It's so easy to make homemade sugar free chocolate chips. They're perfect in low carb baking and a much cheaper alternative to store-bought keto chocolate chips.
From now on, I'll always have a jar of homemade sugar free chocolate chips in the larder. And when I get one of these urges to make my favourite keto cookies, I'm good to go!
Ingredients
Here are the ingredients you'll need for homemade keto chocolate chips:
- Cacao butter - also called cocoa butter. It is the main ingredient of quality chocolate and firm at room temperature. It is a better and tastier option for homemade chocolate chips than coconut oil.
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Powdered sweetener - Allulose is best, because it does not recrystallise. Erythritol-based sweeteners or xylitol work too. Another option is to use stevia glycerite drops.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Important! This recipe only works with powdered sweetener. Granular sweetener is too heavy and will sink to the bottom, resulting in crunchy chocolate chips. You can blend granulated sweetener in a food processor to powder it at home.
Instructions
This section contains step-by-step instructions and photos that show how to make this recipe. See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities
1.) Melt cacao butter in a frying pan.
2.) Add unsweetened cocoa powder and powdered sweetener. Stir until combined.
Top Tip: If you wish, add ¼ teaspoon of vanilla extract.
3.) Pour the melted chocolate mixture onto the underside of a pyramid silicone baking mat.
4.) Using a spatula or a spoon, spread the chocolate evenly into the silicone mat and place it in the freezer for 5 minutes.
5.) Now release your cute little pyramid-shaped sugar free chocolate chips! They're ready to use in your favourite low carb recipes.
Chocolate Chips For Baking
I recommend altering the recipe a little if you want to use the chocolate chips in keto baking, such as with my keto chocolate cookies.
The reason is that the 3 ingredient chocolate chips with cacao butter become very liquid in the oven.
However, if you add a fourth ingredient - cacao paste, also called cocoa mass - they become as stable as the keto chocolate chips you can buy in the shops.
What is cacao paste?
Cacao paste is made from ground-up roasted cocoa beans. It is the dark brown buttons in the picture below.
Instead of using 50 grams of cacao butter, use 25g of cacao butter and 25g of cacao paste. Then, add your powdered sweetener and 1 ½ tablespoon of cocoa powder.
I decided to use only half the amount of cocoa powder in this altered version because the cacao mass already has a strong chocolate taste.
Here are the ingredients again:
- 0.9 oz / 25g cacao butter
- 0.9 0z / 25g cacao paste
- 2 tablespoons powdered sweetener
- 1 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder
The method is the same - melt, spread onto the pyramid mat and cool until firm.
Recipe Notes
- If you don't have a pyramid silicone mat (or a silicone trivet) pour the chocolate onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Break it into pieces after it has set.
- Check out this chocolate chip mould if you want to go the full nine yards! It creates the perfect chocolate chip shape.
- For an even simpler version of the recipe use 100% unsweetened chocolate and sweeten it with allulose. Just make sure to use quality chocolate such as Montezuma's and heat it very slowly so it does not seize and curdle.
Recipe FAQs
I don't recommend swapping the cacao butter for coconut oil. Your chocolate will not be firm at room temperature and you'll have to store it in the fridge or freezer.
I don't recommend it, because butter is softer than cacao butter. You would have to store the chocolate chips in the freezer.
You could go for cacao nibs. Or, break unsweetened chocolate or dark chocolate with a cocoa content of 90% or above into pieces. Last but not least, buy sugar free chocolate chips such as Lily's, ChocZero or Lakanto. Just beware - they are expensive!
Uses
Here are recipes where you can use homemade sugar free chocolate chips:
Don't miss the handy video where I show how to make sugar free chocolate in three simple steps - you can make low carb chocolate bars, crunchy Keto chocolate bark by adding nuts or homemade low carb granola and, of course, these sugar free chocolate chips!
Storage
Store in a mason jar or airtight container for up to 3 months. Shelf-stable.
Option to store in the fridge or the freezer for up to 6 months.
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Recipe
Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
from Sugar Free LondonerNote: The servings slider only changes the first amount in each line and not any subsequent amounts. Please make your own calculations where necessary.
Ingredients
- 1.75 oz / 50g cacao butter
- 3 tablespoon cocoa powder unsweetened
- 2 tablespoon allulose or powdered erythritol
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract optional
Instructions
- Melt the cacao butter in a pan over a low heat. As soon as it has melted, turn off the heat.
- Add the cocoa powder and powdered sweetener and stir util combined. Add the vanilla extract, if using.
- Pour the melted chocolate into the underside of a pyramid silicone baking mat and place in the freezer for 5 minutes until set.
- Release the sugar free chocolate chips from the mat and use in your favourite low carb recipes!
Video
Notes
- 0.9 oz / 25g cacao butter
- 0.9 0z / 25g cacao paste
- 2 tablespoon powdered sweetener
- 1 ½ tablespoon cocoa powderÂ
RAINY
This is exactly what I was looking for. I've tried every keto chocolate chips available, and with my Crohns, they all wreck me. I can't use malitol, inulin, corn fiber, sugar alcohols etc. I use liquid stevia for sweetening everything. Going To try this recipe tomorrow as I have all the ingredients and 2 of those silicone trivets. So perfect, great hack. Thank you so much for this.
Katrin
Glad you found my site! Let me know how you liked the recipe and how much liquid stevia you ended up using 🙂
Donna Lejeune
I don't have a chocolate chip mold so I made this in a pan and broke them up. This is a fabulous recipe and just what I was looking for. Thank you. Can't wait to try more recipes now. Great recipes and well explained for me, a beginner to Keto.
Katrin
I'm glad you found my website Donna! Thank you for the comment 🙂
michelle ruys
where can i find unsweetened cocoa powder i live in australia please
Katrin
Hi Michelle, here in the UK it's available in normal supermarkets. Just look out for 100% cocoa powder. Otherwise, I'd check out your local health food shop or amazon.
Camille
Awesome! Thank you!
What can be used for white chocolate?
Katrin
I'd use heavy cream powder or coconut milk powder plus vanilla
Diana
Cant wait to try this with stevia. Question, can i use theee as chips for baking cookies or will they melt in tbe baking process?
Katrin
Hi Diana, they will melt just like normal chocolate chips, than harden up again 🙂
Melissa
These taste amazing, but unfortunately when I use them for baking cookies, they melt completely. Any idea why this would be? Thanks!
Katrin Nürnberger
Not sure, to be honest. Maybe something to do with the type of cacao butter? Or did you reduce the amount of sweetener/cocoa powder?
Hena
Just made a batch waiting for it to cool down. Just wondering if I could use this as a replacement for when a recipe calls for melted chocolate, say for example example brownies?
Katrin
Yes, absolutely!
Kimberly
Just.So. Good. Making a second batch right now.
Katrin
Brilliant!!! What will you make with them?
Jemma
I'm going to have to get myself some cacao butter! I think I'll try Amazon. Can't wait to try this recipe
Katrin
Let me know how you get on! Amazon is always great for slightly unusual products 😉
Barbara
This recipe is a game changer for me! I never buy sugar free chocolate because it's so expensive. Just made my first batch and it tastes delicious plus it's so much cheaper. Thank you for the inspiration
Katrin
You're welcome Barbara! I actually think this recipe makes better chocolate than the sugar free chocolate brands you can buy. And like you say, you can save a ton of money at the same time.
Yolanda
So easy and REALLY yum. I made chocolate bark with this recipe, which I broke into pieces. Perfect.
Katrin
That's great! I'm glad you enjoy the chocolate. Isn't it sooo creamy??