Best 11 Almond Pie Crust Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful art of baking with our carefully curated collection of almond pie crust recipes. Discover a symphony of flavors and textures as we unveil the secrets to creating a perfect gluten-free or grain-free crust using the nutty goodness of almonds. Whether you prefer a classic sweet crust or a savory variation, our comprehensive guide will lead you through the process of selecting the right ingredients, mastering the techniques, and transforming them into a delectable foundation for your favorite pie fillings. Get ready to impress your family and friends with a homemade almond pie crust that is not only delicious but also versatile and easy to make.

Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!

LOW-CARB PECAN PIE WITH ALMOND FLOUR CRUST



Low-Carb Pecan Pie with Almond Flour Crust image

A delicious alternative with an almond flour crust for those following a low-carb plan, or just trying to cut back on sugar. Great for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Provided by EPar91

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Pecan Pie Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 ½ cups blanched almond flour
4 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup granular sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda®)
1 cup sugar-free maple-flavored syrup
3 eggs
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cups pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Mix almond flour and 4 tablespoons melted butter together in a small bowl. Press into an ungreased 9-inch pie pan. Chill in the refrigerator while preparing the filling.
  • Combine sweetener, syrup, eggs, 2 tablespoons melted butter, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Stir in pecans. Pour mixture into pie crust.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until filling is set, about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 383.6 calories, Carbohydrate 8.9 g, Cholesterol 92.6 mg, Fat 36.8 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 9.3 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, Sodium 87.6 mg, Sugar 1.9 g

SWEET ALMOND FLAKY PIE CRUST



Sweet Almond Flaky Pie Crust image

This pie crust is amazing! It makes the pie, with this crust you wont even need ice cream to eat with the pie!

Provided by CAMPBELL4

Categories     Desserts     Pies     100+ Pie Crust Recipes     Pastry Crusts

Time 20m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup cake flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
⅛ cup baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons brown sugar
1 ¼ cups shortening
1 egg
¼ cup cold water
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 teaspoons almond extract

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, stir together the cake flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, white sugar, and brown sugar. Cut in the shortening by pinching between your fingers or using a pastry blender, until the mixture has lumps no larger than peas. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, water, vanilla, and almond extract.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix until the dough comes together. Divide the dough into halves, pat into a ball, and flatten slightly. Wrap each one in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight before rolling out to make a crust.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.8 calories, Carbohydrate 16.9 g, Cholesterol 11.6 mg, Fat 16.5 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 211.3 mg, Sugar 3.7 g

STRAWBERRY ICEBOX PIE WITH ALMOND CRUST



Strawberry Icebox Pie with Almond Crust image

Categories     Milk/Cream     Dessert     Strawberry     Almond     Summer     Chill     Bon Appétit     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Crust
1 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Filling
5 cups quartered hulled strawberries (about 24 ounces)
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream

Steps:

  • For crust:
  • Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Coarsely chop almonds in processor. Add graham cracker crumbs and sugar; process until finely ground. Add butter; process until evenly moistened. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of prepared pie dish.
  • Bake crust until set, about 12 minutes. Cool completely on rack.
  • For filling:
  • Place 2 cups strawberries in medium saucepan. Mash strawberries with potato masher until chunky. Add sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and mixture boils and thickens, about 3 minutes. Transfer mixture to bowl. Cool to room temperature. Stir in remaining 3 cups strawberries and grated orange peel. Mound filling in crust. Chill pie until cold and set, at least 2 hours and up to 6 hours.
  • Using electric mixer, beat cream in large bowl until peaks form. Spread whipped cream decoratively over filling. Cut pie into wedges and serve.

KEY LIME PIE WITH ALMOND CRUMB CRUST



Key Lime Pie with Almond Crumb Crust image

Categories     Egg     Dessert     Bake     Kid-Friendly     Lime     Almond     Chill     Gourmet     Small Plates

Number Of Ingredients 9

For the crust
1 cup zweiback crumbs or graham cracker crumbs
2/3 cup blanched almonds, toasted lightly, cooled completely, and ground fine in a food processor
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/4 cup sugar
3 large eggs, separated, the whites at room temperature
a 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup Key lime juice (available bottled at specialty food shops) or fresh lime juice (about 3 limes)
1/3 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Make the crust:
  • In a bowl combine well the crumbs, the almonds, the butter, and the sugar, press the mixture onto the bottom and side of a 10-inch pie plate, and bake the shell in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 10 minutes, or until it is browned lightly. Let the shell cool on a rack.
  • In a large bowl beat the yolks with the condensed milk and stir in the lime juice, a little at a time, stirring to combine the filling well. Spoon the filling into the shell and chill the pie for 1 hour. In a bowl beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they hold soft peaks, add the sugar, beating, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat the meringue until it holds stiff peaks. Spread the meringue over the filling and bake the pie in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 15 minutes, or until the meringue is just golden. Chill the pie for 2 hours.

