Published: Apr 12, 2014 · Modified: Mar 22, 2020 by Carolyn

Better-Than-Mounds Chocolate Coconut Cups – Low Carb and Gluten-Free

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Low carb chocolate coconut cups are a ridiculously easy to make, no bake recipe. These sugar-free treats give Mounds Bars a run for their money and they are good for you!

This may sound a little crazy but easy is actually very difficult for me. Not in my day-to-day life, where I prefer the easy way of doing things as much as possible. But in my kitchen life, I have a tendency to gravitate towards the more difficult, with multiple steps and many moving parts.

I think I was always this way when it came to desserts and baking, because I love a challenge and who doesn’t want a 3 layer coconut cake with chocolate mousse-filling? It’s the Cheesecake Factory-syndrome, where we begin to believe that all desserts should be towering creations of epic proportions. I am a sucker for these kinds of desserts and now my only option is to make them from scratch in a low carb, sugar-free format. So sometimes I forget that simple can be just as good or even better than the more complicated.

Simple Sugar-Free Treats

This keto coconut candy cups recipe is a case in point. The sugar-free treats didn’t turn out at all the way I intended but by god, they are delicious! So good, in fact, that I’ve already made them twice this week. I had originally planned for them to be truffles, rolled into balls and dipped in chocolate. See? Multiple steps. But my filling did not cooperate. It was too soft when warm but it firmed up too quickly in the fridge to be rolled. So I remelted it and spooned it into little mini-muffin cups, froze it for a little bit and then simply topped it with the chocolate coating. I get all the great flavour of chocolate and coconut together, with minimal fuss or muss.

In the low carb world, these little keto, sugar-free treats might also be known as “fat bombs”. Yes, it’s a detestable name but they do serve the excellent and delicious purpose of filling you up with good healthy fats so you don’t find yourself gobbling down the carbs in a moment of weakness.

And having just come home from a Disney vacation where I probably ate a few more carbs than normal, it was nice to have these little treats to satisfy my cravings. I will say, I find them addictive in and of themselves. The mix of coconut butter and coconut oil is so good, I found I hardly needed to sweeten the filling much. And my husband, who has a soft spot for Mounds, loves them too. With both of us munching on them, it’s no wonder I had to make them twice already.

Low carb chocolate coconut cups are ridiculously easy to whip up. You can even simply melt some sugar-free chocolate for the topping, instead of making it from scratch. I used Lily’s on my second go-round and it barely changed the carb or other nutritional counts (I think the calories went up by 1 per candy).

I am linking this sugar-free treats recipe up to my dear friend, Roxana’s, monthly Chocolate Party. For April, the “secret ingredient” was coconut. Um, I think I nailed it! Check out the fun recipes over at Roxana’s Chocolate Party!

How to Make Low Carb Chocolate Coconut Cups

Better-Than-Mounds Chocolate Coconut Candies

Sweet no-bake coconut cups with a layer of dark chocolate. These low carb, sugar-free treats give Mounds a run for their money!

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20

Chill Time: 40

Total Time: 20

Servings: mini cups

Calories: 240kcal

Ingredients

Coconut Candies:

½ cup coconut butter
½ cup Kelapo coconut oil
½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
3 tablespoon powdered Swerve Sweetener

Chocolate Topping:

1 & ½ ounces Cocoa Butter
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
¼ cup powdered Swerve Sweetener
¼ cup cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
OR you can use 3 ounces Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate such as Lily's melted, for the topping

Instructions

For the candies, line a mini-muffin pan with 20 mini paper liners (I recommend parchment ones for true non-stick).
Combine coconut butter and coconut oil in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until melted and smooth and then stir in shredded coconut and sweetener until combined.
Divide mixture among prepared mini muffin cups and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
For the chocolate coating, combine cocoa butter and unsweetened chocolate together in bowl set over a pan of simmering water (do not let the bottom of the bowl touch the water). Stir until melted.
Stir in sifted powdered sweetener, then stir in cocoa powder, until smooth.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
Spoon chocolate topping over chilled coconut candies and let set, about 15 minutes.
OR if using pre-packaged chocolate, simply melt and spoon over the cold coconut filling.
Candies can be stored on your counter top for up to a week.

Nutrition Facts

Better-Than-Mounds Chocolate Coconut Candies

Amount Per Serving (2 cups)

Calories 240 Calories from Fat 225

% Daily Value*

Fat 25g38%

Carbohydrates 5g2%

Fiber 4g16%

Protein 2g4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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