I like pie. But honestly, I don’t love fruit pies.
Apple pie? Pass. Cherry pie? Gross.
I’m just not into them.
I do like chocolate pie. And vanilla pie. And I freaking love caramel.
So this little baby pie was born.
And it ended up being really good, mostly raw, and totally vegan. Which is surprising, because making a vegan pie was not at all my intention. Also if you consider honey an animal food, I guess it’s not vegan. But you could sub maple syrup.
Vanilla Pie with Caramel Pecan Topping
And it ended up being really good, mostly raw, and totally vegan. Which is surprising, because making a vegan pie was not at all my intention. Also if you consider honey an animal food, I guess it’s not vegan. But you could sub maple syrup.
Crust
- 1.5 cups almond flour
- 8 dates (soaked overnight)
Vanilla Pie
- 2 cups cashews (soaked overnight)
- 1/2 cups honey
- 2-3 tbsp coconut butter
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- a little water to thin it out (if necessary)
Caramel Topping
- one batch of my caramel recipe
- 1-1.5 cups pecans
- Blend the almond flour and dates in a food processor.
- Press the crust evenly over a springform pan.
- In a Vitamix, blend all of the pie ingredients until smooth.
- Pour over the crust and refrigerate overnight, or for at least 3-4 hours.
- Make the caramel according to directions.
- Pour the caramel over the pie and top with the pecans.
Use maple syrup instead of honey to make this totally vegan.
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These looks amazing. Do you have another suggestions to use besides a Vitamix? I cannot afford one.
Thanks,
Jennifer
I’ve heard that a food processor works, you just have to let it run for like, 5 minutes. I haven’t tried this though.
Totally drooling over the caramel topping!