Keto Chocolate Truffles Recipe - So Addictive - Have Butter will Travel (2024)

These keto chocolate truffles are quick and easy to make and will satisfy your sweet tooth this Christmas. Just be aware these are super addictive and the whole batch can disappear in the blink of an eye. These are an excellent gift idea for your favourite keto (and non-keto) friends. All you need to do is make the ganache, let it set and then roll into truffles. One of the things I love about these truffles is you can experiment with the flavours. We have added some orange essence to make jaffa flavoured truffles.

Keto Chocolate truffles

I love that these truffles are bite-sized, but yet so rich and decadent. Last Christmas we made up a double batch to take to our family get togethers. It was so nice having a contribution we could make that looked festive and was also keto-friendly. I was also happy knowing I could eat these keto chocolate truffles, along with everyone else, without blowing out my carbs.

I also love that these truffles don’t use any sweeteners or added sugar. The sweetness comes from the chocolate. When choosing the chocolate you are going to use, you need to think about who you are serving them to. If you are serving them to non-keto family and friends, opt for a lower percentage dark chocolate like 70-80%. If you are just making for yourself, a 90-95% will work better and keep the carbs lower.

Best Chocolate for Keto

As mentioned above, we recommend considering who you are making these for when choosing how dark the chocolate is you are going to use. We prefer to use chocolate with some small amount of sugar than a keto friendly sweetener, but there are some great keto friendly chocolate options that will also work really well in this recipe.

Australian options

• Lindt dark chocolate from 70% to 95% available in Australian supermarkets
• Whittakers dark chocolate range 70%-92% available in Coles in Australia.
• Well Naturally 70% dark chocolate sweetened with erythritol and stevia. These are available in Coles and Woolworths in Australia. They also come in a few different flavours that would work as well.
• Little Zebras dark chocolate available from Low Carb Emporium. These use xylitol as the sweetener and come in chai, mint, coconut, orange, lime, chilli and ginger flavours, so you can get really creative with your truffle flavours with these.

US Options

• Lilly’s dark chocolate chips (Or the blocks)
• Hu dark chocolate
• Chocozero dark chocolate chips
• Lindt dark chocolate 70-95%

Best Keto Desserts for Christmas

Guess what? You don’t have to miss out on dessert at Christmas if you don’t want to. There are now so many great low carb subsititutes to some of your favourite Christmas desserts. Check out some of our favourites below;

Tips

• Instead of rolling them in cacao powder, you could use crushed nuts or coconut flakes. I used crushed pecans in the above picture.
• Experiment with the flavours. I used three drops of wild orange essential oil and they tasted like Jaffa. You could also try peppermint, ginger or cinnamon essential oils. The possibilities are endless!
• Add some chai, pumpkin or gingerbread spice mix to the chocolate to take these to the next level.

Suggestions

• When you add the cream to the chocolate mixture, just let it sit for a minute or two for the chocolate to melt and then stir.
• You will need to leave the mixture in the fridge for 3-4 hours to let it firm a little bit before rolling into balls.
• If you store mixture in the fridge overnight, let mixture sit out for about an hour to soften before rolling.
• When rolling, the heat of your hands can start to melt the mixture, so roughly form, then drop into the cacao to coat and then work them a little more to form a ball.
• Once balls are coated, store back in the fridge until ready to serve.

Equipment

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You may need –

• Small cookie scoop

Keto Truffles

These keto truffles will be a real crowd pleaser at Christmas. We have served them to our non-keto family and friends and they loved them. They are great to serve as nibbles when guests arrive, or to put out as an option when all the sugar filled desserts are served.

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