Can You (or Should You) Bake It?

This is a totally optional step. If your filling needs baking, then naturally the crust will need to go in the oven too. Many cream pies don’t require baking at all, so why not make it easy on yourself? If you decide to bake it, place it in a 350°F oven for 8-9 minutes, being careful not to over-brown it.

Do you have to brown the ingredients?

No. You could absolutely make this using a bowl and melted coconut stirred into the dry ingredients. However, I feel that quickly browning the ingredients in a skillet is sort of like prebaking the crust which makes a crispier crust with more developed flavour.

Do I have to use almond flour?

This is probably the only recipe on the site where you an get away with using almond meal, grind up your own almonds for almond meal, pecan flour or even peanut flour.

Can I make this a nut-free, dairy-free crust?

I have not tried this without almond flour but I think you could use sunflower flower or another seed flour.

No-Bake Keto Pie Crust - Dairy-Free and Gluten-free

Ingredients

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1 1/4 cup almond flour
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup flaxmeal
1/4-1/3 cup brown or white sugar substitute (erythritol substitutes work best)
1/4 tsp salt
Optional - 1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup coconut oil

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Instructions

In a dry skillet heated to medium heat, add the almond flour, coconut, flax and sweetener. Cook, stirring often, until the coconut and almond flour just begin to brown.
Remove the pan immediately from the heat (the coconut can burn very quickly) and stir in the coconut oil, salt and cinnamon, if using. Stir until the coconut melts.
Grease a 9-inch pie pan and press the crust mixture into the pan. Place in the fridge to cool or the freezer. Fill the crust with pie filling once crust has cooled and firmed.

Notes

if the crust ingredients are too soft to press onto a pie plate, simply place the pie plate in the fridge for 30 minutes or until the crust firm but is not completely solid. If you forget about the pie and the crust gets too hard, simply allow the cruts to soften slightly at room temperature.

Author: Cat
Prep Time: 6 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Category: Dessert
Method: No-Bake
Cuisine: American, Dairy-free
Diet: Gluten Free

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 slice (without any fillint)
Calories: 233
Sugar: 0.7
Fat: 15
Carbohydrates: 5
Fiber: 3
Protein: 3