PEAR-CARDAMOM PIE WITH ALMOND CRUST



Pear-Cardamom Pie with Almond Crust image

Categories     Dessert     Bake     Pear     Almond     Vanilla     Fall     Bon Appétit

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 17

For crust
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 7-ounce package marzipan or almond paste, coarsely crumbled
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
5 tablespoons chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
5 tablespoons (about) pear nectar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
For filling
1/3 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
1 vanilla bean, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
3 pounds firm but ripe Bartlett pears, peeled, halved, cored, cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch-thick wedges
2 tablespoons pear nectar
1 egg, beaten to blend (for glaze)
1 tablespoon sugar

Steps:

  • Make crust:
  • Blend flour, marzipan and salt in processor until marzipan is finely ground. Add butter and shortening and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix 3 tablespoons pear nectar and almond extract and blend in using on/off turns. Gradually blend in enough pear nectar by tablespoonfuls to form moist clumps. Gather dough into ball. Divide dough into 2 pieces. Flatten each into disk. Wrap each disk in plastic and refrigerate 2 hours. (Dough can be prepared up to 3 days ahead. Keep refrigerated. Soften dough slightly at room temperature before rolling out.)
  • Make filling:
  • Grind brown sugar and vanilla bean in processor 1 minute. Add cornstarch and cardamom and process until vanilla bean is almost completely blended. Transfer to large bowl. Add pears and pear nectar; toss to coat.
  • Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Roll out 1 dough disk between sheets of floured parchment paper to 13-inch round. Peel off top sheet of parchment. Invert dough into 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Peel off top sheet of parchment. Trim overhang to 1/2 inch. Transfer filling to crust. Roll out second dough disk between sheets of floured parchment to 13-inch round. Drape dough over filling. Trim overhang to 1/2 inch. Press edges together to seal; fold under. Crimp edge decoratively.
  • Gather scraps and reroll between sheets of floured parchment. Cut out leaf shapes using cookie cutter. Arrange atop pie. Brush top of crust (not edge) with glaze. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Cut several slits in top to allow steam to escape during baking. Bake pie 15 minutes. Cover crust edge with foil to prevent over-browning. Continue baking until crust browns and pears are almost tender when pierced with skewer, about 40 minutes. Cool pie on rack at least 1 1/2 hours. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

BLUEBERRY PIE WITH SWEET ALMOND CRUST



Blueberry Pie With Sweet Almond Crust image

This particular blueberry pie is a classic rendition. I like to keep such nostalgic dishes fairly straight forward. The only artist license I took was with the crust. I tweaked my favorite pie crust recipe by incorporating ground almonds and amaretto! The almonds create a slightly more brittle, but exquisitely flaky crust and the amaretto deepens the sweet, nutty flavor. It was a superb crust, if I do say so myself!

Provided by spicyperspective

Categories     Pie

Time 1h45m

Yield 6-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/2 cup ground raw almonds
2 1/4 all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into cubes
7 tablespoons shortening, chilled and cut into cubes
2 tablespoons Amaretto
2 -3 tablespoons cold milk
6 cups blueberries
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup sugar
1 orange, zest of
1 tablespoon orange juice
2 tablespoons butter, cut into cubes
1 egg

Steps:

  • Ground the almonds in the food processor until fine.
  • Add the flour, salt, and sugar. Pulse a few times to mix. Add the COLD butter and shortening cubes and pulse until the mixture resembles peas.
  • Add the amaretto and 1 tablespoon of cold milk. Pulse again until the dough comes together. Add another 1-2 tablespoons of milk if needed. Dump the dough out onto a sheet of plastic wrap.
  • Separate into two equal pieces and flatten into two disks. Wrap each disk in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, mix the blueberries with the following 5 ingredients and set aside.
  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Move to racks to a lower and middle position.
  • Flour a work surface and roll out one disk of dough in a 12 inch circle. Fold the dough over the rolling pin to transfer it to a 9 inch pie pan. Repair any cracks.
  • Crimp or pinch the edges.
  • Roll out the second disk of dough and cut out shapes with a floured cookie cutter.
  • Pour the berry filling into the pie crust and top with 2 tablespoons of butter cubes. Arrange the dough shapes over the filling. Whisk an egg with 1 tablespoon of water and brush the egg wash over the pie crust.
  • Place the pie on the lower rack and bake for 15 minutes. Lower the heat to 375 degrees F, and move the pie up to the middle rack. Bake another 35-45 minutes-until the crust is golden brown and the blueberry filling in bubbling. If the pie crust browns too quickly, cover it with foil.
  • Once out of the oven, resist the urge to cut into the pie and have a slice. The pie needs to cool to room temperature for the filling to thicken up! It usually takes about 2 hours!

