Low Carb Strawberry Chiffon Pie Or Dessert Cups (Gluten & Sugar Free)

A delicious, light and fluffy pie or parfait.

Crust Ingredients: 

1 1/2 cups blanched superfine almond flour

1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon Lakanto Powdered Monkfruit Sweetener

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup butter, melted

Filling Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups chopped fresh strawberries

1/4 cup water

1 envelope unflavored gelatin (2 1/2 teaspoons)

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 envelope Whip It* (optional) 

 1/2 cup Lakanto Baking Sweetener**

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

3/4  - 1 cup whipped cream for garnish (optional)

3 to 4 medium strawberries, cut in half, for garnish (optional)

Method:

Preheat oven to 350*. Sift the almond flour, powdered sweetener and salt together into a medium bowl. Stir in the butter and form a dough. Press the dough firmly into the bottom and sides of a 9 inch deep dish pie pan. Bake for 7 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.

Place the strawberries and water into a blender container. Puree and then pour into a saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin over the top of the berry puree and whisk or stir to mix. Bring to a simmer over medium low heat, stirring to make certain that the gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 20 minutes. 

Add the cream, Whip It, sweetener and extract to a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Pour in the cooled berries and continue to mix until all are well blended. Spoon into the prepared almond cookie crust or into 6 dessert cups. Chill, in the refrigerator, until firm. (3 hours or longer for the pie and 1 to 1 1/2 hours for parfaits.

If desired, garnish each serving with 2 tablespoons sugar free whipped cream and half of a strawberry. Makes 8 servings of pie or 6 parfait servings.

*Whip It is a German product that "stabilizes" whipped cream and helps it hold its shape. It can be purchased at World Market, international grocery stores or online.

**Lakanto Baking Sweetener has a finer texture than the regular Classic Sweetener. If you do not have the Baking Sweetener in your pantry, you can process the Classic Sweetener in a food processor, to create a finer texture.

Nutritional info for 1 slice of pie (without garnishes), approximately: 292.22 calories ~ 27.35 grams fat ~ 8.3 grams carbs ~ 5 grams net carbs ~ 4.8 grams protein

Nutritional info for 1 slice pie (with garnishes), approximately: 344.68 calories ~ 32.7 grams fat ~ 8.86 grams carbs ~ 5.8 grams net carbs ~ 14 grams protein

Nutritional info for 1 parfait (without garnishes), approximately: 159.6 calories ~ 14.46 grams fat ~ 5 grams carbs ~ 4 grams net carbs ~ 2.26 grams protein  

Nutritional info for 1 parfait (with garnishes), approximately: 212 calories ~ 19.8 grams fat ~ 5.9 grams carbs  ~ 4.8 grams net carbs ~ 2.68 grams protein

Note: This very light & fluffy pie or parfait is an impressive dessert that is simple to make. My family loved it!