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
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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