This Amazing Low Carb Keto Skillet Cookie is gluten free, sugar-free, nut free and in just one decadent bite you feel like your cheating on your sugar-free keto diet, but you're not! Just 4 g net carbs per serving, perfect for those on a ketogenic diet or those living a low carb lifestyle!
What is a Keto Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie?
It's A GIANT COOKIE made in a skillet! A cookie lovers dream, especially when sweet tooth cravings happen! No need to scoop a bunch of little chocolate chip keto cookies when you just make the entire cookie dough recipe and dump into an oven-proof skillet. Easy peasy!
You don't even need to slice this delicious dessert! Everyone can just grab a spoon and dig in to the delicious warm cookie! Even better is when said low carb skillet cookie is gluten free, nut free, sugar free, and keto; that my friends is a sugar free lovers dream!
This is a perfect low-carb dessert for those with tree nut allergies like my youngest son. You can bring this giant chocolate chip cookie recipe to a party without worry of cross contamination.
Did you ever have this great intention to make something so decadent and delicious, but then it falls through and you're left starting over?
Sometimes that happens with keto dessert recipes, but sometimes, it turns out better than that first intention. Such is the case with this recipe I'm sharing today.
As a busy mom, I'm always looking for simple dessert recipes, ones that take little effort in the kitchen but everyone loves and thinks you spent hours.
My orginial plan with this recipe was for the slow cooker. And in fact you could probably still make this in the slow cooker, but it doesn't come out looking like this pie, more like bars instead.
The cast iron pan really creates that outer cookie crispness around the whole thing and the best part is that perfect gooey center.
After making this recipe twice in the slow cooker and doing some tweaks with the amounts of flour, I opted to try it a third time in a cast-iron skillet and I am so happy I did. Masterpiece right here!
The whole family was won over with the best keto chocolate chip skillet cookie they have ever had!
How to Make a Skillet Keto Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Add your wet ingredients; unsalted butter, cream cheese, sour cream to a stand mixer or large bowl and blend until smooth.
Add the sweetener, vanilla extract, stevia and cream to the mixer and blend until combined.
Taste and adjust sweetener if needed.
Add the remaining dry ingredients to the mixer, except the chocolate chips. Blend until incorporated then stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
Grease a 9 inch cast iron skillet and spread the batter into the skillet.
Bake in a preheated oven for 35- 40 minutes or until a toothpick in center comes out clean and it's got a nice golden brown color.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 20-30minutes before serving.
Perfect Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Perfect outer edges like a cookie would typically have and the center is all soft and is truly a gooey chocolate chip cookie. I mean this is truly perfection!
My entire family and even the picky hubby loved this so much!
Even after a few days on the counter the hubby tried a piece and didn't even warm it up, (what a shame in my opinion!), but still loved every bite. I think it's a perfect keto dessert in my opinion!
No lie, this pie stays moist, but it really is awesome reheating a piece in the microwave for 30 seconds and topping with Sugar-Free Whipped Cream and some melted Sugar-Free Chocolate sauce!
Enjoy this sweet treat at room temperature or warm with some Sugar-Free Low Carb Vanilla Ice Cream!
Can I Change the Sweetener?
Yes if you don't have Swerve, you can sub another low-carb brown sugar sweetener. Monk fruit is another great option.
I do not recommend coconut sugar as that is still a sugar and will spike ones blood sugar.
If you'd like to replace the teaspoon vanilla liquid stevia with another sweetener, please use my Sweetener Ultimate Guide & Conversion chart to help you determine how much to use.
Can I Swap Sesame flour with Almond Flour or Coconut Flour?
One of the most common questions I get on a daily basis is about swapping different keto flours.
Yes, you can easily swap the sesame flour with fine almond flour in this recipe. You can not evenly swap sesame flour with coconut flour as you would need to use much less and increase all liquids, including eggs.
I've made this twice using sesame seeds instead of the sesame flour and I must say the flour is better. The seeds while you can grind them in a blender, don't provide a smooth texture as using the flour.
Nutritional information below does not include any toppings like the sugar free chocolate syrup or low carb ice cream. The nutritional data will also change if you are swapping the almond flour with almond flour.
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Low Carb Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
Low Carb Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened or coconut oil
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 4 oz sour cream
- 1 cup Swerve Brown sugar substitute
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla liquid stevia
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups sesame flour (or 200 grams) or if no tree nut allergies use almond flour
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sugar free chocolate chips or dark chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add your butter, cream cheese, sour cream to a stand mixer and blend until smooth.
- Add the sweetener, vanilla extract, stevia and cream to the mixer and blend until combined. Taste and adjust sweetener if needed.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the mixer, except the chocolate chips. Blend until incorporated then stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
- Grease a 9 inch cast iron skillet and spread the batter into the skillet in an even layer.
