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Of the many varieties of low carb cheesecake one could enjoy, chocolate cheesecake stands out. Because of the melted chocolate that goes into the creamy batter, you end up with a dense and flavor-packed slice of cake. While the traditional low carb cheesecake is light and airy with a hint of lemon and vanilla, the chocolate version is rich and quite heavy. We found ourselves taking smaller bites because of the amount of cheesecake that’s actually packed into one mouthful!

We were thinking of making a creative flavor of cheesecake but decided to try our hand at classic chocolate and work our way from there. After all, lots of keto followers crave chocolate since it can be tricky to find a good, chocolatey keto dessert. However, once you know a few tricks about chocolate, you can create some fantastic low carb desserts that will satisfy any need for chocolate.

We used baker’s chocolate instead of a regular chocolate bar to cut down on unnecessary carbs and added erythritol for sweetness. Bakers chocolate is a dark chocolate that has no added sugars. It can taste bitter when eaten on its own (I don’t necessarily recommend taking a big bit of our bakers chocolate), but with the added erythritol, it has that sweet chocolate taste that you know and love.

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In the almond flour crust, however, we added Stevia– we hear to two counteract each other’s downfalls (bitterness, etc.). Different sweeteners work in different ways and the stevia in the crust and erythritol in the cheesecake seemed to be the perfect combinations! Of course, almond flour was a must for the cheesecake crust- no carbs here and that almond flavor goes great with chocolate.

Low Carb Chocolate Cheesecake

It was our first time using a springform pan, which we purchased from Amazon, and it made the entire process much simpler. Using the standard cake/pie pans works, but the removal of the cheesecake is messier. The springform pan sides conveniently come right off the base and you’re left with perfect cheesecake sides. This is particularly useful when making a giant cheesecake that won’t fit in a short pie pan. We totally recommend it!

One little hint about using a springform pan is to wrap the outside of the pan in foil. This way, when you put the cheesecake pan into the water bath, no water will seal into the crust of the cheesecake thanks to that added layer of protection the foil gives. A good springform pan will not leak but it is always good to be safe and wrap the pan in foil anyway- you never know when your pan may get a tiny dent or bump and not seal as well!

We topped the cheesecake off with a square of Lindt’s 80% Dark Chocolate because everyone needs some chocolate in their lives. The benefits outweigh the carbs so much!

Keto Chocolate Cheesecake

If you loved this recipe, you should try this keto air fryer cheesecake from My Life Cookbook. It has a rich and creamy cream cheese layer just like our recipe, but instead of it being fully chocolate, it’s got a delicious brownie addition!

Keto Chocolate Cheesecake
Chocolate Cheesecake
Votes: 32
Rating: 4.16
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Macros per serving:
• 450 Calories
• 40g of Fat
• 11g of Protein
• 7.5g of Carbs
Serves
8 servings
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
60 minutes
Serves
8 servings
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
60 minutes
Keto Chocolate Cheesecake
Chocolate Cheesecake
Votes: 32
Rating: 4.16
You:
Rate this recipe!
Print Recipe
Macros per serving:
• 450 Calories
• 40g of Fat
• 11g of Protein
• 7.5g of Carbs
Serves
8 servings
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
60 minutes
Serves
8 servings
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
60 minutes
Servings: servings
Ingredients
Chocolate Crust
Cheesecake Filling
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. To make the crust. melt 4 tbsp of butter and combine with almond flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon and Stevia. Mix well.
    Combine with butter
  3. Press the crust dough into a 9-inch springform pan and bake in the oven for about 15 minutes or until the crust is solid and darker.
    Press into pan
  4. While the crust is baking, begin making your cheesecake filling! Beat cream cheese and erythritol with an electric hand mixer until smooth.
    Beat cream cheese
  5. Add in sour cream, vanilla extract, salt and 2 eggs and beat with the mixer until creamy.
    Beat until creamy
  6. Melt 3 oz. of unsweetened baker's chocolate in a double boiler or just in a small pan, on low heat, stirring constantly.
  7. Pour the chocolate and 1 tbsp of cocoa powder into your cream cheese mixture. Stir with a spoon/rubber spatula to combine the chocolate and cream cheese mixture.
    Add chocolate
  8. Now pour your cheesecake batter into the springform pan on top of your crisp almond flour crust.
    Fold in
  9. Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes or until the top of the cheesecake is set and darker, but jiggly underneath.
    Bake until set
  10. Let the cheesecake cool to room temperature and then refrigerate overnight (ideally). Even a few hours of refrigeration is better than none. This will help the cheesecake "densify"!
  11. When the cake has chilled, run a plastic knife along the edges of the springform pan to loosen any cake that has stuck to the pan. Undo the buckle and remove the pan's edges.
  12. Slice and serve with some whipped cream and a square of dark chocolate. Enjoy!
    Cheesecake 2
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