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With just 1g of net carbs per cupcake, these chocolate treats are the perfect dessert or snack for someone on the ketogenic diet.
These keto chocolate cupcakes aren’t too sweet, so you can have these regularly.
Sometimes your sweet tooth roars, and plain blueberries aren’t enough. What do you do then?
Make my Keto Chocolate Cupcakes! They are nice and moist and bursting with chocolate flavor- you won’t believe they are keto.
But they are. Just one cupcake provides 0.8 grams of net carbs. And that’s not all. Each one contains a whopping 19 grams of fat.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Almond flour (0.5 cup)
Milled linseed (2.5 tbsp)
Xanthan gum (1/4 tsp)
Cocoa powder (1/3 cup)
Erythritol (1/2 cup)
Eggs (2)
Baking Powder (1 tsp)
Double cream (5 tbsp)
Unsalted butter (8 tbsp)
Salt (1/4 tsp)
Water (1/2 cup)
Frosting
Unsalted butter (5 tbsp)
Powdered erythritol (4 tbsp)
Cocoa powder (2 tbsp)
Cream cheese (1/3 cup)
Vanilla extract (a splash)
Salt (a pinch)
How to Make Keto Chocolate Cupcakes
Step 1. Mix almond flour, flaxseed meal, xanthan gum, cocoa powder, erythritol, baking powder, and salt.
Step 2. Mix butter and heavy cream, melt them in a microwave. Do it in small bursts, constantly mixing and let it cool down.
Step 3. Whisk the eggs and add them to the butter mixture.
Step 4. Mix dry ingredients with wet ones.
Step 5. Mix in the water.
Step 6. Line the muffin pan with cupcake paper cases and fill them in with the batter.
Step 7. Bake at 350F (180C) for 25-30 minutes until the toothpick comes out clean. Once finished, let them cool down.
Frosting (Optional)
Step 1. Add butter, erythritol, cream cheese and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Step 2. Afterward, add cocoa powder and salt mix everything together.
Step 3. Use a piping bag to decorate each cupcake with frosting.
How to Make These Cupcakes Sweet
To make these cupcakes sweet, you use erythritol. Erythritol is an all-natural sweetener that won’t spike your blood sugars.
It is also one of the best sweeteners on the market right now. So, if you plan to do more low carb baking, you can find some erythritol here.
Now, this recipe calls for half a cup of erythritol. However, if you’re new to low carb diets, you might want to use 1 cup because the cupcakes might not be sweet enough otherwise.
Other Keto Ideas
- Ketogenic Raspberry Coconut Cupcakes (4.3g Net Carbs)
- 3-Minute Keto Chocolate Coconut Mug Cake
- Keto Spiced Zucchini Cupcakes with Vanilla Frosting (5g Net Carbs)
- 3-Minute Ketogenic Blueberry Mug Cake
- Keto Chocolate Pecan Cookies (2.8g Net Carbs)
- Ketogenic Vanilla Cupcakes (3.2g Net Carbs)
- Ketogenic Chocolate Chip Cookies (2G Net Carbs)
Watch for Full Instructions:
Keto Chocolate Cupcakes (1g Net Carbs)
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup almond flour
- 2.5 tbsp milled linseed
- 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1/2 cup erythritol use 1 cup if you're just starting low carb diet
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 5 tbsp double cream
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup water
Frosting (Optional)
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 tbsp powdered erythritol
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1/3 cup cream cheese
- splash of vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Mix almond flour, flaxseed meal, xanthan gum, cocoa powder, erythritol, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix butter and heavy cream, melt them in a microwave. Do it in small bursts, constantly mixing and let it cool down.
- Whisk the eggs and add them to the butter mixture.
- Mix dry ingredients with wet ones.
- Mix in the water.
- Line the muffin pan with cupcake paper cases and fill them in with the batter.
- Bake at 350F (180C) for 25-30 minutes until the toothpick comes out clean. Once finished, let them cool down.
Frosting (Optional)
- Add butter, erythritol, cream cheese and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Afterward, add cocoa powder and salt mix everything together.
- Use a piping bag to decorate each cupcake with frosting.
Recipe Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
