Ring in the holiday season with this low carb chocolate peppermint cheesecake mousse. It’s an easy sugar free dessert that’s ready in a snap, but it looks and tastes elegant enough to serve your guests.
December 3 2018 recipe, photo by Carolyn Ketchum, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Dessert
Ring in the holiday season with this low carb chocolate peppermint cheesecake mousse. It’s an easy sugar free dessert that’s ready in a snap, but it looks and tastes elegant enough to serve your guests.
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4 servingservings
Ingredients
- 4 oz. (½ cup) 110 g (110 ml) cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup (1¼ oz.) 60 ml (32 g) powdered erythritol, divided
- 3 tbsp 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- ¼ cup 60 ml warm water
- ¾ tsp ¾ tsp peppermint extract
- 1⁄3 cup 80 ml heavy whipping cream
- ½ tsp ½ tsp vanilla extract
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Instructions
Instructions are for 4 servings. Please modify as needed.
Place the cream cheese, two tablespoons of the sweetener, and the cocoa powder in a blender. Pour the warm water and peppermint extract over top and blend until smooth and creamy.
In a large bowl, beat the whipping cream with the remaining sweetener and the vanilla extract until it holds stiff peaks. Remove a few tablespoons of the whipped cream for decorating.
Fold the chocolate mixture into the remaining whipped cream until no streaks remain.
Spoon the mousse into dessert cups and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Top with a dollop of the extra whipped cream before serving.
Carolyn's tips and tricks
Using a blender for the cream cheese really helps smooth it out and whip some air into the mixture, making it even lighter and fluffier. But you can use a bowl and some beaters and it will still be delicious. The water should be warm but not hot, as this helps the ingredients really meld together.
Be sure to use a powdered or liquid sweetener for the best results. Granular sweeteners will be too gritty. But powdered (also known as confectioner’s) erythritol, or liquid or powdered stevia would both work. Just be sure to measure more concentrated sweeteners appropriately. You can adjust the sweetener and the peppermint flavor to taste.
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15 comments
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Donna
December 23 2018
Can coconut cream be substituted for heavy cream, and goat cream cheese, for those who are sensitive to dairy?
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Carolyn
December 23 2018
Hi Donna. If you can find Kite Hill cream cheese (almond milk based) that's a really good sub. Goat cream cheese would be fine but I've never tried it myself. The coconut cream is a good sub for heavy cream.
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Linnae Bosma
December 24 2018
Absolutely 100% amazing ... just like all of Carolyn’s recipes! It was exactly what I was needing ... simple, smooth and a little sweet. I’m not crabby anymore!
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Linnae Bosma
December 24 2018
Additionally — I tried to leave a ***** rating but it gave me whatever it wanted. Do know this is a more than 5 star recipe!
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anne lever
December 24 2018
Wow! Absolutely gorgeous! Easy, quick and the perfect chocolate hit x
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Denise
December 24 2018
I am wondering how far in advance this could be made. Perhaps in the morning and cover with plastic wrap until service?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
December 26 2018
I am wondering how far in advance this could be made. Perhaps in the morning and cover with plastic wrap until service?
Yes, that should work. It may "settle" a little but the taste will still be excellent.
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Meghan
December 29 2018
Yummy! I didn’t have pepermint extract, but I made this for my boys and me for a treat. It was delicious!
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Julie
December 30 2018
Can’t do dairy and allergic to coconut. And gluten free. What’s an alternative to the heavy cream?
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Amy W
December 30 2018
Carolyn, this was outstandingly yummy! I made it yesterday for a dinner party. All the guests loved it. To answer an earlier question, I made this in late morning for an evening dinner party. I didn't cover the mousse and it was fine, but that would probably be a good idea.
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Reply to comment #9 by Julie
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
December 31 2018
Can’t do dairy and allergic to coconut. And gluten free. What’s an alternative to the heavy cream?
You can try coconut cream!
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Dawn
January 2 2019
Thank you for this recipe. I made it today and it turned out great! 👍
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Sue
January 13 2019
I have Lakanto monk fruit powdered sweetener which says 2x the sweetness of sugar, so should I cut the amount of sweetener in half? I haven’t used Sweve powdered yet, so not sure how to compare....
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Laura
July 23 2020
This was an amazing treat! Followed the recipe. Used Serve powdered sweetener. If you want to step it up and make it especially decadent, add a little bit of dark chocolate shavings on top! Superb!!
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Reply to comment #14 by Laura
Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
July 23 2020
This was an amazing treat! Followed the recipe. Used Serve powdered sweetener. If you want to step it up and make it especially decadent, add a little bit of dark chocolate shavings on top! Superb!!
I am so glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks for the tip!
