Add some chocolate to your keto diet with this delightful Chocolate Keto Pudding! It's silky smooth, chocolatey, vegetarian, gluten free and keto - which is the perfect combination if you ask me!
What Makes This Chocolate Pudding So Great?
- Low Carb. Only 3 net carbs per serving.
- Rich. Tastes indulgently chocolatey without the guilt.
- Creamy. A smooth texture you'll want to
- Easy. Just pour and cook, then chill for the perfect keto pudding.
- Delicious. So good you'll have to share it with the rest of the family.
Keto comfort foods really help you stay on your eating plan, so it's a good idea to have a few tried and true keto desserts that you can rely on.
A Little Backstory About This Keto Pudding
I admit I really struggled with how to make a good Chocolate Keto Pudding. When you consider that the main ingredient in most chocolate puddings is flour or cornstarch, you can appreciate my dilemma! It took me ENTIRELY too long to realize that really all I needed was some way to thicken the pudding. It didn't have to be flour.
Enter the egg.
As I said, it took me way too long to figure out this simple hack. But, luckily for all of us, I did, and it worked. Now we can all now enjoy a great Keto pudding that tastes like real pudding!
What's The Difference Between Chocolate Mousse vs. Chocolate Pudding?
While they are both smooth, creamy, and delicious, the main difference is the texture.
Keto Chocolate Mousse
Keto Mousse tends to be light and airy. It has a lot of air beaten into it, and is often made with a cooked concoction that cooks egg yolks, but then uses raw beaten egg whites. I don't like eating raw eggs, so here is my Chocolate Mousse Recipe.
Keto Chocolate Pudding
In contrast, a pudding is usually cooked with a thickener such as flour, cornstarch, etc., and then chilled.
Puddings can also be thickened with rice, tapioca, or chia seeds. IF you're looking for some of those, check out these recipes:
Does Sugar Free Pudding Have Carbs?
If you buy pre-made pudding, the fake sweetener in it is usually the worst kind for you. Not to mention, it's often overly processed which is also not something you want, in general, when eating healthy.
The boxed variety has an average of 3 net carbs per serving. Which happens to be the same as this delicious low carb pudding recipe of mine.
When looking for a good keto pudding, it's best to make your own. It's truly not hard to whip up an easy pudding. Plus, you can make extra to have multiple servings.
How To Make Pudding
- In a medium saucepan, combine the heavy cream, almond milk, Truvia, cocoa, egg, and xanthan gum and whisk well. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking frequently.
- Cook and whisk until the pudding is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove from heat, then whisk in the vanilla extract.
- Pour into a container, cover, and refrigerate.
- Serve with whipped cream.
Tips and Tricks For Making Chocolate Sugar Free Pudding
- Use the best quality cocoa you can get for the keto pudding recipe. I use dark cocoa but you can try a lighter version if you like. I like this one HERE.
- The egg is not optional in this recipe. Without the cornflour to thicken it as you would use in a traditional cooked pudding, the egg acts as a thickener. Otherwise, you'd have only xantham gum providing the thickening and too much of that as a mucilaginous texture that is not great.
- I used Truvia but you can use Swerve or Monkfruit extract for this, and of course sugar is an option.
- The key is to cook over medium-low heat and to stir frequently so that the pudding doesn't scorch. You also want to ensure you cook it long enough, otherwise, you will get a runny keto pudding. If the mixture coats the back of a spoon as you run a spoon through it, it's a good sign that it is ready to be chilled.
- You should make this in advance so that you can chill the pudding. If you are doing this, place a plastic wrap on the bowl and press it down so that it covers the top of the pudding. This will prevent it from forming that dreaded "skin" on top.
- If you need this quickly, pour into four small ramekins and chill, rather than in one large dish.
- Although I have not tested this, you could try this with one additional egg and no cocoa powder, and vanilla extract added, for a keto vanilla pudding.
What Can You Have For Dessert On Keto?
If you can crave it, you can almost always make it keto. I have a whole Keto Dessert Cookbook because I love making them so much.
Here are a few of my favorites.
- French Silk Pudding
- No-Cook Chocolate Pudding
- Keto Chocolate Cake
- Low Carb Chocolate Chips
- Flourless Chocolate Brownies
- Keto Truffles
- Keto Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies
- Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
- Keto Pound Cake
Let me tell you what, this Chocolate Keto Pudding has quickly become a favorite for me and many others. If you love it as much as I do make sure you share the recipe with your friends on Facebook and Pinterest so they can try it too.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup (238 g) Heavy Cream
- 1 cup (250 g) Unsweetened Almond Milk
- 1/3 cup (0.33 g) Truvia
- 1/4 cup (21.5 g) Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 extra large (1 ) Eggs
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Xanthan Gum
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the heavy cream, almond milk, Truvia, cocoa, egg, and xanthan gum and whisk well. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking frequently,. Do not let the pudding come to a rolling boil. You want to cook it gently and slowly.
- Continue to heat and whisk until the pudding is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. You may need to add a little extra xanthan gum at this point.
- Remove from heat, then whisk in the vanilla extract.
- Pour into a container, cover, and refrigerate for 2-4 hours.
- Serve with whipped cream.
- Use the best quality cocoa you can get for the recipe. I use dark cocoa but you can try a lighter version if you like. I like this one HERE.
- The egg is not optional in this recipe. Without the cornflour to thicken it as you would use in a traditional cooked pudding, the egg acts as a thickener. Otherwise, you'd have only xantham gum providing the thickening and too much of that as a mucilaginous texture that is not great.
- I used Truvia but you can use Swerve or Monkfruit extract for this, and of course sugar is an option.
- The key is to cook over a medium-low heat and to stir frequently so that the pudding doesn't scorch. You also want to ensure you cook it long enough, otherwise, you will get a runny pudding. If the mixture coats the back of a spoon as you run a spoon through it, it's a good sign that it is ready to be chilled.
- You should make this in advance so that you can chill the pudding. If you are doing this, place a plastic clingfilm on the bowl and press it down so that it covers the top of the pudding. This will prevent it from forming that dreaded "skin" on top.
- If you need this quickly, pour into four small ramekins and chill, rather than in one large dish.
- Although I have not tested this, you could try this with one additional egg and no cocoa powder, and vanilla extract added, for a keto vanilla pudding. If you do this, be sure and post in the Twosleevers Facebook group so we can all see how your dessert turned out!
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Originally Published December 10, 2018
Don't forget to check out my other Keto cookbooks.
Keto Instant Pot, Keto Fat Bombs, Sweets, & Treats, and Easy keto in 30 minutes.
Michelle E
I am excited to try this. I have been on keto 3 weeks and LOVE chocolate! Wondering if I made this in ramekins, how many do you think it would make?
~Michelle
URVASHI PITRE
Hmm I’d say maybe 4?
Brittany
I follow the recipe exactly, and the pudding is SO good. Seriously, it's too good to be keto. 🙂 We like to add some sugar free whipped cream on top!!!