Ingredients for crust:-

• 1.5 cups almond flour
• 1/2 cup brown rice flour
• 1/2 cup tapico flour (might reduce it slightly next time)
• Pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp date sugar
• Water as needed to form a soft dough.

Ingredients for filling:-

• 1 cup apple sauce
• 1 cup date sugar
• 1 cup medjool dates and 1 cup water ( soak for a few minutes and then make a puree with 1 cup water)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp orange zest
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 tbsp flax “egg” soaked in water
• 3 cups toasted pecans (1.5 cups finely chopped)

Process:-

• Mix the above crust ingredients till u get a small dough.
• Set aside covered for about 10 mins
• Then on parchment paper roll it out…I used my fingers and tapped to roll it out
• Transfer to a baking pie dish…using the help of a fork poke holes and bake for 10mins at 350f.

• In a saucepan start cooking apple sauce and date sugar
• Once the sugar melts add the date puree, maple syrup and keep stirring till the raw smell of the date goes away (add 1/2-1 cup of water if needed).
• After about 5mins add orange zest, essence, and soaked flax “egg”…as soon as u add the flax egg the puree will start to thicken…keep stirring it for couple of mins
• Then add roasted chopped pecans.
• Give it a good mix and transfer it to partially baked crust and decorate with the rest of the whole pecans
• Bake the pie at 350f about 30-40 mins…midway I took it out and drizzled couple of spoons of maple syrup on the nuts….

Enjoy this yummy Pecan pie without any guilt any time of the year