Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Keto Chocolate Mousse Sandwich Cookies

If you’re looking for a show stopping keto cookie recipe for a special occasion, these low-carb chocolate sandwich cookies tick all the boxes — pretty, oozing and utterly delicious. They make a great edible gift for birthdays, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and the holiday season!

Filled with a simple sugar-free chocolate mascarpone mousse, these keto-friendly chocolate cookies are great fun to bake with kids too. Give them the mousse to make, they’ll have fun licking the bowl clean. I know I did!

Preparation time
Hands-on:    20 minutes
Overall:      1 hour
Nutritional values (per sandwich cookie)
Total Carbs 5.8 grams
Fiber 2.4 grams
Net Carbs 3.3 grams
Protein 4.9 grams
Fat 21.6 grams
of which Saturated 8.2 grams
Energy 228 kcal
Magnesium 51 mg (13% RDA)
Potassium 150 mg (8% EMR)

Macronutrient ratio: Calories from carbs (6%), protein (9%), fat (85%)

Ingredients (makes 13 sandwich cookies) Cookies: Chocolate mascarpone mousse:

Note: For dairy-free filling, the mascarpone cheese and whipping cream can be substituted with 1 cup of coconut cream. For a nut-free option, use sunbutter instead of almond butter. Sweetener can be used to taste or partially substituted with liquid stevia.

Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 140 °C/ 285 °F (fan assisted), 160 °C/ 320 °F (conventional). Mix the nut butter and coconut butter together in a mixing bowl. (Some store-bought products will have a layer of oil on top which you should not use in this recipe or it may affect the texture.) Add the Erythritol and salt. Stir.
    Note: Apart from store-bought nut butter, you can easily Almond & Cashew Butter, coconut butter or other options such as sunbutter at home.
  2. Add the egg and mix well.

  3. Form into a ball. If the dough is too runny (too much oil in the nut butter), add up to 4 tablespoons of ground almonds to thicken. Place in the fridge for 20 minutes to firm up.
  4. Roll the dough between 2 sheets of baking paper until about 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thick.
    For a super quick no-rolling way: Simply create 26 balls (about 15 g/ 1/2 oz each) and then flatten using the bottom of a glass jar or your hand. They won't be perfectly symmetrical but still pretty!
  5. Cut out your cookies using a 5 cm (2 inch) diameter cutter and careful place using a spatula onto a greaseproof lined baking tray.
  6. Roll the remaining dough back into a ball and repeat the rolling between 2 sheets of greaseproof and cutting step until all the dough is used up. You should get about 26 cookies in total.

  7. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes until golden. Carefully flip after about 20 minutes for even cooking. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
  8. Meanwhile, add all the mousse ingredients to a mixing bowl and whisk with an electric whisk until smooth and thick. Don’t over whisk or the cream may curdle.

  9. Spread about 1 tablespoon of the filling onto one half of a cookie and top with another cookie to form a sandwich.

  10. Repeat until all the cookies have been filled. Optionally, dust with more cacao powder.
  11. Store in fridge for up to 3 days. Dry cookies (no filling) can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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