Low Carb Pie Crusts:
Here's a couple you can choose from:
Healthy High Fiber Pie Crust
2 C. Fiber One cereal ground/crushed
3 T. melted butter
2 T. granular Splenda
Mix ingredients well, press into a lightly greased pie plate.
Bake 10 minutes @ 350 degrees F
Cool. Add filling of choice. I like to add a sugar free vanilla pudding filling with some fat free cream cheese stirred into it to make it taste like cheesecake. Then I top with strawberries if they are in season.
Almond Meal Pie Crust
This works best for a 9" pie pan. If you have an 8" one, the crust will be a little thicker, or you can cut back on the ingredients a bit. Very easy to make, tastes a lot like shortbread and its gluten free too!
Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cups almond meal or almond flour
3 tablespoons melted butter
Artificial sweetener equal to 3 tablespoons sugar
Preparation:
Heat oven to 350 F. Melt the butter (if the pie pan is microwave safe, melt the butter in it) and mix the ingredients up in the pan and pat into place with your fingertips.
Bake for about 10 minutes until the crust is beginning to brown. After 8 minutes, check every minute or so, because once it starts to brown it goes quickly.
Nutritional Information: The whole pie shell has 11 grams effective carbohydrate2 plus 17 grams fiber and 30 grams protein.
You can find lots of ideas for pie crusts and even recipes without crust, that are lower in carbs. Just Google it!
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