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.
Debora says
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I just made it and it’s the best paleo pecan pie I’ve had! I’ve tried several recipes and I looove this one!! I’m sure it’s not the last time I make it!
Elana says
Thanks Deborah! I love that this is the best paleo pecan pie you’ve had :-)
Yael says
Yum. I made this tonight and it is incredible!!
Penny says
I used chocolate chips – pathetic I know – but it really was the best damn pie I ever ate – and I used to make such marvelous pie crusts… we even blanched the almonds with boiling water for a few minutes ourselves and the skins came right off…
Melli says
I made your recipe-Thanks, it was delicious. I tweaked it though for my own needs.
I used ground cashew meal for the pie crust, made it in the AM of Thanksgiving, and it was still crispy for dessert time.
Also, I’ve never been a nut fan-I saved a handfull of pecans and choc chips for the top- the rest I pulverized into the filling-I did use browned butter vs coconut oil in the filling.
It’s the best GF pie I’ve made in years, and thanks for that.
Kearson says
This is by far my favorite pie ever! I’ve made this for the past two Thanksgivings. It’s soooo easy to make. Wonderful- thank you!
Brooke says
Can I make the filling without the pecans and save the pecans just for the top of the pie? Has anyone tried this?
Jackie Marie says
I don’t see a recipe for the pie crust. Which crust recipe did you use?
Maggie says
Just click on Paleo pie crust and it will generate the recipe
Hannah@GettingStamped says
Can’t wait to get back in the kitchen and give this a try! Fingers crossed it turns out as good as it looks.
Liv says
Anyone who substituted honey have good results? Thanks so much for any comments!
Ann says
My son will be 19 in May, They grow up so fast and before long you will be looking at all the memories and showing them to your grandchildren. You will find a lot of firsts that happen in both of your lives, but there will only be a few that you will be there for. Grab on to as many as you can. If you have never had a guest post on your site before, Who better than your child? It will be a memory that is forever imprinted on your heart. Hope this helps. <3