- Bake for 35- 40 minutes or until a toothpick in center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 20 minutes before serving.
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Notes
- This recipe was originally posted in November 2017 and updated with video in 2018.
- UPDATE NOVEMBER 2018: I recalculated the nutrition because I found that Sukrin has a fantastic sesame flour which contains 15 grams of fiber and only 6 carbs per 100 grams, making that one the best choice for using sesame flour over other brands.
- 4 net carbs per serving size
- 12 servings total
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.
Ingrid
Reading the comments above, my hats off to you with some of these questions and comments...people need a little more common sense, read the recipe in detail and if your still not sure then dont make the recipe, I cant get over these questions. Brenda I think your recipes are awesome, I follow you on instagram and here on your blog... I am always looking for new ideas with this woe... thank you.
Gwen @ Slow Cooker Kitchen
I had never heard of Surkin. Thanks for the info about it. I'm looking forward to trying it when it gets here.
Brenda
You can also use the brown sugar from Swerve which is also delicious.
Deana M Maxwell
Thanks, going to try this recipe. You state that a serving size is 1 slice. How many slices are you considering for this cookie?
Brenda
Right under the title shows 12 servings.
Janna Briggs
This was so good!
Andrea
Can't wait to make this tonight!!!! This looks absolutely divine! And I agree with the above comment, you truly are a saint. I shake my head with some of the questions and comments. I'm just truly grateful for the time you put into your recipes and for sharing them with us, I appreciate it so very much!!!! Thank you!
Tracey
Brenda - I follow you on Instagram and have been a fan of your recipes since I started my low carb into keto journey. I can’t say I eat a lot of sweets but when I need one yours is my go to site. I was looking for a treat this morning and this cookie showed up on Instagram! Whoop !
I was just reading all the questions and and answers and can I just say - YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE OF A SAINT ?
Have a great day ?
T
Brenda
Thank you Tracey!
Kari
Can you tell me what the texture of this heavenly dessert? This has to be one of the best looking deserts ever!!! You amaze me!!!
Renae
Is there something that can be used as a substitute for the dairy products in this recipe?
Brenda
You can find vegan cream cheese at Whole Foods. For the heavy cream and sour cream try subbing canned coconut milk, the creamy part on the top. For butter, if you can do Ghee that has very little milk solids in it.
Jenn
Hi Brenda,
I want to try this recipe but I'm trying to figure out how you calculated the net carbs. The sesame flour brand you linked has 10g carbs (no fiber) per 28 gram serving, so if you used 216 grams of sesame flour in the recipe, that's 77g carbs total in the recipe, divided by 12 servings is over 6g carbs per serving just from the sesame alone--and another gram or two per serving from the cream cheese/sour cream/heavy cream and chocolate chips--but you list 4 net per serving--help, what am I not understanding??? Thanks!!
Brenda
The plug in I use is WP Recipe Maker Premium which calculates the nutrition info and seems accurate, at least with most of my recipes. I will double check it and see if I made a mistake in inputting the correct amounts of each item.
Brenda
I looked over ever ingredient and found that the recipe plug in had substituted the sesame flour with almond flour. So there was a mistake, thank you for questioning it, I appreciate it.
Michelle
So I entered what you have in the nutritional info today into WW (weight watchers) app. (It came up 10 pats gfor 1/12th of pie.) Is this nutritional value using the seasone flour or the almond flour? Thanks!
Brenda
Yes my nutritional info is using sesame flour.
Barbara
Have you tried cocoa nibs in your recipe? Im havimg trouble finding sugar free chocolate chips but I have the nibs. Thanks! Cant wait to try this!!
Brenda
Nibs will work in here just fine.
Me
Are those fluid ounces or by weight for the cream cheese and sour cream?
In other words, 1/2 cup or 112g?
Thanks ahead of time
Brenda
by weight
Me
Thank you!
Renea
What can you use to substitute the cream cheese? Doesn't sit well with my stomach
CHeryl
I think that this is great to be sugar-free, gluten-free, etc., but 29g if fat is extremely high and that contributes to the calorie count.
Kari
Can I substitute the THM baking blend? If so, how much? Even a mix of the two. Trying to cut down on all my almond flour use. It’s so calorie dense. Thank you! ?☺️
I’m not sure how to get my answer from you?
Brenda
I'm sorry I don't use the THM baking blend so I have no idea, but maybe just try an equal swap?
Sarah
I followed this recipe exactly, even used a scale to measure ingredients. My cookie came out soggy and not firm at all. I even cooked it longer with no luck. Still soggy after cooking 50 mins. Is it supposed to firm up at all? If so, how do I get it to stiffen up? Thank you!!
Brenda
It does firm up once it's been completely cooled.
