Easy Keto Chocolate Almond Flour Pie Crust - Only 6 Ingredients!

This is the most delicious Easy Keto Chocolate Almond Flour Pie Crust! It is so simple to make, requires only 6 basic ingredients and will quickly become your "go-to" pie crust when you are in a hurry! All you need is a bowl and a spoon, this Keto Chocolate Almond Flour Pie Crust (or Tart crust!) is ridiculously easy and is so versatile that it will be perfect for all your future gluten-free and sugar-free pie and tart recipes.

Keto Pie Crust

I have never been much of a pie baker. As a child, I never actually enjoyed pies or pie crust. Honestly, I never really understood what all the fuss was when it came to pie crusts. They don't really have much flavour as they are typically made using only butter and salt.

However, wanting to expand my repertoire in terms of keto desserts, I have been creating pie and tart crust, like my The BEST Keto Flaky Pie Crust - Gluten-Free, or my easier Delicious Almond Flour Pie and Tart Crust and Easy Graham Cracker Crust (Gluten-Free, Keto)

Having recently bought some strawberries and wanting to make a strawberry pie (recipe coming next!), I decided to make an easy keto chocolate almond flour pie crust that could also be used as a keto chocolate tart crust.

Keto Pie Crust Criteria

1. The crust had to be easily assembled.  I have a full-time job (like most of you do as well!) so I didn't want to use my food processor for this recipe. One bowl, one spoon is all I wanted to be cleaning! By melting the butter, the ingredients came together very quickly and easily.
2. The crust had to be keto friendly, sugar-free and gluten-free. This keto chocolate pie crust can use ANY type of sugar substitute so feel free to use allulose, erythritol-based sweeteners like Lakanto or Swerve.
3. The crust had to versatile.  I knew that if I could create a keto pie crust that could be used for any and all keto desserts such as bars and tarts as well as for pies, it would eliminate a lot of the work I have to do when I am trying to come up with new and interesting recipes.
4. The crust had to have common, everyday ingredients.  Although I used unsweetened black cocoa powder, you can use any type of cocoa powder that you have on hand.

Types of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

Do ever get confused by Dutch-processed and natural cocoa powder?

As it turns out, Dutch-processed cocoa powder uses cocoa beans that have been washed which neutralizes their acidity. So, Dutch-process cocoa powder is neutral. Because it is neutral, it does not react with baking soda and is therefore often combined with baking powder.

Natural cocoa powder, on the other hand, has not been washed and is more acidic, bitter and has a more "chocolaty" flavour. Because it is acidic, baking soda is often used when using natural cocoa powder.

Here is what I found online from Serious Eats:

Broadly speaking, the natural cocoas sold in American supermarkets tend to come from mediocre cocoa beans that have had almost all of their cocoa butter removed, resulting in a light-red powder that's starchy and low in fat—about as rich and luxurious as a handful of chalk. The acidity often has a tinny quality, rather than one that's zippy and bright.

But because Dutch-style cocoa is perceived as a specialty product that can be sold at a higher price, most Dutch cocoa brands contain nearly twice the fat of natural styles, and often come from better-quality beans. The result is a slightly alkaline cocoa powder that's higher in fat, lower in starch, and more aromatic all around, with a mahogany colour and a flavour profile that emphasizes cocoa's darker, nuttier, earthier tones.

For this Easy Keto Chocolate Almond Flour Pie crust, you can use either natural (like Hershey's or Ghiradelli) or Dutch-Processed (like Droste or Guittard Red)

How to Make this Keto Chocolate Pie Crust

• Softened butter using the microwave
• Stir in the almond flour, salt, sweetener, cocoa powder and the egg
• Press the mixture firmly into a pie pan (or whatever baking dish you decide to use) and up along the edges
• If the pie crust is too soft, simply place it in the fridge for 5-10 minutes to firm slightly so that it is easier to mold
• Poke holes throughout the crust - If you forget to do this, the bottom of the crust will rise slightly but will drop back down as you add the keto dessert filling. 

To Bake or Not to Bake

This question all depends on what type of pie filling you are using. If the pie filling does not need to be cooked (like these Keto Mini Pumpkin Pies Desserts), you will need to blind bake this keto pie crust. To blind-bake this crust, place the crust in a 350 degree F. preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes. Remove the keto pie crust from the oven and allow it to cool completely before filling it. If you don't allow it to cool, the crust could go soggy or the keto pie filling could liquify so MAKE SURE you allow the crust to cool.

If you want to are going to make a keto pie that requires the filling to be baked (like this Blender Coconut Cream Pie), you will need to "par-bake" the pie crust. "Par-bake" means you will partially bake this crust before filling it and baking the filling. This ensures that the bottom of the crust gets somewhat crispy before you add the filling which eliminates a "soggy" bottomed crust. To "par-bake" the crust, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and place the crust in the oven for about 10 minutes.

Easy Keto Chocolate Almond Flour Pie Crusts Tips

• if the crust seems to soft to mold it up the sides of a pie or tart pan, simply place the crust in the fridge to solidify slightly and make it easier to mold.
• You can use any type of unsweetened cocoa powder in this recipe (Dutch processed or natural) as we are not using any type of baking soda or baking powder
• For a dark black crust like the one in the photos, use Black Unsweetened cocoa powder - This is the type of cocoa powder used to make Oreos and is not overly chocolate in flavour.
• For a more chocolate flavoured crust, you can use any type of unsweetened cocoa powder that you find at your grocery store (like Hershey's or Ghiradelli)
• I like to use tart pans that have a removeable bottom which makes it so much easier to remove the tart or pie.
• You can make this crust as sweet as you like. IF you are using Dutch-processed cocoa powder and want a sweeter crust, use up to 1 cup of sweetener. For natural cocoa powder, use ½-1 cup of sweetener.

All my Keto Pie Crust Recipes

• The BEST Keto Flaky Pie Crust - Gluten-Free
• Easy Graham Cracker Crust (Gluten-Free, Keto)
• Delicious Almond Flour Pie and Tart Crust

More Quick and Easy Keto Desserts

• Easy Keto Strawberry Shortcake Jars
• Easy Chocolate Swiss Roll Cake
• Cappuccino Swirl Bars 
• Easy Keto Chocolate Peanut Bars 
• Peanut Caramel Chocolate Bars
• Chocolate Soufflé

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