My easy Chocolate Pecan Pie is as good as it gets when it comes to healthy Thanksgiving desserts. I worked on this low-carb pie recipe for years, and perfected it back in 2013, which is when I first shared it with you.
Thanks go to Mr. Pantry for this amazing Thanksgiving dessert that’s gluten-free, grain-free, and dairy-free. How is my husband involved with this recipe? Did he suddenly take over my kitchen? No. He gets credit because Chocolate Pecan Pie is one of his favorite desserts and he tasted every single batch I made, offering his stringent critiques until it was perfect.
Kid Approved Pecan Pie
Back when I first shared this recipe in 2013, the boys were in 8th and 9th grade. They too sampled and critiqued this healthy dessert, along with Mr. Pantry. The boys and their friends were more than happy to be my testers for batch after batch.
In fact, I remember they had a sleepover back then with a bunch of friends and “snuck” some of this pie as a midnight snack. They all looked adorably sheepish and guilty the next day. Little did they know they were eating a healthy low-carb dessert filled with good fat from the nut-flour crust and pecans, and tons of antioxidants from the dark chocolate.
Easy Chocolate Pecan Pie Recipe
I spent quite a bit of time on this recipe challenging myself to use as few ingredients as possible in this Chocolate Pecan Pie recipe so that it would be quick and easy to whip up the day before Thanksgiving. Of course I also worked to make it taste incredible! I think you’ll find that this is a special pie that could also be an amazing low-carb Christmas dessert.
5 Ingredient Pecan Pie Filling
The filling for this Paleo Chocolate Pecan Pie has only 5 ingredients and you can whip it up in a jiffy. We’ve been in a pie phase of late. My older son made a deep dish rustic pumpkin pie from scratch the other night and told me that he wants to post the recipe here on my website.
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Chocolate Pecan Pie
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1½ cups chocolate chips
- 2 cups whole pecans
- 1 Gluten Free Pie Crust or Low Carb Almond Flour Pie Crust, baked per pie recipe instructions
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine eggs, coconut sugar, and coconut oil
- Stir in pecans and chocolate chips by hand
- Transfer filling into crust
- Bake at 350°F for 40-50 minutes, or until set
- Cool completely before slicing
- Serve
Equipment
Chocolate Pecan Pie with Whipped Cream
If you’re on a Dairy-Free Diet, you’ll surely want to serve this with my Coconut Whipped Cream. If you are able to eat dairy, this pie is phenomenal with my Homemade Whipped Cream in a mason jar. Since they were very little, the boys have lent a hand and whipped it up for me each and every Thanksgiving. It’s such a decadent and elegant topping for healthy low-carb desserts.
Elana, Where Do You Get Recipe Inspiration?
I based this recipe on one from my dear friend Karin, the CEO and founder of Sweet Mary Jane. I read through her recipe and then made a ton of changes so that it would be gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and lower in carbohydrates, and this is the stunning result.
Low-Carb Chocolate Pecan Pie Recipe
This is not as low-carb as some of my other recipes. However, it certainly gets low-carb billing when compared to traditional chocolate pecan pie made with many cups of corn syrup and sugar and milk chocolate served in a high carbohydrate white flour crust.
Low-Carb Pie Crust Recipes
Here are some more of my healthy, gluten-free pie crust recipes for your Thanksgiving desserts:
This post is an oldie but goodie. I first shared this recipe in 2013.
Kelly says
When will you write another cookbook. Yours are the best.
Elana says
Kelly, I would love to. Unfortunately dealing with a number of health issues right now:
https://elanaspantry.com/mastectomy-flat-closure-nightmare/
Thanks for checking in!
Elana
Priscilla says
Question: If I use your gluten-free crust recipe (the one with the arrowroot powder and coconut flour) should I bake the crust first? Or do I bake it together with the pie filling? Thanks so much!
Elana says
Hi Priscilla, if you refer to step 3# of the directions you will find this info. Happy baking!
Kay says
Is there a replacement for palm shortening?
Elana says
Kay, I haven’t tried that so not sure. Feel free to recreate the recipe according to your needs –I hope you’ll let me know what works :-)
Sharon says
Making it for the fourth time tonight. We ♥️♥️♥️♥️ it!!
Elana says
So glad to hear you and yours love this pie, Sharon! We do too :-)
Gloria J Mishou says
Can you advise if you have a recipe for a Pecan Pie without Chocolate? My daughter in-law wants me to bring it for Thanksgiving without the chocolate.
Elana says
Gloria, I do in my first book, The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook :-)
Christy says
So excited to try this as all of the recipes I have made from your books (GFAFC & PCFEP) & this website have turned out perfectly! Question: do the chocolate chips melt into the filling or do do they remain as chips? Thank YOU!
Elana says
Christy, they remain fairly intact.
Judine says
Not seeing the macronutrients?
How many carbs?
Elana says
Judine, for more on that go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/nutrition-information/
Have a lovely day!
Elana
Rita Hanson says
Your chocolate pecan pie is amazing! I took it to my daughter’s for Thanksgiving. There were 10 of us and a few are gluten free. They found it hard to believe how easy it is to make since it was so delicious. Pecan pie is my son-in-law’s favorite pie; he gave me a thumbs up. This is now my favorite pie.
Elana says
Rita, thanks for letting me know this pie is so popular with your family and that it is now your favorite :-)
Hannah says
I made this pie this Thanksgiving and loved it. I like a good, thick crust I could pick up in my hands and eat when all the plates are in the dishwasher. ☺️ I’m sure a pecan pie bar variation would work really well.
Elana says
Hannah, thanks so much for your comment and glad to hear you loved this pie :-)
Jennifer says
I have made this several times and have always found it delicious. But the crust is always just a tad too shallow to hold in all of the filling. I think next time I make it I will add half as much more dough so that I can build a higher piecrust
Elana says
Jennifer, thanks for your comment! That’s so funny because Mr. Pantry and the boys always say this crust is too thick :-)