This recipe was impressed by a passing remark made by my sister-in-legislation at Thanksgiving (love you, Megs!). We’d swung by their home to go to later within the night (publish our keto feast), they usually had been serving dessert. She mentioned one thing alongside the strains of how there was little that was as fulfilling as a superb slice of apple pie, and at that second I knew I needed to make one.
Now, I’ve made ketofied variations of apple crumble and type-of pie earlier than. There are some superb recipes on the market, too. What separates this pie from the pack is the crust. I used my Salted Caramel Pie Crust recipe to not solely make the underside, however to additionally do some very pretty- and really traditional- lattice work on high. It actually took this dessert to the following degree.
Obviously there is no such thing as a apple on keto, so I went the normal substitute route and used peeled and seeded zucchini. If you’d prefer to attempt it with an equal quantity of chayote squash (aka, mirliton) be at liberty. The carb depend, gram for gram, between zucchini and chayote could be very comparable (chayote has another whole gram carbs per each 100 grams), so it shouldn’t have any actual considerable impact on that macronutrient.
If you’re like me (#teamlazy) and are perhaps inclined to skip the flowery-pants lattice topping, that’s OK! I might break up the dough in half as an alternative of thirds, and use one half for the underside crust, then roll out the opposite half to fully cowl the highest. Brush with egg wash, and canopy with a pie protect, as directed, and don’t neglect to place a couple of slits within the high for steam to flee. Make it your individual, of us!
Notes: I hate the form of recipe posts which have fifty-gazillion phrases and photos to scroll by way of earlier than you ever get to the dang recipe! However, as a result of some of us is probably not acquainted with how this type of factor is made or assembled (particularly the lattice half), I took a couple of photos alongside the best way so you possibly can get a superb visible as to what you’re in search of. They are as follows:
Peeled and seeded zucchini
Sliced Zucchini 
Filling meeting
Lattice Assembly 
Completed lattice and coated with pie protect 
The completed product
Description
With zucchini standing in for apple, this pie is a particular vacation deal with.
Ingredients
- One recipe Salted Caramel Pie Crust, separated as directed for lattice
- 1 lb (16 oz/ 454 g) zucchini, peeled, seeded, and sliced into apple formed chunks (weighed after prepping)
- 1/2 c (approx. 4 oz/ 113 g) granulated Swerve (or erythritol)
- 1 tsp floor cinnamon
- 1 tsp floor nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp floor allspice
- 1/4 tsp floor cardamom
- 1/2 tsp apple extract (elective, however boosts apple taste)
- 1 tbsp (1/2 fl oz/ 15 ml) lemon juice
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- beneficiant pinch salt
- 1/2 stick (2 oz/ 57 g) unsalted butter
- 1 egg + 1 tbsp water for egg wash
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 levels F.
- Prepare pie crust and par-bake backside for 7 minutes. Roll out remaining dough for lattice. Set par-baked pie crust and rolled out dough for lattice apart.
- Prepare filling by melting butter in a skillet over medium warmth. Add prepped zucchini, Swerve, spices, lemon juice, cream of tartar, and salt. Bring to a simmer and proceed to cook dinner over medium warmth for five-7 minutes, till combination is bubbly and syrupy trying and zucchini has start to melt.
- Pull off the warmth and stir in apple extract. Fill par-baked pie crust.
- Prepare egg wash.
- Using a pointy pizza cutter, lower 8-10, 1″ lengthy strips. Lattice pie high and brush with egg wash. Cover the pie edges with a pie protect and bake on a cookie sheet at 350 levels F for 35 minutes, or till filling is bubbly and lattice work is golden.
- Remove from oven and let stand to chill on a baking rack.
- Serve as desired.
Notes
Weigh your zucchini after you’ve peeled and seeded it. It took me two-and-a-half very giant zucchini to yield a pound of the prepped insides, in order that’s a superb ballpark place to start out.
Per 1 slice pie: 217 cal, 7.5 g protein, 18.1 g fats, 20.1 g carbs, 2.8 g fiber, 13.4 g sugar alcohol, 3.9 g NET carbs
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/10 of pie
Keywords: Pie, apple pie, salted caramel, fathead crust, vacation
