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    Keto Chocolate Mousse Recipe (Easy & Low Carb)

    Jul 23, 2019 The Diet Chef

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    This keto chocolate mousse recipe is full of rich chocolate decadence and is just so incredibly easy to make! From start-to-finish, it takes 15 minutes to whip up and only has 6 ingredients.

    Chocolate Mousse | An Easy Low Carb Keto Chocolate Mousse Recipe

    In my opinion, the best keto recipes are easy keto recipes. Recipes like my 5 Minute Keto Cinnamon Rolls, 15 Minute Cookies, and 2 Minute Bread are some of my favorites. Basically, any recipe that requires less than 15 minutes to make, has few steps, and has minimal ingredients are the ones I love to make and share with you. 

    So, that's why I love, love, LOVE, this keto chocolate mousse recipe!

    Most low carb mousse recipes have you beating eggs, and melting chocolate, and chilling for hours. But not this mousse recipe.

    And who's got time for all that stuff anyway?!

    Not me, that's for sure.

    How To Make Low Carb Chocolate Mousse

    So, let's talk ingredients first.

    For this recipe, you'll need cream cheese, heavy cream, Confectioners Swerve, dark unsweetened cocoa powder, pure vanilla extract, and salt.

    You'll want to start things off by adding the cream cheese - preferably room temp. - to a medium-sized bowl.

    By the way, for the best keto chocolate mousse results, I recommend using a food scale to weigh out your ingredients. It's just SO MUCH MORE ACCURATE than using cups etc. 

    Once you've got the cream cheese in the bowl you'll want to beat it with a hand mixer until it loosens up, and gets creamy. When that happens, you're all set to add the heavy cream.

    Keto Chocolate Mousse - The Best Low Carb Chocolate Mousse

    Now, at this point, you'll want to get your hand mixer back out and start beating those ingredients together until stiff ribbons start to appear in your bowl. And this should take a couple of minutes to happen. When it does, you're ready to add the rest of the ingredients into the bowl.

    I recommend mixing everything together until the unsweetened cocoa powder combines with all of the other ingredients. Once that happens, you'll want to scrape the sides of your bowl with a spatula just to make sure all of the cocoa powder dissolves into the mousse. And after that's taken care of, just give the keto mousse one last mix with your hand mixer.

    So, that's it.

    It's really that simple to make a delicious, rich and decadent, low carb chocolate mousse.

    And if you want an even more in-depth guide on how to make keto chocolate mousse be sure to check out the video above!

    Sugar Free Low Carb Chocolate Mousse

    Keto Chocolate Mousse - A Quick & Easy Low Carb Chocolate Mousse Recipe In 15 Minutes

    Obviously, this is a keto chocolate mousse recipe. Having said that, using sugar is not an option. Instead, to keep things low carb, and as keto-friendly as possible, I recommend using Swerve. And, more specifically for today's keto chocolate mousse recipe, Confectioners Swerve. I'll talk more about why in a second.

    So, the reason I love using Swerve to sweeten up my keto recipes is that it has 0 net carbs, 0 calories, and no impact on blood sugar levels. In my opinion, it's the best sweetener for the ketogenic diet.

    However, if you don't want to use Swerve you can use Monk Fruit instead. But, if you do use Monk Fruit, I would still highly encourage you to use a Confectioners Monk Fruit like this.

    Keto Mousse Recipe

    The reason I recommend using the "confectioners" version of Swerve and Monk Fruit is that it dissolves WAY better than the granulated kind. And if you're making a mousse you obviously want the sweetener to dissolve as effortlessly as possible. 

    Having said that, do not, I REPEAT, DO NOT, USE STEVIA. And the reason I say that is because stevia is MUCH SWEETER than both Swerve and Monk Fruit. In fact, stevia is 200 times sweeter than sugar.

    The other two aren't even as sweet as sugar.

    So, unfortunately, you can't substitute stevia evenly with them.

