If you have a container of Hershey's cocoa powder sitting in your pantry and are wondering what you can make with it while following a keto diet, you have plenty of delicious options.
This collection of keto recipes with Hershey's cocoa powder includes rich chocolate cakes, fudgy brownies, cookies, donuts, cheesecakes, fudge, fat bombs, and easy no-bake desserts.
Hershey's cocoa has been a staple in my kitchen for years, long before I began creating low-carb recipes. Today, I use both Hershey's Natural Unsweetened Cocoa and Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa in many of my sugar-free chocolate recipes.
Every recipe in this collection is low in carbs, sugar-free, and gluten-free, so chocolate lovers can enjoy plenty of options without the traditional sugar and flour.
What Can You Make With Hershey's Cocoa Powder On Keto?
Hershey's unsweetened cocoa powder works beautifully in all kinds of keto chocolate recipes.
You can use it to make:
- Chocolate cakes and cupcakes
- Fudgy keto brownies
- Chocolate cookies
- Baked chocolate donuts
- Chocolate cheesecakes and pies
- Keto fudge
- Fat bombs
- Chocolate frosting
- No-bake chocolate desserts
Because cocoa powder provides intense chocolate flavor without added sugar, a relatively small amount can transform a basic keto dessert into something rich and deeply chocolatey.
Below you will find dozens of my favorite keto cocoa powder recipes, including several recipes created specifically with Hershey's cocoa.
Is Hershey's Cocoa Powder Keto-Friendly?
Yes. Hershey's unsweetened baking cocoa can fit into a keto diet because it does not contain added sugar.
The important word is unsweetened. Cocoa drink mixes and sweetened chocolate powders are different products and may contain significant amounts of added sugar.
When making keto chocolate desserts, I use unsweetened cocoa powder and pair it with a keto-friendly sugar substitute.
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Always check the nutrition label and serving size of the particular cocoa product you purchase, since those are what you should use when calculating the carbohydrates in your recipe.
Hershey's Natural Cocoa vs. Special Dark Cocoa
I use both Hershey's Natural Unsweetened Cocoa and Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa, depending on the recipe.
Natural cocoa has the familiar chocolate flavor many of us grew up baking with, while Special Dark produces a deeper color and more intense dark chocolate flavor.
They can behave differently in baked recipes because natural and alkalized cocoa have different acidity levels. For that reason, I recommend using the type of cocoa specified in each individual recipe, particularly when baking soda is involved.
For no-bake desserts such as fudge, fat bombs, cheesecake fillings, and chocolate pie, there is generally more flexibility to choose the cocoa flavor you prefer.
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Hershey's Cocoa Powder Keto Recipes
Rich brownies, chocolate cakes, fudgy cookies, donuts, fudge, cheesecakes and more! This collection of 35 + keto recipes with Hershey’s cocoa powder is packed with sugar-free, gluten-free chocolate desserts for every craving. If you have unsweetened cocoa powder in your pantry and need an easy low-carb dessert idea, you’ll find plenty of delicious ways to put it to use.
It's a recipe for a low carb keto-friendly version of the classic Hershey's chocolate cake recipe found on the back of the Hershey's cocoa powder box.
Rich, decadent keto chocolate cream cheese muffins! These moist keto chocolate muffins are sure to satisfy your craving for dark chocolate. A recipe for keto chocolate cream cheese muffins is what you can expect from your favorite keto pound cake enhanced with chocolate as the star and adjusted to bake into amazing keto muffins.
These keto red velvet donuts are, moist, spongy baked donuts that feature the classic red velvet flavor minus all the carbs. It's topped with a cream cheese icing and a sprinkling of crumbled donut that makes it a delicious keto treat!
This keto red velvet trifle is filled with layers of moist red velvet cake, homemade whipped cream, strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries. This trifle recipe is not only low in carbs but also grain-free and gluten-free.
Keto red velvet cake- moist, rich layers of velvety smooth cake frosted generously with cream cheese frosting. This recipe allows you to enjoy all the flavors in traditional red velvet cake minus the carbs.
This keto chocolate bread is rich, moist, and not too sweet. Featuring bold chocolate flavor and a subtle sweetness, this low carb chocolate bread is easily made with only wholesome ingredients like almond flour, eggs, cream cheese, and of course cocoa powder
This keto chocolate sour cream cake is rich, fudgy, and moist. It's got the perfect dense, moist cake crumb and has all the flavor you love about a rich chocolate sour cream pound cake minus all the carbs and sugar!
These keto triple chocolate scones make the perfect on-the-go breakfast or snack. It's a no-roll delicious keto recipe that makes chocolate the star! It features cocoa powder, baking chocolate, and sugar-free chocolate chips.
This keto chocolate bundt cake is a moist rich-tasting chocolate cake that's perfect for when you are craving chocolate on keto! It's a showstopper of a cake that chocolate lovers will embrace.
This is a keto Hershey's Chocolate donuts recipe. It is low in carbs, sugar-free, dairy-free, gluten-free and keto-friendly.
A recipe for low carb chocolate flaxseed flour cake
These peppermint cream cheese fat bombs are like frozen bites of chocolate mints! With only 0.4 carbs per a delicious and minty after-dinner treat. They're keto Andes mint fat bombs!
This delicious recipe for keto coconut flour brownies makes rich moist, sugar-free brownies everyone will enjoy.
