Monday, May 24, 2010

Raw Strawberry Pie


I found this raw strawberry pie recipe on a blog about a year ago and finally got to making it. I made 5 pies total and shared with my raw community here in Portland. It was a smashing success! So many people wanted the recipe for themselves. If you are looking for a delicious, springtime, healthy dessert, give this one a try! It is actually more like cheesecake than a traditional fruit pie but delicious nonetheless.


The recipe comes from Andrea Caplan Livingston of Phytofoods in Portland, Oregon. Her recipe is copied below.

Raw Strawberry Pie

Crust:
2 cups almonds or pecans
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract or half of a vanilla bean
4-5 medjool dates, pitted
pinch of sea salt

Filling:
2 cups cashews soaked 1-2 hours
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4-1/2 cup agave
3/4 cup fresh strawberries
3/4 cup coconut oil, melted
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean (I prefer the bean)
1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Topping:
1-2 cups sliced strawberries


Crust:
Place almonds or pecans in food processor and process with the S blade until crumbled. Add coconut oil, sea salt, and vanilla and pulse a couple of times. Add the dates last, one at a time, and pulse until the crust holds together when you squeeze it between your fingertips. If the crust does not hold, add more dates (again, one at a time). Press into oiled (with coconut oil) tart or pie pan. Chill in Freezer for 30 minutes before adding filling.

Filling:
Blend all ingredients well in a Vitamix blender if you have one. Pour part of the filling into the pie crust (just enought to cover the bottom). Take some of the strawberries you cut up for the topping and scatter them on top of the filling. Pour the rest of the filling on top and place in freezer for 1-2 hours until firm. Decorate with the rest of your cut up strawberries. This pie needs to stay refrigerated to keep its firmness so make sure you keep in cold up until serving!

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Awesome! You know what I'd love to see?.....Vegan pancakes! So cool to see the vegan pie on here. It looks super awesome.

Let me know if you have plans to post some vegan pancakes too.

How about other pies too? I know they are one of your favorite things. This summer, it would be amazing to see peach or blueberry vegan pie, perhaps some that aren't necessarily raw, but still all vegan. Or a vegan one with a raw vegan option as well with details as to how to alter them to make them raw vegan or vegan.

Thanks!

RC

Heartpathcoach said...

Yum! This looks awesome Julia! We love PIE!!! Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

This looks incredible! I think I'm drooling... Do you think it will be possible to make in a non-vitamix blender? Should I use the food processor instead?

Unknown said...

This was really good. I sliced it then stored it in the freezer so all I had to do was remove one slice when I wanted a treat. It only needed to sit for about 10 minutes to be soft enough to eat.
I think I will try it with peaches now that they are in season. Maybe blueberries as well.
Thanks for sharing