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Every fall comes the classic pumpkin pie. And, it’s all in the custard. That is why I love this Keto Classic Pumpkin Pie Recipe, since it has that magical custard. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good pumpkin pie, but I have to be honest, there are lots of marginal pumpkin pies. Marginal pumpkin pie happens when people try to mess with a good thing.
Why? Because pumpkin pie isn’t good because of the pumpkin. No, pumpkin is a vegetable. Sure, North American settlers were able to transform this late growing vegetable into a dessert. Doing so, maybe out of desperation for fruit once all the apples were gone.
Because, pumpkins are the last bastion of fresh when you live in a climate that has winter. And pumpkin alone, put in a pie, would be deeply disappointing. Again, because it’s a vegetable (I cannot repeat that enough). But, in seeking solutions, someone, way back when turned that pumpkin into pie with spices and a sweet heavenly smooth custard.
That’s also where crisis can happen when you are low-carb searching for recipes for pumpkin pie. It is the improvised solutions for pumpkin pie. Not saying there aren’t some good options, there are. But for the unrepentant indulger, a pumpkin pie, in order to be good, needs the rich luxurious smooth custard, to be declared worthy. Indeed, that custard is so smooth because of sweetened condensed milk.
Yes, fantastic news flash: you can still have that luxurious custard on a keto low-carb diet by using my ‘sugar-free’ sweetened condensed milk to make that luxurious custard. Yes, using my Keto Classic Pumpkin Pie recipe is more upfront work if you don’t have some previously made, but it’s a game changer, and it only takes an additional 25 minutes. Trust me, your Keto Classic Pumpkin Pie will be worth it. That’s what the traditional recipe has, and that is what a good pumpkin pie needs.
I usually try to make the sweetened condensed milk or the pie pastry ahead of time. That said, making this Keto Classic Pumpkin Pie filling is the least amount of time required. The greatest time required is making the pie pastry and the resting time that requires. Because I’m chronically behind schedule, I usually have a dry batch of pastry measured out in baggies ready to go.
I also like to pre-make my Super Flaky & Easy No-Fail Keto Pie Pastry and have it stored in the fridge. When I know I’m making a pie the next day, I’ll make the dough in the evening after dinner. Then, the next day, usually post coffee, I’ll roll out the dough, set it in the pan, and return it to the fridge for when I’m ready to make the pie. At that point, I’ll blind bake the pie shell while I’m making the filling. If you are making the pie crust and the filling the same day, you’ll need to account for the time to do both.
I also prepare my pumpkin pie spice but if you don’t want to do that, you can substitute the two teaspoons of pie spice for 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, ½ teaspoon of ginger, a ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg, and a 1/4 teaspoon of allspice.
I don’t think there are any huge secrets for making this Keto Classic Pumpkin Pie except for a couple of practical things. First, I prefer using canned pumpkin. I’ve tried fresh pumpkin so many times, and each and every time, it’s too runny.
Second, even though I use canned pumpkin, I still put it in a blender, to make sure it is absolutely pureed, then I add the pumpkin pie spice(s) to that puree to make sure both the pumpkin and spices are completely incorporated and smooth. Then I whisk the eggs, condensed milk, and cream with the pumpkin.
Pumpkin pie crust needs to be blind baked ahead of time, as I mentioned. I used carbalose flour in my Flaky Keto Pie Pastry Recipe. It’s a reliable pie pastry that can be forgiving for those who aren’t advanced bakers. It also is a great option if you want to punch out leaves or get fancy with your crust.
Carbalose Flour, if you have never heard about it, is a wheat based flour that is low-carb (amazing right?!?). So, it’s not-gluten-free, for those that have that requirement, and it may not be as healthy as coconut flour, but it is low enough in carbs to maintain Keto. I don’t make pies as often as I make cakes or other sweets, so this option has been great where you can have a great treat without sacrificing the whole diet in order to do so.
Since the pastry can be a bit sticky when rolled, I am really fond of using a pie bag to roll and cut out the pie round. For a nine inch pie, I cut out a 12 inch circle. I place the pastry into the pie plate and trim excess dough beyond an inch from the edge of the plate.
Then either I fold the edge of the dough over to form a double crust and scallop the edges or I get fancy. Since Carbalose flour is stickier than conventional wheat flour, I don’t use foil or anything that might stick to the pastry when I blind bake the crust. Rather, I use parchment paper for holding my pie weights when blind baking. I give the recipe with step by step instructions on my post: No-Fail Keto Pie Pastry.
