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Back when I was in high school, a few friends and I started a tradition of an annual “girls’ night” on or around February 14th. Going off to different colleges forced us to skip a few years, and new friends are added as others move away, but we’re still trying to keep up the tradition. This year, we met a few days before Valentine’s Day, to accommodate the girls with boyfriends… or husbands. (Wow, I feel old.)
One girl supplied the nailpolish, another was in charge of movies. (We ended up watching my favorite: Love, Actually.) Someone else brought wine (red, of course), and it was my job to bring the dessert.
(Surprised?)
Wanting to make something fun and fancy, I decided on pie—chocolate truffle pie. I just kept adding ingredients to the vita-mix, tasting as I went along (best part!). Here was the final, delicious result:
Chocolate Strawberry Truffle Pie
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups strawberries, or berries of choice (250g)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp dutch or additional regular cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cup raw cashews or macadamia nuts
- 1/2 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup virgin coconut oil
- 1/3 cup agave or pure maple syrup, or 1/8 tsp uncut stevia
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a bowl, cover the cashews with water and let sit at least 4 hours. Then drain and pat dry. Combine all ingredients in a Vita-Mix or high-powered blender or food processor. Only if using stevia, add 4 tablespoons water. Blend until a super-smooth texture is achieved. Taste and add more sweetener until desired taste is reached. Pour into a prepared pie crust (see below the next photo for a crust recommendation), and freeze.
Notes
(That’s not actually the hot chocolate crust in the photo. I ran out of time to make a homemade crust before the party. But if I’d had time, I would’ve made the hot chocolate one… An excuse to make this pie again!)
If you can’t have nuts, try this recipe: Nut-Free Chocolate Silk Pie.
(I’ve included the above link because I know many of my readers have nut allergies, and I’m sure people are going to ask!)
What do you think of raw desserts?
Although I seriously doubt I’ll ever become a raw foodist, some of my favorite desserts are raw: my fudge babies, mint-chocolate milkshakes, chocolate-raspberry cake, coconut cream pie…
I have an entire recipe category: Over 100 Healthy Raw Dessert Recipes.
Hiya! Just tried this, tho i am thinking the coconut oil should have been melted? as the consistency with the unmelted stuff is somewhat vile 🙁
Yes, coconut oil should always be melted first when making recipes. Otherwise you will get chunks.
Just made this for my fam for Mother’s Day and it was a huge hit! That is saying something because we have a lot of picky eaters and everyone likes different things. I will say that everyone said it was “different” but good! And I am all about the organic/raw movement but the fam is a bit slow on the approval of that so I am delighted that everyone had some! Definitely serve with some fresh berries on top…that really elevated it!
What if you just DONT like cashews?? Can you taste them at all?? Because of all the nuts in the world, I would DIE before I ate a cashew….bleh!
If they can be avoided, DEF want to try this recipe!!
Hi Katie,
I have finally got around to making this dessert, it has been sat in my favourites box for weeks, now it’s sat in the freezer and I can’t wait to try it ! how long should it be in the freezer before I can take a slice out?
Also I followed your recipes with exact measurements and found I had half the truffle mixture left over. Or may be I used too much crust in one dish as I only filled one?? Anyhow, as I have half the mixture left over I was wondering if you could suggest something different I could use it for? Don’t want to make another crust plus I don’t have the ingredients for it.
Thanks in advance xx
Make fudge! Put it in a plastic container, fridge, and pop out and cut!
I made this- it came out delicious. I soaked the cashews before leaving for work so they were nice and soft when I got home and was able to make it immediately. I did not melt the coconut oil down first which I think made it not as smooth, so I definitely recommend melting the oil first, also I used a food processor and it wasn’t completely smooth, so a high speed blender is probably a better option.
Do you serve this pie frozen?
I would thaw a little first 🙂
Thank you SO much for your healthy recipes!! They have saved my bacon and kept me on my diabetic diet, of which I am extremely thankful. I cannot wait to buy your cookbook and will do so soon. Thank you again for all your hard word and your amazingly delicious concoctions!
Alright made the chocolate Strawberry Truffle pie and it stated to put it in the freezer. How long does it need to stay there? After you take it out how long do you let it sit out ?
Could liquid stevia be used?