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176 Keto Desserts That Still Taste Like Dessert

by Annie Lampella, Pharm.D. Updated

Dessert is the reason most people think they can't do keto, and dessert is the reason this site exists. I started baking low carb because giving up sweets was never going to happen for me. A decade of testing later, this collection holds every dessert that made the cut, and none of the ones that tasted like consolation prizes.

What makes a dessert keto? Swap the sugar for sweeteners like erythritol, allulose, and monk fruit, then rebuild the base with almond flour, cream cheese, or eggs depending on the job. That's the entire playbook. Net carbs are listed on every recipe below, and most fall under 5g a serving.

No Oven, No Waiting

Cravings do not schedule themselves. Everything here is done before the oven would have preheated.

  1. Jello Whip

    2.3g net carbs 5 min

    Heavy cream, cream cheese, and a packet of sugar free jello, whipped until cloud-like. Five minutes. 2.3g net carbs. My kids treat the bowl like it has a countdown timer.

  2. Keto Chocolate Mousse

    3.1g net carbs 3 min

    Three ingredients, no eggs, no cooking. Rich enough to end the night. 3.1g net carbs, and nearly 30 readers put it at 4.7.

  3. Keto Cheesecake Fluff

    2.8g net carbs 5 min

    Four ingredients whipped into a mousse-like cheesecake filling you eat by the spoonful. Five minutes. 2.8g net carbs. Doubles as a dip for strawberries when company shows up.

  4. The BEST EVER Keto Chocolate Mug Cake

    3.8g net carbs 2 min

    Two minutes in the microwave, one mug, 3.8g net carbs. Fudgy enough that the slowness of actual cake starts to seem like a design flaw.

  5. Microwave Peanut Butter Cookie

    4g net carbs 3 min

    One cookie, one bowl, two minutes. Six ingredients. 4g net carbs and zero leftovers to negotiate with at midnight.

Cookies

The cookie jar stays full at my house. These are the five that cycle through it most.

  1. Best Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

    1.2g net carbs 16 min

    Two flours working together to get into Toll House territory. 1.2g net carbs, crispy edges, chewy center. A 4.7 average across more than 45 ratings.

  2. Keto No Bake Cookies

    2.2g net carbs 6 min

    Oat fiber brings the oatmeal flavor without oatmeal carbs. Five minutes, no oven, 2.2g net carbs. More than 30 readers keep them at 4.7.

  3. Chewy Keto Peanut Butter Cookies

    1g net carbs 18 min

    There's one unexpected ingredient that keeps these from going crumbly, and I'm not spoiling it here. 1g net carbs each.

  4. Keto Meringue Cookies

    0.3g net carbs 135 min

    Crisp shell, marshmallow middle, 0.3g net carbs. These are what I eat with evening coffee when the day earned a treat but the macros did not.

  5. Keto Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies

    1.1g net carbs 20 min

    Salty pretzel pieces in a thick chocolate chip cookie, under 2g net carbs each. Six test batches went into the salty-sweet ratio. Worth every one.

Cakes

Birthday, Easter, random Tuesday. There's a cake here for each of those.

  1. Keto Carrot Cake

    5.6g net carbs 45 min

    The cake that converted the extract-and-coconut-flour skeptics: real carrots, frosting with a sour cream edge, 5.6g net carbs a slice. More than 100 readers rate it 4.8, and Easter at my house depends on it.

  2. Keto Vanilla Birthday Cake

    1.7g net carbs 35 min

    Whey protein and oat fiber are the trick that makes this genuinely spongy instead of dense, the usual keto cake failure. 1.7g net carbs with the buttercream.

  3. Keto Strawberry Cake

    4.7g net carbs 65 min

    Roasted strawberries pureed straight into the batter, so the flavor is concentrated instead of polite. 4.7g net carbs. Rated 4.8 by more than 15 readers.

  4. Keto Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake

    1.7g net carbs 45 min

    Cinnamon roll flavor in coffee cake form, with a keto cake mix shortcut keeping it simple. 1.7g net carbs a slice.

  5. Flourless Chocolate Cake

    2.9g net carbs 65 min

    Six ingredients, no flour of any kind, dense in the way good chocolate cake should be. 2.9g net carbs, and it happens to be nut-free.

Cheesecake and Puddings

The creamy end of the spectrum, including the most popular recipe on the entire site.

  1. Keto Cheesecake

    3g net carbs 135 min

    New York style, no water bath: high heat first to set the edges, then low and slow so the center stays creamy with no cracks. 3g net carbs a slice.

  2. Keto Raspberry No-Bake Cheesecake

    4.4g net carbs 40 min

    Mousse-light filling under a from-scratch raspberry sauce. No oven involved. 4.4g net carbs and a 4.8 average across more than 20 ratings.

  3. Mini Keto Cheesecakes

    1.4g net carbs 50 min

    One-bite New York cheesecakes from a mini muffin tin, 1.4g net carbs apiece. The crust survives the liner peel, which took real testing.

  4. High Protein Healthy Banana Pudding

    7.5g net carbs 1 min

    One minute. Three ingredients. 20g of protein. No recipe on this site gets made more, and once you try it you understand why.

