This is the perfect weapon if you ever find yourself in a pie fight. And each slice of this low carb and Keto banana cream pie has just 7g net carbs.
Today's recipe is for banana cream pie, the ultimate weapon if you ever find yourself in a food fight.
Bananas are off limits on a low carb diet, but this recipe only uses banana extract so it's perfectly above board.
I was amazed at how close the taste was to actual ripe bananas. It tastes just like the real thing, but with a fraction of the carbs.
The banana cream filling is made from coconut milk, egg yolks and cream cheese with whipped cream folded in.
It's got a nut flour crumble crust and is topped with even more whipped cream. The result is an extremely decadent dessert with only 7g net carbs per slice. So while it may be very satisfying to hit someone in the face with a banana cream pie, please try and refrain.
This pie is far too delicious to waste.
Low Carb Keto Banana Cream Pie
This is the perfect weapon if you ever find yourself in a pie fight.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 20
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 10 slices 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
filling:
- 13.5 oz can full fat coconut milk
- 3 large egg yolks
- ½ cup Swerve or equivalent granulated sweetener
- 1 teaspoon Xanthan Gum
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon banana extract
- 12 oz full fat cream cheese, softened
- yellow food coloring (optional)
topping:
- 1 teaspoon Knox Unflavored Gelatine
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- 1 tablespoons boiling water
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons Confectioner's Swerve or equivalent powdered sweetener
crust:
- cooking spray
- ½ cup coconut flour
- 1 cup super fine almond Flour
- ⅓ cup ground flaxseed meal
- ⅓ cup unflavored or vanilla Whey Protein Powder
- 2 tablespoons Confectioner's Swerve or equivalent powdered sweetener
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, melted
Instructions
Step 1. Separate the eggs from the yolks and beat the yolks slightly. Heat the coconut milk in a medium-sized sauce pan over medium heat. You want the coconut milk to be hot but not boiling.
Step 2. Slowly beat ¼ cup of the hot coconut milk into the eggs to temper them. Return the yolk mixture to the sauce pan and lower the heat to Low.
Step 3. Mix the sweetener and Xanthan Gum together in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the coconut milk mixture and mix in.
Step 4. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened.
Step 5. Remove from heat and stir in banana and vanilla extracts.
Step 6. Add to a medium sized bowl and cover with plastic wrap so that a skin doesn’t form. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Test to make sure that it is cold all the way through.
Step 7. Right after the filling goes into the fridge, you should make up the crust.
Step 8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray a pie pan with cooking spray.
Step 9. Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add in the melted butter and mix until a crumble crust forms.
Step 10. Press the crust into the pie pan with your fingers until it is evenly distributed. Poke holes into the bottom of the crust with a fork.
Step 11. Bake for 10 minutes until browned around the edges. Allow to cool on the countertop as you wait for the filling to chill.
Step 12. Pour one tablespoon cold water in a small bowl and sprinkle gelatin on top to soften it. After 2 minutes, stir in 1 tablespoon hot water until all gelatin has fully dissolved. Use a spoon to shmoosh any clumps against the side of the bowl until the mixture is uniform with no clumps.
Step 13. Using an electric mixer, whip the heavy cream with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 3 tablespoons powdered sweetener until soft peaks form. Slowly pour in dissolved gelatin mixture and beat until stiff.
Step 14. In large bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in the chilled banana pudding, a little at a time. Add in few drops of yellow food coloring, if it doesn’t look yellow enough.
Step 15. Fold half the whipped cream into the cream cheese pudding mixture.
Step 16. Spread filling into the cooled crust. Top with the remaining whipped cream.
Step 17. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours before serving.
Nutrition
- Calories: 580
- Fat: 56
- Carbohydrates: 11
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 11
Keywords: Low Carb Banana Cream Pie, Keto Banana Cream Pie
McKenzie Click says
I'm 11 years old and I recently have started baking from scratch instead of from a box. The recipe was very simple that I could do it myself and my family really enjoyed the pie my mom said "There better be more 'cause i'm gonna make a whole meal out of this." I love that you can make keto food so good almost like the real thing.
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EmilyKrill says
Wow, this is actually a pretty tricky recipe. I am impressed!
Emily says
Can this be successfully frozen do you think?
EmilyKrill says
No, I don’t recommend it. Whipped cream doesn’t freeze and thaw well and both the filling and whipped topping are whipped cream.
Emily says
That’s what I thought! I’m SO excited to try this!
L says
Hello. I mistakenly purchased coconut cream instead of coconut milk. Will that work or do I need to add water to the sauce pan? If so, how much water? Thanks.
EmilyKrill says
Since coconut cream is just the thick fatty part of coconut milk, adding water should work. You need 1 3/4 cup liquid to replace the can of coconut milk, so I'd try using 1/2 cup coconut cream and 1 1/4 cup water.
Laquita says
Hello. Thank you for providing this recipe - I am looking forward to trying it. Is the whey protein powder for the extra protein only? Thanks.
EmilyKrill says
Glad you are going to give it a go. And no, the recipe needs protein powder for texture. If you don't have it or want it, there are plenty of simpler low carb crusts you could use. I like this one https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/easy-low-carb-press-in-pie-crust/
Laquita says
Thanks for the response and alternative suggestion - I’ve actually made a similar pie crust. Could we substitute whey with collagen protein?
EmilyKrill says
I'm not positive, because I haven't tried it, but since they have the same powdered consistency, I think you could substitute one for the other.
Laquita says
The collagen protein substitution worked well... this pie is awesome! Thanks again for the recipe and advice. One more question - if next time, I were to use all almond flour, do you know the proper ratio for almond flour to coconut flour? Thanks in advance.
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EmilyKrill says
Yay! So glad you like the pie. But no, I don't know how much almond flour you would need to replace the coconut flour for this crust. If you want a simple all almond flour crust, I'd use the All Day I Dream About Food pie crust I recommended earlier.
Stacie Bennett says
Is the carb count for the whole pie or per slice?
EmilyKrill says
The nutritional info is for 1 slice.
Molly says
This pie is absolutely fabulous. I will definitely make this again. My husband loved it.
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EmilyKrill says
Yay!