Chocolate Peppermint Ganache Pie

Decadent low carb chocolate mint ganache in a gluten-free chocolate cookie crust. An ooey, gooey holiday dessert that’s easy to make and even easier to eat!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dessert

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 12

Chill Time 2

Total Time 37

Servings pie

Calories 299kcal

Ingredients

Crust:

1 cup almond flour
1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
1/3 cup Swerve Sweetener
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg white
2 tbsp butter melted
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Peppermint Ganache Filling:

1 & 1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup powdered Swerve Sweetener
1 tsp peppermint extract
1/4 to 1/2 tsp liquid stevia extract depending on how sweet you like it
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate finely chopped
3 crushed peppermint candies for garnish (optional - you can use sugar-free peppermints. I used just a little of Hammond's All Natural Candy Canes**)

Instructions

Crust:

Preheat oven to 325F.
In a large bowl, stir together the almond flour, cocoa powder, sweetener, and salt. Stir in egg white, melted butter and vanilla extract until dough comes together.
Press dough into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Crimp edges in a decorative fashion. Bake about 12 minutes, until firm. Remove and let cool.

Filling:

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the cream and powdered sweetener until combined. Bring to just a boil, then remove from heat. Stir in the peppermint extract and stevia extract.
Add chopped chocolate and let sit 5 minutes until chocolate is completely melted. Whisk until smooth. Pour into cooled crust and refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours.
Sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies if using.

Notes

Serves 10. Each serving has 9.77 g of carbs and 4.74 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 5.03 g.

**Sugar-free peppermint candies will add about .5 g of carbs per serving. All Natural Candy Canes will add about 1 g of carbs per serving if you use 1/4 of the cane as I did.

Food energy: 299kcal
Saturated fatty acids: 15.76g
Total fat: 29.06g
Calories from fat: 261
Cholesterol: 55mg
Carbohydrate: 9.77g
Total dietary fiber: 4.74g
Protein: 6.13g
Sodium: 105mg

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