I'm not really that great at making desserts, but I wanted to give it a try as it is something deperately lacking in the dairy free world. I discovered this peanut butter pie on the Chocolate Covered Katie blog and it looked so simple.... and mouthwateringly tasty that I had to give it a go.
Ingredients
Base:
Cocoa powder
Chopped nuts
Shredded coconut
Salt
Pitted dates
Topping:
Peanut butter
Bananas
Vanilla extract
Salt
Coconut Oil, melted
Sugar
Method
Blend the ingredients for the base together and firmly squish into a aluminium pie dish. Next simply blend the topping ingredients together and pour over your base. Pop into a freezer to set. When ready to serve defrost in the fridge and enjoy.
Verdict
Very very simple to make, just plenty of blending! I actually broke one of my hand blenders attempting to make the base... oops, so I recommend using a food processor instead. Its quite difficult to find coconut oil in the shops, and when you do its very pricey, but a little goes a long way!
The final result was much more cheescake than pie, which was a pleasant texture. The topping was still firm but creamy and the base lovely, crumbly and chewy. Personally I was not overstruck by the taste. It didn't feel very dessert like, it was something I could see myself eating at breakfast, but perhaps thats because I associate peanut butter with breakfast. The base was the best part, chwey and chocolately. My family all really enjoyed it however, and even wanted the recipe, so perhaps it was all personal preference. I served it alongside dairy free ice cream and soya cream but it may have worked better with a chocolate sauce.
Ingredients
Base:
Cocoa powder
Chopped nuts
Shredded coconut
Salt
Pitted dates
Topping:
Peanut butter
Bananas
Vanilla extract
Salt
Coconut Oil, melted
Sugar
Method
Blend the ingredients for the base together and firmly squish into a aluminium pie dish. Next simply blend the topping ingredients together and pour over your base. Pop into a freezer to set. When ready to serve defrost in the fridge and enjoy.
The base
On goes the topping
Verdict
Very very simple to make, just plenty of blending! I actually broke one of my hand blenders attempting to make the base... oops, so I recommend using a food processor instead. Its quite difficult to find coconut oil in the shops, and when you do its very pricey, but a little goes a long way!
The final result was much more cheescake than pie, which was a pleasant texture. The topping was still firm but creamy and the base lovely, crumbly and chewy. Personally I was not overstruck by the taste. It didn't feel very dessert like, it was something I could see myself eating at breakfast, but perhaps thats because I associate peanut butter with breakfast. The base was the best part, chwey and chocolately. My family all really enjoyed it however, and even wanted the recipe, so perhaps it was all personal preference. I served it alongside dairy free ice cream and soya cream but it may have worked better with a chocolate sauce.
