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Dark Chocolate Silk Pie

This silky smooth Dark Chocolate silk Pie with Chocolate almond Crust is surely going to be crowd pleaser. Free of Dairy, egg, corn, soy, gluten. Can be made corn-free with a different starch such as arrowroot or tapioca.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1/2 cup oat flour ground certified gf oats
  • 3/4 cup almond flour ground almonds, grind with some oats or starch for a finer grind
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp flax meal
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/8 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 Tbsp more for dark chocolate crust
  • 1 Tbsp solid coconut oil
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1-2 Tbsp almond milk

Filling

  • 15 oz can full fat coconut milk
  • 1.5 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup ground raw sugar
  • 3 oz Theo 70% or 85% dark chocolate bar 2/3 cup or 3 oz chocolate
  • 3 Tbsp vegan semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
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Instructions

Crust

  • In a bowl, add all the dry ingredients and whisk. Add in the oils and mix until crumbs.
  • Add the almond milk and mix into a smooth stiff dough. Roll out the dough between 2 parchment sheets to slightly larger than a 9 inch circle. Place in a greased pie pan and shape and seal edges. Chill for half an hour in the refrigerator. Prick holes. Bake for 16-17 mins at pre-heated 350 degrees F / 180ºc.

Filling

  • Add coconut milk, cornstarch, sugar and cocoa powder to pan and whisk to mix the sugar well. Heat at medium heat and bring to simmering boil. The mixture will thicken as it starts to simmer. cook for another minute. total 8 to 9 mins. Take off heat and cool for a minute.
  • Add the dark chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, coconut oil, vanilla let sit for a minute.
  • Whisk until all the chocolate melts and gets smooth. Taste and adjust sweet at this point. Pour the mix into the baked and cooled pie shell. Chill for a few hours or Freeze for 1-2 hours to make it easier to slice. Slice, thaw slightly and serve. Decorate with cashew cream or whipped coconut cream.

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Notes

Notes: The filling is nut-free. Use a different crust to make the pie nut-free, or a neutral crust for less intense chocolate pie. Or use this raw Almond Date Crust  for no-bake(Add cocoa powder).If you are sensitive to Oats, use any gluten-free flour blend or use sorghum + white rice flour to replace the oat flour.
 
Nutritional values based on one serving 1 slice of 8, includes the crust.

Nutrition

Calories: 425kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 5.2mg