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Grain Free Pie Crust Better Than Gluten Free

Dec 14, 2017 ·

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This grain-free pie crust uses a combination of tapioca flour and cassava flour. Both of these flours are derived from the cassava root. Tapioca flour is more processed than cassava flour.

The result is a nice, flaky, and hearty pie crust with fantastic flavor. I've used this crust in an apple pie I made. Because you asked, I'll include the recipe I used for the filling at the bottom of this post!

grain free pie crust

While this is not a Keto or low carb pie crust-- it is a grain-free pie crust. Perfect for those who avoid grain, gluten, and added sugars!

You can use this crust to make everything from lemon meringue pie to pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan pie, or berry pies.

You can use this as a quiche crust as well, simply omit the sweetener.

Ingredients for Grain Free Pie Crust

Here's a few things you'll need to make your flaky grain free pie crust

  • Tapioca Flour
  • Cassava Flour
  • Monk Fruit Sweetener
  • BochaSweet
  • Molasses

Why BochaSweet?

BochaSweet is so much more than just a sugar substitute. It's actually a superfood with a whole host of whole-body benefits.

Even better, it tastes very close to real sugar. Snag a bag and try a little sample, you'll be impressed! So many other alternatives on the market have a thin taste or worse... a metallic aftertaste.

When I bake anything sugar-free I want the result to taste amazing and leave me and my family feeling satisfied. That's why I use BochaSweet!

sliced grain free pie crust

Tutorial Video: Grain Free Pie Crust Better Than Gluten Free

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grain free pie crust

Grain Free Pie Crust: Better than Gluten Free!

This grain free pie crust is not low carb, but it is grain free. You can substitute coconut oil for the butter in this recipe for a dairy and grain free pie crust.
Note: Nutrition facts are for the double crust recipe. I've divided it in 8 servings.
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Course: Holiday
Cuisine: American
Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free
Keyword: crust
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 Servings (double crust)
Author: Tara Wright

Ingredients

For a Double Crust:

  • 1 ½ cup cassava flour 192g
  • ½ cup tapioca flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 12 Tablespoons cold unsalted butter Omit salt if using salted butter
  • 2 large egg
  • 1 Tablespoon BochaSweet or Monk Fruit sweetener
  • 2-6 Tablespoons cold water

For a Single Crust:

  • ¾ cup cassava flour
  • ¼ cup tapioca flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 6 Tablespoons cold unsalted Butter Omit salt if using salted butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener or BochaSweet
  • 1-3 Tablespoons cold water

Instructions

  • Combine the flours and salt and sugar and cut in the cold unsalted butter either by hand or with a food processor.
  • Then add your egg and blend to combine, adding water to get to the right consistency. The dough should be firm and not sticky--but also not crumble when you handle it.
  • Split the pie crust in two and roll out between sheets of parchment paper.
  • Bake as you would a normal pie crust for the type of pie you're making.

Notes

The video shows quite a few tricks to making this pie crust. One HUGE tip is not to get discouraged if it falls apart! I show you how to fix it and still get a beautiful result. You'll also see me add a little water before I roll out the top pie crust because it's a bit dry. This is the trick to preventing it from falling apart.
I've used a food processor to pull this recipe together quickly. You could also cut the butter in by hand and not use a food processor at all. The choice is entirely yours.
Although this isn't really an apple pie recipe-- I'll include my recipe for sugar free (no sugar added) apple pie filling using fresh apples! I use just a touch of molasses because I love molasses! You can substitute any sugar substitute if you don't care for molasses flavor.
* *Nutrition facts provided as estimates only. We use erythritol for the sweetener for consistency purposes when calculating nutrition facts with the exception of stevia which is calculated as such. 
The nutrition facts for our Grain Free Pie Crust were calculated using Cronometer. All of our recipes are available in Cronometer if you are a Gold member and friend request me at tara@wholebodyliving.com through Cronometer. Click here to save 10% off of Cronometer Gold or try it out with a free account.

Nutrition

Calories: 259.77kcal | Carbohydrates: 24.58g | Protein: 1.72g | Fat: 17.92g | Saturated Fat: 10.95g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.73g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5.24g | Trans Fat: 0.7g | Cholesterol: 69.07mg | Sodium: 157.45mg | Potassium: 75.76mg | Fiber: 2.25g | Sugar: 0.08g | Vitamin A: 564.32IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 32.32mg | Iron: 0.08mg | Net Carbs: 22.33g | Sugar Alcohol: 0.01g

How To Make Grain Free Pie Crust Better Than Gluten Free

For a Double Crust:

  • 1 ½ cups (192g) cassava flour
  • ½ cup tapioca flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 12 Tablespoons cold unsalted butter (Omit salt if using salted butter)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 Tablespoon BochaSweet or another sugar substitute
  • 2-6 Tablespoons cold water

For a Single Crust:

  • ¾ cup cassava flour
  • ¼ cup tapioca flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 6 Tablespoons cold unsalted butter (Omit salt if using salted butter)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 ½ teaspoons BochaSweet or another sugar substitute
  • 1-3 Tablespoons cold water

The video shows quite a few tricks to making this pie crust. One HUGE tip is not to get discouraged if it falls apart! I show you how to fix it and still get a beautiful result. You'll also see me add a little water before I roll out the top pie crust because it's a bit dry. This is the trick to preventing it from falling apart.

I've used a food processor to pull this recipe together quickly. You could also cut the butter in by hand and not use a food processor at all. The choice is entirely yours.

Combine the flours and salt and sugar and cut in the cold unsalted butter either by hand or with a food processor. Then add your egg and blend to combine, adding water to get to the right consistency. The dough should be firm and not sticky–but also not crumble when you handle it.

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Although this isn't really an apple pie recipe– I'll include my recipe for sugar-free (no sugar added) apple pie filling using fresh apples! I use just a touch of molasses because I love molasses! You can substitute any sugar substitute if you don't care for molasses flavor.

grain free pie crust

Tara's Favorite Apple Pie Filling

  • 8 cups apples, sliced
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 Tablespoon molasses, unsulphured blackstrap
  • 1 Tablespoon coconut flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix all of the ingredients and fill the unbaked pie crust. Cover the edges of the pie crust with a pie shield or foil for the first 30 minutes of baking.

Bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees or until apples are cooked through.

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