Raw Chocolate Avocado Pie
(PB, GF, DF, P)
I made Raw Avocado Chocolate Pie this afternoon, to add to our collection of Christmas plant based goodies - it makes a great treat at any other time of the year too.
We can't grow Avocados here, but we hope to in the future if we can get our hands on a hardy variety that we've heard of... so Avocado's are one of the only fresh foods that we actually buy in. Whether its home grown or Store bought we try hard not to let anything go to waste … so when I realised I had 6 Avocado's ripe in my fruit bowl, in need of using before they went over, I knew exactly how to use them up!
This pie ticks all the boxes... its rich, decadent and filling – Its Raw, Paleo, Plant-Based/Vegan, Gluten free, Refined sugar free and Dairy free – and its taste DELICIOUS.
As with all of my favourite recipes, its easy to make and doesn't require any really unusual ingredients.
What you will need:
A good food processor or blender
Small/medium shallow pie dish
Spatula
Ingredients:
Base
1 Generous cup of mix Nuts and Seeds (approx)
1 Generous cup of dried Dates (approx)
Topping
4 (or more) Ripe Avocados
4 tablespoons Raw Cacao Powder (approx)
A Generous Drizzle of Sweetener
(I use Agave or Yacon syrup, you could use Honey, treacle etc depending on your preference and pantry stock)
A Splash of Apple Cider Vinegar
¼ – 1 tsp Vanilla extract/powder/pods (powder is my preference) – Optional
Pinch of Salt - Optional
* PB = Plant Based (Vegan) GF = Gluten Free DF = Dairy Free P = Paleo
Method:
All of the measurements above are approximate, I look, taste and adjust as I go.
Add your Nuts/Seed and Dates to the processor jug and blitz on high until everything is chopped up like bread crumbs (it might be a bit bumpy in the blender at first, but it soon settles down).
Have a look at you mixture, if it looks a bit sticky and like it could almost start forming a dough – thats perfect. If its a bit dry looking and not at all sticky, add a few more dates or if it looks too wet and gooey, add a few more Nuts/Seeds - blitz and recheck until it looks good.
Spread the mixture out evenly in your pie dish and then with clean, damp hands gently push the mixture down into the dish evenly, so that it sticks together forming a dough like base/crust.
Peel and de-stone your Avocados and add them to your blender/processor jug and add all of the other ingredients for topping. Blend on high, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides with your spatula and to taste test... If it still taste strongly of Avocado, add more Sweetener or Raw Cacao Powder to taste … it should only taste very mildly of Avocado once flavoured up.
Add the Chocolate topping to your Crust and smooth out evenly on top.
Cover and put your Chocolate pie in the freezer for a few hours to set... then slice and ENJOY!
It will keep in the freezer for a week or two … if it lasts that long!
If its frozen solid, let it defrost a little first before you try to slice it up, when its just softened enough, I slice the whole pie up and then put any back that is left.
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ENJOY ✌️🌿
