Keto Desserts by Kelley Herring Review (Tried & Tested)

An improved version of Guilt-free Desserts, covering paleo and grain-free baking, focusing on gluten-free, low-carb and keto-friendly baking recipes.

When people discover that they can literally ‘have their cake and eat it too’ – without expanding their waistline or raising their blood sugar by eating delicious cakes and desserts without the guilt trip, understandably, they would want to know more.

Author’s bio and introduction to Keto Desserts by Kelley Herring

About Kelley Herring

Before she became a nutritional biochemist and graduated with degrees in biology and chemistry, Kelly Herring underwent years of her own personal health struggles that included a weakened digestive system and various illnesses.

Countless doctor visits did not help until she decided to take control of her own health and started to look much more carefully into the foods she was eating. This helped her to embark on a journey of discovery involving a combination of science and nutritional healing.

Fast forward to 2007, she became much healthier and started publishing a series of books, beginning with Guilt-free Desserts and then Better Breads that have gone on to become sensations in the health food genre.

She has since further improved these cookbooks and renamed them to be Keto Desserts and Keto Breads respectively, in order to cater for the growing keto community.

Keto Desserts Cookbook: Pros and Cons

Keto NY-Style Cheesecake recipe featured in Keto Desserts

Pros

Been around since 2007
Kelley Herring is one of the early adopters of keto who is mindful of taste and nutritious value
Nutritional facts and macronutrients ratios are specified for each recipe
Vast majority of good reviews
Comprehensive cookbook for low-carb, gluten-free dessert recipes
Recipes that have undergone countless testing until they get it just right so you don’t have to
Easy to whip these recipes in 15-30 minutes (not including baking time)
Does not require complicated and expensive baking equipment or utensils
Suitable for novice bakers
Your purchase comes in a choice of a trade paperback and digital copy
Quick-to-respond customer support (Yes, we actually contacted them!)
Money-back guarantee

Cons

A handful of recipes that do require specialized tools such as mini tart pans or a spring-form pan.
The natural sweeteners mentioned and used in this recipe book are only stevia and erythritol. However, we found that monkfruit was more to our liking as it was easier to work out our desired sweetness level as compared to using stevia.
You can expect your recipe to taste good but don’t expect them to look like their picture perfect photos if you are a novice baker.

How Are Keto Desserts keto and guilt-free?

Keto chocolate chip cookies recipe from Kelly Herring’s Keto Desserts

These recipes contain NO grains and NO sugar. But they still look and taste amazing! How can that be?…

The recipes in this book use healthier ingredients like:

Almond flour
Coconut flour
Organic psyllium husk

The delicious recipes in this book avoid the unhealthy fats like margarine and vegetable oils, instead making great use of natural healthy fats like:

Virgin Coconut oil
Ghee
Grass-fed Butter

Natural sweeteners

The recipes in the Keto Desserts recipe book are sweetened with stevia and erythritol. Erythritol is a sugar alcohol (or Polyol), like xylitol that are found naturally in various plants including fruits and vegetables and is extracted from birchwood. However, xylitol has been known cause stomach upsets so it is understandably left out of this recipe book.

Erythritol is the sweetener of choice for these recipes because it contains no calories, no carbs (unless you eat a huge amount of it) and it is better tolerated than other sugar alcohols which can have a laxative effect on some people. It has about 60-80% moderate sweetness compared to sucrose.

We do find monkfruit was a better choice for us as it was easier to measure (the ratio for monkfruit was similar to that of regular caster sugar in a traditional recipe) and it tasted like real sugar, just without the obscene calories.

What Recipes Are In The Keto Desserts Cookbook?

Recipes list in Keto Desserts by Kelley Herring

Cheesecakes

Keto NY-Style Cheesecake
Keto Chocolate Cheesecake
Keto Strawberry-Lime “Cheese” Cake
Keto Truffle “Cheese” Cake
Keto Pumpkin “Cheese” Cake

Cakes and Cupcakes

Keto Chocolate Cake
Keto Yellow Cake
Keto Molten Chocolate Cake
Keto Coconut Sponge Cake
KetoTiramisu
Keto Carrot Cake
Keto Red Velvet Cake
Keto Pound Cake
Keto Spice Cake

Cookies

Keto Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Keto Real-Deal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Keto Brownie Cookies
Keto Sunbutter Cookies
Keto Coconut Macaroons
Keto Snickerdoodle Bites
Keto Ginger Cookies
Keto Florentine Lace Cookies
Keto Macadamia Biscotti
Keto Thin Mint Cookies
Keto Butter Pecan Cookies

Brownies and Bars

Keto Lemon Cheesecake Bars
Keto Cookie Dough Blondies
Keto Magic Cookie Bars
Keto Real-Deal BrowniesKeto Almond Butter Brownies

Pies and Tarts

Keto Superfood Berry Chocolate Tarts
Keto Lemon Tarts
Keto Key Lime Pie
Keto Chocolate Silk Pie

Soufflé, Mousse and Custard

Keto Chocolate Soufflés
Keto Chocolate Mousse
Keto Crème Brûleé

Candies

Keto Almond Joy Bars
Keto Turtles
Keto Almond Butter Fudge
Keto Salted Almond Brittle
Keto Rolo

Ice-creams

Keto Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Keto Chocolate Ice Cream
Keto Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Keto Butter Pecan Ice Cream

Frostings and Toppings

Cocoa Butter Ganache
Low-Carb Caramel
Keto Chocolate Buttercream
Keto German Chocolate Frosting
Keto Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Keto Cream Cheese Frosting
Sugar-Free Orange Marmalade
Coconut Whipped Cream
Sugar-Free Lemon Glaze
Keto Magic Shell

But remember folks, just like everything you have to consume this moderately and what is allowable in your dietary intake based on your own individual health conditions and needs.

P.S. If you haven’t already, check out my post about the Keto Breads recipe book. It was created by the same folks and the recipes are just as amazing.