A super easy and homemade gluten free pie crust recipe –
Just 5 ingredients + NO flour!
Even if you’re not eating a gluten free diet these days, chances are you know someone who is. More and more people are removing gluten from their diets, and restaurants and supermarkets are starting to take note. Even Cheerios just went gluten free! Nowadays, you can easily find gluten free pasta, flour, frozen meals, and baked goods in both specialty and regular grocery stores.
I found the almond flour for this gluten free pie crust recipe at Trader Joes and was shocked by the low price tag: $3.99 for a full 16-oz package! That is a fantastic deal! (If you don’t have a Trader Joes near you, I’ve also spotted almond flour—also known as almond meal—at Giant, Whole Foods, Harris Teeter, and from online retailers such as amazon or vitacost.) Almond flour can be either a golden color (such as Bob’s Red Mill brand) or the darker color as seen in the photos of this post.
Funnily enough, the gluten free pie crust recipe I’m posting today–which can also be vegan, paleo, and sugar-free–was actually adapted from my Healthy Girl Scout Cookie Tagalongs.
And if you need inspiration for what to put in the gluten free pie crust, I have about a zillion pie recipes and am planning to post yet another one later this week!
I kind of really love pie!!!
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Gluten Free Pie Crust
Gluten Free Pie Crust | Healthy + Flourless
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour (200g)
- 1/4 tsp plus 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- optional pinch stevia
- 2 tbsp plus 2 tsp melted coconut oil (30g)
- 2 tbsp water OR pure maple syrup (30g)
Instructions
(If using this as crust for a pie that you bake, there is no need to pre-bake the crust.) Preheat oven to 350 F. Either grease the bottom of an 8.5 springform pan OR line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine all ingredients and stir to form crumbles. Transfer the crumbly dough to the prepared pan, and press down evenly and firmly with your hands. Bake 14 minutes. Press down with a spoon. (For a 9-inch pan, increase all ingredients by 1.5. Baking time remains the same.)
Do you think a peach pie would work with this crust?
I love pie, and has recently started a paleo-lifestyle, so this is perfect for me. Thank you so much for sharing. Hugs from Anette in Norway 🙂
Yumm!!! I love how healthy this pie crust is. And a perfect excuse for me to experiment with almond flour:) Thanks for posting!
I can’t wait to try this pie crust! If I’m making it for a pie that has to be baked anyways (ex: apple), does the crust have to be baked before filling it with the apple slices and then getting baked a second time, or could you fill the raw crust with fruit and let everything bake together?
I just made a pumpkin pie (yes in August. I’m strange.) and prebaked it and then baked again and it worked just fine! It would probably work either way.
Awesome, thanks for the feedback!
Hi! Which way did you end up trying? I’m wondering the same thing!
Mmm..that healthy chocolate pecan pie looks delicious! My mom loves cheese cake so we might be making this recipe soon.. 😉
Looks delicious and the pie crust sounds somewhat easy to make!
Lauren,
http://www.atouchofsoutherngrace.com/
Thank you so much for this recipe!!!!!! I made it to go with a pumpkin pie and it turned out so well. I added the pinch of stevia and then got creative and also added a pinch of cinnamon! 🙂
Hi! did you pre-bake the crust when you made the pumpkin pie or put the filling into the raw crust then bake for the 27 mins?
Love it! I am so making this crust on the weekend. I am making more and more Gluten Free recipes as I am finding I feel much better after eating GF. Thanks for sharing 🙂
HOW WONDWERFUL!!!! I was diagnosed as needing only Gluten Free foods 2 years ago from my Doctor.
AND
I am truly bored with so few Gluten Free recipes!!!
Do you have any ideas that I might be able to glean from my AOL connection?
Than k you very much
Babbie from Aurora CO.
What a great quick recipe! This looks amazing.
Awesome recipes! Thanks for sharing! FYI-the almond meal at Trader Joe’s has increased in price to $5.99 a pound, but still a good value for sure.