Craving dessert while on a keto diet might seem impossible, but with just a few key ingredients it is definitely possible. These keto-friendly treats feature low levels of carbohydrates and sugars while some recipes even incorporate healthy fats or sweeteners like Stevia or Erythritol for even greater enjoyment!
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Chocolate Avocado Mousse
When craving something chocolatey while staying true to keto goals, this delicious treat may be exactly what’s needed. Made in just 10 minutes with only five simple ingredients required (and featuring avocado for its healthy fats content – helping ensure no sudden sugar crashes after consumption!), this dessert takes just 10 minutes from start to finish!
Make this recipe even less of a guilty pleasure with natural sweeteners like erythritol or stevia, or a combination thereof. A natural sweetener will still keep this dish low in carbohydrates while maintaining high protein levels. However, these types of sweeteners should not be given to children as they can cause stomach ache, dizziness and other side effects in them.
Coconut milk makes the mousse richer while adding delicious coconut flavor, creating an almost pudding-like consistency and giving an irresistibly creamy dessert! For an extra decadent touch, add frozen raspberries or cherries as these will help mask any slight avocado taste in this decadent dessert!
This chocolate avocado mousse is simple to prepare and tastes just as delectable. Enjoy its velvety texture straight out of the blender or top it off with fresh berries or other low-carb toppings for an irresistibly delicious dessert!
Avocados are an incredibly nutrient-rich food, providing 14g of dietary fiber per serving as well as vitamins A, C and E. They are also an excellent source of healthy fats which help you feel full while simultaneously lowering triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Furthermore, avocados provide important potassium nutrients which play a crucial role in maintaining blood pressure levels.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are a timeless favorite that are widely enjoyed at home, bakeries and retail stores alike. Crafted with flour, sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla extract – often finished off with chocolate chips – chocolate chip cookies make the perfect sweet treat that many enjoy enjoying with milk or coffee for breakfast or as dessert!
If you are following a keto diet, it is crucial that when selecting desserts it makes smart choices. Traditional desserts contain lots of refined flour and sugar which can cause blood glucose levels to spike; to prevent this from happening it’s wiser to opt for low-carb options made with ingredients like almond flour or canola oil instead.
One of the easiest ways to make your favorite desserts healthier is to make them yourself at home. By controlling what ingredients go into them and eliminating unhealthy additives or preservatives, as well as experimenting with flavors and textures, making your creation both healthy and delectable!
To create healthy chocolate chip cookies at home, replace refined sugar with erythritol for an all-natural sweetener alternative. Erythritol is a zero-carb sweetener which can be used in baking to replace traditional sugar. Due to its special properties it creates moist chewy textures in baked goods and easy use; however it may take up to two hours after baking for it all to fully re-crystallize after being heated, so please wait before eating your cookies.
These healthy chocolate chip cookies, created using low-carb ingredients, should be enjoyed occasionally after meals as an occasional treat. Each cookie contains around 2 grams of net carbs which represents only a fraction of what should be consumed daily. Therefore, make this healthy treat part of your regular eating regimen.
Sticking to a keto diet may be challenging, but there are tools and resources available to you that can make it easier. By carefully tracking your carbohydrate consumption, you can ensure you’re taking in just enough carbohydrates to stay in ketosis.
Low-Carb Pudding
Chocolate pudding is an iconic treat that can easily become keto-friendly with this simple keto recipe. While most boxed puddings contain artificial sweeteners, Lakanto powdered monk fruit sweetener provides an irresistibly delectable sugar-free treat. Plus it is vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free making this treat the perfect option for all the family to enjoy together!
This pudding uses agar agar instead of gelatin to create a thick and mousse-like consistency that’s sure to please chocolate lovers everywhere! Agar gives this dessert an irresistibly creamy texture reminiscent of childhood pudding cups while only having three net carbs per serving! Try this amazing treat yourself for yourself today – guaranteed success!
Make this low-carb chocolate pudding easily by heating heavy cream, powdered Besti, cocoa powder and salt in a saucepan until all of the ingredients have been evenly blended and it begins to bubble – do not allow the mixture to boil as this could curdle. When desired texture has been reached, remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and bloomed gelatin, followed by stirring to combine and allow cooling.
Alternatively, for thicker pudding, eggs can be added. Just be sure to temper them carefully or they may curdle and cause an unpleasant surprise! Add them gradually, stirring after each addition until smoothness has been reached.
Sugar-free pudding can make an irresistibly satisfying snack or sweet treat on its own, or it can be combined with other keto friendly ingredients to create delicious keto parfaits and pudding pies! For added convenience when eating keto diet-style, frozen pudding molds make this treat quick and convenient when traveling on-the-go! To achieve success and remain on track with keto diet goals, having access to easy dessert recipes that contain no or few carbohydrates are an invaluable resource!
Strawberry Parfait
A healthy strawberry parfait makes an excellent treat or breakfast, packed full of protein, good carbohydrates, probiotics, and plenty of juicy fruit. Furthermore, this sugar-free treat takes only minutes to prepare – perfect for snacking on or making as a keto dessert! Indulging in a strawberry parfait is surefire way of getting more strawberries into your diet!
To create the ideal strawberry parfait, it starts with fresh, sweet strawberries. Next comes high-quality dairy-free yogurt and granola; most grocery stores carry these items under dairy and fruit sections. When choosing granola for this recipe, make sure it contains several different ingredients while being gluten-free, sugar-free, low fat or homemade for maximum success!
Cream cheese used in this recipe should either be room temperature or slightly chilled and can also be light or low-fat cheese. Egg whites should also be at room temperature – use either a hand mixer or whisk to combine egg whites and sugar before whipping to create the whipped cream; don’t overwhip as too much whipping could turn it into butter! Alternatively, there are keto-friendly brands of whipped topping at grocery stores which offer sugar-free, low-fat options that you could substitute.
Add a dash of cinnamon for extra sweetness in this parfait, while also providing additional flavor! For something truly decadent, why not add vegan amaretto, Cointreau or even bourbon as toppings!
Strawberry parfaits can be enjoyed both at home or taken on the go, making them convenient and tasty snacks to take along on any adventure! Make them ahead of time and store in the fridge until you are ready to consume. When traveling with these parfaits I would advise placing all extra granola and strawberries in a ziplock bag to avoid spoilage of any spoiling berries.
This easy, low-carb strawberry parfait dessert is sure to please at your upcoming Fourth of July party or barbecue, plus it’s sugar-free and Trim Healthy Mama-approved!