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One of the most restrictive aspects of the keto diet is that you cannot eat high carb foods. The ketogenic diet works when your body reaches ketosis and starts breaking down body fat instead of dietary carbs as a source of energy, resulting in weight loss. For this, you have to eat a low carb diet. While giving up bread and potatoes with your main meals is something you can do, saying no to desserts after meals or to a sweet snack when the cravings hit may be especially hard! Fortunately, the food industry has been listening and has come up with several delicious store bought keto desserts you can pick up on the go when you crave something sweet and don't have the time or inclination to make them at home.
There are a couple of things to look for when you are looking for when shopping for store bought keto desserts. While most keto foods will say they are keto friendly desserts, do your due diligence and check the nutrition facts as well as the ingredient list on the food label. When you decide on your keto dessert, confirm that it does not contain any added sugar and had low net carb content.
Keto desserts are sweetened with low-carb sweeteners that satisfy your sweet tooth without the carbs. Three of the best low carb sweeteners to look for on the ingredient list on the label of your dessert are:
Keto Ice Cream
If your favorite dessert is ice cream, check out theketo ice cream from Enlightened that comes in nine different flavors – red velvet, caramel chocolate double dough, butter pecan, chocolate glazed donut, coffee chocolate chunk, mint chocolate chunk, chocolate peanut butter, P.B. cookie and brownie dough and peanut butter fudge. The recommended serving size of 2/3 cups of ice cream contains less than 1 grams of sugars and 4 grams of carbohydrates, with its sweetness coming from monk fruit extract. (4) Keto also has a selection of keto ice cream bars that contain 1 gram of net carbs in a bar.
Rebel Ice Cream
If you have tried all the flavors of Enlightened ice cream, or want to try a different ice cream, Rebel ice cream also makes keto friendly desserts you can indulge in without the guilt. Rebel ice creams are creamy, delicious sweet treats without the carbs. One pint containers of Rebel ice cream come in 21 different flavors some favorites include mint chip, coffee chip, cookie dough, coconut almond swirl, snickerdoodle and orange cream. One serving of the ice cream provides only 1.2 to 2.6 grams of net carbs and use erythritol and monk fruit as sweeteners.
Instead of ice cream alone for dessert, check out their ice cream sandwiches that are also keto friendly. And they have you covered if you are in the mood for a sweet beverage with their chocolate cream milk and coffee cream milk drinks. These are also low carb and made for those on the ketogenic diet.(5)
While dark chocolate with no added sugar is good, roasted almonds covered in dark chocolate from Lily's are even better! These low carb treats do not contain any added sugar but are sweetened with stevia. They are a perfect sweet snack with only 2 grams of net carbs per serving. Lily's also has other keto friendly chocolate bars with sea salt, coconut and almonds as well as keto chocolate chips if you are in the mood to bake some cookies at home. (6)
Keto Bars
These on-the-go keto bars snacks are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth! There is also a variety of bars you can pick from to suit your mood – from chocolate peanut butter bars, mint chocolate and coconut almond. These bars provide anywhere from 3 to 5 grams of net carbs. They are sweetened with erythritol and stevia. And if your sweet tooth craves a cup of hot cocoa on a chilly evening, the Keto Bars company has keto warm up keto hot cocoa and keto vanilla spice that has no added sugar, 0 grams of net carbs but is rich in ketogenic fats. Just add water for a warm drink. (7)
Smartcakes
Individually wrapped moist single serving cakesSmartcakes, made by the Smart Baking Company are a great dessert or treat you can indulge in any time of the day. These delicious cakes come in several flavors to suit your mood – from cinnamon, lemon, raspberry, vanilla latte to chocolate, of course! Smartcakes are sugar free, sweetened with erythritol and stevia extract and provide only 38 calories per serving. They provide 5 grams of fiber and 4grams of protein per erving. As an added bonus, these store bought desserts are gluten-free, non-GMO, fiber and protein. (8)
The company has added a new keto friendly dessert to their product line, SmartMuf'n that come in three flavors apple cinnamon, pumpkin spice and banana nut.
