Chocolate Pots De Creme is made low carb, gluten free and without added sugar! Perfect for summer entertaining made easily in Mason Jars!
Entertaining in the summer is all about family, friends and good food right? While I totally agree and I'm all for providing my guests with incredible tasty food, I'm not into slaving all day in my kitchen to do it. I want to be outside too!
I want easy recipes, but ones that make my guests feel special. I want a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere that makes you want to sit and chat for hours. That's what summer to me is all about. Finding ways to energize myself, finding ways to recharge and just simplify life by enjoying the outdoors with my family and friends.
This summer and fall I've partnered with Kohl's to bring you just that. Easy entertaining ideas and excellent recipes that give you the most bang for you buck in the kitchen with minimal effort and time so you can enjoy the outdoors instead! Kohl's is encouraging families to make their move by living it up outside. My season of fabulous weather is short in New England so partnering with Kohl's on this is right up my alley. We're a family who loves to camp, hike, bike, fish and just be outside as much as we can. Kohl's has so many products to choose from to make living it up outside easy!
My first pick as I browsed through my local Kohl's store were these cool baskets and pretty BPA free plates. We were having friends over recently for a casual dinner so this worked liked a charm.
Place your plates, cups and bowls in one basket for easy grabbing for your guests when the food comes off the grill and sides are on the table. Use the second basket for utensils and napkins in mason jars!
This dessert sounds all fancy but it's anything but that. Pots de Creme is just a fancy French name for a custard really. It's usually served in porcelain cups, but I changed that up today.
Preparing them in individual mason jars makes for easy serving. Carry them from the fridge to the table and no other serving is needed. You too can sit and enjoy along with your guests! Topped with fresh berries and you're done!
I spied one more thing before leaving Kohl's on my first trip and it was this lantern you see above. The lantern is actually solar powered and just needs some time in the sun to charge. You always need some kind of centerpiece right? Essential maybe not? But for setting a relaxing dinner atmosphere, my goal was accomplished.
By the time our dinner was complete the sun was down and I turned the switch on for lighting our lantern. The beauty of light without the worry of a candle burning, love it!
Most Pots De Creme recipes call for using eggs and egg yolks, straining the mixture and just a bit more tedious than I wanted to tackle. You'll find my recipe quicker, but just as delicious without sugar added and low carb. My guests loved it! I knew my kids would love it as its chocolate, but the pretty picky hubby surprised me and said he loved it too!
I believe I'm always #makingmymove! Whenever I have the opportunity to share sugar free recipes my guests might never had tried before and they discover they loved it, thrills me! And that's why I do what I do not only for my family but to encourage others to lead a healthier, but still tasty life with great food but without sugar.
Low Carb Chocolate Pots De Creme
Ingredients
- 1 cup light cream
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ⅔ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup Swerve confectioner's sweetener
- 7 ounces sugar free chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoon instant coffee
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon chocolate liquid stevia
Instructions
- Whisk together the light cream, heavy cream, mayo and Swerve sweetener in a saucepan.
- Heat mixture over medium heat but do not boil, until it thickens, about 4-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in chocolate and coffee granules.
- Continue to stir until smooth.
- Remove from heat and add in the remaining ingredients.
- Pour about ⅓ cup into six mason jars.
- Cover and refrigerate until set, about 3 hours.
- When ready to serve garnish with fresh berries andsugar free whipped cream.
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.
TexasTink
Great recipe, thanks Brenda! just so you know Green & Black's Organic 85% Dark Chocolate Bar has 12g of sugar and 7 net carbs per bar. Lily's Extreme 85% Chocolate bar has NO sugar and 6 net carbs per bar (maybe less if it listed the sugar alcohols).
Cheryl Geller
What do you mean by coffee granules ? Fresh ground coffee, instant coffee granules, I'm confused, but would like to make the pots of chocolate.
Brenda
I used instant espresso powder but ground coffee is fine too.
Cheryl Geler
Thanks, I'm making it tonight
Cheryl Geler
Wow, I never realized how much chocolate 7oz. was! It's cooling, so we can have it later tonight for dessert.
Nita
I just made these for the second time in a few days. I love the ease and quickness of this recipe, and it is delicious too!!
Brenda
Yeah!Glad you tried it and loved it! Thanks for letting me know!
Lauren @ Healthy Delicious
I had a random craving for chocolate pudding last week. This just brought it back in full force. I love how simple your recipe is!
Heather / girlichef
Pots de creme are so dreamy! These sound wonderful, and I love the pack'n'go option!
KIm
It's like you know me, I've been dreaming about pots de creme for weeks now!
The Food Hunter
Great photos...I love the baskets and that tree stump. Anything chocolate is great in my book
Brenda
Thanks! The tree stump was made for me by the hubby when our favorite 15 year old tree was struck by lightening and had to be cut down, so sad but at least I have a piece of it!
claire @the realistic nutritionist
Love pots de creme, and love that these are low-carb even more!
Martha @ A Family Feast
I never would have thought to add mayo to a pudding - but I can see how it would help make the perfect consistency! Great idea!
Brenda
Well it has the eggs in it that true pots de creme would have used so I tired it and we liked it.
Nancy Thyfault
Good morning, I would love to try this, but what is "light cream"? Thanks
Brenda
Less fat in it than regular cream and doesn't whip up like heavy whipping cream. You can use almond milk or coconut milk or half and half. You need to use another cream besides heavy for this recipe.
Paula - bell'alimento
I like to refer to pots de creme as fancy schmancy pudding. Love it!
Carolyn
I love pots de creme...so easy, so low carb, so delicious!
Tasha @thatssoyummy
Those baskets are too cute and this simple recipe for pots de cremes look fantastic. A great to enjoy summer