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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.
Do I need to chill the coconut milk before and use the top white layer or can I use the liquid if it hasn’t been chilled?
if it is full fat, then use the coconut milk directly from the can, preferably more of the white stuff if it is separated.
Dear Richa, I’m a big fan of yours. I have baked and cooked many different recipes of your blog, thanks you so much for sharing your recipes. I’m new with “no bake” desserts and this is a silly question, but how do you prevent the parchment paper from moving? to “breaking apart the dough (with the folded edges)… English is not my first language, I hope I explained myself correctly. =) Thanks!
you can grease the pan and then place the parchment on it. That way the parchment will not keep slipping while you press the crust over it. hope this helps!
Hello Richa,
You are very awesome….wonderful recipes….I have tried a few and they all were amazing ! This pie I just finished making but I think I made a mistake, I used Oh so good coconut milk and I am not sure if it will thicken, it seems pretty watery ….hope not, but I tasted all three layers individually, very delicious! Since I discovered your site, all my new recipes are from here, was looking for exceptional recipes and found them. I also like that your ingredients are often used in various recipes, unlike some which you’ d store in the kitchen to never use it again! Thank you so much for sharing your talent!
I have to make this.. But just a small question: Can you substitute the almond flour in the crust? I can tolerate nuts but almonds are to expensive for my budget.