Keto Mini Chocolate Tarts with Sugar Free Ganache Filling
These keto mini chocolate tarts are not only cute, they're incredibly rich and tasty. A fantastic low carb Valentine's Day dessert option!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Chill time3 hours hrs
Total Time3 hours hrs 45 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Diet: Diabetic, , Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 9 4" Tarts
Calories: 392kcal
Keto Chocolate Pastry Dough
- 1 ¼ cup Superfine Almond Flour
- ½ cup Chocolate Whey Protein Powder
- ¼ cup Cocoa Powder
- 2 tablespoon Coconut Flour
- ½ cup Salted Butter room temperature
- ½ cup Allulose ⅓ cup if using erythitol blend
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Sugar Free Milk Chocolate Ganache
- 9 oz Lily’s Milk Chocolate Chips
- ⅔ cup Heavy Cream
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Assembly
- Raspberries Strawberry Slices, Blueberries, and/or Mint, as desired.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the almond flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, and coconut flour, set aside.
In stand mixer - or in a large bowl if using an electric mixer - cream butter and allulose until fluffy.
Add the egg and vanilla, beat until everything is fully incorporated and smooth.
Slowly add the dry ingredients mix to the mixer bowl, and carefully mix until well incorporated and smooth.
Wrap dough with plastic wrap, chill for 1 hour.
Bake the Keto Chocolate Tart Shells
Preheat oven to 325 F
Spray a set of 4" tart pans (with removable bottom) with cooking spray.
Use a bit of extra chocolate protein powder to lightly dust your work surface, roll the chilled dough out to between ⅛"-¼" thick.
Use a 5" or 5.5" diameter cookie cutter to cut rounds from your dough. (If using different sized pans, aim for about 1" bigger than your pan.)
Once you’ve cut as many as you can, gather the scraps together. Gently knead together, then roll and cut again as needed.
Carefully place a dough round in each tart pan, pressing into the bottom edge and into the side scallops of the pan. Aim for an even thickness throughout.
Use a sharp knife to trim the top edge of the crust, discard leftovers.
Prick the bottom of each crust several times with a fork. For best results, chill or freeze for 10 minutes before baking.
Bake tart shells for 15-18 minutes, until lightly golden brown.
Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature.
Fill the Keto Chocolate Tarts
Place sugar-free chocolate chips into a glass mixing bowl, and put aside.
In a small saucepan, combine heavy whipping cream and butter. Heat to JUST to a simmer over medium heat, remove from heat.
Stir in vanilla extract, then pour hot cream mixture into bowl of chocolate chips. Let sit for 3-5 minutes.
Starting in the middle of the bowl, slowly start stirring the chocolate and cream until all of the chocolate is melted and the cream has disappeared into it – it should be smooth.
Spoon or pipe ganache into the cooled keto chocolate tartlet shells.
Chill filled tarts in the fridge for at least an hour or two, until the filling is set.
Assembly
Before serving, allow set tarts to warm to room temperature.
Immediately before serving, garnish with fruit, berries, sugar free chocolate sauce, sugar free caramel sauce, and/or salt flakes, as desired.
Tart shells can be made up to a week ahead of time and kept in an airtight container in the fridge until you’re ready to use them. For longer storage, they can be frozen - just allow them to thaw fully before use.
Once filled, tarts should be eaten within a few days.
More than 17 grams of carbs per serving come from sugar alcohols, and 12 grams come from fiber, for a total of 29 grams of deductible carbs.
That leaves each tart at a max of 7 grams net carbs - assuming you're using a low carb protein powder.
In reality - with the protein powder I used - it's a few net carbs lower per serving.
See post for details on using the chocolate pastry dough to make one 11" tart, rather than 9 mini tarts.
Serving: 14" Tart | Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 241mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 640IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 3mg