Cheesecake
Finishing off your meal with a slice of cheesecake may be a perfect way to end an evening and you can do just that with the keto friendlycheesecake from Enlightened. (9) With only 2 grams of net carbs, almond flour crust and no added sugar, these mini keto desserts are sweetened with erythritol and allulose. In addition to the classical cheesecake, they come instrawberry, chocolate, caramel chocolate and pumpkin cheesecakes.
Keto Cookie Dough
If gooey and chewy cookie dough is on your list of desserts or as a snack, try theBhu keto cookie dough. It comes in chocolate chip, double dark chocolate, peanut butter chocolate chip and chocolate coconut cookie dough. The vegan double dark chocolate keto cookie dough is non-GMO, gluten and soy free, and does not contain dairy and egg. Sweetened with monk fruit, the cookie dough contains 4 grams net carbs and 6 grams of protein. (10)
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Instead of feeling deprived of your favorite chocolate chip cookies because you are on the keto diet, pick up someHighkey keto Chocolate Chip Mini Cookies. They make a great keto dessert for even those who are not on the keto diet. They are made with almond flour, sweetened with erythritol and monk fruit extract, and provide only 1 gram of net carbohydrate per serving. These chocolate chip cookies are perfect for a snack on the go or as a dessert to end a meal. (11)
Chocolate Hazelnut Keto Bark
ChocZero makes keto chocolate barks that are sweetened with monk fruit extract and low in carbs, with just 2 grams of net carbs per ounce. This store bought keto dessert is a tasty treat with crunchy hazelnuts in every bite. The added sea salt and Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans impart a rich, delicious flavor making it a dessert you can enjoy without the guilt whether you are on the Atkins or keto diet.
Keto Fudge Brownie Mix
Theketo fudge brownie mix from Keo and Co is a great way to make some warm brownies at home. Just add some melted coconut oil that is a keto friendly MCT oil along with some eggs to the brownie mix, bake and you have a keto friendly dessert that is store bought and home made at the same time! The best thing about baking these at home is that you will have some ready when you have the urge for something sweet later.
The keto fudge brownie mix contains about 1.1 grams of net carbs per serving and sweetened with Wondrose, which is a combination erythritol, fiber and monk fruit, according to their website. You can also check out their recipe ideas on how to add peanut butter, nuts, coconut, cream cheese or sugar free frosting to make the fudge brownies exactly what you crave. (13)
Halo Top Pops
Peanut butter chocolate pops from Halo Top will make perfect ending to a meal or a delicious snack on a warm summer afternoon. With peanut butter and fudge swirls covered in a chocolate casing, this keto friendly dessert has only 3 grams of carbs per serving. It also contains coconut oil, eggs and milk, and has maltitol and stevia leaf extract as sweeteners.
Halo Top pops also come in berry swirl, chocolate cheesecake and sea salt caramel flavors. If your would rather have a scoop of ice cream, you have a lot of choices to pick from Halo Top's pint sized keto ice cream in 10 flavors. (14)
Fat Snax Cookies
These soft, chewy cookies are a perfect keto dessert and are sure to satisfy you sweet tooth yearnings.Fat Snax cookies are low carb snacks that are gluten-free and are made with almond flour, coconut flour and butter as the key ingredients. They contain no sugar but are sweetened with stevia leaf extract and only provide 1 to 2 grams of net carbs per serving and will fit right into your ketogenic diet.
You have the choice of picking from their chocolate, maple pecan, peanut butter, lemony lemon and double chocolate flavors. (15)
Now that you have a list of the best keto desserts, you must be wondering where can I buy keto desserts? As the ketogenic diet is gaining popularity and more people are following it, keto friendly desserts and keto snacks are appearing on shelves of grocery stores like Whole Foods, Walmart, Kroger and Target. But if you want to shop from the comfort of your home, they most of the keto desserts are available on Amazon.
On a final note, while adding keto desserts to your keto diet, be sure to calculate your total net carbs intake and stay within the carb limits you have set for yourself.
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