VEGAN GLUTEN-FREE ALMOND PIE CRUST



Vegan Gluten-Free Almond Pie Crust image

This pie crust stands up to the regular kind - crisp, flaky and full of flavor. Pairs beautifully with blueberries.

Provided by Alysia C.

Categories     Desserts     Pies     100+ Pie Crust Recipes     Pastry Crusts

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

⅓ cup tapioca flour
⅓ cup brown rice flour
⅓ cup sorghum flour
½ cup shortening, chilled and diced
¼ cup almond meal
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons xanthan gum
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons water
1 ½ teaspoons dry egg replacer (such as Ener-G®)
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Mix tapioca flour, brown rice flour, sorghum flour, almond meal, cornstarch, sugar, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Cut in diced shortening using a pastry blender or two knives until pebble-size pieces form.
  • Whisk water, egg replacer, and vinegar in a small bowl; stir into flour mixture until a loose dough forms.
  • Roll out dough to even thickness on a piece of parchment paper and transfer to a 9-inch pie plate, or press dough evenly into the pie plate.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 202.2 calories, Carbohydrate 18 g, Fat 13.6 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 199 mg, Sugar 1.1 g

BANANA CREAM PIE IN ALMOND CRUST



Banana Cream Pie in Almond Crust image

This is my adaptation of a recipe from Sarabeth Levine, of Sarabeth's. If you've never made a 'from-scratch' cream pie, it's not difficult at all, and so worth it for great flavour. Make sure you make the almond crust - like a yummy cookie!

Provided by evelynathens

Categories     Pie

Time 1h25m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

6 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
1 small egg, beaten to blend
1 cup flour
1 cup finely chopped toasted almond
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons water
1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
1 1/4 cups milk (do NOT use low-fat)
1 vanilla beans, split lengthwise or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 large egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 3/4 cups chilled whipping cream
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ripe bananas, peeled, thinly sliced

Steps:

  • For crust: Cream butter and sugar in processor until smooth and fluffy; add egg and blend until smooth; add flour, 2/3s cup of almonds (retaining 1/3 cup for topping), baking powder and salt and process just until combined; gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
  • Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour.
  • Press dough into 9-inch diameter glass pie dish, trimming excess even with edge of dish; crimp edge decoratively; refrigerate 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F; line crust with foil; fill with dried beans or pie weights; bake 12 minutes; remove beans and foil and bake until crust is set and edges are golden-brown, about 20 minutes; transfer to rack and cool.
  • For filling: Pour 2 tbs water into small bowl; sprinkle gelatin over; let stand 10 minutes to soften; pour milk into medium saucepan; scrape seeds from vanilla bean into milk; add bean; bring to simmer; whisk yolks, 1/3 cup sugar and cornstarch in medium bowl until thick; gradually whisk in hot milk; return mixture to same saucepan and cook over medium heat until mixture just begins to boil and thicken, whisking constantly, about 3 minutes; add softened gelatin and stir to dissolve; press plastic wrap directly onto surface of pastry cream and chill until cool, about 30 minutes.
  • Beat cream, confectioners' sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract in large bowl to stiff peaks; carefully fold 1 ½ cups whipped cream into pastry cream; fold in bananas; spoon mixture into pie crust; spoon remaining whipped cream into pastry bag fitted with medium star tip; pipe whipped cream over filling, covering completely; chill until set, at least 3 hours and up to 6 hours; just before serving, sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup of toasted almonds.
  • Note: Because of the bananas, this pie is best eaten the day of making as they do turn brown as time passes - the flavour's still great, though.

