Keto Frosty
A thick chocolate keto frosty from four ingredients, whipped to stiff peaks and frozen for 40 minutes so a spoon stands up in it. No ice cream maker and no ice. 3.5g net carbs per serving.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Freezing 40 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 316 kcal
Hand mixer or a stand mixer
Fine sieve for sifting the cocoa
Serving glasses 4, freezer safe
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream 357 g, cold from the refrigerator
- 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 16 g, Dutch process preferred
- 3 tbsp powdered erythritol blend 36 g, powdered and never granulated
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp fine sea salt do not skip it
Combine: Pour the cold heavy whipping cream into a large bowl. Sift the unsweetened cocoa powder and powdered erythritol blend over it, then add the vanilla extract and fine sea salt. Chill the bowl and beaters first if the kitchen is warm.
Whip: Beat on low until the cocoa disappears, then on high for 3-4 minutes, until the mixture holds a firm peak that stands straight up. Stop as soon as it does; a few seconds more turns it grainy.
Portion: Divide between 4 glasses or small bowls. For soft-serve swirls, pipe it in from a zip-top bag with a corner snipped off.
Freeze: 40 minutes, until ice crystals just start at the edges and the surface is firm to a light touch.
Stir and serve: Stir each glass briskly for a few seconds to bring it into one even thick texture. If it froze too hard, rest it on the counter 5 minutes and stir again rather than refreezing.
Cold cream, powdered sweetener. Warm cream may never reach stiff peaks, and granulated sweetener stays gritty in a cold mixture.
Forty minutes is the window. Less and it is whipped cream; much more and the edges harden while the middle stays soft.
Do not refreeze to fix it. Rest a too-firm portion on the counter and stir. Every refreeze makes the ice crystals bigger.
Storage: covered in the freezer up to 2 weeks; rest 10-15 minutes and stir before serving. Keyword Gluten-Free, keto chocolate dessert, keto frosty, low carb frosty, no churn keto dessert, sugar free chocolate frosty