When Jessica and Chelsea Tropper decided to eliminate sugar, gluten, and most carbohydrates from their diet, the sisters didn’t realize that their dietary change would soon inspire a bakery built around the same healthy philosophy.
“We each have such a sweet tooth, and refused to accept that we wouldn’t be able to eat the desserts that we know and love,” Chelsea recalled.
This led to nightly baking parties in their kitchen while they started experimenting with different ingredients that they’d never used before.
“After realizing that we could eat dessert without the guilt and bloat, Keto Sweets Los Angeles was born,” Chelsea said.
Keto Sweets Los Angeles can be found on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Newhall Farmers Market, 24500 Main Street in Newhall. The storefront for pickups is located at the SCV Hub, 23460 Cinema Drive Unit C, in Santa Clarita. Orders can be placed online at www.ketosweetsla.com; or by calling 818-624-6545.
Sweet treats on their Valentine’s Day menu include vanilla almond cupcakes with raspberry butter cream, which are sugar-free, gluten-free, low-carb and keto-friendly. There’s also chocolate fudge, white chocolate strawberry matcha cookies, chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter chocolate drizzle cookies.
Their best-selling item is granola, which is nut-based and contains no oats. Its cinnamon vanilla crunch flavor has sweet and salty clusters made with walnuts, almonds, pecans and unsweetened coconut flakes.
“Our granola is refined, sugar-free, gluten-free, low-carb, soy-free, plant-based and non-GMO,” Chelsea explained, adding that it’s also vegan and keto-friendly with only two grams of net carbs per serving. “It’s preservative-, chemical- and additive-free with only clean ingredients.”
Above all, “Keto Sweets Los Angeles is a better for you dessert brand made with simple and wholesome ingredients containing no refined sugars and no gluten,” Chelsea added. “Our goal is to have customers indulge in our bakes and not feel guilty about it at the end of the day.”
Keto Sweets Los Angeles is among several places in town where locals can enjoy sweet treats without going overboard.
Blossoms Sweet Kitchen
Organic, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options can be found at Blossoms Sweet Kitchen, which specializes in creating healthy baked goods in small batches using clean and simple ingredients.
Sweet treats include the salted chocolate cookie, made with sourdough, dark chocolate, grass-fed butter, pasture-raised eggs, and fleur de sel; chocolate almond bites, created with California Medjool dates, house-ground almond butter, vegan dark chocolate, hemp hearts, and pink salt; matche latte brownie, made with Japanese matcha and vanilla bean white chocolate; and the chocolate olive oil brownie, created with vegan dark chocolate, olive oil, cacao, flaxseeds, and whole-grain heritage flour.
There’s also vegan chocolate banana bread, made with caramelized bananas, dark chocolate, California walnuts, heritage sonora flour, pure maple, house-made vegan buttermilk, cacao, cinnamon and whole vanilla bean. Another standout is the cinnamon protein roll, a vegan and gluten-free treat made with house-ground nut butters (peanut, almond, and cashew), Medjool dates, house-milled flours (oat, almond, and hemp heart), pure maple, cinnamon, dark chocolate, whole vanilla beans, and a hint of pink salt.
Pickup or delivery options are available Tuesday through Sunday, with the pickup location at The SCV Hub, 23460 Cinema Drive in Valencia. Visit www.blossomssweetkitchen.com.
Rita’s of Santa Clarita
Unlike traditional frozen desserts, Italian ice can be a surprisingly guilt-free indulgence — especially when it’s made without added sugar. Because it’s typically dairy-free and lower in calories than ice cream or custard, sugar-free flavors let you enjoy something sweet while keeping saturated fat and sugar in check.
At Rita’s of Santa Clarita, those lighter Italian ice options give locals a way to join friends for a treat without feeling like they’re abandoning their health goals, making it an easy fit for anyone trying to be more mindful about everyday splurges.
Sugar-free flavors — which are also fat-free — include cherry, dragon fruit, mango peach, pink lemonade and tangerine.
Rita’s of Santa Clarita is located at 26773 Bouquet Canyon Road. Delivery services are available. For more information, call (661) 414-3734; or visit www.ritasice.com/.
Eat Real Café
At Eat Real Café, dessert doesn’t come with guilt. Known for turning wholesome ingredients into indulgent-tasting treats, the café offers house-made baked goods and protein-packed snacks that swap refined sugar for natural sweeteners like honey and dates — proof that dessert can be both clean and crave-worthy. With three Santa Clarita locations, Eat Real Café makes it easy to enjoy something sweet that also feels good.
At their Main Street location, “sweet start” items on the breakfast menu include a homemade protein waffle with berries, banana, coconut whip and organic maple syrup; vegan chia pudding with almond milk, coconut whipped cream, berries and organic maple syrup; a “real cereal bowl” made with oatmeal, barley, quinoa, chia seed, almond milk, homemade cinnamon apple compote, strawberries, blueberries, hemp seed and syrup; and a vegan coconut parfait made with “harmless” harvest coconut yogurt, granola, strawberries, blueberries, coconut whip, chia and a drizzle of agave. There are also pastries of the day, including vegan and gluten-free scones.
Eat Real Café is located at 23414 Lyons Avenue in Newhall; 27530 Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia; and 24450 Main Street, #110, in Santa Clarita. For more information, visit www.eatrealcafe.com.
Baked Bar LA
Baked Bar LA shows that mindful eating doesn’t mean skipping dessert. Founded by pastry chefs Anthony Nigro and Thomas Velasquez—who met at UCLA and bring decades of experience from kitchens across Las Vegas, the Bay Area, and Los Angeles—the bakery focuses on organic, locally sourced ingredients with plenty of vegan and gluten-free choices.
The cake lineup features gluten-free flavors like banana walnut, chocolate, and vanilla, with vegan fillings such as chocolate mousse, fudge, fruit mousse, Oreo mousse, and vanilla buttercream. Sweet bar favorites include vegan salted chocolate chip cookies, vegan gingersnaps, gluten-free almond financiers, gluten-free mini mascarpone cakes, and funfetti and chocolate fudge treats—all crafted to satisfy both the sweet tooth and the health-conscious eater.
The bakery and cake shop is located at 26111 Bouquet Canyon Road, C-1, in Santa Clarita. To place a cake order online, visit bakedbarla.com/cake; or call the cake coordinator at (661) 291-2332.
