Creamy keto cheesecake bites with the delicious flavor of mint chocolate chip. A fun and easy treat that tastes like low carb mint chip ice cream! This post is sponsored by ChocZero.
I am not above admitting that these mint chocolate chip truffles were actually something of a mistake. But sometimes mistakes make the best recipes!
These keto cheesecake bites actually started their lives out as fudge. That was the plan, a nice mint chocolate chip fudge. So how did they become truffles?
Well, the lovely fudge mixture, which tasted absolutely delicious, simply wouldn’t set. It stayed soft and gooey and wouldn’t come out of the pan at all. It wouldn’t set even when it was left in the freezer for more than 24 hours.
But if I teach you nothing else, let this be your one take away about making keto dessert: you can rescue just about anything. It may not quite be what you first had in mind, but there is rarely a reason to throw anything away.
Turning Fudge into Keto Mint Truffles
So if, by chance, your keto chocolate cake sticks and breaks coming out of the pan, you crumble it up and turn it into parfait.
If your keto chocolate chip cookies spread too much and become one big cookie, you break them up and crumble them over ice cream.
And if your keto fudge won’t set, you beat it with a little cream cheese and butter, and you turn it into truffles. It doesn’t hurt to dip them in a little sugar-free chocolate, either!
How to make Mint Chocolate Chip Truffles
The inspiration for my keto mint chip fudge turned truffles was the white chocolate chips from ChocZero. Dang those chips have changed my keto baking life! I am always scheming on new ways to use them.
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They give the truffles a lovely flavor with a hint of vanilla. But they also help give them some additional structure and make them easier to shape. If the white chocolate chips aren’t available to you, you could also use 1 ounce of cocoa butter.
Whisk the chips into some hot cream and let it cool somewhat before proceeding. Then beat the cream cheese, butter, and sweetener together and add the cream mixture.
The mint extract and green food coloring should be added to taste. Some mint extracts are stronger than others, and natural food dyes also vary in strength. The one I use from Color Kitchen tends to give me an very vibrant green hue. You can add a touch of blue if you want to make it more mint green.
How to shape keto cheesecake bites
Cheesecake truffles can be sticky and hard to work with, so I have a few tips for you.
The first is simply to chill the mixture for at least 30 minutes to firm it up. Then you can use a small cookie scoop to shape the truffles, simply scooping them on to a waxed paper lined tray. I really liked the way this looked, it reminded me of tiny scoops of mint chocolate chip ice cream!
You can also simply roll them between your palms. For this, I recommend wetting your hands and being prepared to wet your hands several times throughout the process. This helps to keep the mixture from sticking too much.
Then freeze your truffles until they are very firm, at least 2 hours, before dipping in melted chocolate.
Ready to make some delicious Keto Mint Chocolate Chip Truffles?
More Keto Truffle Recipes you might like
- German Chocolate Truffles
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- Brownie Batter Truffles
- Snickerdoodle Truffles
- Sweet Cream Truffles
- “Oreo” Truffles
- Lemon Coconut Truffles
Mint Chocolate Chip Truffles
Ingredients
Truffles
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 ½ ounces sugar-free white chocolate chips
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoon butter softened
- ⅓ cup powdered Swerve
- 1 to 2 teaspoon mint extract (adjust to taste)
- Natural green food coloring
- 1 tablespoon dark chocolate chips, sugar-free
Chocolate Coating
- 2 ounces dark chocolate chips, sugar-free
- ¼ ounce cocoa butter
- 1 ounce sugar-free white chocolate chips for drizzling (optional)
Instructions
Truffles
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the cream to a simmer. This won't take long so watch carefully.
- Once simmering, remove from heat and add the white chocolate chips. Let sit for a few minutes to melt and then whisk to combine. Let cool to lukewarm.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with the butter until combined. Beat in the powdered sweetener, then beat in the white chocolate mixture until well combined.
- Add mint extract and green food coloring to taste, then stir in the chocolate chips. Refrigerate 30 to 60 minutes to firm up.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop and scoop the mixture onto the tray. Alternatively, you can roll tablespoons of the mixture into balls between wet hands. You will need to re-wet your hands frequently.
- Freeze until very firm, at least 2 hours.
Chocolate Coating
- In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, combine the dark chocolate chips and the cocoa butter. Stir until melted.
- Transfer the truffles to a plate and keep them in the freezer (they soften easily). Working with one at a time, dip each frozen truffle into the chocolate, tossing to coat with a fork. Lift out and tap the fork on the side of the bowl a few times to remove the excess chocolate.
- Place on the parchment lined tray to set. Repeat with remaining truffles. The chocolate should set quickly if your truffles were frozen but if not, pop it in the fridge for 10 to 20 minutes.
- Set another heatproof bowl over the pan of water and bring back to a light simmer. Add the white chocolate chips and stir until melted.
- Transfer the melted white chocolate to a snack-size ziploc baggie with the tiniest tip cut off one corner. Drizzle over the truffles and let set.
Natasha says
This recipe and dessert have become one of our favorites at home! The time spent making these truffles is definitely worth it, I highly recommend this!
Toni says
These are absolutely delicious! Very easy to make thanks to your clear instructions. I may need to hide some from my family just for me (shhhhh).
alisha says
Tasty! Love these 🙂
pdx girl says
Thank you Erica I’m going to definitely be reading this. For me this a journey.
pdx girl says
so, this is completely off topic. i’ve been reading a keto diet can increase disease and has a mortality risk. Because I trust pretty much everything you say, and you’re about the only one outside of the medical field. what’s your take on it?
Carolyn says
You shouldn’t be trusting any random person on the internet simply telling you what they think. I am not a medical professional. But my sense is (and has been for a while) that more long term research needs to be done on the keto diet. The studies you refer to were epidemiological in nature… i.e not clinical trials, just data gathered from people self-reporting their diets. Just like eye-witness reports, they are known to be quite unreliable (Read The Big Fat Surprise and you will come to understand the lack of rigor in this kind of data).
I choose keto because it works for my life. Can I say for sure it’s THE healthiest way to eat? No, but I’ve thrown all my chips in for it because I have diabetes and it is the only natural way without medication that I can control it. So I have a choice… high blood sugar or a keto diet. I choose keto.
Kathy Valenti says
Thank you, I also have diabetes and honestly because of you I’ve been able to manage it through diet & exercise. .
CC says
I agree with the page author, however I felt it was important to share that I have heard keto was hard on diabetics because of their kidneys.
I have pcos and it makes me more prone to becoming diabetic. So I got approval from my doctor to go keto, which definitely helped me to get my weight down and energy up. My mom was inspired by this and wanted to go keto but her doctor said it was too hard for diabetics’ kidneys. I don’t know why.
But I like keto. I like when others like keto. But I don’t want to see others hurt by keto. So whether you’re diabetic or not, it’s always a good idea to check and work with your doctor when it comes to making diet lifestyle changes.
Eat tasty and stay healthy y’all! ????????
Carolyn says
If your kidneys are in good shape and haven’t been damaged by high blood sugar, then there is no evidence that keto is going to hurt them, whether or not you are a diabetic.
Erica B says
Pdx girl, you might appreciate browsing some of the articles on ketodietapp.com, many of which are written by health professionals. As a start, consider this article (written by a doctor of nutritional biochemistry) that touches on the issues with certain types of studies as Carolyn mentioned: https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/lchf/could-low-carb-diets-really-be-killing-you
(Carolyn, I hope you don’t mind the link.)
pdx girl says
Thank you Erica I’m going to definitely be reading this. For me this a journey.
pdx girl says
Read it – definitely informative.