This keto pecan pie is nutty and sweet, with a delicious carmel-y custard filling. It’s wrapped up in a buttery crust, and is baked to perfection as it fills your home with the smell of pure comfort!
Looking for more keto desserts? Check out my keto pumpkin pie, keto apple pie, or my keto pumpkin muffins.
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Slice-o-Heaven
Introducing the Mother of all Thanksgiving desserts. The star of the dinner table. The soon-to-be most requested holiday dish: keto pecan pie.
Where do I begin in telling you how delicious this Southern classic is? From the crunch of the nuts to the caramel-y filling to the buttery crust. You won’t know it’s low carb, your friends won’t know it’s low carb, and your family won’t know it’s low carb. So what’s stopping you? Grab yourself a slice!
My love for pecan pie started at a young age. My Mom, who’s quite the chef/baker, made 4 different pies every year. And every year, my favorite was her pecan pie. So what did I do (as any good daughter would?)? I stole her recipe. Swapped some ingredients around. Tested. Baked. ATE. And voila. The low carb version of our family’s beloved pecan pie recipe. Which we now serve instead at every Thanksgiving.
I hope this recipe brings a bit of joy to your dinner table! Enjoy 🥧❤️ – Linds x
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Ingredient Notes
- Keto Pie Crust – Follow my recipe for an easy (5 ingredient) pie crust.
- Eggs – binds the ingredients.
- Granular Swerve or Lakanto – I specify the brand here as Swerve and Lakanto are sweeter than erythritol (erythritol is 70% as sweet). So if you’re using a different brand, you may want to increase the amount added to your sugar free pecan pie.
- Heavy Cream
- Xanthan Gum – Helps to thicken the custard. Without it, your keto pecan pie will be runny/won’t set.
- Butter
- Vanilla
- Pecans – Both chopped and halved. We’ll use the half pieces to decorate the top.
How to Make Keto Pecan Pie:
- Use an electric mixer to whisk the eggs.
- Add Swerve or Lakanto, heavy cream, salt, melted butter, xanthan gum, vanilla and combine.
- Sprinkle chopped pecans into the prepared pie crust.
- Pour egg mixture over the pecans.
- Arrange pecan halves on top of the filling.
- Place pie on a rimmed baking sheet, and form a foil collar around the edges of the crust.
- Bake in your preheated oven for 35 minutes. Remove pie from the oven, and discard the foil collar. Return pie to oven and continue to bake for 5 minutes. Allow pie to cool before slicing, and enjoy!
💪 Important Tips
Making this recipe is easy as pie (Sorry, had to!). Here are a few important keto pecan pie steps that shouldn’t be overlooked, and why:
- Keep the crust’s butter cold. This gives the keto pecan pie a flakey crust. What I typically do is shape the crust in the pie pan, then store it in the fridge as you make the filling.
- Make a foil collar around the crust, as the high-fat content of this crust makes it more susceptible to burning.
- Bake your pie on a rimmed baking sheet, otherwise, the butter in the crust will drip onto the bottom of the oven and create a mess.
Storing, Reheating + Freezing?
Store – in the fridge.
Reheat – This is best done in the microwave. Erythritol (Swerve/Lakanto) recrystallizes when cooled which gives baked goods a gritty texture — reheating eliminates this!
Freeze – This low carb pecan pie freezes so well. Toss each slice in a small bag for easy to reheat portions, or freeze the entire pie in a large ziplock for make-ahead pie success. Allow them to thaw in the fridge before reheating.
Serving Recommendations
This low carb pecan pie is incredible on its own but is also great with a scoop of keto ice cream recipe, or keto whipped cream on top.
Recipe Variations
- Use a different crust, such as my coconut flour pie crust, or my keto graham cracker crust.
- Or skip the crust, for keto pecan pie no crust – Bake time will vary.
- Swap the keto nuts.
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Keto Pecan Pie
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Crust:
- 1 Keto Pie Crust unbaked (note 1)
Pie:
- 4 Large Eggs room temp
- 1 1/2 Cup Granular Swerve or Lakanto (note 2)
- 3/4 Cup Heavy Cream
- 1 Teaspoon Xanthan Gum (note 3)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/4 Cup Unsalted Butter melted + cooled slightly
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 2 Cups Pecans chopped
- 3/4 Cup Pecan halves
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat oven to 400 F. Prepare your pie crust by pressing it into a 9" pie pan, and store it in the fridge while we make the filling.
