A grain free, paleo, nut free, Fall holiday treat with low carb options.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: gluten free, grain free, paleo, with low carb options.
Cuisine: Dessert / tarts &, pies
Servings: 8
Calories:
Author: Stacey
Ingredients
Gingerbread Pie Crust
1eggbeaten.
⅓cupbuttermelted or coconut oil, melted.
2teaspoonorganic molasses.
1teaspoonground ginger.
Sweetener of choice: 2 teaspoon honey for paleoor can use 20 drops liquid stevia for low carb option.
½teaspooncinnamon.
½cupcoconut flour. where to buy coconut flour
Pie Filling:
115-ouncecan pumpkin puree .be sure pumpkin is the only ingredient
1 ½tablespoon cocoa powder
2tablespooncoconut oil or buttermelted.
¼cupmelted organic paleo friendly dark chocolate chips,or for low carb use 1 ounce low carb chocolate bar
Sweetener of choice: ⅓ cup organic pure maple syrupor for low carb version use ⅓ cup low carb maple syrup (I used Nature's Hollow low carb syrup) + 20 drops liquid stevia.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F, and grease or oil 4 medium size tart pans or 8 muffin holes in a muffin pan.
In a large mixing bowl combine all the ingredients for the gingerbread pie crust. Mix together thoroughly and smush with a fork until a crumbly pie crust forms.
Divide pie dough into 4 to 8 balls. Press each dough ball into a tart pan or muffin pan. Press dough around in pan until tart pan is covered in dough, or until muffin pan depression is half covered.
Bake pie crusts at 350 F for 10 minutes, or until crust is starting to brown. Remove from oven and cool.
In a food processor or blender combine all the pie filling ingredients and process or blend. Process until thoroughly combined and smooth.
Spoon pie filling into baked pie crusts in tart pans or muffin pan. Spread and smooth the filling in pie crusts.
Place all tarts in the refrigerator for 3 hours to overnight (filling gets firmer the longer it’s in the fridge).
Serve as is, or can garnish with optional melted chocolate or coconut whip cream, or homemade whip cream.
Notes
Nutritional Data For Low Carb Version: Serving Size: 1 small tart, or ½ medium tart, Cal:195, Carbs:13.5 g / Net Carbs: 6.8 g, Fiber : 6.7 g, Fat: 15 g, Protein: 4 g, Sugar: 3 gNutritional Data for Paleo Version: serving size: 1 small tart or ½ medium size tart, Cal: 221, Carbs: 21 g / Net Carbs: 14.3 g, Fiber; 6.7 g, Protein; 4 g, Sugar: 11 g* all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*