Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe
I love a good fruit or pumpkin pie. But sometimes, you just need a healthy dose of chocolate. And that’s what you’re getting with this Chocolate Cream Pie recipe.
Coconut ingredients, like coconut oil and coconut milk, are some of my favorites. They add so much nutrition to recipes along with a rich, creamy flavor that’s hard to replicate. If the only chocolate cream pies you’ve eaten before are those packaged single-serving ones, you are in for such a treat!
This chocolate cream pie recipe makes a delicious dessert or a yummy alternative to a birthday cake.
How to Make A Chocolate Cream Pie
We will begin by preheating the oven to 350 F. Then in a high-powered blender, blend the pecans into a coarse meal and place in a bowl. Into the same bowl, add the almond flour, sea salt, honey and coconut oil and mix it all together. That’s your homemade crust.
Press this mix into a pie pan and bake for 10 minutes or until the edges begin browning. No need to buy pre-made pie crusts again, folks. Let the pie crust cool on a wire rack.
Now let’s get the chocolate going. Melt the chocolate chips and butter in a double boiler, stirring together. Remove from the heat and set aside — we’ll be back.
In a medium pot, add the coconut milk, salt, honey and vanilla over medium heat while whisking. Once it starts steaming, add the cocoa and arrowroot to the mixture. Keep whisking. We want this to be smooth and thick; it should take 2–4 minutes.
Remove the coconut milk mix from the heat and add the choco-butter mix to it. Stir to combine and then add in the coconut shreds, too.
Now, take 1/2 cup of this new chocolate mixture and drizzle it slowly over the egg yolks. You’ll want to whisk constantly while you do this, so the heat from the chocolate doesn’t cook the egg yolks. When the chocolate drizzle and egg yolks are combined, add the whole shebang back to the chocolate mix and stir constantly.
Now, pour the chocolate filling into the pie shell. Cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight, letting the chocolate cream pie set.
When it’s time to serve, top the whole pie with coconut shreds and coconut whipped cream. While this chocolate cream pie isn’t the easiest dessert you’ll ever make, it just might be the most delicious. I hope you’ll love it as much as I do!
Want to make another rich pie that will wow your guests? Try our gluten-free pecan pie.
PrintPumpkin Pie Cheesecake Recipe
- Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
You’ve tried pumpkin pie and cheesecake, but what about pumpkin pie cheesecake? It’s a sublime flavor that comes together beautifully with these ingredients and is sure to be a hit with your loved ones.
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- ½ cup almonds, crushed
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 10 inch springform pan
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 8 ounces chèvre goat cheese
- 1½ cups coconut sugar
- 16 ounces organic cream cheese
- 1¼ cup pumpkin
- ¾ cup organic goat’s milk yogurt
- 3 eggs
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix almond flour, crushed almonds, ¼ cup coconut sugar, baking soda and cinnamon together in a bowl.
- Stir in butter until almond mixture is even. Pour almond mixture into a 10-inch springform pan and press firmly into the bottom.
- Bake until crust is set, about 10 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, beat together goat cheese and 1½ cups coconut sugar.
- Add in cream cheese and beat for 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients and beat until mixture is very smooth, about 2 more minutes.
- Transfer batter to prepared pan and bake on a rack positioned in middle of oven for about 1 hour, 15 minutes or until cake is set.
- Allow it to cool completely. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4–5 hours.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 85 min
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (142g)
- Calories: 476
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 383mg
- Fat: 31.8g
- Saturated Fat: 14.2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15.2g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 35.9g
- Fiber: 2.3g
- Protein: 14.2g
- Cholesterol: 96mg
Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe
- Total Time: 3 hrs 30 min
- Yield: 12 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Coconut ingredients, like coconut oil and coconut milk, are some of my favorites. They add so much nutrition to recipes along with a rich, creamy flavor that’s hard to replicate. This chocolate cream pie recipe makes a delicious dessert or a yummy alternative to a birthday cake. You’ll love the crust, too!
Ingredients
Crust:
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup almond flour
- pinch of sea salt
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 5 tablespoons melted coconut oil
Filling:
- ⅔ cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 can (13.5 ounces) coconut milk
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup cocoa powder, sifted
- 3 tablespoons arrowroot powder, sifted
- ½ cup shredded coconut
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 recipe Coconut Whipped Cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a high-speed blender, blend pecans into coarse meal and place in a bowl. Add almond flour, salt, maple syrup and coconut oil, and mix together thoroughly.
- Press crust mixture into a pie pan and bake for 10 minutes, or until edges start to brown. Let cool on a wire rack.
- Melt chocolate chips and butter in a double boiler. Stir together, remove from heat and set aside.
- In a medium pot, heat coconut milk, salt, maple syrup and vanilla over medium high heat, whisking often. Once mixture starts steaming, add cocoa and arrowroot and whisk vigorously until mixture is smooth and thickened, 2–4 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add chocolate-butter mixture. Stir to combine, and add coconut shreds.
- Slowly drizzle 1/2 cup of chocolate mixture into egg yolks, whisking constantly so as not to cook yolks. When combined, add this back into the chocolate mixture, stirring constantly.
- Pour chocolate filling into pie shell, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve, sprinkle coconut shreds over the pie and top with coconut whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking/Refridgeration
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 328
- Sugar: 8.4g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 29.2g
- Saturated Fat: 19.4.g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 16.7g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 36mg
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Find posts very informative and interesting!
Thank you Vivienne!
Can’t wait to try this!
Can we use any type of milk ? Or just coconut?
Coconut milk will work best because of its inherent creaminess and higher fat content. You could try full-fat oat milk as an alternative.
Love the sound of this, but nuts and egg allergies prevent me from making this pie. Any substitutions?
Good question, Miriam. I’d recommend substituting 1/4 of an avocado for the egg yolks. For the pecan and almond flour subs, I’d go with 3/4 cup oat flour and 1/4 flaxseed meal.