Tired of paying way too much for keto-friendly chocolate chips? Save yourself some money with these 2 ingredients, low carb, and sugar-free chocolate chips!
Why I Love These Keto Friendly Chocolate Chips
- Affordable. Have you ever purchased sugar free chocolate chips at the grocery store? They're EXPENSIVE. Making them at home isn't.
- Easy. Mix, pour, cool, and store. That's all you have to do.
- Sugar Free. No real sugar to be found in this recipe
- Low Carb. 8 net carbs per serving. While these aren't SUPER low carb, they still fit in your macros if you're living a low carb lifestyle.
- Delicious. Who needs the real thing? These sugar free chocolate chips are amazing in any low carb recipe.
So if you are living a low carb lifestyle, you know just how difficult it can be to find ket0o-friendly or sugar-free ingredients that won't cost an arm and a leg. A simple Amazon search for keto or low carb chocolate chips and you'll find tons of results, but almost all of them cost $8 or more for a single bag! I mean, a low carb lifestyle shouldn't have to break the bank, right? That's exactly why I came up with this amazing, two-ingredient, and completely keto-friendly chocolate chips recipe!
The low cost of making these keto-friendly chocolate chips is just one of the many reasons why I love making them. Not only are they cheaper than store-bought, but they only take two ingredients to make! Believe it or not, two ingredients are all it takes to make yourself some deliciously low carb and sugar-free chocolate chips.
Not only are they 2 ingredient chocolate chips, but they can be made easily right in your microwave. No need to mess with a double boiler or any of that nonsense. Just a couple of ingredients, a microwave-safe container, and a microwave and you've got yourself some delectable low carb chocolate chips in no time.
Is Chocolate Keto Friendly?
Yes! But you do have to do some research and be open to change. Most milk chocolate that we all love has tons of sugar and is high in carbs. For chocolate on a keto diet, look for unsweetened chocolate, cocoa nibs, and dark chocolate.
Do not buy Chocolate Chips with sweeteners with maltitol like Hershey's chips since it raises blood sugar. Dark chocolate should contain 70% of cocoa solids. One ounce of unsweetened chocolate is the lowest carb content of your chocolate options.
If you melt the chocolate down, you can add Swerve, and then add it to your favorite recipes for a depth of chocolate flavor.
Ingredients You'll Need To Make Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
Two things. Seriously, that's all you'll need for a great low carb alternative to chocolate chips.
Grab these ingredients before getting started:
- Bakers Unsweetened Chocolate, (about half a package)
- Powdered Swerve
What Is Swerve?
Can you use Swerve on a keto diet? I love substituting Swerve for sugar in my keto recipes. Swerve is a low-carb sugar substitute that has about 5 carbs per serving. You can swap it out in place of sugar cup for cup in recipes. And, it has no aftertaste so it truly does not affect the taste of your favorite recipes.
Here is a great article from My Keto Kitchen talking about sweetener options for a low carb lifestyle
How To Make Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
1. Rough chop the chocolate and place it in a microwave-safe container.
2. Add the powdered swerve in with the chocolate and shake it around a bit to make sure that it is evenly distributed.
3. Place the container into the microwave for one minute to a minute and a half.
4. In the meantime, grab a silicon mat or chocolate chips mold and a spoon spatula.
5. Take the container out of the microwave and mix the ingredients together. If the chocolate is still too solid, simply microwave it for another 30 seconds and mix again. Repeat until you have a smooth mixture, making sure not to over microwave it and burn the chocolate.
6. Take a spoon or spatula and spread the mixture evenly across the silicon mat or chocolate chips mold.
7. Place the mold into the fridge and allow the chips to cool for a while.
8. Once the chocolate chips have cooled enough to solidify, simply flip the silicone mold over onto a piece of parchment paper and pop the chocolate chips out.
9. Let the chips sit out for a little bit to allow them to harden.
Tips And Tricks For Making Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
- Only microwave the ingredients for 1 minute to start and in 30 second increments after that. It's super important that you don't burn the chocolate as that will ruin the taste and consistency of the chips.
- If you don't have a honeycomb silicone pot holder as I have, you can purchase one HERE. If you prefer to use a chocolate chip mold, you can use these silicon molds.
- Make sure to taste the mixture before placing it into the mold. Feel free to add an additional teaspoon of powdered Swerve if the sweetness is not to your liking.
- Make sure you really smash the mixture down into the molds. That way you don't have any weird air pockets or missing sections in your chocolate chips.
- Make sure to place down some wax paper before you pop the chips out of the mold. This will save you the trouble of having the clean your countertops afterward.
- If you're having trouble getting the chips out of the molds, place the mold back into the fridge and allow it to cool for a bit longer.
How Long Do They Last?
When stored properly, these chocolate chips can last up to a year. The likelihood of them lasting longer than that is high, but a year is a rough estimate.
Basically, the expiration date on the low carb chocolate you use in this recipe will be the expiration date for your chocolate chips.
