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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.
Wow Katie I’m amazed!! you post a new recipe EVERY DAY.. that’s unbelievable! Thanks for all your hard work (or possibly enjoyment? lol) we really appreciate it!!
Can u tell me the difference (in terms of texture / taste) between this truffle pie and the Chocolate-Raspberry Fudge Cake? They look similar, but the truffle one has vanilla and cashews as well. Which is richer / firmer / more dessert like, etc?
PS I just made your 1 min chocolate cake yesterday, (with applesauce so it’s kinda chewy)… my boyfriend saw the photo and went, “i want a dozen of these!!” i said, “it’s single-serving , i don’t do mass orders.” so he said “6” then “5” then “4” then…”seriously…it can’t be less than that!!”
Hmm… I think this one is smoother and silkier. The raspberry one’s more fudge-like, probably because it uses coconut butter as opposed to the oil. They’re really not similar in taste at all!
This dessert looks great! I would love it if you linked up this recipe to my blog hop for a chance to win a cookbook prize package: http://bit.ly/wJSl1h
I don’t eat raw a lot. But the times I have, I haven’t hated it! This pie looks delicious!! It’s so pretty 😀
you come up with the best stuff
This looks awesome girl! Love that it’s raw. I am not a raw foodist either, but making raw desserts is just so fun!
I have one question. You seem to use stevia packets quite a bit. I have some pure stevia powder, and was wondering the ratio for stevia packet to pure stevia powder?
NuNaturals has a handy-dandy chart if you look up their website! I know Katie says she uses NuNaturals. Hope that helps!
Thank you! I couldn’t find it on the website though, could someone share the link please?
http://www.carriagehousemedicine.com/stevia_conversion_chart.pdf
I don’t think I could every love or prefer all raw desserts but I do enjoy those Fudge Babies! Love, Actually has become one of my favorite Christmas movies. Also, I’ve made your Secret PB Cookies about 4 times in the last two weeks. I add some oats and semi-sweet chocolate chunks to them 🙂
That pie looks absolutely delicious, especially the crust!
Waw, amazing!
Can I leave out the cacao? I’m not a fan from chocolate but I like your recipe ideas!
Sorry, I’ve not tried it. I can’t vouch for the taste!
Hi
I love raw desserts (as well as other raw dishes). It is amazing what a vita mix or food processor can do to nuts, seeds and chocolate!
A breakfast or desset you may be interested in is breakfast fruit soup. Mix in the processor: mostly berrries, a little coconut or nut milk, and a little sweetner if needed or vanilla. Kind of like a smoothie but served in a bowl. I did add in some protein powder and flax meal but my kids don’t need to know that part.
thanks
Sounds delicious to me! I do it with strawberries and coconut milk… but I haven’t been making it in the winter ;).
Hi Katie! I’m new to your blog and am just loving it! This pie looks fantastic!
Aww thank you!!
Hi Katie!
Does this recipe need to be doubled or tripled to make a 9″pie? I want to make it to be a “normal” thick 9″ pie, so plenty to share!!
Thanks!
I filled a regular-sized graham cracker crust with this exact recipe :).
Perfect!! Thank you for the response!! (I have seen in other recipes you said you usually double or triple a recipe, so I wanted to make sure before I started!) I look forward to the emails daily..always something worth trying. I love chocolate more than any human should..I’d give you a run for your money! 🙂
Haha we should make a point to never be in the same room if there’s chocolate… things could get ugly ;).
Trust me, I’m a fan of this blog, so I’m not trying to “troll” or be “hateful” or anything of the like; but I have to say, this just does not look appetizing. It looks sort of spongy and chalky kind of like a cheap marshmallow.
Sorry, but I think I’ll pass on this one! Your Chocolate Bar Pie/Ultimate Chocolate Fudge Pie look *so* much more appealing, to be honest.
I cannot believe this comment. I’m in shock. Why on earth would you take the time to write something SO RUDE??!? If you really think the pie looks bad then why not keep it to yourself? Why would you put down someone who obviously works hard on creating and photographing beautiful recipes for your and my enjoyment every day? And you get to see all this hard work for no cost to you whatsoever. Your comment was absolutely OUT OF LINE. And to be honest, I do’t think you really think the pie is ugly. I think you’re a troll who’s just testing katie to see if she leave your comment up. Just my guess!
I’ll leave you with a quote from Bambi: If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.
Agreed.
Katie is a person, with feelings. Why would someone who’s “not trying to be a troll” write something like this? It’s not like you’re paying her, so who are you to criticize?
I put that disclaimer because I knew that I would be accused of being a “troll”, which I’m not.. just a reader. As I said before, I love the blog; the pancakes and muffins are great, and there are many other recipes that I’ve been wanting to try out.
It was not my intention to stir up anything; everyone has their own likes and dislikes. Believe it or not, not everyone is going to share the same feelings. Some people may think something looks or tastes good, while others may choose to pass it up. I’m allowed to express my opinions, you know.
Sure you’re “allowed” to express your feelings, but why would you WANT to hurt someone ELSE’s feelings in the process?
Katie works hard at her blog every single day, and I think your rudeness to her is absolutely insensitive and uncalled for. I second anon’s bambi quote. Just because you CAN express unasked for criticism doesn’t mean you SHOULD.
Katie also makes a living off this blog. The blog is a product. Products are definitely allowed (and should) receive constructive criticism.
Do YOU pay for the product? No. Then you have no right to criticize it.
You should either be grateful that you get it for free, or you should leave. Plus, as someone else said, how exactly is this CONSTRUCTIVE criticism?
What exactly waas your point in writing this? What exactly was your goal? Unless your goal was to be nasty to CCK, I can’t see how this is constructive criticism in any way, shape, or form.
You’re right, everyone has a right to their opinions, but maybe you could have been a little more tactful with your criticism…?
And just so you know, I just made this dessert with the “fudge baby” base and it is so far from being a “spongy, chalky, cheap looking marshmellow”. Maybe your computer screen isn’t showing the picture the best?
But I can assure you that it’s lovely 🙂
Get your head out of the clouds, “anon”. If you think THIS is so shockingly rude and out of line, you’re in a harsh awakening once you go out in the real world.
It’s just a comment. If you guys want these to go away, just ignore them. Don’t fuel the fire. Honestly though this pie looks not too different from her other chocolate pies. This first commenter is being really nit-picky.
You realize that it looks “chalky” because you freeze it and the cold makes it a little white when you take it out of the freezer (not unlike a fudge pop fresh out of the freezer).
The texture of it looks “spongy” because it’s like a mousse that has been frozen…
This looks absolutely amazing. I’m waiting on my new food processor to arrive so I can dive in and make a BUNCH of your delicious recipes. Question on this one: are the cashews you used raw or roasted?
raw 🙂
Whoa. This is one pretty cake!
Looks delicious!!! You should do a single lady tartlet version!
Most gorgeous pie ever! I really wish you’d posted this BEFORE Valentine’s Day. Now I need a new excuse to make one, because I can’t make it just for myself. Or can I??? 😉