These Keto Pecan Pie Clusters are a great, easy to make treat for satisfying any low carb sweet tooth!
What I really love about this recipe is that it derived from, in the words of everyone’s favorite television painter, Bob Ross, “a happy accident.”
I was trying to make a keto-friendly version of caramel turtles, but just couldn’t get the caramel right.
Three different recipes, and each one was more of a flop than the last.
I figured I might as well try to assemble something anyway, so I did, finished them up…tasted one, and accepted my failure.
When my husband got home from work he noticed them on the counter and inquired. I warned him not to try them…but thankfully he didn’t listen.
He took one bite and said…”These aren’t bad!”
Five minutes later he had finished the entire tray and said with his mouth full “These are delicious. They taste like the stuff that’s in a pecan pie.”
He was right! And after a few more recipe tweaks, today’s post was born….
Keto Pecan Pie Clusters
Keto Pecan Pie Clusters
- Yield: ~10 clusters
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 oz dark or sugar free chocolate, chopped
- 3 tbsp. butter
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp. Zen Sweet (or sweetener of choice)
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Over medium heat, brown butter until golden. Stir frequently being careful not to burn
- Once golden, add heavy cream and whisk together. Turn down heat to a simmer
- Whisking quickly, add sweetener and vanilla, being sure to break up any lumps
- Continue whisking occasionally for next 5 minutes as mixture begins to thicken
- Mixture will have consistency similar to caramel and slightly darken. Remove from heat
- Mix in chopped pecans and spoon clusters onto parchment lined tray or plate
- Place in freezer for 5 minutes
- Microwave dark chocolate for 20-40 seconds until melted and smooth, drizzle over clusters
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cluster
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 0
- Fat: 14
- Carbohydrates: 1
- Protein: 1
Jeni says
Can I use coconut milk instead of cream?
Sam says
I’ve never worked with coconut milk before, but let me know if it does!
Tiffany says
I used coconut cream and added 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder, and mixed the pecans with unsweetened shredded coconut. (I also halved the sweetener bc I used pyure.) So good! Tastes like an Almond Joy!
Tammy says
I tried these tonight. Absolutely delicious!! Mine did not turn out right though. I think I over cooked the sauce. It started to separate and became very oily. I will be trying again. They still tasted amazing. They were even husband approved!
Sylvia says
Delicious! I just poured the syrup over whole pecans spread in a parchment paper lined pan. My pan was a bit to large but they were absolutely great!!
★★★★★
Katy Glover says
I followed this recipe to a “t”, only addition I made was a pump and a half of Torani SF Brown Sugar Cinnamon syrup (I use it to make keto-friendly cinnamon dolce lattes). These things are THE BOMB DOT COM. A real homerun. I wanted something for dessert after thanksgiving dinner and I thought I would give these a whirl. They absolutely do not disappoint. This recipe is an absolute gem.
★★★★★
Sam says
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Melinda says
Do these need to be kept in the freezer or the refrigerator.
Sam says
They work great in the fridge for me!
Diane Battaglino says
Super easy and so good.
★★★★★
Kris says
This recipe was easy to follow and was a success.
Stacey says
My “Carmel” type sauce was so runny and thin there was no way it would hold together on parchment paper. What did I do wrong??!
Sam says
It’s a bit hard to say where the issue was. It does thicken up as it cools, did you notice that at all? Sometimes letting it cool for a minute or two will allow it to thicken up before you pour it.
Joie says
Have been experimenting with several keto desserts and came across these. I was pretty sick of chocolately desserts (tho I love chocolate). These were really a nice change. I also had trouble with my sauce not thickening so I added just a pinch of xanthum gum which did the trick. Thanks for this recipe!
★★★★
Kathy V says
Loved these! Made them per the recipe and they turned out great.
I only put dark chocolate on half, I only had enough for half! The only problem was waiting the 5 minutes for them in the freezer. ????
★★★★★
Margie says
Just made these this afternoon. Recipe was spot on! I’ve been doing Keto 6 months & this was really my first dessert attempt. I was really missing Pecan Pie! At one carb this was absolutely Devine and satisfying ❤️ My husband tried 2 &R REALLY liked giving it a ????????
★★★★★
Christy says
Can you use stevia?
Sam says
sure!
Britt says
Would liquid sweetener work or does it need to be powder?
Sam says
I haven’t tried liquid but I think the powder helps the consistency. Let me know if you try it out
Danah says
These are delicious and satisfy by craving for pecan pie – my favorite! Because I’m a southern pecan pie purest I left off the chocolate.
April says
OMG!! I just made these for Memoral Day, so that I could have something sweet too …. o wow. Amazing!!
Crissy says
Flavor was delish. I think I had too many pecans and not enough Carmel cause they didn’t stick together good enough pick up the whole piece and eat, but still got scarfed up, we just grabbed a spoon. Ha! I think i’ll Do a cup of pecans and then chop, I chopped first and then measured. Boyfriend asked if these were really keto. He called them decadent and I had to take the plate away before he ate them all. Thx for the recipe!!
★★★★★
Becca says
I needed a keto dessert to bring to a work potluck and I didn’t have the energy to do something super elaborate. I found this recipe and decided to give it a try. I’m so glad I did!!! They’re delicious! My teenaged daughter stole one off the cookie sheet and gave it two thumbs up!
★★★★★