American · dessert, sauce

One-Minute Keto Chocolate Frosting

One-Minute Keto Chocolate Frosting — from Low Carb Love's cooking video Watch how it’s made · 4:29

Video by Low Carb Love on YouTube · Open on YouTube

5 min · plus 30–60 minutes chillingMakes 12 × 2 tbsp (frosts 1 cupcake)56 kcal a portion
  • Keto (1.6 g net carbs a serve)
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free ingredients
  • Nut-free

Contains: Milk. Check labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes.

Butter, cocoa and monk-fruit-sweetened dark chocolate with a powdered keto sweetener instead of icing sugar: 2 tbsp have about 1.5 g net carbs, no added sugar and 2.5 g of fibre.

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Ingredients 6

Method

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  1. Melt the sugar-free chocolate chips in the microwave in short bursts, stirring between each, about 25 seconds in all. Set aside. 0:18
  2. Put the powdered sweetener (grind it first if it is lumpy), the cocoa powder and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. 0:50
  3. Add the softened (not melted) butter and the boiling water. 1:31
  4. Beat with a hand mixer until everything comes together. 2:13
  5. Pour in the melted chocolate and whip until smooth and glossy. 2:36
  6. Use straight away, or chill for 30 minutes to an hour so it firms up enough to pipe on cakes and cupcakes. 3:01

Tip. Serves are our estimate (the cook gives no yield): roughly enough to frost 12 cupcakes. Dutch-process cocoa gives a deeper flavour. Keep frosted cakes in the fridge.

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One portion, 2 tbsp (frosts 1 cupcake), gives you 1 of 12

Energy56 kcal240 kJ
Protein0.8 g2% of a day
Fibre2.5 g9% of a day
Carbohydrate4.1 g1.6 g net · 0 g sugars1% of a day
Fat5.5 g3.5 g saturated7% of a day
Sodium20 mg1% of a day

Where the energy comes from one serve

  • Net carbs 11%
  • Protein 5%
  • Fat 84%

Fits keto: 1.6 g net carbs a serve, with 84% of the energy from fat.

Vitamins & minerals % of a day, one serve · tap for more

No vitamin or mineral reaches 10% of a day in one serve.

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Iron4%

0.7 mg a serve, mostly from no-sugar-added dark chocolate chips (53%). Carries oxygen in your blood. Iron from plants absorbs better with vitamin C in the same meal — lemon, tomato or capsicum.

Magnesium4%

16 mg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (71%). Takes part in hundreds of reactions — energy, muscles, nerves, blood sugar and bones. Nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains are good sources.

Vitamin A4%

32 µg a serve, mostly from butter (100%). Keeps eyes, skin and the immune system healthy. Orange vegetables and dark greens give beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.

Zinc2%

0.2 mg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (68%). Needed for immunity, wound healing, taste and growth. Meat, seafood, legumes, seeds and whole grains supply it.

Potassium1%

50 mg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (70%). Balances sodium to help control blood pressure and keeps muscles and nerves working. Beans, potatoes, leafy greens and fruit are rich sources.

Vitamin E1%

0.1 mg a serve, mostly from butter (98%). An antioxidant that protects cell membranes. Nuts, seeds and plant oils such as olive oil are the main sources.

Selenium1%

0.4 µg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (88%). Part of the body's antioxidant enzymes and needed for thyroid hormones. Seafood, eggs, meat and Brazil nuts are rich sources.

Omega-31%

0 g a serve, mostly from butter (86%). Omega-3 fats support the heart and brain. Oily fish give EPA and DHA; walnuts, flax, chia and canola give ALA, which the body converts only a little.

Calcium0%

6 mg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (49%). Builds bones and teeth and helps muscles and nerves work. Dairy, calcium-set tofu, sardines with their bones and some greens supply it.

Vitamin C0%

0 mg a serve. An antioxidant needed for collagen, immunity and iron absorption. Long cooking destroys some, so raw herbs, citrus and capsicum help.

Vitamin D0%

0.1 µg a serve, mostly from butter (100%). Helps you absorb calcium for bones and supports muscles. Few foods have much — oily fish, eggs, UV-exposed mushrooms, fortified milks. Sunlight is the main source.

Vitamin K0%

0.4 µg a serve, mostly from butter (85%). Needed for blood clotting and bones. Leafy greens and herbs are very rich in it. If you take warfarin, keep your intake steady and talk to your doctor.

Folate0%

0.9 µg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (84%). Needed to make DNA and new cells — especially important before and in early pregnancy. Legumes and leafy greens are rich sources.

Vitamin B120%

0 µg a serve, mostly from butter (100%). Keeps nerves and blood cells healthy. Found almost only in animal foods and fortified foods (some plant milks, nutritional yeast), so vegans need a reliable source.

Vitamin B60%

0 mg a serve, mostly from unsweetened cocoa powder (100%). Helps turn food into energy and make brain messengers. Chickpeas, fish, poultry, potatoes and bananas are good sources.

Estimated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central values; % of a day uses the food-label daily values. How this works

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Recipe and video by Low Carb Love; the method summary, nutrition estimate and diet notes are Notbroken’s. General information about food, not dietary advice.