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    Keto Chocolate Mousse Recipe (Easy & Low Carb)

    Keto Chocolate Mousse - A Quick & Easy Low Carb Chocolate Mousse Recipe In 15 Minutes
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    5 from 7 reviews

    A Keto chocolate mousse recipe that's so easy to make, incredibly tasty, and reminds you of a decadent low carb chocolate pudding! It's made with cream cheese, heavy cream, unsweetened cocoa powder, and just a few other ingredients.

    • Author: The Diet Chef
    • Prep Time: 10
    • Total Time: 10 minutes
    • Yield: 4 Small Cups 1x
    • Category: Dessert
    • Method: Keto

    Ingredients

    Scale

    2 Oz. (56g) Full-Fat Cream Cheese

    ½ Cup (120mL) Heavy Cream

    Heaping ¼ Cup (40g) Confectioners Swerve

    2 ½ Tbsps (12g) Unsweetened Dark Cocoa Powder

    1 Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

    Pinch Of Salt

    Instructions

    Let the cream cheese come up to room temperature - or microwave it for 10 seconds to soften it

    Add it to a medium sized bowl, and beat it with a hand mixer until it loosens up and becomes creamy

    When it does, add in the heavy cream and beat again

    You'll want to beat the two together until stiff ribbons form, and the heavy cream thickens up

    Once that happens, add in the rest of the ingredients and mix again

    This time you'll want to mix everything until the unsweetened cocoa powder completely dissolves into the other ingredients

    When that happens, you'll want to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, and then mix everything together with your hand mixer one last time

    Serve immediately, or store in the fridge for several days

    By the way, it will thicken up even more if you refrigerate it

    Notes

    NOTE*
    The Macros DO NOT include the "carbs" from Swerve. Swerve has 0 calories, so it should be tracked as 0 carbs. The FDA makes food companies list "sugar alcohols" as carbs, but that doesn't mean they should be tracked as such. That's why it's ALWAYS important to look at the calories of sweeteners and determine the true carb count FROM THE CALORIES!

    Also, if using the recipe multiplier above it will not increase the "gram" counts for the ingredients.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 Small Cup
    • Calories: 160
    • Fat: 15
    • Carbohydrates: 3
    • Fiber: 1.5
    • Protein: 1

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    Comments

    1. Gigi says

      July 23, 2019 at 2:40 pm

      Instantly made this after you posted it, and it is sooooo good. I love chocolate, and this totally hit the spot!!






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    2. Mary says

      July 24, 2019 at 2:50 pm

      We made this last night as dessert, and it was so yummy. Thanks M






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    3. Karen says

      July 24, 2019 at 3:22 pm

      Made this for my husband and he loved it, thanks!






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    4. Jen says

      July 24, 2019 at 3:24 pm

      This is the best keto chocolate mousse I’ve ever made. Thanks 1 million!






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    5. Karen says

      July 24, 2019 at 4:24 pm

      You are a game changer. This is absolutely delicious as well as your pound cake. I look forward to making more of your recipes. Keep them coming.






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    6. Maria says

      July 29, 2019 at 11:44 pm

      OMG!!! This chocolate mousse is soooo easy and delicious I can’t believe it!!!! Thanks!!!!

      Reply
    7. Emily Adams says

      February 10, 2020 at 11:40 am

      Absolutly delish! Really its the chocolatey sweet spot!






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    8. Joe H. says

      January 02, 2023 at 8:24 pm

      I tried another keto chocolate mousse recipe prior to his one, and it was pretty good. However, when I tried this recipe…a home run! Delicious. I served it to three other people and didn’t tell them it was keto. The non-keto crowd absolutely loved it and initially didn’t believe it was low carb & sugar free. It’s that good!






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    Hey there! I'm Joe Duff - The Diet Chef, and I've been creating low carb keto recipes for over 15 years. Initally, I started making these recipes to help myself lose weight - I lost over 75 pounds doing so - but now I make recipes for the entire low carb keto community!
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