Keto Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

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These Keto Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars are creamy, dreamy and low carb! At just 2.4 net carbs per bar, this sweet treat won’t break your keto diet.

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These Keto Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars are a keto dessert dream! Made with cream cheese, sugar free chocolate chips and almond flour, this treat is only 2.4 net carbs per bar! This low carb recipe uses a sugar alternative, such as Swerve or Monkfruit, so that you still have the sweet taste but without the carbs! To make this recipe even easier, follow this guide for How Many Ounces in a Cup– it’s printable and extremely helpful when measuring out your ingredients before you start baking!

These Cheesecake Bars are the perfect way to end your dinner, but they’re also great for sharing! Bring these to a cookout or brunch and everyone will be asking you for your recipe! This gluten free dessert has a creamy cheesecake layer that sits atop a delectable crust that will please everyone at your table! For more delicious low carb meals, check out my page of Easy Keto Recipes!

Ingredients

As always, this is a quick overview of the ingredients you need to make our Keto Cheesecake Bars. For the complete, printable recipe just keep scrolling.

  • Butter: salted or unsalted
  • Almond flour: do not use coconut flour in this recipe, they are not equal subs.
  • Keto friendly sweetener such as Swerve or Monkfruit
  • Cream cheese: room temperature cream cheese works best in this recipe.
  • Egg: size large egg
  • Vanilla extract
  • Chocolate chips- I used Lily’s sugar-free

How to make Keto Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

These cheesecake bars are grain-free, made with keto-friendly sweetener and chocolate chips. First, you’ll melt your butter and then mix it together with almond flour and swerve to make the crust. Once those are well combined, pat your crust into a 8×8 pan and bake on 350°F for 6 minutes.

While your crust is baking, combine your cream cheese, egg, vanilla and powdered swerve in a bowl and beat together with an electric beater. After your cheesecake filling is well combined, fold in the chocolate chips.

Then just top your crust with the cheesecake chocolate chip filling and pop it back in the oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Tips

  • By preparing the pan with foil or parchment paper in advance you make cleanup and serving a breeze.
  • Using room temperature cream cheese and eggs is always preferable in any cheesecake recipe, it creates a smoother texture and mixes easier.
  • Do not over beat the cream cheese because this adds air to the filling, which results in cheesecake that crack as they cool. This handy tip applies to any cheesecake recipe, so keep in mind when making other recipes.

Store

To store these bars, simply place in a container with an airtight lid (or a resealable bag) and put in the fridge. This dessert will stay fresh for up a week.

You can prepare these Cheesecake Bars ahead of time and freeze them! Simply keep them in the pan and cover it very tightly with cling film. I recommend doing a few layers of the plastic wrap before placing in the freezer. They will keep in the freezer for up to a month!

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4.51 from 538 votes

Keto Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

By: Olivia
Servings: 12
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
These Keto Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars are creamy, dreamy and low carb! At just one net carb per bar, these sweet treats won't break your keto diet.
These Keto Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars are creamy, dreamy and low carb! At just 2.4 net carbs per bar, these sweet treats won't break your keto diet.

Ingredients 

Crust

  • 8 tablespoons butter, 1 stick
  • 1 ¼ cup almond flour
  • 2 tablespoons swerve

Cheesecake Filling

  • 2 8 oz packages cream cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • ½ cup powdered swerve, confectioners sugar
  • 1 cups chocolate chips, lily’s sugar-free

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Line a 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil, lightly spray with cooking spray and set aside.
  • Melt butter
  • Combine butter, almond flour and swerve. Mix well.
  • Pat crust into pan and bake for 6 minutes

Cheesecake Filling

  • Combine cream cheese, egg, vanilla, and powdered swerve in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until well combined
  • Fold in chocolate chips
  • Evenly press the cheesecake filling into the pan and bake 30 minutes until a toothpick placed in the center comes out clean.

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Notes

Net carbs: 2.4 per bar. (Total carbs 5.1 -2 grams sugar alcohols -0.7 grams fiber)

Nutrition

Serving: 1 cheesecake barCalories: 280kcalCarbohydrates: 5.1gProtein: 4.6gFat: 23.6gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 125.7mgFiber: 0.7gSugar: 2g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Keto or Low Carb
Cuisine: American
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67 Comments

  1. I saw these on Instagram yesterday and made them last night. OMG, SO GOOD! Going without desserts has been the hardest part of keto for me but these were a hit.

    1. I’m so glad you loved them, Katherine! The no-bake cookies I linked to above the recipe are SO GOOD too!! They might be another sweet treat lifesaver for you❤

  2. I’m confused, at the top of this post it says,2.4 net carbs per bar but in the recipe card it says 1 net carb per bar

    1. This is the best keto dessert I’ve made. They were delicious and satisfying. This recipe is a game changer if you are missing desserts while on keto. Just absolutely excellent

  3. Move over chocolate chip cookies, these chocolate chip cheesecake bars look scrumptious! On my to make list!

  4. I’m blown away that these are Keto! They look so rich and decadent. It’s hard to find good low-carb desserts…definitely need to try!

  5. Could you use monkfruit sweetener in place of the swerve in the crust portion of the recipe? Is it the same amount?

    1. If you are using pure monkfruit, I’m not sure how much you would use since it is much sweeter than sweerve. However something like the Lakanto monkfruit that is mixed with erythritol can be used as a direct replacement.

  6. I’m having a hard time matching up the ingredients and getting the same nutritional
    Info as you….

    1. Hi Amy, all nutrition calculators are a bit different, I use a brand called Nutrifox and find it very accurate, but I can share what I did with you. I put in all of my specific brand information and double-checked it. It comes to 5.1 carbs, 0.7 grams of fiber and 2 grams of sugar from Lilly’s sugar-free chocolate chips. I do not count(most other keto blogs also do not count) the sugars from the confectioners swerve sweetener that may be the difference you are seeing. Since swerve has no effect on blood sugar and is not counted on keto, so it is removed to avoid any confusion. I’ve tripled check this information and I believe the nutritional information posted is accurate. I hope you enjoy this recipe, it is a favorite in our house!

  7. Awesome thanks! I think it’s coming from my almond flour. Which I’m surprised by, because it’s Bobs Red Mill. Thanks for the great reply!