Keto Pecan Pie Balls Recipe

If you love a good pecan pie, you have to try these keto pecan pie balls. 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.

You might also like these low carb chocolate coconut protein balls!

I love 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 where they good!

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. 

Simple Ingredients For These Sugar Free Pecan Pie Balls

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. 

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 if you want. Also Swerve brown sweetener is awesome. 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. 

Let’s Make Some Pecan Balls

First thing you want to do is take a ½ cup of the raw pecans and chop them finely. Then add them to a skillet with 1 tablespoon of butter and salt and toast them until they become fragrant. This should just take about 5 minutes. Set them aside to cool.

Now take the rest of the raw pecans and the walnuts and add them to a food processor and pulse until it make a sticky dough like the picture above. Then add the cocoa powder, Swerve brown sugar, vanilla and 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.

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. I got 10 pecan pie balls out of this recipe. Store in an air tight container in the freezer or refrigerator.

 I like to store them in the freezer so they last longer. They are still soft enough to eat when frozen. You don’t want to leave them out because they will get too soft from the butter. 

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.

Well this is definitely one of my favorite keto snacks lately. They are easy, no bake and taste delicious. The nutritional information for 1 keto pecan pie ball is:

157 cals / 16.1g fat / 2.8g carbs / 1.4g fiber / 2.3g protein = 1.4g net carbs

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

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Keto Chocolate Pecan Pie Balls

Yield: 10

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

If you love a good pecan pie, you have to try these keto chocolate pecan pie balls. 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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Ingredients

• 1 cup raw pecans
• ½ cup raw walnuts
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (I use Divine)*
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons Swerve Brown Sugar sweetener

Instructions

1. Chop ½ cup of the raw pecans and toast in a skillet with 1 tablespoon of butter and a sprinkling of salt. Let cool before using.
2. While those are toasting, in a food processor add the rest of the pecans and the walnuts and pulse until it forms a sticky dough.
3. Add the cocoa powder, brown sugar sweetener, vanilla and the rest of the butter. Pulse until mixed well.
4. Take a scoop of the pecan mixture, form a little ball and roll in the cooled, toasted chopped pecans. 
5. Store in a sealed container in the freezer or refrigerator. 

Notes

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. 
• 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 hand the dough. My hubby couldn't tell the difference so it's just easier to add it altogether in the food processor unmelted.
• Make sure you grind the pecans 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.
• Store these in either the freezer or refrigerator. They last longer in the freezer.
  
  The nutritional information for 1 keto pecan pie ball is:
  
  157 cals / 16.1g fat / 2.8g carbs / 1.4g fiber / 2.3g protein = 1.4g net carbs

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 157