Best Low Carb, Coconut Milk Chocolate Ganache Cake Frosting

This recipe is for my Best Low Carb, Coconut Milk Chocolate Ganache cake frosting. Shiny, silky, and so versatile, you'll find excuses to use it on everything. I did. I even used it to coat my spoon!

Course Basics, Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 76kcal

Author lowcarbmaven.com

Ingredients

6 ounces Trader Joe's Pound Plus 72% Belgium Chocolate
3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
¼ cup butter or coconut oil or ghee
½ cup xylitol or erythritol powdered
¾ cup coconut cream
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

For the coconut cream: Put a can of coconut milk in the refrigerator over night. In the morning, turn the can over, open it, and pour out the liquid, leaving the solidified coconut cream. That's what you want. Measure the coconut cream and put in a sauce pan over medium low heat.
Measure the xylitol into a coffee grinder and process it into a fine powder. Stir it into the coconut cream.
Meanwhile, weigh the chocolates and chop them very finely. Put ⅔ of the chocolate into a medium heat proof bowl. When the xylitol has melted and the coconut cream is hot and bubbly, add it to the chocolate and let it sit for five minutes. Stir gently and then add the rest of the chocolate to the bowl. Let it sit for a minute and then stir again until it is smooth. Add the vanilla and butter (or coconut oil or ghee) and stir until incorporated. Let cool for a few hours before using to glaze cakes or dip cupcakes.
If using for truffles, once cooled completely, cover the coconut milk ganache and let it sit on the counter overnight before rolling.

Notes

If it is a little too stiff to work with, try adding a little more ghee (coconut oil) or simply heat it in the microwave 8 seconds at a time, stirring inbewteen, until the desired consistance has been reached. The cooling effect of the erythritol does stiffen it up somewhat.

Nutrition Facts

Best Low Carb, Coconut Milk Chocolate Ganache Cake Frosting

Amount Per Serving

Calories 76 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 6mg2%

Sodium 1mg0%

Potassium 55mg2%

Carbohydrates 7g2%

Fiber 2g8%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 100IU2%

Iron 0.4mg2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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