Keto Vinegar Pie Custard. The first time I heard the term Vinegar Pie I just about choked. Say what pie? Well, I decided to try making a keto vinegar pie custard since I don’t eat floured pie crust and would ya believe…it’s delicious, and I mean delicious. I only made two of them because I was pretty sure I would not like it. Well, well, well we can all be wrong and…I was. I did taste it without vanilla and then, since I was testing, I added it at the end. Wrong, it was much better without it so you won’t see it in the recipe. If you decide to top it with whipped cream I would suggest leaving out the vanilla.
Apparently there are recipes on the internet for this pie and one story goes, that when you are poor as a church mouse you can make a pie from vinegar and water. It was also a favorite in boarding houses and we pretty well know that men will eat just about anything. Of course back then, since most people farmed for a living, they all had butter, sugar & flour. If you had a lemon you could add that and eventually this pie became the forerunner of lemon meringue pie. Interestingly enough, even without lemon-it tastes quite lemony. Who’d a thunk it. Since most people had access to water, vinegar, sugar, butter and flour this pie came out of it and poor or not it is seriously good. That’s my story & I’m sticking to it. So I dare you to try this custard and tell me it is not good. Strange-Yes. Terrific-Yup. The best part is that it is nearly zero carb. The ramekins shown hold ¼ C , same as a traditional round one.
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- 4 Egg Yolks
- ¼ C Apple Cider Vinegar
- 24 Drops Liquid Sucralose (Or 1 Cup Sweetener Of Choice)
- 1 C Cold Water
- 2 t Knox Gelatin Powder
- 4 T Chilled Butter
- Beat yokes with vinegar & sweetener.
- Sprinkle gelatin on water and let sit a minute.
- Over high heat boil water & gelatin, immediately add to egg mixture & and allow to cool 3-4 min. Beat in butter 1 T at a time until completely incorporated.
- Put into ½ C ramekins and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
- 4 Servings
- 163 Calories, 4.3g Protein, 16.0g Fat, 0.6g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 0.6g Net Carbs
- Very tasty with a dollop of heavy whipped cream (with no vanilla). If you opt for whipped cream what do you do with you egg whites? Why make some crackers of course.
- If you whip the egg whites to top it, then preheat oven to 400° and bake for 8-10 minutes. They will need to be served immediately as meringue begins to "weep" very quickly.
- As I said above, it has the taste & tang of lemon and if you didn't tell anyone-they wouldn't know.