During Girl Scout cookie season, these can help stave off the cravings! They can be whipped up in an afternoon, and pulled from the freezer whenever you need a sweet treat. These bites are great for holiday dinners or family snacks.
There is a lot of prep time involved in these, so I would set aside a couple hours for prep and execution. This may be a fun activity with some friends or older kids.
Most minty desserts get that burst of fresh flavor from using extract, but I love adding in real mint leaves any chance I get. It can be hard to disperse the mint into a recipe like cheesecake which is why I use a stick blender (also known as an immersion blender) or food processor to infuse the mint into the heavy cream, which is then easily folded into the cheesecake base. The second layer of minty flavor comes from traditional mint extract added into the dark chocolate coating.
Yields 64 servings of Keto Grasshopper Cheesecake Bites
The Preparation
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 2 1/2 cups erythritol
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 15 whole fresh mint, leaves
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 6 ounces low-carb dark chocolate
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
The Execution
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a square baking pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl, mix the almond flour and a half cup of powdered erythritol.
2. Pour melted butter into the bowl. Mix ingredients together until dough forms.
3. Press the dough into the baking pan. Bake dough for 8 minutes, or light brown. Remove pan from oven and set aside to cool as the crust.
4. Using a high-speed mixer, create the filling by beating the cream cheese and remaining two cups erythritol until smooth. Set aside the cream cheese filling.
5. Place the mint leaves and heavy cream in a food processor and blend until smooth. Add the mint cream mixture to the cream cheese filling and fold in.
6. Scoop the mint and cream cheese filling into the prepared crust. Place the pan in the freezer for 3 hours or until firm.
7. Remove the cheesecake from the pan, and slice into 64 squares. Place the cheesecake back into the freezer.
8. In the microwave, heat chocolate in 40-second intervals, stirring frequently until thin. Add mint extract to the melted chocolate.
9. Dip or drizzle each cheesecake square in the mint chocolate and allow to cool.
This makes a total of 64 servings of Keto Grasshopper Cheesecake Bites. Each serving comes out to be 62 calories, 6g fats, 1.1g net carbs, and 1g protein.
| NUTRITION | CALORIES | FAT | CARBS | FIBER | NET CARBS | PROTEIN |
| 1 1/2 cup almond flour | 973 | 84 | 37 | 21.8 | 15.1 | 35.3 |
| 2 1/2 cup erythritol | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 tablespoon butter | 509 | 57.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 16 ounce cream cheese | 1551 | 154.2 | 18.6 | 0 | 18.6 | 27.9 |
| 15 whole fresh mint | 7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream | 202 | 21.5 | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 6 ounce low-carb dark chocolate | 663 | 68 | 85.1 | 51 | 34 | 0 |
| 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract | 3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Totals | 4004 | 385.4 | 143.7 | 73.9 | 69.8 | 66 |
| Per Serving (/64) | 63 | 6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1 |
Keto Grasshopper Cheesecake Bites
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup almond flour
- 2 ½ cup erythritol
- 5 tablespoon butter melted
- 16 ounce cream cheese softened
- 15 whole fresh mint leaves
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 6 ounce low-carb dark chocolate
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a little extra on each end of the pan to help remove and cut dessert later. In a large bowl, mix the almond flour and about 20% (1/5) of the powdered erythritol.
- Pour melted butter into the bowl. Mix ingredients together until dough forms.
- Press the dough into the baking pan. Bake dough for 8 minutes, or light brown. Remove pan from oven and set aside to cool as the crust.
- Using a high-speed mixer, create the filling by beating the cream cheese and remaining erythritol until smooth. Set aside the cream cheese filling.
- Place the mint leaves and heavy cream in a food processor and blend until smooth. Add the mint cream mixture to the cream cheese filling and fold in.
- Scoop the mint and cream cheese filling into the prepared crust. Place the pan in the freezer for 3 hours or until firm.
- Using the excess parchment paper, carefully remove the cheesecake from the pan and slice into squares. Place the cheesecake back into the freezer.
- In the microwave, heat chocolate in 30-second intervals, stirring frequently until thin. Add mint extract to the melted chocolate and mix thoroughly.
- Dip or drizzle each cheesecake square in the mint chocolate and allow to cool.