  5. Keto Peanut Butter Cheesecake

    5.9g net carbs 29 min

    No oven, three layers: a chocolate base, a peanut butter filling whipped fluffy, and crunchy peanuts on top. 5.9g net carbs and worth the splurge.

Brownies, Fudge, and Candy

The chocolate drawer. Small pieces, small numbers, dangerous math.

  1. Low Calorie Brownies

    1.1g net carbs 35 min

    20 calories and 1.1g net carbs per brownie, with a crackly top that has no business being on something this light. Greek yogurt does the heavy lifting.

  2. Keto Fudge

    1.2g net carbs 60 min

    The secret is condensed milk made sugar free from scratch. 1.2g net carbs a piece and smooth enough that nobody guesses.

  3. Keto Toffee

    0.1g net carbs 15 min

    Buttery, snaps clean, coated in chocolate. 0.1g net carbs. Fifteen minutes on the stove plus a candy thermometer, and it beats anything in a holiday tin.

  4. Keto Caramel Candy

    0.1g net carbs 10 min

    Brown butter caramels with no thermometer required. I use a visual cue instead, and it has not missed. 0.1g net carbs each.

  5. Chocolate Brownie Protein Balls

    0.3g net carbs 5 min

    Tastes like brownie batter, carries 9g of protein per ball, needs three ingredients and zero appliances. 0.3g net carbs. Fridge staple.

Ice Cream, Pies, and Cobbler

The finish-line desserts. A few take patience. All of them take the weekend up a notch.

  1. Keto Vanilla Ice Cream

    1.8g net carbs 35 min

    Five ingredients, no eggs, no custard step, and it scoops straight from the freezer instead of turning into a brick. 1.8g net carbs.

  2. Keto Chocolate Ice Cream

    3.6g net carbs 60 min

    A small vodka trick keeps it scoopable, machine optional. 3.6g net carbs. More than 20 readers rate it 4.7.

  3. Keto Coconut Cream Pie

    4.4g net carbs 75 min

    Silky coconut custard, flaky almond flour crust, a cloud of whipped cream over the top. 4.4g net carbs, and my personal pick of the pie section.

  4. Keto Key Lime Pie

    5.4g net carbs 95 min

    The filling starts from scratch-made condensed milk rather than the usual cream cheese base, which changes everything. Tart, silky, 5.4g net carbs. Rated 4.8 by more than 15 readers.

  5. Keto Peach Cobbler

    3.6g net carbs 55 min

    Paula Deen's cobbler, rebuilt at 3.6g net carbs a serving. Warm, gooey, and it holds its own under ice cream from the section above.

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2.3g NET CARBS
Keto Twix protein ice cream piled high in a sundae glass with sugar-free caramel sauce and buttery cookie crumbles.
Dessert Keto Twix Ice Cream 30 min
4.4g NET CARBS
Keto raspberry marshmallow cream pie topped with whipped cream and fresh raspberries.
Dessert Keto Raspberry Marshmallow Cream Pie 35 min
5.4g NET CARBS
Slice of keto Boston cream pie with custard filling and chocolate ganache on a white plate.
Dessert Keto Boston Cream Pie 70 min
2g NET CARBS
Slice of keto lemon meringue pie on a blue-and-white floral plate.
Dessert Keto Lemon Meringue Pie 80 min
4.5g NET CARBS
Stacked keto peanut butter cups with chocolate coating and thick peanut butter centers.
Dessert Keto Peanut Butter Cups 15 min
3.5g NET CARBS
White chocolate fudge with cranberries and pistachios stacked on a white plate.
Dessert Keto White Chocolate Fudge 60 min
4g NET CARBS
Slice of keto eggnog pie topped with whipped cream and nutmeg on a white plate.
Dessert Keto Eggnog Pie 40 min
5g NET CARBS
Slice of keto pumpkin cheesecake topped with whipped cream and cinnamon on a white plate.
Dessert Keto Pumpkin Cheesecake 95 min
4.2g NET CARBS
Three frosted pumpkin cookies topped with cinnamon sit on a white scalloped plate.
Dessert Healthy Pumpkin Cookies 30 min
0.3g NET CARBS
Homemade sugar-free candy corn with white, yellow and orange layers on a marble surface.
Dessert Sugar Free Candy Corn 68 min
2g NET CARBS
A rich chocolate lava cake muffin with a molten center oozing out, sitting on a white plate.
Dessert Keto Lava Cake Muffins 25 min
8g NET CARBS
Slice of keto pumpkin cheesecake lasagna with pecans and caramel sauce on a white plate.
Dessert Keto Pumpkin Cheesecake Lasagna 30 min
9g NET CARBS
Keto strawberry pretzel salad with cream cheese filling, strawberry gelatin and whipped cream.
Dessert Keto Strawberry Pretzel Salad 55 min
7.8g NET CARBS
Slice of keto strawberry cream pie with a chocolate crust and fresh strawberries.
Dessert Keto Strawberry Pie 45 min
0.2g NET CARBS
A wedge of layered stained glass cake topped with whipped cream and a strawberry slice.
Dessert Stained Glass Cake 35 min

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