If you're on a keto diet or low carb diet or just looking to reduce your sugar intake, these gluten free, low carb, keto chocolate eclairs with curb your sweet tooth! With a light and airy almond flour free pastry, creamy vanilla pudding like custard and topped with a delicious sugar free chocolate ganache, this will be your perfect dessert to serve for special occasions!
Cloud Bread Keto Eclairs
The beauty about using my cloud bread recipe for the eclair is that it's an easy recipe to make and doesn't require any low carb flours or wheat flour so it's gluten free and keto friendly.
You can make the eclairs a day ahead of time and then make your custard cream mixture and ganache the next day.
A standard 4.5 inch long eclair with cream filling and chocolate icing on the Cronometer app has 273 calories, 28.4 grams of total carbs, 5.4 grams of protein, 15.7 grams of fat.
Our keto eclairs have just 3 total carbs and 2.7 g net carbs per serving!
Can I turn this into a Keto Chocolate Eclair Cake Instead?
Instead of a keto eclair cake, I'd recommend turning this into an easy keto trifle.
You could prepare my Cloud bread recipe as a loaf, once cooked and cooled, chop into bite size pieces and layer cubes with the custard cream layer and ganache between two or three layers in the dish.
If you want to increase the custard filling to make sure you have enough for a trifle I would make a triple batch.
Can I use Sugar Free Instant Pudding Mix instead of making Pastry Cream?
I do not recommend using an instant pudding because of the artificial ingredients that will spike blood sugar levels. If you're on a ketogenic diet, you want balanced blood sugar so that your body can get into ketosis and use your own stored fat for fuel. If your blood sugar is spiked, no fat loss can happen.
Can I use Sugar Free Whipped Topping instead?
I do not recommend using a store bought whipped cream topping as it is full of unhealthy ingredients, also for an eclair you want more of a custard rather than whipped cream filling.
Can I use unsweetened chocolate instead of sugar free chocolate chips?
I would not recommend using unsweetened chocolate bars because they have no fat and tend to not melt as well as sugar free chocolate chips or bars. You would also have to compensate with adding more sweetener to this recipe.
How to Store
I'd recommend wrapping each eclair in plastic wrap to keep them nice and moist. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. I would not recommend freezing.
Best Sugar Free Low Carb Keto Chocolate Eclairs
Best Sugar Free Low Carb Keto Chocolate Eclair Recipe
Ingredients
Eclairs
- 6 eggs separated
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup Allulose liquid
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1 cup egg white protein powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- pinch salt
Custard Filling
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
- 4 large egg yolks
- ½ cup Better than Sugar Confectioners
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla liquid stevia
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
Ganache
- ⅔ cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces sugar free chocolate chips
Instructions
Eclairs
- Preheat oven at 300 degrees F.
- Place your egg whites in a stand mixer with vinegarand whip until stiff peaks. This should take about 10-15 minutes. Set aside.
- Place the egg yolks in a high powered blender with the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
- Spoon some of the yolk mixture into the whipped egg whites and blend until combined. Do this in 3 batches until combined.
- Pour batter into a 12 capacity hot dog mold.
- Bake on the middle shelf of oven for 23-25 minutes. Allow to cool before removing and slicing.
- This makes 12 rolls.
Custard Filling
- Warm the cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat. While the cream is heating, whisk the egg yolks in a small bowl until they are light in color.
- Once the cream is hot but not boiling, pour a small amount of the cream into the whisked egg yolks to temper them. Whisk to combine, then add a bit more (about half of the hot cream in total) to the yolks. Pour the tempered yolk mixture into the saucepan and reduce the heat to low while continuing to whisk the mixture.
- Add the confectioners'-style sweetener and salt and continue to whisk until the mixture is at a rolling boil. Remove from the heat and whisk in vanilla extract and stevia.
- Sprinkle xanthan gum over the filling and whisk until it is all absorbed. Allow to cool on the stovetop for about 30 minutes and then refrigerate for 2-3 hours before filling the eclairs.
Ganache
- Bring the cream to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Meanwhile, add the chocolate chips to a small bowl.
- Once the cream is boiling, sprinkle the chocolate chips over the cream and turn off the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes before stirring. After 5 minutes, stir until the ganache is completely smooth and there are no lumps.
- Spoon and spread the ganache over the eclairs. Keep in mind, the longer the ganache sits, the thicker it becomes.
Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Holly
is there anything that can be used in place of mayonnaise? i cant eat it and usually sub sour cream but dont know if it would work in this?
Brenda
Yes you can you can replace it with sour cream but that will increase carbs.
Truth59
I don't know why they used mayo in an eclair. Sour cream probably would be too sour. I'd use more heavy whipping cream in place of the mayo. I wouldn't use the xanthan gum as it's not nutritious.
Brenda
They you are referring to is, me, Brenda. Sugar Free Mom. It's my Hoagie Sub roll recipe that I adapted from and you can't taste the mayo and it works really well as an eclair.
Christy Brown
I’m replace of the heavy cream can you use coconut cream? If so, how would that be done? Also, how much of the egg yolk mixture do you put into the egg white mixture?
Brenda
Sorry I've not tested it with replacing heavy cream though I think it might work. When you add the hot cream to the yolks, you just add a small amount, a spoonful or two just to gently warm the yolks up so you don't scramble them when you add them back to the stove.