Sarah
Ok, great, thanks so much Brenda!!
patti schwabe
This is a 5 star recipe!!! And there are not enough words to thank you ??. I’ve been eating Low Carb for 3+ years...in search of a decent chocolate chip cookie to have, grain free and sugar free. Then I saw this recipe and decided to try it. Used Almond flour and Monk Fruit sweetener that my sister sends me from Japan and I’ve found works great in baked goodies. Didn’t have the vanilla stevia, so left it out. Added walnuts, cause I love nuts in my cookies. Made it twice and it was beyond wonderful!! Hot, warm, cold ??? mmmm chocolate chip cookie!!! Then I got to thinking...why not this recipe for .....cookies!!?! So today I made a batch and they turned out better than perfect! 36 wonderfully scrumptious chocolate chip cookies!! You have made my heart smile so big!!! THANK YOU!! ?????
Brenda
Thanks so much and great idea to try regular cookie size, I'm going to do the same thing!
Laxmi
Hi what monkfruit brand did you use please?
Jacey
Can you sub anything for the Xanthan gum?
Brenda
You can leave it out.
Susie
What does the xanthan gum do?
Brenda
It really helps with texture so the baked product isn't crumbly.
Shawn
Does this make a thick cookie dough consistency? Or is it soft enough to be mixed in a cheaper model stand mixer?
Brenda
It's not very thick so yes I think that would be fine.
Maura
Can I just say THANK YOU so much?!?!?! I am just starting to adapt to an LCHF lifestyle (I aspire to keto but I'm not there yet) but I am allergic to peanuts and most tree nuts, so most keto-baking recipes I see won't work for me. I've never heard of sesame flour! As far as I know, I'm not allergic to sesame seeds (I've had Burger King buns for years with no problem), so I'm going to try this!
Would you say that sesame flour, in general, can work as a 1 for 1 replacement for almond flour in recipes? What I'm most urgently trying to do is come up with a replacement for the homemade Scottish Shortbread cookies I make every year for Christmas (just all purpose flour, rice flour, Kerrygold, and sugar). I was going to try just replacing the sugar with Swerve this year, but I'm thinking maybe I'll be brave and do a batch with sesame flour...do you think that might work?
Brenda
I've been working with sesame flour for awhile now and yes I do think it can be replaced for almond in the same amounts. Good Luck!
Anne
Hi,
Can you tell me resources for peanut/ treenutfree recipes? All I see are coconut and almond everywhere. I recently bought tapioca flour.
Thanks
Brenda
Most of my recipes are peanut and tree nut. There aren't many others out there for low carb recipes and that's why I make my own since my youngest has a tree nut and peanut allergy.
Linds
Can coconut flour be used ya think?:) that's what I have...
Brenda
You could but you would not need the same amount, maybe just 1/2 cup. If it looks dry when mixing you might need to add another egg.
Diana
What else can be used for the pan besides a cast iron?
Brenda
You can bake in this a pie plate or an 8 by 8 or 9 by 13 baking dish depending on how thick you want it.
fawn
How did you calculate this as 6 total carbs? The sukrin, flour, and chips alone make it 24 carbs per serving.
Brenda
If you're using myfitnesspal.com to calculate the nutrition info, it does not take into account the sugar alcohols in the Sukrin or Swerve. Nor does it take into account the fiber content of the product.
fawn
I was taking into account the total carbs per serving listed on the nutrition info on the packages of food.
Karen
U minus the fibre and sugar from the carbs to get the net carb amount per serving
Apryl
WOW! This looks/sounds amazing!! I am allergic to sesame and tree nuts. Do you think a one for one GF flour, such as Bob's Red Mill would work here? Thank you!
Brenda
You could but those GF flours aren't low carb and they already contain xanthan gum so you wouldn't need to add it like I have in this recipe. You could probably also skip the baking powder.
Diane
Is there anything out there to substitute the nut products you use, my son has a deathly allergy to all tree nuts,
Thank You
Brenda
This recipe is tree nut free, not sure what ingredient you are saying has nuts in it?
Melissa
Almond flour is made from almonds in it therefore a tree nut allergy issue. Which would make it totally incorrect that if that option is used “tree but free” js
Brenda
My original recipe is using SESAME flour but I offered almond as an option for those obviously without nut allergies.
ann
Looks great but I don't have that flour. Can I sub something else? Almond, carb quik, etc? Thanks
Brenda
Yes I mentioned above in my notes that almond flour can be used in place of sesame.
Dar
Hi, is there a substitute for the Sukrin? I have all ingredients but that. Thanks.
Brenda
Another sugar-free sweetener you like is fine. I also like Swerve, the confectioners style would work well here.
Melissa
I agreed chopped walnuts and it was so delicious!
Melissa
I added walnuts and it was delicious!!