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Keto Chocolate Pecan Cookies (2.8g Net Carbs)

With net carbs of 2.8g per cookie, these chocolate pecan cookies are great if you’re on a low-carb diet. Treat yourself to these with a cup of coffee or tea.

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Why Make These Keto Chocolate Pecan Cookies?

When you’re on a ketogenic diet, your cravings for sweets don’t go away. After all, you’re still human right?

So what happens when you’re craving sweets?

Do you give in to your cravings and blow your ketosis? Or do you try to be like superman and fight your cravings?

Well, if you’re craving sweets, I have the perfect solution for you. Try these delicious ketogenic chocolate pecan cookies!

Now, your typical chocolate pecan cookie can contain as much as 30 grams of net carbs. However, these Ketogenic Chocolate Pecan cookies contain only 2.8 grams of net carbs per cookie.

So, they’re much healthier you. They’re also pretty yummy too.

They’re the perfect combination of chocolate yumminess and pecan crunchiness. They also have nice crispiness- perfect if you like your cookies nice and crisp.

And each cookie contains only 46 calories. So, you can eat a cookie or two or three guilt-free.

These cookies are also perfect for the holidays. Since you’ll make 22 cookies in one batch, they’re an easy way to get all your holiday baking done.

To keep these cookies nice and crisp, you’ll want to store them in an airtight container. I recommend using high-quality glass containers like these.

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What Products to Use for These Low Carb Cookies?

 

To make keep them low carb, you’ll be using erythritol as your sweetener.

Erythritol is one of the best all-natural sweeteners on the market right now. It tastes almost like sugar but does not cause blood sugar spikes.

If you’d like to give erythritol a try, you can find some here. If you don’t have a coffee grinder to get it into powdered form, get powdered erythritol here.

And to give them a deep chocolate flavor, you’ll be using unsweetened chocolate chips and unsweetened cocoa powder.

Besides making the cookies yummy, these add extra nutrition. For instance, one ounce of unsweetened cocoa powder provides 53% of your daily copper needs and 54% of your manganese needs!

Make sure you get unsweetened cocoa powder though, as the sweetened kind will add extra carbs. You can find some budget-friendly unsweetened cocoa powder here.

For the nutty taste and crunch, you’ll be using pecans. Pecans are also pretty nutritious.

They provide tons of heart-healthy fats. They’re also an excellent source of manganese, which is good for your bones.

You’ll also be adding vanilla extract. It helps boost the flavor profile of your cookies.

And please don’t skip the salt. You’ll also need it to boost the flavor profile and improve the texture of your cookies.

And to bind everything together, you’ll be using egg whites. These will help your cookies rise as you’re not going to be using any flour in this recipe.

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Full Instructions

Want More Low Carb Cookie Recipes?

If you love these cookies, feel free to try my Ketogenic Chocolate Chip Cookies, Low Carb Doughnut Cookies, and Lazy Keto Shredded Coconut Cookies.

My Ketogenic Chocolate Chip Cookies are light, crunchy cookies filled with chocolate chip goodness. They’re the perfect way to eat chocolate chip cookies on a keto diet as they contain only 2.0 grams of net carbs per cookie.

Do you like your cookies soft? My Low Carb Doughnut Cookies are super soft donut-shaped cookies that have been dipped in dark chocolate. Yum! They’re perfect for dunking in tea or coffee.

Meanwhile, my Lazy Keto Shredded Coconut Cookies are ball-shaped morsels of goodness bursting with coconut flavor. They’ve also been dipped in dark chocolate-the perfect combination. And they’re also pretty healthy too as they contain only 2.26 grams of net carbs per cookie.

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The Benefits of Not Using Regular Flour

There are so many benefits of not using regular flour. For one, regular flour contains gluten.

So, if you have an allergy or sensitivity to gluten, regular flour is a no-no.

Also, regular flour contains a lot of carbs. For instance, 30 grams of regular flour contains a whopping 22 grams of net carbs. So, it’s not good for a low carb or ketogenic diet.

It’s also low in protein, fats, and fiber. Protein, fats, and fiber keep you satiated.

So, when you eat a cookie made with regular flour, you feel like you ate nothing. So, you keep eating and eating and eating, which packs on the pounds.

Coconut flour and almond flour are great options if you’re on a low carb or ketogenic diet.

Take coconut flour, for instance. A 30 gram serving of coconut flour contains only 7.5 grams of net carbs.

It’s also pretty high in fiber. So when you make cookies with them, you don’t feel hungry after.

It’s also an excellent source of iron. So, it keeps your energy levels up.

Coconut flour also contains a type of fat called medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs). MCTs may help you lose weight, and even boost your brain and heart health.

And unlike regular flour, a little goes a long way. So, you don’t need much of it.

To use it, you want to use about 1 cup of coconut flour for every 4 cups of all-purpose flour.

If you’d like to give coconut flour a try, you can find some here.

And let’s take a look at almond flour. A 30 gram serving of almond flour contains only 4 grams of net carbs.

Plus, it’s pretty high in fat. So, it keeps you full.

Almond flour is also pretty nutritious. It’s an excellent source of vitamin E and manganese and contains good amounts of other nutrients.

You can use almond flour pretty much the same way as you use regular flour. To give it a try, you can find some here.

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Keto Chocolate Pecan Cookies

These keto chocolate pecan cookies are crunchy and full of chocolate. They are truly ketogenic, thus an amazing keto dessert to have with a cup of tea or coffee.
5 from 9 votes
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Keto
Cuisine American
Servings 22 cookies
Calories 46 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup powdered erythritol
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 large egg whites
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Mix erythritol, cocoa powder, salt, pecans, and chocolate chips.
  • In a separate bowl, separate egg whites from yolks. Add egg whites to the dry part, pour in the vanilla extract.
  • Make sure the batter is soft but sticky. Not too dry. Refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
  • Use teaspoons to form cookies on the baking tray. Don’t try to flatten because theywill naturally spread while being baked.
  • Bake for 12 min at 350F (180 C). Let them cool down before serving.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 46kcalCarbohydrates: 3.6gProtein: 1.2gFat: 3.1gSaturated Fat: 0.9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0.3mgSodium: 35mgFiber: 0.8gSugar: 2g
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