Coconut Cream Pie – Gluten, Sugar & Dairy Free
Coconut Cream Pie – Gluten Free, Sugar Free & Dairy Free
Coconut Cream Pie is one of those desserts that seems perfect for the spring and summer months! However, for a coconut lover like me, it is certainly good any time of the year! I adapted this recipe from one posted on Today’s Mama to make it more allergy friendly. It does have almond flour in the crust but you could easily make a crust with all coconut flour.
Directions:
Put all the dry ingredients for the crust in a food processor then pulse to mix. Next, add all the wet ingredients and run processor until well combined.
Press all the ingredients into the bottom and up the sides of a pie pan and bake.
While the crust is baking, mix coconut with stevia then toast it for your topping.
Make your custard.
Let everything cool and add custard to crust then sprinkle with toasted coconut! Finally, enjoy!
Recipe:
Serves 6
Coconut cream pie that is allergy friendly
Prep Time
Crust
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup coconut flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¹/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- ¼ teaspoon liquid stevia
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon coconut extract (or you can use all vanilla)
Custard filling
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 can full fat coconut milk
- almond milk – 1 can of coconut milk + enough almond milk to equal 3 cups
- ¾ teaspoon liquid stevia
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract (or use all vanilla)
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
Topping
- ½ – 1 cup unsweetened coconut
- liquid stevia
Crust
- Put dry ingredients in food processor then pulse to blend.
- Add the liquid ingredients in with the dry ingredients, process until well mixed.
- Press the mixture in the bottom and up the sides of a 9″ pie pan.
- Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.
Custard
- Whisk the egg yolks into a medium size bowl. Set aside.
- Combine cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan.
- Add milk to the pan slowly, stirring to avoid clumps.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring until the mixture boils. Let it boil for 1 minute.
- Add ½ the milk mixture to the egg yolks, stirring to temper.
- Add egg mixture back into saucepan and boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and mix in extracts, coconut oil and coconut.
- Let cool for 20-30 minutes then pour into baked crust.
Topping
- Mix the coconut with a few drops of stevia.
- Spread the coconut on a parchment covered baking pan.
- Bake at 400° for 2-3 minutes. Check frequently so coconut does not burn
- Sprinkle toasted coconut on top of pie.
- Place pie in refrigerator to set.
Enjoy!
What is your favorite kind of pie? Leave a comment!
Roseann – coconut used to not be a favorite of mine, but I am finding that my tastes are changing as I get older. This looks so delicious and at first I thought, oh man this is going to take forever to make, but then when I read your recipe card and it said 30 minutes… I thought, hey thats doable and my husband loves coconut anything, plus its a healthy version – so win – win 🙂
Thank you for linking up this delicious recipe with #TuneInThursday today!
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This is a dessert we could actually eat without guilt. I wonder if I could add bananas since our true favorite is banana cream pie. I just may try this. Thanks for sharing your recipe so attractively.
I don’t eat bananas but I bet they would taste great in this pie!
Hi Roseann, this is my sort of recipe. If I could work around the cornstarch, this would be a good low carb recipe. I will have to give that some thought. It looks so yummy and I love a good dessert.
Kathleen
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I’ve read arrowroot or tapioca are good substitutes for cornstarch but I don’t know about the carb count on either of those.
Zanthum gum is a good stabilizer to use in place of corn starch. Gur gum is another I have tried. Between the two I prefer Zanthum gum.
Looks good and not something that I have tried before. It’s now on the list!:)
Mainy
This was not something I would have eaten as a child but I love it as an adult!
Hi Roseann,
I am so glad I found you on Bloggers Pit-Stop.
This Pie Looks Soooo Good!
I also have an Autoimmune Disease, and will be reading more of your posts. I’m sure they will be a big help.
My Husband and I both LOVE Coconut Cream Pie. He has a problem with Dairy foods, so this will work out Great for both of us.
Thanks for Sharing, Donna
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Thanks for stopping by Donna! I hope you get the chance to try this recipe!
I love the fact that it`s sugar free! I`m gonna have to try it!
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This sounds like Heaven! 🙂 YUM!
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
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Thanks Jess! I will definitely be sharing on your Facebook group!
This delicious looking cream pie made the most-clicked list on the Blogger’s Pit Stop. Congratulations. Be looking for a feature on Friday.
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Thanks Kathleen! I will definitely be visiting!
Wow, this cake looks amazing. Pining it.
Thanks for sharing at Over The Moon party.
Hugs,
Bev
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WOW!! That looks so good!! Sorry it took so long to visit – I’ve been off on vacation!
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Yummy! I will have to try this. Thank you for sharing at Ravenwould.
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I love gluten free recipes as my daughter has recently been diagnosed as Coeliac and she adores coconut
I’m also allergic to eggs. Have you tried this with an egg substitute?
Sorry, no I haven’t. If you do let me know how it goes!