Description
These homemade sugar-free vegan chocolate chips are rich, smooth, and perfect for guilt-free baking. Made with simple plant-based ingredients and natural sweeteners, they deliver deep chocolate flavor without refined sugar and are ideal for vegan, low-carb, and keto lifestyles.
Ingredients
1/2 cup cacao butter
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2–3 tablespoons powdered erythritol (or powdered monk fruit sweetener)
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Tiny pinch of salt
Instructions
- Gently melt the cacao butter in a heat-safe bowl over a pot of simmering water using the double boiler method, stirring occasionally until completely liquid.
- Remove from heat and whisk in the cocoa powder until smooth and free of lumps.
- Stir in the powdered erythritol, vanilla extract, and a tiny pinch of salt. Whisk thoroughly to evenly distribute the sweetener.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and transfer the chocolate mixture into a piping bag or small zip-top bag with the corner snipped off.
- Pipe small, chocolate chip-sized dots onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Place the baking sheet in the freezer for 10–15 minutes, or until the chips are completely firm.
- Peel the hardened chocolate chips off the parchment paper and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to use.
Notes
Add a tiny pinch of espresso powder to deepen the chocolate flavor.
Mix in a small amount of unsweetened shredded coconut or finely chopped nuts for variation.
Reduce sweetener slightly for darker chocolate or increase for a sweeter taste.
Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Chips soften quickly at room temperature due to cacao butter; keep chilled until use.
Powdered sweetener is recommended to prevent grittiness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon (about 15g)
- Calories: 70 kcal
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
