My easy Chocolate Pecan Pie is as good as it gets when it comes to healthy holiday desserts.
I worked on this low-carb pie recipe for years, perfecting it back in 2013 which is when I first shared it with you here.
Easy Gluten Free Pecan Pie with Dairy Free Chocolate
I spent quite some time on this gluten free dessert, challenging myself to use as few ingredients as possible.
I wanted to create something that would be quick and easy to whip up the day before Thanksgiving, or any holiday.
Dairy Free Chocolate Pecan Pie
This amazing Thanksgiving dessert is gluten-free, grain-free, and dairy-free.
Holiday Dessert Recipe
Chocolate Pecan Pie is one of our family’s favorite desserts. We make it every Thanksgiving, but we love it so much we also make it throughout the year.
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This is a special pie that could also be one of your amazing low-carb Christmas dessert recipes. I hope you love it as much as we do!
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
Low-Carb Pecan Pie
This Chocolate Pecan Pie is not quite as low-carb as some of my other recipes.
However, it certainly gets low-carb billing when compared to traditional chocolate pecan pie.
That dessert is made with cups of corn syrup, plus sugar, and milk chocolate served in a high carbohydrate white flour crust.
Elana, Where Do You Get Recipe Inspiration?
I based this Chocolate Pecan Pie recipe on one from my dear friend Karin, founder of Sweet Mary Jane.
I studied her recipe, making several alterations so that it would be gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and lower in carbohydrates –this is the stunning result.
Kid Friendly Chocolate Pecan Pie Recipe
Back when I first shared this kid friendly Chocolate Pecan Pie recipe recipe in 2013, the boys were in 8th and 9th grade.
Kid Friendly Gluten Free Pie
They sampled and critiqued this healthy dessert recipe. 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.
Kid Friendly Low Carb Dessert
Little did they know they were eating a healthy, low-carb dessert filled with good fat from the nut-flour crust and pecans, and a hefty dose of antioxidants from the organic dark chocolate.
Recipe with Under 10 Ingredients
The filling for this Chocolate Pecan Pie recipe 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 loves making rustic pumpkin pie from scratch each year when he comes home to visit. He told me he might post the recipe here on my website –fingers crossed.
Gluten Free Pie with Dairy Free Whipped Cream
If you’re on a Dairy-Free Diet, you’ll surely want to serve this with my Coconut Whipped Cream.
How to Whip Heavy Cream
If you’re 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 up heavy cream for me each and every Thanksgiving.
It’s a decadent and elegant topping for my healthy low carb dessert recipes.
Low Carb Dessert Recipes
If you’re looking for more healthy desserts that won’t spike your blood sugar, check out my Low Carb Dessert Recipes page.
Following a sugar free Keto Diet? Take a look at my Keto Dessert Recipes page.
Gluten Free Pie Crust
Here are some more of my healthy, gluten-free pie crust recipes for your Thanksgiving desserts:
- Gluten Free Pie Crust with Almond Flour
- Nut Free Gluten-Free Pie Crust
- Healthy Pie Crust from Pecans
The boys often ask me to make Chocolate Pecan Pie in my Nut Free Gluten-Free Pie Crust, which they refer to as my “Cookie Crust,” and I happily oblige.
What’s your favorite pie recipe?
This post is an oldie but goodie. I first shared this Chocolate Pecan Pie 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 :-)