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October 1, 2019

Cookie Dough Cupcakes – Keto and Sugar-Free

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Whoa, is this reality? Keto cookie dough frosting on nut-free keto chocolate cupcakes. Yes, my keto dessert lovers, your sweetest dreams have come true. Sugar-free and grain-free, and oh so decadent.

Keto Cookie Dough Cupcakes on a white plate

There are some dessert recipes that you see and you just don’t think there will ever be a way to make them keto friendly. Like cookie dough cupcakes. I always thought how pretty and yummy they looked when I saw them on Pinterest. But I just didn’t think there was really a way to make them low carb.

But then inspiration strikes and you realize that it is indeed possible. And you begin to feel like a keto rockstar because you just took a disgustingly sugary high carb dessert and made it ketolicious. And yes, ketolicious is absolutely a word. Use it well and use it often, my friends.

I have so many ketolicious cake recipes, such as my Keto Italian Cream Cake, or the ever popular and oft-copied Keto Kentucky Butter Cake. And these peanut butter cup Keto Brownie Cupcakes are to die for!

Piping cookie dough frosting onto keto chocolate cupcakes

Cookie Dough Cupcakes Inspiration

My inspiration for these keto cookie dough cupcakes came in two forms.

  1. The mini sugar-free chocolate chips from Explorado Market. Most keto chocolate chips are on the larger size and not as good for decorating cakes and cookies. But these mini chips are perfect for sprinkling on top of any baked goods you choose to use them on. And they are dairy-free too!
  2. I was also inspired by the High Key Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies. I bought these on a whim about 6 months ago, figuring that like most pre-packaged keto cookies, they’d be rather tasteless. Can I tell you, though, how much I loved them? And how much my kids loved them? They taste just like Chips Ahoy. They are crunchy and little, and I knew I had to incorporate them into a keto friendly recipe.

Can you make these Keto Cookie Dough Cupcakes without either of these specialty products? Of course you can! You can use any sugar-free chocolate chips like Lily’s or ChocZero. They are just bigger and so you need to use them more sparingly. Or you can chop up any keto dark chocolate bar and use that instead.

As for the mini cookies as decoration, they are just purely decoration. Cute and fun, but not critical to the outcome of the recipe.

A chocolate cupcake with keto cookie dough frosting on a white cupcake stand

How to make Keto Cookie Dough Frosting

Let’s be honest, these are really just my keto chocolate cupcakes topped with a delicious cookie dough frosting. The cupcakes themselves are coconut flour based, so they’re nut-free. And they are wonderful with any sort of keto frosting.

But it was really fun experimenting to come up with a cookie dough flavored frosting recipe. I had to think outside the box a little for this one.

Conventional cookie dough frosting is made with copious amounts of brown sugar and flour. That is so not happening in my house!

I really wanted to use the Swerve Brown for this recipe but it wouldn’t dissolve into the butter, no matter how much I tried to beat it. So I scrapped that idea and went with my old standby of some powdered Swerve and a few teaspoons of Yacon syrup for brown sugar color and flavor.

You could also use 1 teaspoon molasses in place of the Yacon syrup. Now before you FREAK OUT about the sugar, keep in mind that 1 teaspoon of molasses contains 5g total carbs. Spread over 12 servings, you’ve added less than half a gram of carbs to your cupcake.

As for the flour, I decided to help give my frosting structure with a little cream cheese and a scant tablespoon of coconut flour. That way, I didn’t have to rely solely on the sweetener for consistency.

Then I just piped it onto my chocolate cupcakes and sprinkled on some mini chocolate chips. Topping it all off with a mini cookie was just the icing on the cake, so to speak!

A huge hit with the kids in particular, as you might imagine. I was mum of the year for a few short hours…

Close up shot of keto cookie dough cupcakes

More Keto Cookie Dough Recipes

Keto Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

Keto Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Truffles

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Truffles

Keto Cookie Dough Bars

Keto Cookie Dough Fudge

Keto Cookie Dough Cheesecake Popsicles

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Close up shot of keto cookie dough cupcakes
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Cookie Dough Cupcakes
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

Whoa, is this reality? Keto cookie dough frosting on nut-free keto chocolate cupcakes. Yes, my keto dessert lovers, your sweetest dreams have come true. Sugar-free and grain-free, and oh so decadent. 

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookie dough cupcakes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 256 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 batch keto chocolate cupcakes
  • 3 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 6 tbsp butter softened
  • 3/4 cup powdered Swerve Sweetener
  • 1 tbsp coconut flour more if needed
  • 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp Yacon syrup or molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup mini sugar-free chocolate chips (can use regular sized chips too)
  • 1 bag High Key Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies (optional)
Instructions
  1. Make the cupcakes according to the directions and let cool completely.

  2. In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese and butter until completley smooth. Beat in the powdered sweetener and coconut flour until well combined.

  3. Add the whipping cream, Yacon syrup, vanilla extract, and salt, and beat until smooth.

  4. Pipe onto the cooled cupcakes with a star shaped tip and sprinkle each with the mini chocolate chips. Top each cupcake with a mini chocolate chip cookie, if using.

Nutrition Facts
Cookie Dough Cupcakes
Amount Per Serving (1 cupcake)
Calories 256 Calories from Fat 186
% Daily Value*
Fat 20.7g32%
Carbohydrates 8.5g3%
Fiber 4.9g20%
Protein 6.2g12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Filed Under: Keto Cakes, Low Carb Tagged With: chocolate chips, coconut flour

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  1. April says

    October 1, 2019 at 9:46 am

    5 stars
    I’m not Keto, but I’m pretty obsessed with this recipe. Yum!

    Reply
  2. Natalie says

    October 1, 2019 at 10:33 am

    5 stars
    Such pretty cupcakes!! I won’t feel too guilty eating them, since they are sugar free & keto friendly!

    Reply
  3. Jennifer says

    October 1, 2019 at 11:03 am

    5 stars
    Oh my goodness, I am going to LOVE these! Making them ASAP!

    Reply
  4. wilhelmina says

    October 1, 2019 at 11:12 am

    5 stars
    This frosting! Oh my goodness! I could have just eaten the whole batch with a spoon!

    Reply
  5. Melissa says

    October 1, 2019 at 11:47 am

    5 stars
    YUM – low carb cupcakes are a dream come true! Shared your recipe with my friends and they loved it as well. Thanks so much!

    Reply
  6. Chris Houck says

    October 3, 2019 at 9:51 pm

    On your say-so, I ordered one box of the High Key mini chocolate chip cookies and their Snickerdoodle mini cookies. Oh..my..goodness! So good! I haven’t made these cupcakes yet, but I know these boxes of cookies will be long gone before I need them to adorn the cupcakes. Oh darn, I’ll have to buy more…:)

    Reply
  7. Erica B says

    October 5, 2019 at 1:27 am

    Hey Carolyn, just FYI, in the sentence that begins “Let’s be honest, these are really just my keto chocolate cupcakes…” the hyperlink on “chocolate cupcakes” goes to the Fat Fit Go chocolate chips on Amazon.

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      October 5, 2019 at 8:54 am

      Whoops, thanks!

      Reply
  8. Zoe says

    June 11, 2020 at 8:41 am

    Is there any way I could make this dairy-free as well? Let me know if you have any suggestions, please. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      June 11, 2020 at 9:10 pm

      I don’t think there is a good way to make the frosting dairy free, sorry.

      Reply

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