- Combine. Use an electric mixer to whisk the eggs (4). Add Swerve or Lakanto (1 1/2 cup), heavy cream (3/4 cup), salt (1/2 teaspoon), melted butter (1/4 cup), xanthan gum (1 teaspoon), vanilla (1 teaspoon) and combine.
- Assemble. Sprinkle chopped pecans (2 cups) into the prepared pie crust. Pour egg mixture over the pecans. Arrange pecan halves on top of the filling.
- Bake. Place pie on a rimmed baking sheet, and form a foil collar around the edges of the crust (to protect it from burning). Bake in your preheated oven for 35 minutes. Remove pie from the oven, and discard the foil collar. Return pie to oven and continue to bake for 5 minutes. Allow pie to cool before slicing, and enjoy!
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Lindsey's Tips
- Pie Crust - I always use my keto pie crust for this but use whatever you prefer.
- Lakanto, Swerve, or Erythritol. You want to use an erythritol-based sweetener here. This recipe was measured using Lakanto or Swerve (both erythritol-based), so if using a different brand, know that erythritol is 70% as sweet.
- Xanthan Gum helps to set our filling. Don't skip!
I baked this pecan pie per directions but I cannot get the center to fully bake. Darn. I guess we’ll eat around the center.
Hi Rila! So sorry to hear that! The pie may just need to bake a little longer. Be sure to use a foil collar to protect the crust.
Oh my, this is so goood! ?
Right? I’m so glad you enjoyed Jackie ?
I made this pie for the first time yesterday, using your flaky crust recipe as well. The filling set up beautifully and the flavor was wonderful. I did not have any brown sugar substitute so I was forced to use 1 cup of erythritol and 1 Tablespoon of molasses (which played havoc with the nutritional qualities but tasted great). The crust was interesting and I am glad I followed your suggestion to protect the oven from dripping butter. It also tasted as promised and looked great but the bottom crust did not cook much and was completely soggy. Is that an anticipated result or did I do something wrong? I believe I followed the recipe as closely as possible and, as I mentioned, the filling was perfect and completely satisfied my craving for pecan pie. I have been eating low-carb for so long I don’t even remember the last piece of pecan pie I ate.
Your recipes are always tasty and usually contain an ingredient or two that surprise me. I’m sure tha’s why you are the creator and I am the admirer. Thank you.
Hi Jennifer! Thank you so much for your kind message, and I’m SO happy you enjoyed the pie and pie crust! Pecan pie is one of my faves, and no one should have to be without it! If you’d like a less soggy bottom crust, you can prebake the crust to crisp it up. Enjoy!
This (to me), is not pecan pie. Yes I love pecans, but only on the top of the filling, not the complete filling. I love Little Pine Kitchen otherwise.
Hi Paula! Interesting, I’ve never had pecan pie that doesn’t have pecans mixed into the filling — you can definitely skip the chopped pecans in the filling if you prefer and it’ll be delicious as well. Hope you enjoy!
This pecan pie was one of the best I have had! Thank you!
SO glad you liked it, Tavo!
I love pecan pie and it’s good to know that there is a keto version that tastes so good too.
Yay! SO glad that you loved it, Amanda!
What a nutritious and delicious pecan pie this is; I love all the tips. I look forward to making this pie over the weekend!
Yay! Can’t wait to hear what you think, Kechi!
I love anything with pecans, so this sounds good to me. Even better that it is low carb.
Yay! Hope you enjoy, Dannii!
That pie looks amazing. I will bake it this weekend. Thanks for the tips and recipe. Can’t wait to try it!
Hi Natalie! Can’t wait to hear what you think!
Working on making this now, but I a, confused about the time. The header of the recipe states 30 min prep time and 1 hour cook time, but the recipe on has a total of 40 minutes cook time.
Looking forward to the finished product.
Hi Tammy! The total bake time should be 40 minutes, I’ll adjust the total cook time above (not sure what happened there). Thanks for pointing it out and enjoy!