Lose Weight Low Carb Diet Recipes Blueberry Pie Recipe

Low Carb Blueberry Pie Recipe

This single crust low carb blueberry pie recipe is sugar and flour free. It looks and taste pretty much like a traditional blueberry pie. One slice of this fresh blueberry pie contains 250 calories, 10.7g of net carbs and is suitable for 2nd and 3rd phases of a low carb diet. Blueberries are well known for their "superfood" abilities to neutralize free radicals, improve your vision, protect from degenerative brain and heart diseases, so when blueberries are in season why not make a delicious pie.

Recipe Nutritional Profile: Diabetes Appropriate, Healthy Weight, High Fiber, Low Calories, Low Carbs, Low Cholesterol, Low GI, Low Sodium, Vegetarian.

Serves 8

Preparation time: 10 min

Cooking time: 25-30 min

Per 1 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories

250

Calories from Fat

162

% Daily Value^*

Total Fat

18g

28%

Saturated Fat

3.6g

18%

Polyunsaturated Fat

0.2g

Monounsaturated Fat

1.2g

Cholesterol

11mg

Sodium

202mg

Total Carbohydrates

15.4g

Dietary Fiber

4.7g

19%

Sugars

7.5g

Protein

11.5g

23%

Vitamin A 4%	•	Vitamin C 14%
Calcium 11%	•	Iron 2%
Potassium 2%	•

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. The information provided here is approximate and does not include: possible substitutions, optional ingredients and ingredients to taste. How did we calculate Recipe Guidelines?

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Ingredients:

230g ground almonds;

40g unsalted butter, softened;

3 tsp. baking powder;

1 egg white;

500g fresh blueberries;

To your taste: stevia or other calorie and carb free sweetener of your choice.

How to Make a Blueberry Pie:

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4.
Mix ground almonds, baking powder, butter, egg whites and sweetener together to make a dough. Use a food processor or mix well with your hands.
Make the dough fit the baking dish using a dough roller and 2 sheets of non-stick baking paper - place the dough mix in between 2 sheets of paper and roll out with the roller.

Blueberry Pie Ready for Cooking With Sweetener

Place the dough with baking paper into the baking dish, pressing the dough into the corners and remove the top layer of paper afterwards.
Put the blueberries on the top of the dough and sprinkle the berries lightly with stevia or your favorite low carb sweetener. If you are using pure stevia 1 tsp. is plenty.
Bake the pie for 25-30 min until the pastry is golden-brown. Serve hot, warm or cold.

Author: Lana Soko