Sugar-Free Keto Coconut Cream Pie

This Keto Coconut Cream Pie is an easy keto dessert recipe if you love coconut! 

A buttery flaky crust filled with coconut custard and topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut for a comforting dessert any time of the year.

What’s A Coconut Cream Pie?

Coconut cream pie is a classic dessert made of a shortbread pastry crust then filled with coconut custard and topped with whipped cream.

Is Coconut Cream Pie Keto?

No, the classic recipe is high in sugar as the custard, and whipped cream contains white sugar, and the crust is made of high-carb wheat flour.

How To Make Keto Coconut Cream Pie

Luckily, it’s pretty easy to make a sugar-free coconut cream pie at home.

The Keto Pie Crust

First, you need to make a keto pie crust and prebake the crust before adding any filling to the pie case.

There are many ways to make a low-carb pie crust, you can use my almond flour pie crust, or you can also use a coconut flour pie crust if you don’t want to use almond flour.

Whatever you choose, you will have to fill a 9 inches pie plate with the crust, prick the crust and prebake the crust for 20 minutes before adding any coconut custard filling.

Coconut Filling Ingredients

Next, prepare the custard filling.

The ingredients you need for the coconut custard are:

• Eggs – I like using large free-range eggs.
• Egg Yolks
• Heavy Cream – Heavy cream is very low in sugar, perfect for sugar-free desserts.
• Erythritol or sugar-free granulated sweetener
• Canned Coconut Milk or canned coconut cream with no added sugar
• Coconut Essence or extract
• Vanilla Extract
• Unsweetened Shredded Coconut
• Butter – Prefer unsalted grass-fed butter.

Making The Cream Pie Filling

First, in a large mixing bowl, add the eggs, egg yolk, sweetener, vanilla extract, and coconut extract, and sprinkle the xanthan gum on top.

Then, whisk vigorously with a hand whisk until all the ingredients are well incorporated.

You may see a few spots of xanthan gum forming, and that’s ok. Set it aside.

Next, add heavy cream and coconut milk to a non-stick saucepan and bring over low-medium heat.

Warm until a light simmer appears – about 1-2 minutes. Stir and remove from heat.

Scoop out 2 to 3 tablespoons of the hot cream mixture and pour it into the egg yolk bowl and whisk vigorously to incorporate.

Repeat these steps 2 or 3 times. This tempers the egg yolk mixture and avoids cooking the eggs by adding the hot milk too quickly.

Transfer To Saucepan

After adding about nine tablespoons of hot milk to the egg yolk mixture, it’s safe to pour the mixture from the bowl into the saucepan.

Stir gently with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula and return to low heat.

Keep stirring gently over low heat, forming a figure-eight motion until the custard thickens and covers the spatula.

It takes about 5 to 6 minutes, so be patient.

Remove from heat and stir in unsweetened shredded coconut. Taste the custard and add more coconut extract if you want a stronger coconut flavor.

Assembling The Pie

Remove the custard from the heat and wait 10 minutes before pouring it into the crust.

Then, pour the coconut custard into the prebaked pie case. Wait until it cools down, about 40 minutes,  before filming the top with plastic wrap.

Stick the plastic wrap to the custard to ensure that no crust forms on the top of your custard.

Place the low-carb coconut cream pie in the fridge overnight or at least 3 hours before adding the topping.

Topping Ingredients

The next day, or when the custard has set, prepare the sugar-free whipped cream.

In a large mixing bowl, pour the cold heavy cream and whip until half stiff peak forms.

Pour the powdered sugar-free sweetener and keep whisking until a stiff peak forms.

Spread or pipe the low-carb whipped cream on top of your low-carb pie.

Decoration

Serve this keto dessert with toasted coconut flakes on top of the pie.

Toasting Coconut Flakes

To make your own toasted coconut, preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C).

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly oil the paper with coconut oil.

In a mixing bowl, stir two tablespoons of a sweetener of your choice, one cup of coconut flakes, and two teaspoons of melted coconut oil. Stir to combine.

Line the coated coconut flakes in a single layer onto the baking sheet.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring halfway, until the coconut flakes are golden brown.

Cool down on the tray, then store in a sealed glass mason jar in the pantry for up to 2 months.

You can use this toasted coconut to decorate pie or keto desserts like keto key lime cheesecake or keto chocolate mousse.

Slice and serve immediately.

Storage Instructions

You can store this coconut pie for up to 3 days in a cake box or airtight container in the fridge.

You can also freeze your pie whole or in slices for up to 3 months. Always thaw keto dessert in the fridge the day before.

Frequently Asked Questions

Below I listed the answers to your most common questions.

Can I Make It Egg-Free?

No, you can’t remove or swap the eggs in this recipe.

Can I Make Dairy-Free Coconut Cream Pie?

Absolutely, simply replace heavy cream with canned coconut cream.

However, not that whipped coconut cream is not as firm as whipped heavy cream, and your topping might be thinner and runnier.

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