Low Carb Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes (Gluten & Sugar Free)

These pretty little chocolate cheesecake bites
definitely satisfy a chocolate/ dessert craving!

Ingredients:
coconut oil cooking spray
silicone muffin pans*
2 (8 ounce) packages of cream cheese, softened at room temperature
1/2 cup Lakanto Baking or Classic sweetener**
1/2 teaspoon liquid chocolate monkfruit sweetener (or other liquid sweetener)
2 eggs
6 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Monkfruit sweetened whipped cream (optional)***
1/4 cup sugar free chocolate chips (optional)
fresh raspberries or sliced strawberries (optional)
sugar free chocolate syrup (optional)

Method:
Preheat oven to 350*. Spray 12 muffin cups with the coconut oil spray. Place the silicone muffin pans on a baking sheet and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until it is fluffy and smooth.
Add the remaining ingredients and beat on a medium speed until all are completely blended and smooth.
Divide the batter equally between the prepared muffin cups. Bake for 8 minutes. Rotate the pan and continue baling for another 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature. 

Remove the mini cakes from the pans and refrigerate. Serve the mini cheesecakes chilled and if desired, garnish with whipped cream, a sprinkling of chocolate chips and berries & a drizzle of chocolate syrup. Or, any combination of one or more of the garnishes. Makes 1 servings.

*If using a regular muffin pan, spray with the cooking spray and line the bottoms with parchment paper.

**The Baking sweetener has a much finer texture than the Classic sweetener and really produces superior baked goods. (The Classic sweetener can be made finer by blending in a food processor.)

***For Perfect Keto Whipped Cream: 
Beat together 1 cup heavy whipping cream, 3 tablespoons Lakanto Classic sweetener and one envelope "Whip It".
Makes 2 cups. (1/4 cup = approximately 102 calories, 11 grams fat, 0.8 grams net carbs & 0.85 grams protein.)
Nutritional info per cheesecake (without garnishes), approximately:
155.8 calories ~ 14 grams fat ~ 3.3 grams net carbs ~ 3.8 grams protein

Nutritional info per cheesecake (topped with 1/4 cup sugar free whipped cream), approximately:
257.8 calories ~ 25 grams fat ~ 4 grams net carbs ~ 4.6 grams protein

Note: These mini chocolate cheesecakes are delicious and a pretty little dessert to serve for any occasion.