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I know right. You have got to make this summer treat. I am telling you the pictures do not do justice to how good this is. This pie can be made into bars as well.
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More desserts that you need to make this summer.
Chocolate Chip pudding Pie with almond date crust. GF soy-free
Dark Chocolate Silk Pie with chocolate crust. GF soy-free
No bake single Serve Chocolate Berry Pie. GF, soy-free
Steps:
Make the crust and press into pie pan, tart pan or other square or rectangle pan if making bars.
Make the caramel and pour into crust.
Even it out. Melt the chocolate in coconut milk.
Briskly Whisk in the almond butter, maple and pour on the caramel layer. Freeze.
Freeze until set, then slice and serve. This Vegan Salted Caramel Pie!
The pie stays soft even when frozen. Keeps well for a few weeks if it really will last that long.
yumm!
Video:
Salted Date Caramel, Chocolate Pie with Almond Coconut Crust. Vegan Glutenfree No Bake
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp almonds
- 2 Tbsp hemp seeds, or use coconut flakes
- 2 Tbsp flax seed meal , or chia seeds or coconut flakes
- 1.5 Tbsp cocoa powder, omit for less chocolatey pie:)
- 3/4 cup coconut flakes, small flakes
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 8 soft medjool dates
- 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp or more almond milk
Salted Caramel Layer:
- 1 cup soft medjool dates, (approx 11 dates) - soaked in hot water for 15 minutes
- 2 Tbsp almond butter , or other nut butter
- 2 Tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 cup almond milk , or other non dairy milk
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt, less for less salty caramel
Chocolate Mousse layer:
- 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk
- 1 3 oz bar 70% dark Theo chocolate or about 2/3 cup vegan semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2 Tbsp almond butter
- 2 Tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Soak the dates, for the salted caramel layer in hot water, so they soak for the 15 minutes while you make the crust and topping.
Crust:
- Process the almonds until coarse meal in a food processor or blender. Add seeds, cocoa, dates, 1/4 cup coconut flakes, salt and pulse until the dates are incorporated well. Add the rest of the coconut flakes, vanilla, maple, almond milk and process until doughy. Add more almond milk or maple if needed and mix a bit your hands. Press the dough onto the pan. You can also make this into bars. Press the dough into a parchment lined 9 by 5 inch or smaller rectangle pan. For variations: Use more almonds or coconut to replace the seeds.
Salted Caramel:
- Drain the soaked dates. Puree all the ingredients+soaked dates listed under salted caramel to combine into a smooth puree. blend for a couple of cycles so the dates blend well. Taste and adjust sweet and salt(add maple or stevia if you like it sweeter). Spread on the crust.
Chocolate mousse:
- Heat coconut milk until it just about starts to bubble and add to a bowl. Add the chocolate and whisk to melt. Briskly whisk in the rest of the ingredients to aerate the mixture. Pour onto the caramel. Tap the pan to spread evenly.
- Freeze until set (a few hours), then slice and serve! The pie stays soft and well for weeks kept frozen. Cover the pie pan and freeze so that the top layer doesn't dry out.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Made this for breakfast today (I left off the chocolate layer) and we loved it. I didn’t want to wait for it to freeze, so I dissolved some agar in hot soymilk and it set up nicely.
awesome!
I want to try making this tonight. It looks so good! Is coconut flakes just like dessicated coconut? And if I don’t have almond butter can I use normal butter? Thanks!
its dry desiccated coconut. you can use fresh as well. butter will not work. nut butters have a lot more density. you can use other nut butter. you can make your own in a blender with almonds, peanuts or cashew. blend with a little oil till they become creamy.
I made this for a Father’s Day dessert and it was frickin’ awesome!! It is NOW my GO-TO dessert for our Vestal Vegan pot luck and any other excuse I can come up with to make it.
I’m making this today. The coconut milk says full fat… Is that milk or the canned coconut cream? Thank you!
canned milk. you can use either. the cream will make the mouse even more soft and creamy. 🙂
Made this for company, it was fantastic. Thank you always.
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Two questions: If anyone has measured the almonds after pulsing them to find out what the equivalent would be in almond meal, please share that information? I tried to look up equivalents online, but it said 7/8 cup whole almonds equals 1 cup almond flour. That doesn’t make sense to me. If anyone has used chopped dates, did it turn out okay and what kind of measurement did you use?
use the same quantity. and if using chopped dates, make sure they are soft. Add a bit more dates.
What is shredded coconut? Where is it sold?
its dry coconut flakes. i usually get the bob’s red mill small flakes.
I made this for my hubby for our 50th wedding anniversary! Thanks for such a delicious vegan treat!!!
i am so glad to have been a part of your 50th anniversary! wish you the sweetest and most wonderful anniversary! <3 <3
I made this today for Father’s Day, and my family flipped over it! Honestly, I’ve never seen them all take seconds, and thirds, until every last bite was gone. And they loved that it’s all real ingredients, no flour, no dairy. I did grind up the coconut to hide the texture, and I subbed almond milk on the topping. Even so, it is rich and decadent and a keeper! Will definitely make again. Thanks so much!
thank you for the lovely comment! I am so happy everyone loved it!! <3 <3
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