As you know I am doing Bake-a-thon event this December, where a group of bloggers post baked dishes thrice a week. This is the second week and we are on to the sixth dish of the month. I have been using coconut flour in my daily diet nearly for a year. At first the recipes were not so great but after some experience, I am getting better. When I was listing out recipes for this event, my first list was full of bakes for Sruti. But then I couldn’t feed her all the maida based dishes for a whole month. So I went and changed the list consisting mostly of low carb dishes which I made for myself. I know Sruti is disappointed, but I won’t mind this time.
I wanted to try recipes with coconut flour and listed out some from other blogs. And for some, I came up with ideas. Today’s recipe is one such brilliant idea of mine even if I say so! I book marked a tart / pie base with coconut flour and wanted to do a dessert with it. While thinking about the filling to be included, I decided upon a chocolate filling, as I bought a pack of 99% dark chocolate recently. Then I remembered the recently made No Bake Pots De Creme which we totally loved. Then I went in search of recipes which bake the pots de creme and I found that the same mix can be baked. So I combined both the crust recipe and the pots de creme recipe to make this pie. I didn’t know how it would turn out and things could go seriously wrong while being inventive. I kept my fingers crossed.
When the crust came out of the oven, it looked fine and I was happy. Then the filling went in and I baked it. When it came out of the oven, it was slightly jiggly which was perfect. And then I refrigerated the pie and the next day I was so curious. Due to refrigeration, the pie crust was stuck to the tin. But still I didn’t panic. I rubbed the sides of the tin with towel until the pies left the tin. And I successfully removed the whole pie without damaging it! When I sliced a wedge, I was on the moon. The pots de creme has set beautifully and the crust was crisp. This was such a huge relief. And it tasted amazing. I left a small piece for Sruti as I didn’t want to serve a whole slice because of the sugar substitutes added. She loved it so much. I need to make it another time, but with normal sugar for her.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
For The Crust:
Coconut Flour – 1/2 cup
Egg – 1
Ghee – 2 1/2 tbs
Erythritol – 1 tsp
Stevia – 1/3 tsp
For The Pots De Creme:
Amul Cream – 1/2 cup
Dark Chocolate – 50 gm
Egg Yolks – 2
Stevia – 1/4 tsp
Erythritol – 1 tsp
Procedure:
For The Crust:
Preheat oven to 200°C.
Process all the ingredients until it forms a soft slightly crumbly dough.
Grease a 4″ round tin or a tart pan and transfer the dough to it.
Spread it to even thickness with a height of 1 1/2″.
Crease the edge with a fork.
Cover the bottom part of the pan with aluminium foil.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until golden at the edges.
For The Pots De Creme:
Preheat oven to 175°C
In a pan heat cream until bubbling at the sides.
Remove from flame and add chopped chocolate.
Mix together until the chocolate melts and forms a light creamy mix.
In another bowl beat together egg yolks and stevia and erythritol.
Add a scoop of the chocolate mix into the egg yolks and whisk to combine.
Now take this mix and pour it into the chocolate mix.
Fold in with a spatula until combined.
Pour this mixture into the baked crust.
Cover the base and top of the tin with aluminium foil and place it in a water filled tray.
Bake it in preheated oven for 35 – 40 minutes.
Remove from oven and let it come to room temperature.
Refrigerate overnight.
Remove it from fridge and let it sit on counter for 10 minutes. Gently rub the sides of the tin with a towel.
Place the pan on a tumbler and gently remove the outer ring.
With the help of a spatula, remove the pie from the base plate and arrange on a serving plate.
Slice it up and serve.
Low Carb Chocolate Pots De Creme Pie Recipe - Bake-a-thon
Ingredients
- For The Crust:
- Coconut Flour - 1/2 cup
- Egg - 1
- Ghee - 2 1/2 tbs
- Erythritol - 1 tsp
- Stevia - 1/3 tsp
- For The Pots De Creme:
- Amul Cream - 1//2 cup
- Dark Chocolate - 50 gm
- Egg Yolks - 2
- Stevia - 1/4 tsp
- Erythritol - 1 tsp
Instructions
- For The Crust:
- Preheat oven to 200°C.
