Healthier mud pie
Author Jais Tollette
Yield 8 servings
Ingredients
Crust:
- ½ cup gluten-free rolled oats (or regular oats, if you don’t care about being gluten-free)
- ½ cup almonds
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ⅓ cup pitted dates, soaked overnight or in hot water for 15 minutes
- 4 tablespoons cashew milk (or any non-dairy milk)
- 2 tablespoons cacao powder
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Filling:
- 2 cups cashew milk
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- 3 ½ tablespoons arrowroot flour (can sub 5 tablespoons cornstarch)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Coconut whipped cream:
- 1 can (14 ounces) coconut cream, refrigerated overnight and separated from liquid
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 dark (vegan) chocolate bar for topping
Instructions
Crust:
- Heat oven to 350 F.
- Using food processor or blender, pulse together almonds, chia seeds and oats into course meal. Place in medium bowl and set aside.
- Blend dates, cashew milk, cacao powder, coconut oil, baking soda, and salt until smooth.
- Add blended mixture to oat and almond meal. Stir until fully incorporated.
- Add batter to greased pie dish, using spatula to form batter into pie crust. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Filling:
- Place all pudding ingredients in saucepan and whisk thoroughly.
- Place over low heat for 5-10 minutes, whisking constantly until pudding-like consistency is achieved. Take mixture off heat and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes.
Coconut whipped cream:
- Open coconut cream. Discard liquid layer.
- Add cream, vanilla extract and maple syrup to large mixing bowl or base of stand mixer and mix on high for 5 minutes.
To assemble:
- Use hands to press crust flat to shape of pie dish.
- our pudding mixture over crust and even out with cake spatula.
- Place pie in fridge for 10-15 minutes to set.
- Remove pie from fridge and add coconut whipped cream.
- Garnish with dark chocolate shavings.
- Serve chilled.
Recipe by Grateful | makeitgrateful.com at https://www.makeitgrateful.com/food/recipes/copycat-recipes/healthier-mud-pie/