Chocolate Strawberry Matcha Pie
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Author: The Seasonal Diet
Serves: 1 Large Pie
Ingredients
Crust:
- 7 dates, pitted and soft (if dates are hard, soak in warm water to soften)
- 2 cups coconut flakes
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- 2 Tbsp. coconut nectar
- 2 Tbsp. coconut oil
- ¼ cup almond milk
Filling:
- ⅓ cup +1 Tbsp. coconut nectar
- meat of 1 coconut
- 2 packages of strawberries
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup coconut oil
- ½ a lemon, juiced
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1 cup macadamia nuts (or cashews)
Chocolate Topping:
- 1 chocolate bar
- 1 tsp. coconut oil
Matcha Topping:
- 1 tsp. matcha
- 3 Tbsp. coconut water
- 3 Tbsp. of the filling (before strawberries)
Instructions
- Soak your nuts for at least 4 hours before making this recipe.
- Lightly oil a spring form pan. Mix together all crust ingredients, mixture should stick together. Place crust in bottom of spring form pan and pat down evenly with hands. Place crust in freezer.
- Next make filling by placing, coconut meat, nuts (drained), coconut nectar, vanilla extract, coconut oil, lemon juice and salt in a high speed blender. Blend on high until smooth. Remove 3 Tbsp. of filling and place in a medium bowl (save for matcha topping). Add strawberries (tops removed) to blender and blend on high.
- Pour contents of blender on top of crust and smooth out. Place back in freezer.
- Now add matcha and coconut water to medium bowl with reserved filling (should be bright green, if not add a little more matcha).
- Next melt chocolate and coconut oil over medium heat using the double broiler method.
- Take pie out of freezer and drop spoonfuls of the chocolate mixture and then the matcha mixture side by side all over the top of pie.
- Next swirl the two with a butter knife, making whatever design you wish. Place in the freezer for 2-3 hours to set up.
- When ready to serve remove from freezer and allow to defrost to room temperature before serving, about 20 minutes.
Notes
Store pie in the refrigerator if you’re eating within a couple days, otherwise the freezer is a good option.
