Keto Pecan Pie Balls Recipe

If you love a good pecan pie, you have to try this keto pecan pie balls recipe. They are super easy to make and great for a quick after dinner sweet low carb treat. These keto pecan pie balls are not only sugar free and gluten free but they are also no bake and each one has only 1.4g net carbs.

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I love classic pecan pie but boy is it loaded with sugar. Over the holidays I had wanted to create this keto pecan pie balls recipe but never got around to it. So since I had a big bag of raw pecans I thought today would be the day and boy were they good!

With just 6 simple ingredients you can create all the flavor of pecan pie all in one bite. And not only are these keto treats sugar free and but they are gluten free too! This is the perfect sweet treat to have on hand over the holidays if you are on a low carb diet.

Each keto pecan pie ball only has 1.4g net carbs and is very filling so they make a great after dinner sweet treat. They are also very easy to make and will be done in 10 minutes tops because there is no baking involved. 

Recipe ingredients and substitutions.

You only need 6 ingredients to make these no bake treats: raw pecans, raw walnuts, Swerve brown sugar sweetener, vanilla extract, butter and Divine cocoa powder. 

Nuts
I used raw pecans and walnuts to create the base of these pie bites. I like the walnuts as they have a high fat content and create a better texture for the base so I would not substitute it. But you could use all pecans if that is all you have. I would not use almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, etc. Just these 2 nuts.

Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
I’ve written before that I like Guittard cocoa powder and Divine cocoa powder because they are lower in carbs but you can use regular cocoa powder. These two cocoa powders are richer in flavor and color and I highly recommend them for keto baking though.

Brown Sugar Sweetener
As you probably know I think Swerve brown sugar sweetener is awesome. It has all the flavor of regular brown sugar and no weird taste that you sometimes get with sweeteners. You could use another brand of sweetener but try and use a brown sugar sweetener if you can. The brown sugar and butter are keto to giving this recipe that pecan pie flavor. 

How to make this keto pecan balls recipe.

Step 1: Using a food processor or even a high speed blender, add ½ cup of a raw pecans and pulse until finely chopped.

Step 2: Get out a small skillet and heat to medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and once it has melted then add chopped pecans. Toast them until they become fragrant. This should take just 5 minutes and then set aside to cool.

Place into a small bowl. Toasting the pecans in butter and salt give them added flavor.

Step 3: Next place the rest of the pecans and the raw walnuts into the food processor and pulse until it makes a stick dough like that pictured below.

Step 4: Add the cocoa powder, Swerve brown sugar, vanilla extract and cold butter. Pulse again until it make a dough. You can see the picture below what it looks like in the back bowl. It looks like a thick brownie batter.

Step 5: Use a cookie scoop or spoon and make little balls out of the dough and then roll them around in the toasted pecans. Do this for all of the dough balls. I got 10 pecan pie balls out of this recipe.

Store them in an air tight container in the freezer or refrigerator. You don’t want to leave them out on the counter because they will get too soft from the butter. Please scroll down to view the printable recipe.

I personally like to store them in the freezer so they last longer. They are still soft enough to eat when frozen. As I mentioned above I like to have one of these after dinner to satisfy my sweet tooth.

Recipe Tips And Notes

• I like Guittard cocoa powder and Divine cocoa powder because they are lower in carbs but you can use regular cocoa powder if you want. Also you could use another sweetener but try and use a brown sugar sweetener if you can. The brown sugar and butter gives it that pecan pie flavor. 
• Make sure you grind the pecans and walnuts enough in the food processor so that it’s a sticky dough. If you don’t do it enough it will be too dry and if you do it too much it will become a butter. You want something in between.
• If you want you can melt the butter and dissolve the Swerve brown sugar sweetener before adding to the pecan dough. This tastes a bit better to me but it’s another step and makes it more difficult to handle the dough. My hubby couldn’t tell the difference so it’s just easier to add it altogether in the food processor unmelted.
• Store these in either the freezer or refrigerator. They last longer in the freezer.

More no bake keto sweet snacks to try.

I love to have sweet treats like this recipe in the freezer to have on hand because I really have a sweet tooth. So I have made a lot of keto bites or balls that are no bake and healthy. Here are a few of my favorite recipes.

• keto strawberry cheesecake bites
• keto cookie dough balls or cinnamon sugar cookie dough balls
• low carb chocolate cheesecake bites
• low carb coconut pumpkin seed energy balls
• keto toasted coconut protein balls or chocolate coconut protein balls
• low carb chocolate truffles

Well this keto pecan pie balls recipe is definitely one of my favorite keto snacks lately. They are easy, no bake and taste delicious. I especially love them around the holidays as I don’t feel like I’m missing out on all the holiday pies and cookies that are around. I hope you like them too!

The nutritional information for 1 keto pecan pie ball is: 157 calories / 16.1g fat / 2.8g carbs / 1.4g fiber / 2.3g protein = 1.4g net carbs

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You might also like my friend Cassidy’s sugar free pecan pie recipe!