LEMON SOUR CREAM PIE
This creamy, tangy low carb lemon sour cream pie will become your favourite spring dessert. With an easy grain-free press-in pie crust, it’s simple to make too.
The crust, obviously, needed to be revamped so I used my easy low carb press-in pie crust. But I also knew I would have to work a little harder to get the filling to set properly. In a recipe such as this, sugar has the effect of thickening and setting a filling, and it goes without saying that I am not about to use sugar. So I used one extra egg yolk and some xanthan gum, as well as replacing the milk with heavy cream.
Lemon Sour Cream Pie
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Chill Time
4 hrs
Total Time
20 mins
This creamy, tangy low carb sour cream pie will become your favourite spring dessert. With an easy grain-free press-in pie crust, it's simple to make too.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dessert
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 330 kcal
Ingredients
1 recipe press-in pie crust baked
1 cup heavy cream
4 large egg yolks
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tbsp lemon zest
1/4 cup butter chilled and cut into pieces
1 tsp lemon extract
1/4 tsp xanthan
1/2 to 3/4 cup powdered Swerve Sweetener
1 cup full fat sour cream
Instructions
In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine cream, egg yolks, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Cook, whisking frequently, until mixture thickens, about 5 to 8 minutes (but watch carefully, you do not want it to curdle).
Remove from heat and add butter and lemon extract. Sprinkle with xanthan gum and whisk quickly to combine. Stir in sweetener to taste (I like mine rather tart).
Whisk in sour cream until no lumps remain. Pour into pie shell and refrigerate for at least 4 hours to set - the longer, the better, so overnight is best if you can wait that long. (It's also awesome if you pop it in the freezer for an hour after being refrigerated).
Top with lightly sweetened whipped cream.
Recipe Notes
Serves 10. Each serving has 3.92g NET CARBS. (this includes the pie crust)
Food energy: 330kcal Total fat: 31.05g Calories from fat: 279 Cholesterol: 142mg Carbohydrate: 5.74g Total dietary fiber: 1.82g Protein: 5.77g Sugar alcohols (erythritol): 18g