Low Carb Chocolate Mousse
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Introduction
Chocolate mousse was my first low-carb dessert love. Back at the start it was just heavy cream and unsweetened cocoa, beaten together, and that was enough to get through a week.
This version has two more ingredients in it and tastes considerably better.
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The Method, In Full
Everything into one bowl. Beat for about three minutes until it holds stiff peaks.
That is it. That is the recipe.
Which Is Also Why It Is Easy to Adjust
Nothing here has to set or bake, so the mixture in the bowl is the finished thing — taste it and change it. More cocoa if you want it darker, more sweetener if you want it sweeter.
For the sweetener, Lakanto monk fruit or stevia packets are the granulated ones we use. Making it from scratch instead of from a box of instant pudding is mostly about getting to make that call yourself.
Ingredients
All Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 2 tbsp lakanto classic monkfruit sweetener
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Nutrition Facts
4 servings per recipe| Per Serving 210 | Per Recipe 840 | |||
| 16 servings of heavy whipping cream (1 cup) @ 50 each | 200 | 800 | ||
| 2 servings of cocoa powder, unsweetened (2 tbsp) @ 15 each | 7.5 | 30 | ||
| 1 serving of vanilla extract (1 tsp) @ 12 each | 3 | 12 | ||
| 20g | 26% | 82g | 105% | |
| 16 servings of heavy whipping cream (1 cup) @ 5 g each | 20 g | 80 g | ||
| 2 servings of cocoa powder, unsweetened (2 tbsp) @ 1 g each | 0.5 g | 2 g | ||
| 14g | 70% | 56g | 280% | |
| 16 servings of heavy whipping cream (1 cup) @ 3.5 g each | 14 g | 56 g | ||
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% | 0g | 0% |
| 80mg | 27% | 320mg | 107% | |
| 16 servings of heavy whipping cream (1 cup) @ 20 mg each | 80 mg | 320 mg | ||
| 40mg | 2% | 160mg | 7% | |
| 16 servings of heavy whipping cream (1 cup) @ 5 mg each | 20 mg | 80 mg | ||
| 2 servings of cocoa powder, unsweetened (2 tbsp) @ 40 mg each | 20 mg | 80 mg | ||
| 1 serving of vanilla extract (1 tsp) @ 0.4 mg each | 0.1 mg | 0.4 mg | ||
| 9g | 3% | 37g | 13% | |
| 16 servings of heavy whipping cream (1 cup) @ 0.4 g each | 1.6 g | 6.4 g | ||
| 2 servings of cocoa powder, unsweetened (2 tbsp) @ 3 g each | 1.5 g | 6 g | ||
| 3 servings of lakanto classic monkfruit sweetener (2 tbsp) @ 8 g each | 6 g | 24 g | ||
| 1 serving of vanilla extract (1 tsp) @ 0.5 g each | 0.13 g | 0.5 g | ||
| 1g | 4% | 4g | 14% | |
| 2 servings of cocoa powder, unsweetened (2 tbsp) @ 2 g each | 1 g | 4 g | ||
| 0g | 1g | |||
| 1 serving of vanilla extract (1 tsp) @ 0.5 g each | 0.13 g | 0.5 g | ||
| 6g | 24g | |||
| 3 servings of lakanto classic monkfruit sweetener (2 tbsp) @ 8 g each | 6 g | 24 g | ||
| Allulose | 0g | 0% | 0g | 0% |
| 2g | 9g | |||
| 16 servings of heavy whipping cream (1 cup) @ 0.4 g each | 1.6 g | 6.4 g | ||
| 2 servings of cocoa powder, unsweetened (2 tbsp) @ 1 g each | 0.5 g | 2 g | ||
| 1 serving of vanilla extract (1 tsp) @ 0.5 g each | 0.13 g | 0.5 g | ||
| 2g | 4% | 8g | 17% | |
| 16 servings of heavy whipping cream (1 cup) @ 0.4 g each | 1.6 g | 6.4 g | ||
| 2 servings of cocoa powder, unsweetened (2 tbsp) @ 1 g each | 0.5 g | 2 g | ||
About these numbers: We are home cooks, not certified nutritionists. Nutrition is shared as a courtesy and calculated with free online nutrition calculators — we compare a few to get as close as we can — so please treat it as a helpful estimate rather than a guarantee. The brands you buy, any swaps you make, and how generously you portion the recipe will all move these numbers.
Directions
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Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
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Beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form, about three minutes, then serve.
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Top with whipped cream and garnish with unsweetened cocoa nibs, if desired.
Notes
- Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
On Top, and Elsewhere
Whipped cream on top — yes, whipped cream on whipped cream — with unsweetened cocoa nibs or Lily’s chocolate chips for some crunch.
We remade it in mason jars once with ChocZero bark broken over the top, which is the version in the photo below.
It would also work as a cake icing. I am a buttercream person myself; my mom loves a whipped cream icing on a cake.
If You Want More Chocolate
Try our Wendy’s Keto Chocolate Frosty or our Easy Chocolate Keto Fudge, and there is a Keto Peanut Butter Mousse if you want to change the flavor entirely.
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Enjoy!
Updated — September 10, 2026: We cut a step-by-step section that repeated the recipe card, kept the step photos, dropped a section of macro talk that did not help you make it, and moved the toppings below the recipe.
