Low Carb Pecan Pie Recipe
Although I’ve given you the only recipe you need to know to make the perfect Low Carb Pecan Pie I think it’s important you understand my process and pain, pie by pie. The pain being from all the pie Matthew and I had to eat because I didn’t want to waste any food!
Pie one’s crust was far from stable, and I opted to go with almond flour which was a mistake. It was flaky and crumbly so when I tried to pull out a piece half of the crust was left in the pan and the other half fell off the bottom of the pie onto the counter.
Now, you must know that my FAVORITE part of any pie is the crust so I wasn’t having any of this! I had to perfect my low carb pie crust recipe!
LOW CARB PECAN PIE
COURSE: DESSERT CUISINE: AMERICAN KEYWORD: LOW CARB PECAN PIE PREP TIME: 25 MINUTESCOOK TIME: 1 HOUR 5 MINUTESTOTAL TIME: 3 HOURS 30 MINUTESSERVINGS: 10 SLICESCALORIES: 259.2 KCAL
INGREDIENTS
CRUST
3/4 Cup Coconut flour
1.5 Large eggs
3 Tbsp erythritol
6 Tbsp Butter
3/4 Tbsp coconut oil
3/4 Tsp vanilla extract
1/2 Tsp Pink Salt
FILLING
2 Large eggs
10 Tbsp erythritol
2 Tbsp Butter
10 Tbsp sugar free maple syrup
1 Tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 Cups Raw Pecans roughly chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
CRUST
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
Combine wet ingredients in a bowl, combine well and slowly start to add the dry ingredients until fully combined.
All the ingredients should form a soft dough.
Grease your pie pan and using your hands press the dough into the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
After bottom and sides are covered bake in a 350 degree over for 12 minutes. Keep an eye on it to make sure the edges don't burn!
Pull out of the oven and let cool fully (you can also let in cool over night in the fridge!)
FILLING
Add all the ingredients, except the pecans, into a mixing bowl and combine well.
Layer the bottom of the cooled crust with the 1 1/2 cups of roughly chopped pecans.
Pour the wet ingredients mixture over top of the pecans and crust covering all the pecans.
Place pie into a 350 degree oven for 50 minutes.
Once you pull the pie out of the oven let it set for a couple hours before slicing into it!
Serve room temperature or reheat after it is fully set and enjoy!