Description
This easy keto ice cream cake is perfect for parties and gatherings. Â Can be made with homemade ice cream or store-bought to make it even easier! Â Low carb, gluten free.
Ingredients
Scale
For the chocolate cookie crust:
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 cups almond flour (superfine blanched)
- 1/2 cup granulated erythritol sweetener
For the filling:
- double batch of my keto coffee ice cream (or 2 pints keto friendly ice cream of your choice)
- 2 ounces Lindt 90% chocolate (or other keto friendly dark chocolate) (optional)
Instructions
For the chocolate cookie crust:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the melted butter, cocoa powder, almond flour and sweetener in a medium sized bowl and mix well.
- Press the cookie crust firmly and evenly into a 10 inch springform pan covering the bottom and going up the sides by about 1/2 inch.
- Bake the crust for 14 minutes.
- Remove and cool.
To assemble the ice cream cake:
- Remove the ice cream from the freezer and soften on the counter for five to ten minutes, or until soft serve consistency and easy to spread.
- Place the ice cream on top of the crust by spoonfuls and then spread with a knife or spatula until smooth and evenly dispersed over the crust.
- Freeze for 30 minutes.
- If using the optional chocolate drizzle, place chocolate in a small bowl and microwave for 1 minute.
- Remove and stir. Â If not liquified, microwave again for 10 seconds at a time until liquid.
- Cool the chocolate for 2 minutes and then transfer to a plastic baggie. Â Snip the bottom tip off leaving a tiny hole.
- Remove the cake from the freezer and squeeze the melted chocolate from the bag in any pattern you choose onto the top and sides of the cake.
- Return to the freezer for at least one hour or until firm enough to slice and serve.
Notes
Nutrition info for chocolate crust: Â 160 calories, 15g fat, 4g carbs, 2g fiber, 2g net carbs, 4g protein
Net carbs per serving of ice cream cake made with my coffee ice cream = 4g
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: easy keto desserts
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/12 of cake
- Calories: 518
- Fat: 50g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
Keywords: ice cream, cake, easy, desserts, keto, low carb, party food, summer, treats, gluten free