- Process all the ingredients until it forms a soft slightly crumbly dough.
- Grease a 4" round tin or a tart pan and transfer the dough to it.
- Spread it to even thickness with a height of 1 1/2".
- Crease the edge with a fork.
- Cover the bottom part of the pan with aluminium foil.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until golden at the edges.
- For The Pots De Creme:
- Preheat oven to 175°C
- In a pan heat cream until bubbling at the sides.
- Remove from flame and add chopped chocolate.
- Mix together until the chocolate melts and forms a light creamy mix.
- In another bowl beat together egg yolks and stevia and erythritol.
- Add a scoop of the chocolate mix into the egg yolks and whisk to combine.
- Now take this mix and pour it into the chocolate mix.
- Fold in with a spatula until combined.
- Pour this mixture into the baked crust.
- Cover the base and top of the tin with aluminium foil and place it in a water filled tray.
- Bake it in preheated oven for 35 - 40 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let it come to room temperature.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Remove it from fridge and let it sit on counter for 10 minutes. Gently rub the sides of the tin with a towel.
- Place the pan on a tumbler and gently remove the outer ring.
- With the help of a spatula, remove the pie from the base plate and arrange on a serving plate.
- Slice it up and serve.
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thats the word , Gayathri – decadent 🙂 such an interesting recipe again with Coconut flour… I bet this would have tasted yum too. My sister would love this, so sending your recipe link to her…
Kudos to your effort dear. And to make tarts as good looking and perfect as that with coconut flour. Hats off my dear 🙂
Am amazed to see how pretty and prefect the coconut flour crust looks. Am sure this pie will definitely satisfy anyone’s tastebuds easily. Such an incredible Pie Gayathri. Well done.
While reading the post I could sense the stress you went through , seriously it’s a great achievement .
Looks beautiful and so well made , and yes do bake it with sugar for Shruti :))
What not to love in that pie!!! Totally love the crust recipe and the filling recipe… would be perfect for a chocolate lover like me! I don’t think I would have even kept a piece for my girls! *selfish mom* 😀
This is such a wonderful bake!! The Slice looks so perfect. And using 99% dark chocolate it would be so rich.
That pots de creme looks so rich, chocolaty and decadent. I would like to have a slice of that heaven 🙂 So glad that you were able to nail this recipe.
The crust looks so good and guilt free dessert. Wonderful share.
Another lovely and healthy bake… Totally in awe of this creativity.. Lovely texture and it has come out so perfect..
The pie looks awesome! The texture of the filling looks perfect.
Awesome Gayathri…enjoyed reading your experiment and almost felt that I was in a cooking lab with you experimenting another set..that chocolate pie looks decadent!
ive been noticing most of your recipes have erithritrol – what is it and whats the purpose – is it something for gluten free or paleo diets?
No Mir, it is a zero calorie sugar substitute. Stevia has an after taste which is not there when using erythritol. But erythritol is not as sweet as stevia. So I add a combination of both to compensate on the after taste.
I am amazed at your creation. Now waiting for an eggless version of the same. This looks beautiful
wow gayathri, perfect bake!!! interesting to read your experiment too, so exciting when we suceed in our experiments right!!! i bet that must be one delicious bake!!!
That sounds like a great dessert, Gayathri. The pie looks perfectly made.
hats off to you Gayathri. so much new in each of your bakes. This cream pie looks so yum and healthy .
wow, I couldn’t take my eyes from this delicious and mouthwatering Pie with coconut flour. Hates off to you Gayathri.
Pudding looks delicious Gayatri.These perfectly cut chocolaty slices look so tempting!!
Pie looks extremely good and I’m sure it must have as delicious as good it looks