My Paleo Pecan Tart Crust is super easy to throw together with only 4 ingredients! All you need for this amazing gluten-free and SCD crust is pecans, egg, coconut flour, and salt. This gluten-free tart crust recipe holds together very well and has a wonderfully nutty flavor.
The first few times I made this paleo tart crust, we had it with apple filling. I think it would be even better with the pumpkin pie filling recipe in The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook. Feel free to experiment and fill this tart crust with your favorite fall fruits. A pear filling would work nicely with the pecan flavor in the crust!
Because I love pairing this amazing gluten-free crust with apple filling, I’ve created a special Paleo Apple Tart recipe for you that goes perfectly with this crust.
Paleo Pecan Tart Crust
Ingredients
- 1½ cups pecans
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon coconut flour
- ⅛ teaspoon celtic sea salt
Instructions
- Place pecans in food processor and pulse until the texture of coarse gravel
- Pulse in egg, coconut flour, and salt until mixture forms a ball
- Grease a 9 inch tart pan
- Press crust onto bottom and up sides of tart pan
- Top off crust with your favorite filling
- Bake until filling is done (length of time dependent upon filling recipe)
- Serve
The other night while my son was at Hebrew school, his class was discussing the Garden of Eden. He happened to mention that apples are one of his favorite fruits. His teacher, in turn, asked him if I ever make apple pie. His response? “Every night.”
In fact, I don’t make apple pie on a nightly basis. I do make some type of apple dessert, usually a tart or a crisp, several times per week. This makes my boys very happy, and I like happy boys! Often times when they get home from school, the first thing I hear is “did you make apple pie.” I hope your little ones love this tart crust (filled with yummy, healthy fruit) as much as my guys do!
Here are some of my other easy paleo dessert recipes for you!
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Kris says
This looks amazing! Have you already posted somewhere on here how to prepare the fillings? Whether its apples or pears, etc.. . .what do you do make them “filling”, add something to the sliced fruit? Did you also post the pumpkin pie filling? Looking forward to trying this crust!
Elana says
Thanks Kris! Here’s the link to my Paleo Pumpkin Pie:
https://elanaspantry.com/paleo-pumpkin-pie/
Enjoy!
Elana
Melissa says
Has anyone used peaches or would they not hold up very well? Thanks!
Elana says
Melissa, I haven’t tried that. If you do I hope you’ll let us know how it goes!
Kris says
Does anyone have any ideas for tart crust that doesn’t involve nuts or a nut flour? My issue is trying to go gluten free, but one if my sons has a severe tree nut and peanut allergy. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you
Elana says
Kris, I’m working on a Nut-Free Pie crust recipe :-)
Devan says
Is there a substitute for the eggs? I have an egg allergy and need to use something else to bind the crust.
dawn neary says
Yes there is
1 tablespoon of flax meal ( I buy the seeds and crush it my self) 3 tablespoons of water
Mix well and microwave for 25 seconds then wisk again until you get eggwhite consistency
This recipe equals 1 egg
Elana says
I haven’t had any success with this type of substitution in my recipes. If you do try it I hope you’ll let us know if it works :-)
Marianna says
Hi,
I am looking for a apricot muffins recipe. Please help.
MK
Elana says
Hi Mariana, the closest I have to that is this recipe:
https://elanaspantry.com/gluten-free-apricot-power-bars/
Enjoy!
Elana
Liz says
Love this! I used a mix of pecans, cashews and almonds as this is what I had. Also added some cinnamon to the mix. Yum!!!
Elana says
Liz, so glad to hear you loved this!
Darlene A. Rupp says
My friend Donna, who receives your posts shared this with me. Recently discovered I have a gluten problem, we live a mostly vegetarian/ vegan life style while also following the food laws set forth in Genesis. Could you please add me to your posts on Facebook and any emails you might send out?
I look forward to trying your pecan crust and apple tart, maybe pear and pumpkin. Thank you. Darlene
Leslie says
Is there a substitute for egg? I have a dairy & egg allergy in addition to a number of other things. Just wondering if I could make this work somehow. Thanks!
Elana says
Leslie, here’s a link to my Egg-Free Recipes for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/egg-free/
Enjoy!
Elana
ann says
This came out great – my only comment would be that it really would have benefited from more salt. Next time i would try the meal in the food processor before adding the egg and add salt accordingly. I made it with the apple tart filling and it was super tasty.
Elana says
Ann, thanks for letting me know this was super tasty!
Melissa says
I want to use this for a pumpkin pie recipe.
Do I bake the crust first for a bit separately, or just do the crust and the filling together?
Also I do not have raw pecans, is that okay? seems like its fine.
Elana says
Melissa, no need to pre-bake the crust. In terms of toasted pecans, I’m not sure that will work, I use raw pecans for this recipe :-)