If you want a truly delicious chocolate treat that fits into your keto macros then look no further! My Keto Friendly German Chocolate Bars are a delicious addition to any menu plan. They bring all of your favorite flavors together to create a perfect chocolate treat you’ll love.
Keto German Chocolate Bars
When I got married, my mom made a recipe book that included many of our family favorites. I’ve used that recipe book over and over throughout the years. As I’ve been thinking ahead to the holidays and continuing to follow a ketogenic/low carb lifestyle I thought maybe I could tweak some of my mom’s recipes to make them keto/low carb friendly.
Although this is usually a pie recipe and there are keto/low carb pie crust recipes online, I really wanted something quick and super easy to make. Last night I tweaked the recipe to make these keto-friendly German Chocolate Bars instead. I think this might be my favorite keto friendly dessert. It’s chocolatey, coconutty pecan little bites of goodness. If you love chocolate and coconut these German Chocolate Pecan Bars will blow your socks off.
German Chocolate Bars {Keto/Low Carb}
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated Swerve
- dash pink salt
- 4 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 6 oz heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 3/4 cup chopped pecan halves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix granulated Swerve, salt, and cocoa together.
- Melt butter, then add to above ingredients.
- Next, add heavy whipping cream, eggs, and vanilla and stir well until combined.
- Stir in coconut and nuts.
- Pour batter in a 9X9 square pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until middle is set.
German Chocolate Bars Nutritional Information
Nutritional Information per MyFitnessPal app based on 16 servings –
Calories – 182
Fat – 17.7
Protein – 1.8
Carbs 4.3 – Fiber 3.2 = 1.1 Net Carbs per serving
*Sugar alcohols from Swerve are not included in nutritional information*
More Keto Dessert Ideas
If you are like me and love a good keto dessert, then you need to check out all of my Keto/Low Carb recipes in my Keto/Low Carb Recipe Index. I have tons of amazing ideas that really add that dessert back to your routine. You don’t have to stress about macros when you grab the recipes listed in our keto index and make them. Some of my favorites are linked below!
Keto Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Keto French Coconut Pie Recipe
Terese says
October 29, 2017 at 12:00 pmJust made these the other day – not sure if I did something wrong, but after cutting the bars they just fall apart. Is there a way to make them hang together better? Love the flavor, though – they taste great, just a little tricky to eat! 🙂
Kasey says
October 29, 2017 at 8:11 pmI’m not sure. Mine didn’t fall apart. That is weird.
Sherry says
December 12, 2018 at 3:19 pmMine did the same thing! Had to eat it with a spoon. It was good, just couldn’t make bars
Michelle says
October 29, 2017 at 7:59 pmHi, when I imported this into My fitness pal app (which thanks for telling me how!) It says 1 serving is 15 carbs? Do you know why it would do that? It’s definitely different from your calculations..just curious, I made them today and am now afraid to eat them! Hah
Kasey says
October 29, 2017 at 8:10 pmMyFitnessPal isn’t technically a keto app, so it doesn’t remove the sugar alcohols from Swerve making Sweve 0 net carbs. 🙂
Michelle says
October 29, 2017 at 8:59 pmOhh ok thanks, hopefully they are alright!
Melanie Holcombe says
November 21, 2017 at 5:09 pmAmazing! We love German chocolate. Great recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Kasey says
November 24, 2017 at 4:41 pmSure! We love German Chocolate too.
Cathleen says
February 4, 2018 at 4:12 pmAfter baking that hour, my husband suggested having brownies set overnight in refrigerator and they turned out yummy. Set decorative pecans on while still warm.
Kasey says
March 26, 2018 at 3:01 pmGlad you enjoyed it!
Chelsea K. says
October 24, 2018 at 3:43 pmKasey, these are amazzzing! Can’t go wrong with the combo of chocolate, coconut, & pecans! I love that they have that nice crust on top that resembles a brownie. Yum! I halved the recipe because I needed to be stingy with my Swerve. I baked for 25 minutes and they came out perfect. I’ve never disliked one of your recipes and they’re always so easy. Thank you for all you do!
Kasey says
October 28, 2018 at 5:34 pmAwesome! I’m so glad you loved them. Thank you so very much for taking the time to comment. I appreciate your support and encouragement!
Jannic says
November 14, 2018 at 11:52 pmCan you make these without the coconut and pecans?
Kasey says
February 23, 2019 at 1:29 pmI’ve only tried as is. Coconut and pecans are my favorite because of the texture they add.
jennifer says
December 23, 2018 at 10:04 amAs a special treat I made these bars as the crust for cheesecake. Of course I used your yummy cheesecake muffin recipe! Thanks for all that you do!
Kasey says
February 23, 2019 at 2:36 pmSo glad you enjoyed!
Eileen Mayfield says
March 1, 2019 at 8:56 pmMay I use stevia in the raw? How do I sub that for the swerve?
Kasey says
March 21, 2019 at 7:03 pmI don’t bake with Stevia so not sure of the conversion rate.
Amy says
March 30, 2019 at 2:02 pmKasey what about making these with Monkfruit sweetener? I made them as is and they are delish BUT the Swerve tends to make my teeth tingle (I know, it’s weird, but it happens). Thoughts?
Kasey says
May 18, 2019 at 10:53 pmI haven’t tested but let me know how it turns out.
Kathy says
March 2, 2019 at 6:55 pmDo you grease the pan?
Kasey says
May 27, 2019 at 10:45 pmYou can if you would like.
Pei Pei says
March 8, 2019 at 4:43 pmI’m trying to make this recipe and I noticed that we do NOT need any almond flour or coconut flour?
Kasey says
March 21, 2019 at 6:44 pmCorrect
Shannon says
April 1, 2019 at 6:28 pmDo you think these would work without coconut? I am not a fan of coconut but the rest sounds great. Or do you know of something I could substitute for it?
Thanks!
Kasey says
April 5, 2019 at 12:22 amI’m not sure I’ve only made it as is.
Carla says
May 7, 2019 at 8:27 pmHi Kasey, this recipe is so easy, I was like an earlier comment about no flour, thought that was odd. But mine didn’t not turn out well. it looked awesome out of the oven. After it cooled a bit, I couldn’t resist sampling. There was a gooey layer on the bottom. I cut a corner to taste and noticed something gooey, so I turned it out on a plate. There was about a quarter inch of light colored goo. I have shaved it off to see if that can salvage it. I can eat the outer edge. Any idea what that could be. The only thing I did different was……I only had about 3/4 cup of powdered Swerve so I finished it off with erythritol. The corners tasted wonderful. Thank you for all you do!
Kasey says
May 18, 2019 at 10:06 pmHey, Carla, I have only followed the recipe as is so not sure what happened.