Keto Chocolate Cream Cheese Muffins

My decadent keto chocolate cream cheese muffins are rich, chocolate muffins that will make the keto diet a delicious breeze!

Made with simple ingredients, these are moist, portion-controlled keto muffins with only 4.7 g net carbs per serving.

My low-carb chocolate cream cheese muffins make the perfect breakfast and or after-school snacks.

It is also a great option whenever you feel like some chocolate and need to silence your sweet tooth.

They are sure sugar-free treats that will satisfy your craving for dark chocolate and keep you full while doing the ketogenic diet.

These decadent chocolate muffins use one of my favorite ingredients in keto baking, cream cheese.

This means the texture of these muffins is automatically moist and dense.

The best part is that the added cream cheese means these have 6.5 g of protein!

This recipe for low-carb chocolate muffins was inspired by the many reader requests for more keto cream cheese recipes.

Honestly, I can’t blame you all for searching for this one! Chocolate and cream cheese are really the keto match made in heaven.

I have an entire collection of keto muffin recipes you may want to also check out.

Oh, and our keto Hershey's chocolate recipes too, for more chocolate keto bliss!

Low-Carb Chocolate Cream Cheese Muffins

I know I say this often, but one of the best parts of these keto chocolate muffins is truly how easy they are to make.

My real passion when baking and cooking is being able to create recipes for you that are simple and easy to execute, whether you're a beginner or an expert baker.

Everyone deserves to have chocolate keto-friendly goodies, after all!

I decided to adapt this recipe from our keto cream cheese chocolate pound cake since I know it's tried and true every time.

Ingredients Needed

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The following are the ingredients you'll need to make these keto chocolate muffins. Note that the full printable recipe card is at the end of the page.

• Finely milled almond flour
• Granulated sugar-substitute
• Cocoa powder
• Baking powder
• Sea salt
• Full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
• Unsalted butter, room temperature
• Eggs, room temperature
• Vanilla extract
• Instant coffee, which helps intensify the chocolate flavor, is optional
• Baking chocolate

How To Make Keto-Friendly Chocolate Muffins

I mean, what more can you really ask for in a low-carb, gluten-free, sugar-free treat? There's no reason to sacrifice taste in the keto lifestyle.

Because we have a diet that is high in fat and low in carbs, and all the flavor is in healthy fats! 

The flavor of these muffins is stunning, and it's almost like having keto chocolate cheesecake muffins!

Feel free to add some sugar-free chocolate chips to the muffin batter for keto chocolate and chocolate chip muffins.

Making these delicious keto chocolate muffins is pretty straightforward.

You'll start by preheating the oven to 400 degrees and lining the muffin pan with cupcake liners.

Then, in a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients: the almond flour, cocoa powder, instant coffee, baking powder, and sea salt.

Next, in a large mixing bowl, beat on high the softened butter, vanilla extract, and sugar substitute until light and fluffy.

Then add the softened cream cheese and combine well until fully incorporated.

Now, you'll add the eggs one at a time, making sure to mix well after each addition.

Then add all the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing well until the muffin batter comes together.

Lastly, add the melted baking chocolate in a stream and beat the mixture until fully mixed.

Divide the batter evenly into your prepared muffin tins, filling each cup ¾ full.

Then, bake the muffins for 5 minutes at 400 degrees. Then, after 5 minutes, reduce your temperature to 350 and bake for another 10-15 minutes. Or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Allow the chocolate muffins to cool on a baking rack for at least 10 minutes before enjoying them. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 weeks.

Best Sugar Substitute Options For These Keto Muffins

As far as sweeteners are concerned, I recommend the use of Lakanto’s granulated sugar substitute it’s their erythritol and monk fruit sweetener that is as close to sugar as it gets.

Having said that, I’m also partial to the brand Swerve, which is an erythritol blend. Similar to Lakanto, it uses sugar alcohols and has a 0% impact on blood sugar.

You could also use the stevia and erythritol-based brand Pyure if you prefer to use a stevia-based sweetener.

I will, however, add that we are not sure why, but chocolate and stevia do not always place nicely and can intensify the aftertaste of stevia.

Note that if this is your pick, make sure you reduce the amount called for in the recipe by half since it's a much sweeter option.

Lastly, if you can’t easily find a more natural sugar substitute, you can also use Splenda with good success.

I know not everyone would agree with me here, and I respect that, but in my book, it’s still better than regular sugar.

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