This keto marble cheesecake is a delicious low carb, no added sugar, gluten-free, grain-free cheesecake that everyone will enjoy. Perfect for when you want to impress your family and friends with a keto dessert. It's a chocolate and vanilla marble option!
These Keto Skillet Brownies are the perfect dessert to end a meal. Intense chocolate flavor, the perfect texture, and a richness that will satisfy any craving are what you can expect from these low carb brownies in a skillet! Made with coconut flour for a tree nut-free option
These keto chocolate crinkle cookies are rich, fudgy, and coated in powdered sugar substitute for that classic crackled finish. Hershey’s Special Dark cocoa powder gives these gluten-free, sugar-free cookies their deep chocolate flavor.
This keto Mississippi mud pie is an easy no-bake chocolate dessert featuring a chocolate crust and a rich, mousse-like filling made with Hershey’s cocoa powder. It is creamy, decadent, sugar-free, and perfect when you want a chocolate dessert without turning on the oven.
This keto raspberry chocolate icebox pie combines a rich chocolate cheesecake filling made with Hershey’s cocoa powder, fresh raspberries, and a chocolate ganache topping. It is an easy no-bake, gluten-free dessert that pairs dark chocolate and raspberries beautifully.
Keto Brownie Cupcakes- Are the perfect, rich chocolate cupcake for anyone doing a keto diet that is missing chocolate. These keto cupcakes are cross between chocolate cupcakes and brownies are moist, sugar-free, grain-free, gluten-free and keto-friendly.
Keto Cranberry Brownies feature the combination of rich chocolate and cranberries for a Keto Holiday treat. These brownies are grain-free, sugar-free, gluten-free and Keto-friendly.
Keto Brownies are made with rich dark chocolate cocoa powder and baking chocolate. It's a delicious low carb brownie that it grain-free, sugar-free and Keto-friendly.
This recipe for keto mocha blackout brownie is a dark, rich and decadent low carb brownie that can satisfy the strongest of chocolate cravings easily.
This recipe for keto chocolate bars acts as a fat bomb but tastes like a chocolate bar. Enjoy a flavor treat and gain the benefits of healthy fats.
A recipe for keto chocolate marble fat bomb recipe. These keto chocolate cheesecake fat bombs
This recipe for Keto chocolate peanut-butter fat bombs is an easy and delicious way to get healthy fats into your diet. Stop your sugar cravings and control your appetite with a fat bomb that tastes like a Reeses peanut butter cup!
This delicious Keto Ice Cream Cake is grain-free, gluten-free, nut-free. Plus if that's not enough the ice cream layer is churn-free.
It's a recipe for easy keto fudge. It's made with a combination of baking chocolate, cocoa powder, sugar-free confectioner's sugar, butter and cream cheese.
This delicious keto cream cheese chocolate pound cake is a rich, moist, decadent cake that features a chocolate ganache that takes it to a whole nother level. It's the one recipe that is sure to silence your chocolate cravings while doing keto.
This keto chocolate coconut flour pound cake is rich, tender, and deeply chocolatey. Made with coconut flour and Hershey’s cocoa powder, it is a delicious sugar-free, gluten-free chocolate cake that also happens to be nut-free.
This rich and decadent recipe for red velvet keto cookies is sure to become a holiday favorite. The addition of cream cheese makes them a soft-batch cookie and their bright red color makes them a festive choice.
This keto peanut butter chocolate pie is one rich, creamy, dreamy dessert. It's not only low in carbs, sugar-free, grain-free, gluten-free, but also a no-bake pie.
Keto red velvet ice cream cake all the flavor we love about this classic dessert minus all the carbs. It's grain-free, gluten-free, sugar-free and deliciously easy.
Keto Bacon Fudge? Is that even a thing? Well, yes it is. You can make a delicious low carb fudge recipe that combines the flavor of chocolate and bacon for one delicious unexpected treat.
This keto pumpkin chocolate pound cake is a rich dark chocolate low carb cake that has a subtle pumpkin flavor and makes a great seasonal treat.
These Keto Triple Chocolate Cookies are the perfect low carb treat when you are craving a dark rich chocolate cookie. They are decadent chocolate cookies that also happen to be grain-free, gluten-free, sugar-free and keto-friendly.
A recipe for keto fudge flourless cookies. The recipe does not use any flour or flour substitute making it a great gluten-free, nut-free option. It's a rich chocolate cookie that is not only delicious but keto-friendly.
Enjoy a decadant Keto Friendly Tiramisu Cake recipe. It's a low carb version of the Italian classic. The recipe makes two 9X5 pans of Tiramisu.
A rich and decadent recipe for Keto cream cheese chocolate cookies. The addition of cream cheese makes it a soft-batch cookie and a perfect keto treat.
A luscious yet simple recipe for keto no-bake chocolate strawberry cheesecake. It features a chocolate "oreo" crust and a rich chocolate cheesecake filling. Topped with fresh strawberries and a chocolate ganache sauce for an unforgettable keto cheesecake.
Kelly says
How about a keto Hershey's chocolate pie version, love the original version, but trying to lose weight & get healthy.
Hilda Solares says
Hi Kelly, Have you tried our no-bake chocolate pie? I believe if you leave out the strawberry topping you will come really close to that Hershey's pie.