Dessert has never been more decadent. Imagine warm, melting, buttery chocolate headed your way. Now, make it happen with this simple low carb take on a lava cake.
October 21 2017 by Anne Aobadia, photo by Emma Shevtzoff, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Dessert
Dessert has never been more decadent. Imagine warm, melting, buttery chocolate headed your way. Now, make it happen with this simple low carb take on a lava cake.
USMetric
6 servingservings
Ingredients
- 2¾ oz. 80 g dark chocolate with a minimum of 80% cocoa solids
- 2¾ oz. 80 g butter
- ¼ tsp ¼ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- 3 3 eggeggs
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp butter, for greasing the ramekins
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Instructions
Instructions are for 6 servings. Please modify as needed.
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and grease 6 small (approximately 3" or 7 cm diameter) ramekins with butter.
Divide or chop the chocolate into smaller pieces. Put in a saucepan or the top part of a double boiler. Add butter and melt together on low heat.
Add vanilla and stir until smooth. Turn off the heat and set aside. Allow the chocolate to cool, but not too much; you don't want it to harden.
Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until fluffy and tripled in size — about 2-3 minutes.
Pour in the chocolate batter. Mix gently with a whisk to combine until the batter is smooth, but ensure the mixture doesn't collapse too much.
Pour the batter into the greased ramekins and place in the oven. Immediately lower the heat to 350°F (175°C).
Set your timer for 7-9 minutes. The lava cake is done just as the surface begins to crack.
Remove from the oven and serve lukewarm. A dollop of whipped cream or sour cream adds a delicious finishing touch.
Tip!
These cakes will continue to bake in the ramekins after you remove them from the oven. Keep the lava flowing by pulling them out a little early.
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58 comments
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Reply to comment #50 by Amanda
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
June 9 2020
This looks soooo delicious! Anyone know if cacao powder can be used in lieu of solid dark chocolate. It’s all I have and will try this recipe with it to see. Here’s hoping it works because my mouth is watering Thank you for this recipe
We have not tested this recipe with cacao powder. It may behave differently in the recipe.
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Amanda
June 11 2020
Oh thank you for letting me know that! I Appreciate it :)
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Amanda
June 20 2020
Hi, I just made this and used cacao powder in lieu of the solid since that’s what I had and COULDN'T WAIT to try it. I appreciate you answering my question on the powder. Since it’s my first time with your recipe, and have no comparison, I think it’s a delicious flavor and may be more dense than it will be with solid chocolate. I am so looking forward to trying with solid chocolate. Your recipes are fabulous and creative. I’m so thankful
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Reply to comment #53 by Amanda
Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
June 20 2020
Hi, I just made this and used cacao powder in lieu of the solid since that’s what I had and COULDN'T WAIT to try it. I appreciate you answering my question on the powder. Since it’s my first time with your recipe, and have no comparison, I think it’s a delicious flavor and may be more dense than it will be with solid chocolate. I am so looking forward to trying with solid chocolate. Your recipes are fabulous and creative. I’m so thankful
Great! Please let us know how it turns out!
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Reply to comment #54 by Kerry Merritt
Amanda
June 26 2020
Hi,
It was delicious and just the richness I was hoping for by using the cacao powder. I’ll be making it again today in fact, so thanks again!
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Reply to comment #57 by Amanda
Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
June 27 2020
Wonderful! Glad to hear it! :)
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Reply to comment #38 by Christy
Lori
June 28 2020
Christy your recipe is fantastic! So glad I read all the comments and found it. I was very happy with the 4.4 net carbs too.
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Kate Nordin
October 26 2020
Hello there!
Thanks so much for your feedback. We've listened, re-tested this recipe, and improved it. We hope once you try it again yourself, you'll notice the difference — and love it as much as we do.
Happy cooking!/The recipe team
P.S. To keep the comments section up-to-date, we've gone ahead and removed any comments regarding the now-resolved issues. Thanks!
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Lyndee croley
February 4 2021
what is the serving size?
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Reply to comment #61 by Lyndee croley
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 4 2021
what is the serving size?
This recipe, as written, makes 6 servings. You can use the drop down menu above the list of ingredients to make fewer servings if you need to. A serving size would be 1/6 of the total volume of what you make if you follow the default instructions. If you do, and use 6 ramekins then a serving is 1 ramekin.
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Cecile
May 19 2021
I just did this delicious lava cakes recipe ! i added a good pinch of salt to the eggs, it helped beating them and gave a wonderful flavor to the chocolate !!
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Reply to comment #63 by Cecile
Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
May 19 2021
I just did this delicious lava cakes recipe ! i added a good pinch of salt to the eggs, it helped beating them and gave a wonderful flavor to the chocolate !!
Great! Thanks for sharing, Cecile!
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Judy Hiland
December 23 2021
Are you using whole eggs or just egg whites?
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Reply to comment #65 by Judy Hiland
Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
December 23 2021
Are you using whole eggs or just egg whites?
Hi, Judy! The ingredients call for whole eggs.
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Judy Hiland
December 28 2021
Thanks!
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Ian Jackson
July 4 2022
Haven’t you forgotten the sweetener in the egg mixture?
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Reply to comment #68 by Ian Jackson
Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
July 4 2022
Haven’t you forgotten the sweetener in the egg mixture?
This recipe doesn't call for sweetener, but you could certainly add a bit if you prefer!
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