The filling needs to be set. The centre can still be slightly loose. Overcooking can make your pie crack or sink a bit, or even – gasp – wrinkle. You want to let the pie cool completely before serving. Next you can dress is up with whipped cream or serve it plain.
I love the whipped cream because it goes perfectly with it and it hides any imperfections. A must if you have any cracking. You can whip the heavy cream with your beater blade until you get stiff peaks. Then, fill a pastry bag with a star tip, to pipe your cream along the outer edge of your delicious Keto Classic Pumpkin Pie and on each piece when you serve.
Hope you love this as much as I do,
Nutritional Information and portions are estimated from the USDA Food Database. Net carbs exclude fiber, sugar alcohols, and products like allulose, because they do not generally affect blood sugar. I try to be accurate, but feel free to make your own calculations.
Welcome! I'm Nikkey Elizabeth.
Hi! My name is Nikkey Elizabeth and this me, after cutting down raspberry canes in my snow shoes. La Femme Nikketo is a combination of two dreams, making delicious sugar-free products that you’d never guess where sugar-free and transforming the farm my husband and I have, The Farm in Glenville, into a working farm where we grow what we make. Together these sugar-free dreams offer boutique farm-to-table preserves and confections, all made here on our farm in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Netrition is a great source for resistant starch flour like Cabalose, which I use in my
Super Flaky No-Fail Keto Pie Pastry
These easy & quick Triple Chocolate Keto Coconut Flour Brownies are sugar-free, gluten-free, nut-free, & paleo! With the chocolate ganache frosting on top, this brownie is meant to satisfy some serious chocolate lover cravings––like mine!
Pineapple extract is totally simple to make and doesn’t take much time at all. I adapted my recipe
I just love this Keto Nut-Free Turtles recipe and I hope that you’re going to love it to. That’s right, you heard me correctly; I am talking about keto nut free turtles.
Crème Brûlée is a classic that is always a crowd pleaser and doesn’t take a huge amount of effort.
Sugar-Free & Nut-Free
Where are you located?
Our farm is located in Glenville, Nova Scotia. It’s a little hamlet between Mabou and Inverness on the island of Cape Breton.
My Jam looks separated, what do I do?
Our sugar-free jams are natural products. Because we are sugar-free and use all-natural products, from time to time ‘fruit float’ can happen to fruit like strawberry or rhubarb during the canning process leaving pulp at the top and jelly on the bottom. If this occurred with your jam, don’t worry, it’s just as delicious as all our other jams. When this happens, we encourage our customers to dig in and mix it up!!!
What does it mean you’re sold out for the season?
We are a farm-to-table business, where we believe strongly in growing a large proportion of what we make. Sometimes, if there are other local growers that have supplies beyond our own, we may top-up our fruit or berry inventory (this is especially true with Blueberries as our bushes are young and our neighbour has acres of stunning wild blueberries!). However, for the most part, we grow what we make and when we run out, that’s it until next year. Every year our capacity grows so we hope to run out a little later each year.
I just bought from you at a market, will those items be on your website?
For the most part, yes, but not yet, or soon. If you are reading this and we are still in a growing season, I usually am so busy farming, making, and selling at my local farmer’s markets that I don’t have a chance to update my website. However, once the farmers markets at the end of Thanksgiving Weekend (That’s the second weekend of October here in Canada), I usually put aside time to update the website with all the current products. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, I post when that happens.
Why don’t you use the same sweetener in all your products?
Sometimes I feel that by producing sugar-free goods, you have to be part magician, chemist, and explorer. There are so many sugar-free sweeteners out there and not one of them behaves exactly like sugar. Each of them has its positive and negative qualities depending on the application. For instance, I use a lot of allulose, not never in meringue, because it loves water too much, so you could back that meringue for hours and it would still be sticky.
Are there sweeteners you don’t use in your products?
Yes, there are a few. I don’t use artificial sweeteners at all. Next, I’m not a fan of stevia because of the after taste so I don’t use that either. Also, I don’t use xylitol as it’s toxic to dogs. I love dogs and have an adorable retired racing greyhound myself who is an expert at catching what falls on the floor before anyone can get to it first — he’s that fast. As such, if I wouldn’t have any food with xylitol in my house, just in case it could fall on the floor and could be consumed by my super-fast houndie, I won’t put in my products just in case for your puppies too. Finally, I don’t use products like maltitol or mannitol, as they are notorious for upsetting the stomach.
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