For the best storage, keep the sugar free chocolate chips in an air tight container in a cool place out of sunlight. They are small and will melt together to form a large chocolate blob if stored improperly.
Looking For A Great Use For Sugar Free Chocolate Chips?
If you don't plan on just eating chocolate chips by the handful as they are, you can use them to make some great keto-friendly recipes!
- These wonderfully delicious Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies will have even the most discerning cookie enthusiast swearing these aren't low carb!
- These Keto Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies are a chocolate cheesecake lover's dream!
- Few things go together like mint and chocolate, and these Keto Mint Chocolate Bars are a fine example of that!
- Keto Cookies - the perfect sweet treat for your cookie cravings!
So instead of spending too much on a bag of keto chocolate chips, make your own Sugar Free Chocolate Chips right at home! Let me know what your favorite use for these chocolate chips is in the comments!
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Bakers Unsweetened Chocolate, (about half a package)
- 5-6 teaspoons Powdered Swerve
Instructions
- Rough chip the chocolate and place it in a microwave save container.
- Add the powdered swerve in with the chocolate and shake it around a bit to make sure that it is evenly distributed.
- Place the container into the microwave for one minute to a minute and a half.
- In the meantime, grab a silicon mat or chocolate chips mold and a spoon spatula.
- Take the container out of the microwave and mix the ingredients together. If the chocolate is still too solid, simply microwave it for another 30 seconds and mix again. Repeat until you have a smooth mixture, making sure not to over microwave it and burn the chocolate.
- Take a spoon or spatula and spread the mixture evenly across the silicon mat or chocolate chips mold.
- Place the mold into the fridge and allow the chips to cool for a while.
- Once the chocolate chips have cooled enough to solidify, simply flip the silicon mold over onto a piece of parchment paper and pop the chocolate chips out.
- Let the chips sit out for a little bit to allow them to harden.
- Only microwave the ingredients for 1 minute to start and in 30 second increments after that. It's super important that you don't burn the chocolate as that will ruin the taste and consistency of the chips.
- If you don't have a honeycomb silicon pot holder like I have, you can purchase one HERE. If you prefer to use a chocolate chip mold, you can use these silicon molds.
- Make sure to taste the mixture before placing it into the mold. Feel free to add an additional teaspoon of powdered Swerve if the sweetness is not to your liking.
- Make sure you really smash the mixture down into the molds. That way you don't have any weird air pockets or missing sections in your chocolate chips.
- Make sure to place down some wax paper before you pop the chips out of the mold. This will save you the trouble of having the clean your counter tops afterwards.
- If you're having trouble getting the chips out of the molds, place the mold back into the fridge and allow it to cool for a bit longer.
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Originally Published October 14, 2019
Don't forget to check out my other Keto cookbooks.
Keto Instant Pot, Keto Fat Bombs, Sweets, & Treats, and Easy keto in 30 minutes.
Deb
I make homemade sugar free chocolate chips very cheaply by combining 2 tbls. melted butter (or coconut oil or cocoa butter), 2 tbls cocoa powder, 1 tbls erythritol (or other sugar free sweetener and more or less to taste), melt all together over low heat stirring constantly, remove from heat, add a dash of vanilla and put into piping bag and pipe dots onto parchment. Let sit an hour and you have sugar free dark chocolate chips. I assume you could make milk chocolate by cutting the cocoa slightly and adding some almond milk and chilling them to set once piped, but haven't tried that yet.
Tami
Nevermind. I now understand what you're asking, Val...if you can leave the unsweetened chocolate bar, chipped up, as the chips and just add your artificial sweetener to the recipe you're using your unsweetened chips in. I would think eating whatever you're making with these chips would incur a bitter taste if you got a chip in your mouth versus the chip tasting sweet because you melted the chocolate with your artificial sugar first by following her recipe and this process first.
Deb
Is the carb count really 17g per serving????
Val
I'm not understanding why you use chocolate to make chocolate? Why not just chop up the original unsweetened chocolate and add the Swerve into your recipe directly rather than go through this process first?
Tami
Good question about simply/only adding your artificial sweetener or monkfruit to the melted unsweetened chocolate bar. Did anyone answer you yet?
Tami
Nevermind. I now understand what you're asking, Val...if you can leave the unsweetened chocolate bar, chipped up, as the chips and just add your artificial sweetener to the recipe you're using your unsweetened chips in. I would think eating whatever you're making with these chips would incur a bitter taste if you got a chip in your mouth versus the chip tasting sweet because you melted the chocolate with your artificial sugar first by following her recipe and this process first.
Grace Stanphill
How much (in cups) does one recipe make? THanks
Margaret Gooding
This is wonderful. I did not want to pay through the nose for low carb chocolate chips. I use them in a number of recipes. Have you tried Ghiardelli sugar free baking bar? I think it is better quality chocolate.
Kathy
Woohoo I am done.over spending on chocolate chips thanks so much and so easy to understand and make