It's easier than you might think to make chocolate chips from scratch, with this keto chocolate chips recipe.
These sugar-free chocolate morsels come together in a few minutes, with just three ingredients, and they're ready to add to your keto baking recipes or to enjoy by the handful.
Try homemade chocolate chips the next time you decide to bake some Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies or Keto Chocolate Chip Muffins.
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Wondering why you should make your own?
Sure, there are options at the grocery store for keto chocolate chips. We often use Lily's Dark Chocolate Baking Chips or ChocZero Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Chips in our recipes.
But what if you don't want to spend $7 or more on a bag of chocolate chips? And what if you want to be sure they are free from preservatives and added oils?
This Keto chocolate chips recipe will allow you to be in control of each and every ingredient that goes into them. Plus, you'll spend less money when you make them yourself.
One more thing, they're rich and sweet! You could use unsweetened chocolate bars to make chips, but they'll never be as tasty as these are.
We love these chocolate chips in our keto almond butter cookies or mix some into our keto vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients and substitutions
Cocoa Butter - In order to make our own sugar free chocolate, we'll start with the thing that all chocolate makers start with - Pure, raw cocoa butter.
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder - Use the best quality cocoa powder you can. Cacao powder will also work in this recipe.
Powdered Sweetener - You can use your favorite powdered keto sweetener. Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener and powdered Allulose are our favorites.
Vanilla Extract - This is totally optional. A small amount of vanilla added to the mixture elevates the flavor just a bit. You can add mint extract to make mint chocolate chips.
If you have any questions about these ingredients and substitutions, please leave a comment below and I will get back to you.
We use these chocolate chips in our keto pumpkin chocolate chip muffins and almond flour scones recipe.
How to make keto chocolate chips
- Melt the cocoa butter in a double boiler set over low heat.
- Add the powdered sweetener, mixing well with a spatula until it fully dissolves.
- Then stir in the cocoa powder and vanilla extract, mixing well to incorporate everything together.
- Carefully pour the melted chocolate into a silicone chocolate chip mold, spreading it evenly and scraping any excess back into the bowl. Place the molds in the refrigerator for at least an hour to cool and harden.
These numbered steps match the numbered photos above and are for illustration purposes. For the complete list of ingredients and instructions, please see the recipe below.
Sometimes we like to mix some into our keto pumpkin bread with icing.
Top tip
Use a double boiler. If you don't have a traditional double boiler, you can make one! Use a small saucepan filled less than halfway with water. Place a glass bowl on top of the saucepan, ensuring that the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water.
Be careful when using this setup, as the bowl can become quite hot. Use gloves or potholders to handle it.
FAQ's
Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to sugar-free sweeteners. We've found that we prefer monk fruit and allulose when making this recipe. Erythritol can be used in this recipe, but sometimes has a cooling effect that isn't ideal.
You can find cocoa butter in health food stores or you can order it online if it's more convenient. Look for pure, food-grade cocoa butter rather than mixtures sold for making lotions and soaps.
Yes, when enough heat is applied, these chips will melt. They aren't quite as sturdy as commercial chocolate chips that include stabilizing or binding ingredients like soy lecithin.
Both cocoa and cacao come from the same plant, but they are processed differently and have different flavor profiles.
Cocoa Powder is the beans from the cacao tree that have been highly processed using heat and in some cases additives. Additives are typically used to reduce the bitterness of the beans.
Cacao Powder is made from those same beans, but they are minimally processed, roasted at a low temperature, and without anything extra. Because of this treatment, cacao retains more of the nutrients of the plant and has a more potent, bitter, and robust chocolate flavor.
Storage instructions
After the chips have hardened fully, pop them out of the silicone mold (this is the fun part!) and store them in an airtight container or a glass jar in the fridge.
You can also store in the freezer if you prefer. Either way, they will last for several weeks.
Recipes that use chocolate chips
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📖 Recipe
Keto Chocolate Chips
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup cocoa butter
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder
- ¼ cup powdered low carb sweetener
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract optional
Instructions
- In a double boiler set over low heat, melt the cocoa butter.
- Add the powdered sweetener, mixing well with a rubber spatula until it fully dissolves.
- Stir in the cocoa powder and vanilla extract (if using), stirring well to incorporate.
- Remove the bowl with the chocolate in it from the heat and carefully pour the melted chocolate into a silicone chocolate chip mold, spreading it evenly and scraping any excess back into the bowl.
- Place the molds in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to let the chocolate cool and harden.
- Once the chips are set, pop them out of the silicone mold and store them in a mason jar in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Be sure to use a powdered sweetener for this recipe. Lakanto and Swerve both make powdered sugar replacement products, and there are others as well.
- In a pinch, you can add granulated sweetener (erythritol, monk fruit, etc.) to a high speed blender or food processor to create your own powdered sweetener.
- I highly suggest using a chocolate chip mold to create these chips, but if you don't have one, pour the mixture into a shallow pan instead. Once it's hardened, you can break or cut it into chunks.
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