepper

Method
 

Directions
    1. Cook Bacon and Spinach (Start the Anchors)
    1. In a small skillet, cook the 3 slices of bacon until crispy. Remove the bacon and set it aside on a paper towel, reserving the rendered fat in the skillet.
    2. In the same skillet with the bacon fat, melt 1 tsp of butter. Add the minced garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add the 1 cup of raw spinach and cook until wilted.
    3. Stir in the 1/4 cup of heavy cream, season with salt and pepper, and simmer for 1 minute until the cream thickens slightly. Remove and keep warm.
    2. Prepare the Crab Cake & Sear the Base
    1. Combine the crab meat, mayonnaise, egg yolk, Old Bay, and seasoning. Form into one thick crab cake.
    2. Wipe out the skillet, add 1 Tbsp of fresh avocado oil, and sear the crab cake for 3–4 minutes per side until golden brown and heated through. Remove and keep warm.
    3. Base: Sear the Halloumi slice in the same skillet for 1–2 minutes per side until golden brown. Place the Halloumi slice on your serving plate.
    3. Make the Single-Serve Keto Hollandaise
    1. Poach your egg to your desired doneness (runny yolk is recommended).
    2. In a small, narrow glass, combine the egg yolk, lemon juice, and salt/cayenne.
    3. Melt the 1/3 cup of butter/ghee until hot and foamy.
    4. With a stick blender running at the bottom of the cup, slowly and steadily drizzle the melted butter into the yolk mixture. Keep blending until the sauce emulsifies into a massive, thick, and glossy hollandaise.
    4. Assemble and Serve OMAD Style
    1. Place the warm crab cake atop the Halloumi base.
    2. Place the poached egg on top of the crab cake.
    3. Generously spoon the high-fat Hollandaise over the entire structure.
    4. Plate the Creamed Keto Spinach next to the Benedict, and place the three slices of crispy bacon on the side.

    Notes

    🛒 Keto Crab Cake Benedict (OMAD) Shopping List
    Produce:
    1 Lemon
    1 Bag Fresh Spinach
    1 Small Bunch Fresh Chives or Parsley
    Dairy/Refrigerated:
    1 (2oz) thick slice Halloumi cheese (or a small block)
    1 Carton large eggs
    Full-Fat Heavy Cream (needed for hollandaise and spinach)
    Full-Fat Mayonnaise
    Meat/Seafood:
    6 oz Lump Crab Meat (fresh or frozen/thawed, high-quality recommended)
    Thick-cut, Keto-friendly Bacon (3 slices needed)
    Pantry/Fats:
    Unsalted Butter or Ghee (5.3 Tbsp needed)
    Avocado Oil (for searing)
    Almond Flour (optional)
    Spices:
    Old Bay Seasoning
    Cayenne Pepper
    Salt and Black Pepper
    👑 Marco’s Deep Dive: The Halloumi Base and Hollandaise Anchor
    This OMAD Meal is achieved through strategic ingredient multiplication. The original recipe’s 650 kcal is boosted to 1100+ kcal by increasing the fat sources:
    1. Massive Hollandaise: Increasing the butter to 1/3 cup turns the hollandaise from a garnish into a major caloric component, delivering pure satiety.
    2. The Savory Pillars: The addition of high-fat bacon and creamed spinach ensures that the entire plate is energy-dense, covering the fat, protein, and fiber requirements needed for a successful 23-hour fast.