We wish you could taste this pie right through your screen. It’s that unbelievably delicious. Expect a rich, fluffy-creamy peanut butter mousse filling, a nutty chocolate crust, and a finishing drizzle of thick chocolate ganache and sprinkling of roasted peanuts. This is one of our all-time favorite desserts. Make it once and it’ll be one of yours, too. That’s a promise!
Equipment:
- 9-inch pie dish
Ingredients List
FOR THE PIE CRUST
- 3/4 cup raw almonds
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup granulated allulose sweetener (like RxSugar) or granulated monkfruit sweetener (such as Lakanto)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp butter, softened
- 1 Tbsp cold water
FOR THE PIE FILLING
- 1 cup sugar-free creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract, divided
- 1/2 cup powdered monkfruit sweetener (such as Lakanto confectioner's), divided
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 6 Tbsp butter, softened
FOR THE TOPPING
- 1½ oz half bar sugar-free dark chocolate bar, chopped (like Lily’s)
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp chopped roasted peanuts
Some emerging research suggests that erythritol might increase the risk of blood clots, but more studies are needed to confirm this potential link. Whether you decide to use erythritol or not, remember that all sweeteners should be consumed in moderation, and your keto diet should primarily focus on nutritious whole foods. Learn more: Erythritol Explored: Weighing the Pros and Cons.
Instructions
- Make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade, combine the almonds, coconut flour, sweetener, cocoa powder, and salt. Pulse until the almonds are medium-fine, like coarse cornmeal, and there are still visible bits of the almonds. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture starts to clump, 6 to 8 pulses. Sprinkle the water over the mixture and pulse a few more times until it’s combined.
- Press the dough into a ¼-inch layer in a 9-inch pie dish, evenly working it up the sides, to just before the top lip of the dish. If needed, press the bottom of a flat-bottomed metal dry measuring cup onto the crust to help even it out and get it into the corners.
- Place the pie dish on a rimmed baking sheet, cover loosely with aluminum foil, and bake it on the middle rack in the oven until dry and set, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool on a cooling rack to room temperature, then refrigerate.
- Make the filling: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine the heavy cream and half of the vanilla and whisk until soft peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes. Add half of the powdered sweetener and continue beating until semi-stiff peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove cream from bowl, set the whipped cream aside.
- In the same bowl using the same whisk, beat together 1 cup of the peanut butter and the cream cheese and butter with the remaining powdered sweetener and vanilla until well combined and light and fluffy, scraping the bowl down a few times throughout, 2 to 3 minutes. Use a rubber spatula to gently fold in the whipped cream until completely combined and smooth. Pour the filling into the prepared pie crust and smooth it out. Refrigerate.
- Make the ganache topping: In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the chopped chocolate and coconut oil, then microwave for 20 seconds to melt. Stir or microwave for another 10 seconds if needed. Stir until smooth and glossy. Stir in the heavy cream, until combined. Drizzle half of the ganache in a zig-zag pattern over the top of the cooled pie in one direction and the remaining half in the other direction. Sprinkle with the chopped peanuts.
- Chill the pie for at least 1 hour. Serve.
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Credits
RecipeEric Lundy
PhotographyErin Ng
Will almond butter work?
Almond butter will likely work for consistency but will also drastically change the flavor of the pie. Let us know if you try this variation and if you would recommend it to other bakers!
This was the best dessert I have had in quite some time! Will definitely be making it for the holidays and for other special occasions. The only change I will make going forward is to make a little less of the crust mixture as I had a bit too much mixture for the depth of my pie plate.
My stand mixter was also a bit too big for mixing the 1/2 c whipped ceam in step 4- I had to switch to a smaller bowl and my hand mixer with the whisk attachment.
We’re delighted you enjoyed this pie, and just in time for the holidays!
My wife makes the best NON-keto peanut butter pie but she absolutely loved this. We will be making this again!
Decadent, isn’t it?! Have you tried the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups? You’ll love those too.
Delicious!!!
We LOVE it!!
By far the BEST dessert I’ve tried all year!