4 Keto-Friendly & Sugar-Free Desserts for the Whole Family
Eating healthy should be fun, not limiting! With a few simple ingredient swaps - you can still make all of your favorite desserts to treat yourself! One of our favorite recipe swaps is Conscious Coconut Oil in place of butter! CoCo is a popular butter replacement to add a new natural sweetness to your dishes and boost desserts to have an overall health & immunity boost!
To celebrate National Dessert Day (or if you're like us, that's everyday!) we put together 4 low carb desserts that the whole family will love with our favorite superfood, coconut oil!
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
via @its_nicolettemarie
*vegan, gluten-free, dairy free, soy free, sugar free
What you'll need:
- 1 banana mashed
- 1/4 cup date syrup
- 1/4 cup Conscious Coconut oil
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup white chocolate
- 3/4 cup macadamia nuts
How to:
- Preheat the oven to 350
- Mix wet & dry ingredients separately - then combine, folding in chocolate and nuts
- Refrigerate dough for 20 minutes then scoop and bake for 11-13 minutes
CoCo Peanut Butter Chocolate Dates
via @fitxsyd
*gluten-free, dairy free, keto, sugar free
What you'll need:
- 1 tbsp Conscious Coconut oil
- 2 tbsp peanut butter (or any nut butter)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 3 scoops unflavored collagen (optional!)
- Medjool dates
How to:
- Melt coconut oil, peanut butter, and chocolate chips together
- Mix in collagen for added benefits
- Cut dates in half and scoop up the mixture onto it
- Freeze for 15 minutes + enjoy!
3-Ingredient CoCo Freezer Bark
via @thezentmeyers
*vegan, gluten-free, dairy free, soy free, keto*, sugar free
What you'll need:
- 1/2 cup Conscious Coconut oil
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp maple syrup (use keto alternative if needed!)
How to:
- In a small pot heat the coconut oil + stir in the cocoa powder and syrup. Stir until thick fudge sauce consistency.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pour chocolate mixture onto the sheet. Add any toppings you'd like - coconut flakes, chia seeds, etc.
- Freeze for 30 minutes then break into pieces and enjoy! Store extra in the freezer in an airtight container!
No-Bake CoCo Cookie Dough Bites
via @wellnesswithlinds
*vegan, dairy free, soy free, keto*, sugar free
What you'll need:
- 1/3 cup nut butter
- 3 tbsp Conscious Coconut oil
- 3-4 tbsp maple syrup (use keto alternative if needed!)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp almond milk
- 1 cup+ chocolate chips
How to:
- Mix wet ingredients in one bowl and dry in the other. Add dry ingredients into wet bowl mixing together. Fold in chocolate chips + roll into balls.
- Freeze for 1 hour
- Melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1 tbsp of Conscious Coconut oil together and dip the balls in! Place back into the freezer and enjoy!