This is the best pecan pie recipe for people looking to cut calories, carbs, and sugar, without sacrificing flavor or texture.
To make this low calorie pecan pie, we boosted the protein by using almond flour in the crust and in the pecan pie filling.
Then we lowered the sugar with some healthy alternatives… and what you get is a perfectly sweet, completely decadent pecan pie recipe for only 163 calories!
We did cut the slices of this low calorie pecan pie a tiny bit smaller… so if this angers you please hold the hate mail and just cut it into 10 slices (that will make the recipe 195 calories).
This is the BEST low calorie pecan pie recipe… it’s just 163 calories per slice!
The Best Pecan Pie Recipe
To help make this pecan pie recipe easy, we’ve supplied you with everything you’ll need to make an easy recipe for pecan pie at home.
Below you’ll find a shopping list (with links to add the ingredients to your cart!) A printable recipe card (so you can make notes and have it handy anytime). Plus we’ve included a nutrition label, tips and tricks to cut calories and so much more!
To help make this easy recipe pecan pie even easier, we’ve supplied you with the following sections. Read through them for helpful tips and tricks… or skip ahead to the recipe card for the pecan pie easy recipe.
What You’ll Find in this Article:
- Low Calorie Pecan Pie Ingredients (shopping list!)
- How to Make Pecan Pie Healthy
- The Best Pecan Pie Recipe (recipe card!)
- Nutrition and Calories in Homemade Pecan Pie
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Recipe Card Uses: You can email yourself this recipe card so you can easily search for it (I have a folder in my email just for recipes!) Or print it so you have it handy, and can make notes. You can even pin this pecan pie without corn syrup recipe to Pintrest so it is safely stored for you.
Up next, a shopping list for ingredients for pecan pie…
Low Calorie Pecan Pie Ingredients
We’ve done our best to make this pecan pie sugar free… and at just 1.1 grams of sugar per serving, we think we did a great job!
These low calorie tips can help you make a low calorie almost sugar free pecan pie! And you can use the tips and trick in all your baking!
Low Calorie Tips for Pecan Pie Crust and Filling:
- Olive oil spray… skip buttering the pie pan, save time, money, and your clothing and use olive oil spray instead. As a bonus you’ll also save calories and fat!
- Almond flour... swap out flour for almond flour and you’ll boost protein, lower carbs, and add a healthy boost to your easy pecan pie recipe!
- Zero calorie all-natural sweetener… this all natural sweetener is made from sugar cane, but has zero calories and no sugar! It works in baking recipes “cup for cup”!
- Low calorie all-natural maple syrup… we have fallen in love with the monk fruit maple syrup! It’s great in baking recipes as it gives all the sticky sweetness you need, without all the calories and sugar!
- Unsweetened applesauce… apple sauce can be used in place of butter in this pecan pie homemade recipe! It saves calories and unhealthy fats… and best of all it naturally sweetens the crust!
Shopping List for Low Calorie Recipe for Pecan Pie:
- Olive oil spray
- Od fashioned oats (or gluten-free)
- Almond flour
- Zero calorie all-natural sweetener
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Low calorie all-natural maple syrup (or pure maple syrup)
- Unsweetened applesauce
- Vanilla extract
- Eggs and egg whites
- Raw pecan halves
Special Tip: You can find all the measurements in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many servings of this pecan pie gluten free recipe you want to make, and it will do all the measurement math for you! All of the ingredients for this low calorie recipe pecan pie can be doubled or tripled with the click of a button.
Up next, how to make a pecan pie low calorie…
How to Make Pecan Pie Healthy
Though it seams to be a lot of steps in making this low calorie pecan pie, I assure you it is easy and fun! We just broke out the steps more to make the process easier.
This no corn syrup pecan pie does need several hours to cool and set however… so no matter how badly you want to cut into it early, don’t. It will make the pie fall apart!
Pecan Pie How to Make Guide:
How to Make Low Calorie Pecan Pie Crust:
- Preheat oven to 375º and spray a 9 inch pie dish with olive oil. Set aside.
- In a food processor, add the oats and pulse until smooth.
- To the food processor, add the almond flour, all-natural sweetener, cinnamon, salt, maple syrup and apple sauce.
- Pulse until the ingredients are well mixed and come together when you pinch it with your fingers.
- Move the crust mixture to the prepared pie dish, and press crust evenly down and around the sides.
- Bake the crust for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.
How to Make Low Calorie Pecan Pie Filling:
- When the crust is done baking, turn oven down to 350º.
- To a medium bowl, combine the almond flour, sweetener, salt and cinnamon. Mix together and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine the maple syrup, vanilla, egg whites and egg. Whisk together until well combined.
- Add the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and mix together until combined.
- Pour the pecan pie filling into baked pie crust. And decorate the top of the filling with pecans.
- Add the pecan pie to the oven and bake for 40 minutes, until the filling is set.
- Move the pie to a cooling rack and cool completely. Move to the fridge and chill for 4-5 hours before slicing into 12 servings.
- Baking Tip: If the crust starts to burn, cover loosely with aluminum foil.
Special Tip: You can find these directions, along with measurements, nutrition and more in the sharable recipe card in the next section!
Up next, a sharable recipe card for our low calorie crust and filling for pecan pie…
The Best Pecan Pie Recipe
This easy recipe for pecan pie is low calorie and so yummy! You can use store-bought crust if you prefer… but this one is packed with protein and has less carbs than what you’ll be able to find at the store.
And while you’re baking this low calorie pecan pie, you might as well go ahead and make a second one for work, or for your neighbors. You can click the (1x, 2x, 3x) buttons below to double or triple the recipe, and the recipe card will do all the math for you!
Easy Recipe for Pecan Pie {LOW CALORIE}
Equipment
- 9 Inch Pie Dish
Ingredients
Healthy Pecan Pie Crust:
- Olive oil spray
- 1 1/4 cup old fashioned oats (or gluten-free)
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 cup zero calorie all-natural sweetener
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons low calorie all-natural maple syrup or pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
Low Calorie Pecan Pie Filling:
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 1 cup zero calorie all-natural sweetener
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons low calorie all-natural maple syrup or pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 egg whites
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup raw pecan halves
Instructions
How to Make Low Calorie Pecan Pie Crust:
- Preheat oven to 375º and spray a 9 inch pie dish with olive oil. Set aside.
- In a food processor, add the oats and pulse until smooth.
- To the food processor, add the almond flour, all-natural sweetener, cinnamon, salt, maple syrup and apple sauce.
- Pulse until the ingredients are well mixed and come together when you pinch it with your fingers.
- Move the crust mixture to the prepared pie dish, and press crust evenly down and around the sides.
- Bake the crust for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.
How to Make Low Calorie Pecan Pie Filling:
- When the crust is done baking, turn oven down to 350º.
- To a medium bowl, combine the almond flour, sweetener, salt and cinnamon. Mix together and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine the maple syrup, vanilla, egg whites and egg. Whisk together until well combined.
- Add the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and mix together until combined.
- Pour the pecan pie filling into baked pie crust. And decorate the top of the filling with pecans.
- Add the pecan pie to the oven and bake for 40 minutes, until the filling is set.
- Move the pie to a cooling rack and cool completely. Move to the fridge and chill for 4-5 hours before slicing into 12 servings.
- Baking Tip: If the crust starts to burn, cover loosely with aluminum foil.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Homemade Pecan Pie
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