STRAWBERRY ICEBOX PIE WITH ALMOND CRUST



Strawberry Icebox Pie With Almond Crust image

Make and share this Strawberry Icebox Pie With Almond Crust recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Bev I Am

Categories     Pie

Time 2h45m

Yield 1 9inch pie

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
5 cups quarered hulled strawberries (about 24 oz)
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated orange juice
1 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream

Steps:

  • For Crust: Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350.
  • Butter 9" diameter glass pie dish.
  • Coarsely chop almonds in processor.
  • Add graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter; process until evenly moistened.
  • Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of prepared pie dish.
  • Bake crust until set, about 12 minutes.
  • Cool completely on rack.
  • For Filling: Place 2 cups strawberries in medium saucepan.
  • Mash strawberries with potato masher until chunky.
  • Add sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice.
  • Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and mixture boils and thickens, about 3 minutes.
  • Transfer mixture to bowl.
  • Cool to room temperature.
  • Stir in remaining 3 cups of strawberries and grated orange peel.
  • Mound filling in crust.
  • Chill pie until cold and set, at least 2 hours and up to 6 hours.
  • Makes 1-9" pie- serves 6.
  • Using elelctric mixer, beat cream in large bowl until peaks form.
  • Spread whipped cream decoratively over filling.
  • Cut pie into wedges and serve.

CHIFFON PUMPKIN PIE WITH ALMOND FLOUR CRUST RECIPE - (4.5/5)



Chiffon Pumpkin Pie with Almond Flour Crust Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by kelsa94

Number Of Ingredients 19

CRUST:
1 1/2 cup almond flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup coconut oil
2 tablespoon pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
FILLING:
1 tablespoon unflavored Knox Gelatin
1 (16-ounce) can pure pumpkin puree
3 eggs, separated
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk (we used Almond Breeze)
2/3 cup pure maple syrup
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
Liquid stevia extract
1/2 cup heavy cream (optional for whipped topping)

Steps:

  • CRUST: Preheat oven to 325°F. In a medium sized bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a small bowl, combine wet ingredients (make sure to melt the coconut oil before mixing it into the batter- about 40 seconds in the microwave does the trick). Stir wet ingredients into dry. Pat the dough into a 9.5 inch glass pie dish (This takes a little finesse- I probably took about 10 minutes to smooth out the perfect pie crust. It works very well, you just have to be patient. You want to create an even thin layer, the dough will rise a bit when you bake it.) Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden. Remove from oven to cool. FILLING: In a saucepan, combine gelatin, maple syrup, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, pumpkin, egg yolks, and almond milk. Mix thoroughly. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until it boils. Remove from heat, and chill until set (once the pan is cool enough, you will want to put the filling in the fridge to cool, but be sure to monitor it). Beat egg whites until stiff and add in a few drops of liquid stevia to sweeten a bit. Once pumpkin has cooled and set in the fridge, remove from fridge and fold pumpkin into the whipped egg whites. Pour filling into pie crust. Cover pie with plastic wrap and cool in the fridge until set. An optional topping is to whip heavy cream and sprinkle with cinnamon.

ALMOND PIE CRUST - LOW CARB - DIABETIC FRIENDLY



Almond Pie Crust - Low Carb - Diabetic Friendly image

I have made this crust many time. I am posting it in case someone needs a great low carb crust.

Provided by Wayne Jeseritz

Categories     Pies

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 1/2 c almond flour
3 Tbsp icbinb light
3 Tbsp stevia in the raw

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oven to 350 deg.
  • 2. Place the butter in a pie plate and place it in the over. Melt the butter. Be careful when taking it out, it will be hot.
  • 3. Mix in the almond flour and sugar into the pie plate. Mix the ingredients until well incorporated. Take the bottom of a measuring cup (or use fingers) and mold the mixture to the pie plate.
  • 4. Bake for about 10 minutes until the crust is beginning to brown. After 8 minutes, check every minute or so, because once it starts browning it goes quickly.
  • 5. It makes a 9 inch crust.
  • 6. Calories: 139 Saturated Fat: 1.1g Sodium: 3mg Carb: 4.5g Fiber: 2.3g Sugar: .7g Protein: 4.5g

Tips:

  • When measuring flour, use the spoon and level method or a kitchen scale. Scooping flour directly from the bag can result in too much flour, which can make the crust tough.
  • Use cold butter. This will help to keep the crust flaky.
  • Work the butter and flour together quickly. Overworking the dough will make the crust tough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. This will help to prevent the crust from shrinking in the oven.
  • Bake the crust until it is golden brown. This will ensure that the crust is cooked through.

Conclusion:

Almond flour pie crust is a delicious and versatile alternative to traditional pie crust. It is gluten-free, low-carb, and has a nutty flavor that pairs well with a variety of fillings. With a few simple tips, you can make a perfect almond flour pie crust every time.

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