Sugar free white chocolate is one of the easiest and most delicious low carb desserts to throw together!
Which is great news considering store-bought sugar free white chocolate is hard to find and crazy expensive. It makes a delicious addition to all sorts of low carb recipes and is great low carb candy on its own.
So, whether or not you think white chocolate is chocolate or just a sweet treat, I know youโre going to love this low carb chocolate recipe! So grab your double boiler and letโs get mixinโ!
What I Love About This Sugar Free White Chocolate Recipe
It’s white chocolate, without the sugar! So many reasons to love this recipe, including:
- It makes the creamiest white chocolate that just melts in your mouth with every bite!
- It’s crazy easy… all you have to do is melt the ingredients together.
- It’s great to stash in the freezer so you always have sugar free white chocolate when you get a craving.
Recipe Notes
Seriously, friends, you’re only a few minutes and ingredients away from this sugar free white chocolate! Here’s what you’ll need:
Ingredient Notes
Most of these ingredients are hard to find in stores, so I suggest buying them on Amazon:
Cocoa Butter is a necessity for any chocolate recipe! Be sure to buy food-grade cocoa butter.
Sweetener. You can sub in any of the keto sweeteners you prefer here — just be sure to use powdered as granular will add a gritty texture to your sugar free white chocolate.
Powdered Heavy Cream. Traditionally, powdered milk is used to make white chocolate โย but, to save ourselves some carbs, weโll be using powdered heavy cream. This adds the delicious creamy texture to our sugar free white chocolate.
Lecithinย is critical in emulsifying and stabilizing ingredients that otherwise wouldn’t blend. Technically you can make chocolate without lecithin, but the ingredients will separate as they cool, leaving a tasteless layer on top and an overly sweet section on the bottom, so I STRONGLY recommend using it!
If you’d like to save a few bucks on ingredients, skip the lecithin and pour your partially cooled sugar free white chocolate into a food processor. Run the machine for a few before pouring the melted ingredients into their mold. This process isnโt perfect, but it helps a ton!
Tools to Make
Just a few simple tools are needed to make this!
- Double boiler – This is the best way to melt the cocoa butter!
- Chocolate mold – I use this one, but feel free to use whatever you have. You can also use a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper to turn this into a low carb chocolate bark.
Storing Tips
I store these low carb chocolate bars in the fridge or freezer, as they melt easily in warm temps.
Confession: I use the freezer to prevent myself from eating the entire sugar free white chocolate bar in one sitting!
Serving Recommendations
I love stashing this chocolate in the fridge and enjoying it on its own! But if you’re looking for something more extravagant, here are some ideas:
- Chop up the cooled white chocolate and add it to low carb cookies, low carb brownies, or low carb ice cream.
- Dice it up, and add it to trail mix. Or dip some nuts (thinking almonds) in it as it cools.
- Make a bark! Mix in ideas below…
Recipe Variations
Alright, below I share a BASIC sugar free white chocolate recipe. NOW, let’s turn this into the candy bar of your dreams:
- Add freezer dried fruits. I usually buy these low carb fruits at Trader Joes, they’re lower in carbs than dried fruits (they OFTEN don’t contain added sugars!). Turn this into a strawberry cheesecake fat bombs bar with strawberries — blackberries and raspberries are delicious too.
- Add peanut butter. The easiest way to add low carb peanut butter here is to make Reese’s cups with the melted white chocolate using a muffin tin pan and liners! Check out my chocolate peanut butter fat bombs for tips and techniques.
- Make sugar free chocolate chips by adding the melted chocolate into a resealable bag. Snip a small hole in the tip and form small chips on a parchment paper-lined tray.
- Mix in some nuts! I love chopped and salted low carb nuts here, or shredded/unsweetened coconut.
- Use unsweetened whey protein powder instead of heavy cream powder. Using low carb protein powder makes for significantly less creamy chocolate, but adds a handful of protein if thatโs what youโre looking for.
More Low Carb Candies
Can’t get enough of the low carb sweet stuff? Me neither! Here are a few more of my faves:
Sugar Free White Chocolate
Print Recipe Pin RecipeIngredients
- 4 Ounces Food-Grade Cocoa Butter food grade
- 1/3 Cup Powdered Swerve or Lakanto (see sweetener notes below)
- 1/4 Cup Powdered Heavy Cream
- 1/4 Teaspoon Lecithin Sunflower or Soy
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Prepare a double boiler (I use a pot with water and a heat safe bowl over the top).
- Add 4 ounces food grade cocoa butter, and 1/4 teaspoon lecithin to double boiler and melt together.
- Remove from heat and add 1/3 cup powdered erythritol and 1/4 cup heavy cream.
- Add 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and stir to combine.
- Pour into mold sugar free white chocolate mold and refrigerate until it's solid.
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Lindsey's Tips
- Chocolate. I love Lily's chocolate chips for this (they make dark, semi-sweet, and milk) but you can always make your own low carb chocolate by following my recipe!ย
- Lakanto, Swerve, or Erythritol. I stick to Lakanto and Swerve which are a 1:1 swap with traditional sugar. If using a different brand of Erythritol, keep in mind it's 70% as sweet as sugar, so you may need to add more to taste.
- Nutritional information is for 1 serving if you divide this recipe into 8 servings (this will vary depending on the mold you use, so the easiest way to calculate is to divide into 8):
Kate Butters
is there a substitute for powdered heavy cream? it’s not available in my country
Lindsey
Hi Kate! If you’re ok with a few more carbs, you can use powdered milk ๐
Lizzy
Can I substitute xanthan gum or anything else for the lecithin?
Lindsey
Hi Lizzy! No, unfortunately, lecithin is the best ingredient for emulsifying the chocolate. You can leave it out in this recipe! But the chocolate ingredients will separate a bit as they cool. Hope you enjoy! ๐
Lizzy
I LOVE this white chocolate and it’s a perfect treat for keto. I did double the heavy cream, because I like it extra creamy with less of the intensity of the cocoa butter. But the lecithin was the ingredient missing from all my other attempt to make this tasty treat! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Lindsey
YAY Lizzy!! I’m SO happy you enjoyed this recipe! Isn’t it crazy what a difference the lecithin makes?!?
Krystal L Olson
Hum not sure where I went wrong but my bars separated with lecithin?
Lindsey
Hi Krystal! I’m so sorry to hear this, I’ve been doing some research to see why this would happen and I came up with nothing! What if you doubled the lecithin. You can also add your melted ingredients to a food processor or blender, then pour them back into the mold. Hope this helps! ๐
shyamala radhakrishnan
Mine too.. separated with lecithin. I used full cream milk powder and the other ingredients were the same.
Lindsey
Any chance the lecithin has gone bad? If not, I would try doubling the amount. Hope this helps!
jen
Hi, I would love to use this recipe as a base for holiday gifts this year. You mention keeping it in the fridge…is there any way for me to keep it a bit more solid at room temp? Thank you!
Lindsey
Hi Jen! I like to store this in the fridge as it doesn’t contain any preservatives, and I’m always overly cautious about this! That said, cocoa butter doesn’t melt unless at high heat. Hope you enjoy ?
Renee
If I wanted to add real vanilla bean (for the black flecks to appear), how much should I add? Or just substitute the vanilla extract you mention?
Thanks!
Lindsey
Hi Renee! I would use 4″ of vanilla bean seeds. Hope you enjoy!
Shelby
I can’t believe it’s low carb! so yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
Lindsey
Hello Shelby! I’m so happy you enjoyed it as much as I do! ๐