Keto Apple Pie
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Food processor optional, for crust
- Pie dish 9-inch
- Rolling Pin
- saucepan
- Baking sheet
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 2 cups almond flour
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ½ cup unsalted butter cold and cubed
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp powdered erythritol or monk fruit sweetener
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
For the Filling
- 3 medium apples Granny Smith or Honeycrisp, peeled, cored, and sliced thin
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup granulated erythritol or monk fruit sweetener
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp xanthan gum for thickening
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Step 1: Make the Keto Pie Crust
- In a mixing bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, and sweetener.
- Cut in the cold butter using a pastry cutter or food processor until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until a dough forms.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Step 2: Prepare the Apple Filling
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add apple slices, sweetener, lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir well and cook for 10-15 minutes until apples soften.
- Sprinkle in xanthan gum to help thicken the mixture. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract.
Step 3: Assemble & Bake the Pie
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Roll out the chilled dough between two sheets of parchment paper and fit it into a greased pie dish.
- Pour the filling into the crust and spread evenly.
- (Optional) Roll out extra dough and cut into strips for a lattice top.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until the crust is golden brown.
- Let the pie cool before slicing.