This keto-friendly chocolate mousse recipe is basically a chocolate-flavoured fat bomb.
You can eat it on its own as a really decadent dessert, or use as a filling for cakes.
It is very rich and filling, so you only need to a little bit to satisfy even very strong chocolate cravings!
Keto chocolate mousse – Ingredients
Some of these ingredients are available from the low-carb shop on this website
(delivery to the UK and Europe).
- Unsalted butter – 60g (2oz)
- Philadelphia cream cheese – 60g (2oz)
- Fresh double cream (heavy cream in the US), whipped – 90ml (3oz)
- Unsweetened cocoa powder – 1 tbsp
- Truvia, or another sweetener to taste – 1 tbsp
- Sugar-free dark chocolate, to decorate (optional)
Keto chocolate mousse - Method
- Leave butter at room temperature until softened (or blast in the microwave for 10-15 seconds if you haven’t got the time)
- Mix butter with sweetener, keep mixing until completely blended
- Add cream cheese, blend completely into a smooth mass
- Add cocoa powder, blend completely
- Whip double cream and gradually add to the rest of the mixture, mixing well
- Spoon into small glasses and decorate with shavings of dark chocolate
Keto chocolate mousse - Nutritional value
As mentioned, this is a bit of a fat bomb!
For the total mixture, using amounts listed above:
1010 calories, 4.5g net carbs, 7g protein, 110g fat.
Assuming 3 servings are made from this amount, per serving:
335 calories, 1.5g net carbs, 2g protein, 37g fat.
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