Recipe · Dessert

Raw Chocolate Pie Made from Avocados

Name: Raw Chocolate Pie Made from Avocados
Ingredients: 3 large or 4 medium avocados; 2 cups cocoa powder; 3/4 cup maple syrup; 1 cup honey sometimes I sub some of these sweeteners with a little stevia to make it lower glycemic; I recommend tasting as you go to see how sweet you like it; 3 tablespoons coconut oil; large pinch of salt, to taste

A rich raw chocolate pudding or pie made from ripe avocados, cocoa, maple syrup and honey — full of healthy fats and loved by picky eaters.

By Caleb

Nov 9, 2014

I recently posted a lovely picture of avocados to Instagram, and captioned them as being used for a raw avocado pie. Several people asked me for the recipe, so here it is. I pulled it directly from my sister-in-law’s super secret blog…

This makes a killer sweet treat that is full of healthy fats for your brain and body! I can’t tell you how many times I have served this to non health enthusiasts and picky kids who have licked their forks clean! They have no idea it’s made with avocado, although I usually tell them afterwards! You can sprinkle some crushed almonds or walnuts on top or pour into a pie crust. A little bit of this rich pudding goes a long way, so it’s great for sharing with friends or having leftovers.

Ingredients

3 large or 4 medium avocados
2 cups cocoa powder
3/4 cup maple syrup
1 cup honey (sometimes I sub some of these sweeteners with a little stevia to make it lower glycemic; I recommend tasting as you go to see how sweet you like it)
3 tablespoons coconut oil
large pinch of salt, to taste

Method

Make the filling

Put all of the ingredients in the food processor or blender and mix till smooth! Dish it up and serve warm or, if you can hold yourself back from eating it right away, it is really nice chilled. It also freezes well, so you can store it away for when you need a quick chocolate fix!

For the crust

I do a combo of nuts (usually almond and/or macadamia), dates, coconut shreds and some hefty shakes of salt, ground up in the food processor until a meal, then pressed into a pie plate. I never measure these things, but if you are into that I'm sure you can find some recipes online for a raw nut crust. You don't want to make it too sweet or gooey, so that it's a nutty salty balance to your rich sweet pie.

From the field

01 Caleb's note: In my opinion both of these are best served cold. The pies set when put into the freezer.

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