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
Just 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
I’m not sure. Mine didn’t fall apart. That is weird.
Sherry says
Mine did the same thing! Had to eat it with a spoon. It was good, just couldn’t make bars
Keri says
I had to put them in the fridge to set up.
Michelle says
Hi, 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
MyFitnessPal isn’t technically a keto app, so it doesn’t remove the sugar alcohols from Swerve making Sweve 0 net carbs. 🙂
Michelle says
Ohh ok thanks, hopefully they are alright!
Melanie Holcombe says
Amazing! We love German chocolate. Great recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Kasey says
Sure! We love German Chocolate too.
Cathleen says
After 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
Glad you enjoyed it!
Chelsea K. says
Kasey, 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
Awesome! 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
Can you make these without the coconut and pecans?
Kasey says
I’ve only tried as is. Coconut and pecans are my favorite because of the texture they add.
Geno moore says
I made these over the weekend. They taste amazing. I made a video for my Youtube channel. They fell apart but once I let them cool they firmed right up. Thank you. I will be making more of your wonderful recipes.
Kasey says
Awesome. Glad you enjoyed!!
jennifer says
As 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
So glad you enjoyed!
Eileen Mayfield says
May I use stevia in the raw? How do I sub that for the swerve?
Kasey says
I don’t bake with Stevia so not sure of the conversion rate.
Amy says
Kasey 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
I haven’t tested but let me know how it turns out.
Kathy says
Do you grease the pan?
Kasey says
You can if you would like.
Pei Pei says
I’m trying to make this recipe and I noticed that we do NOT need any almond flour or coconut flour?
Kasey says
Correct
Shannon says
Do 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
I’m not sure I’ve only made it as is.
Carla says
Hi 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
Hey, Carla, I have only followed the recipe as is so not sure what happened.
Keri says
These have a good flavor. I followed the recipe as is and they are really sweet. The only thing I didn’t really like is the gritty texture which I assume is the sweetner.? I wonder if powdered sweetener would work. And I did put them in the fridge to firm up so I could cut them.
Carolyn M Wright says
I made these today. They taste good but for me, a little Swerve goes a long way. I followed the recipe and buttered the bottom of the pan. Baked for 30 min but added five more because the center wasn’t set. After I let them cool for about 10 minutes I tried to cut into squares but they did nothing but crumble into pieces. I finally gave up and just spooned the crumbles into a container.
Kasey says
Glad you enjoyed!!
Debbie says
These are wonderful!! I love them!!
Kasey says
Yay! Glad you loved them.
Angela says
Hello, I am in the process of making this recipe, I was just wondering if the batter is supposed to be lumpy? Thanks, Angela
Mary Trenum says
Lumpy can be subjective but it’s not super smooth.
Angela says
So glad I found this recipe! Thank you for sharing. They were awesome!!! Mine stayed together just fine. The only problem I had was getting the mixture to combine before adding the coconut and pecans. I just used a hand mixer. Will definitely make these German chocolate brownies over and over!!!
Mary Trenum says
I’m glad you like them!
Lori says
These were delicious, easy to make and satisfied a sweet tooth.
Mary Trenum says
Glad you enjoyed them!
Vicky Davis says
Except for toasting the coconut to enhance the flavor, I followed the recipe exactly. No problems with it setting up whatsoever.
.Kasey says
Glad it turned out for you!
Vicky Davis says
I let mine sit overnight before cutting, no crumbling problems at all. Made for a co-worker’s birthday. They got a thumbs up from everyone. Thanks for the recipe.