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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.
It didn’t even occur to me that this is a raw dessert until you said so! Looks delicious!! Thanks for sharing!
this looks amazing! Strawberry AND chocolate? sounds divine!! <3 love you and your recipes Katie! Hope you had a great Valentines day!
This looks sooooo good!!!! thanks for sharing
YUM! Oh my gosh, this pie tastes AMAZING!!!
It tastes like something you’d get at a very fancy restaurant. I can’t believe I made it in my own house, and it was so easy (I’m not a cook like you)! My husband is going to FLIP for this!
🙂 🙂
Looks delicious!! Just wondering of you have the calorie count?
Is that an oreo pie crust I spy?! My grandma uses those when she makes peanut butter pie and they are SO delicious! They totally make the dessert!
Yes, they’re accidentally vegan!
If it looks so good, who cares it’s raw? 🙂 But as much as I love raw desserts, I don’t think I could ever become a raw foodist because I prefer my meals cooked.
I couldn’t eat raw food all the time, but raw foodists have come up with some of my favorite desserts!
That looks delish! I’m a huge fan of the chocolate/fruit combo. I made a vegan chocolate layer cake with a raspberry center last week, and now I’m adding this one to my list since the cake disappeared pretty quickly. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Oh wow. Just made this today. I didn’t have dates on hand for the hot chocolate crust, so I used pecans (raw) processed with a couple squares of a 90% dark chocolate bar and a dash of salt.
I gave up processed food and sugar recently and have been searching for new healthier recipes to try. This recipe has just gone right to the top of my favorites list. Can’t wait to make it for a special occasion for friends/family. They’ll love it! Thanks so much 🙂
This looks awesome Katie!
So I’ve made a couple of your recipes, but when I got to try a new one I’m always missing one ingredient or don’t have one component of the recipe. Would you be willing to possibly share some staples you always have on hand? I love your indulging yet maintaining a vegan diet, as I myself try to eat as raw as possible! I just thought this could b a post idea or even just helping a sista out!
Off to try making this!!!
It’s hard to give a comprehensive list, but I do have a rough list on my faq page: https://lett-trim.today/faq-page/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Hope that’s helpful!
Katie, This looks simply amazing!! I want to try the jelly roll too! I love that the Sarah commenter calls herself the “official CCK drooler” — too cute!! She is not the only one (clearly!) who drools over your recipes! I just cannot believe the depth of your creativity! Each recipe you make seems completely different from the last!
I’ve noticed that there is more and more Stevia (not larger quantities), just that sweetener is becoming more common in your recipes than it used to be. Stevia and agave are so much better choices of sweeteners than sugar or any artificial sweetener, but I still prefer when you use dates. Unfortunately, stevia is considered a “dietary supplement” which means that it isn’t regulated by the FDA/government, until there are may problems reported. Stevia has long been used in other countries, but as for it’s use here, I just wish it would be considered a food, moved over a few shelves with the other sweeteners, so production would be regulated. You lived in Japan as a child right? Since that’s a country that has been using it a while, did you grow up using it? Curious on your thoughts! Have a good night!
Thanks as always,
Colleen (www.fresh-you.com)
I actually don’t think I’d ever had it in Japan… Maybe in tea? I was so young when I lived there, I didn’t really pay much attention to the things IN foods. But I do know I ate a lot of chocolate!! Pocky, chocolate-filled koalas, yan yans (chocolate dipped breadstick things), etc. 🙂
Mmm I love strawberries and I LOVE raw desserts. They’re usually so rich and decadent!
I have yet to make a raw dessert but they always look so wonderful that I hope to try soon. I love this idea for this truffle pie. Yum. Can’t wait to try it!
I LOVE raw desserts. I suggest subbing some of the cashews for avocados — they’ll give the pie a bit of creaminess. Mmmm.
Thank you for another fabulous recipe! My cashews are soaking and crust is made in anticipation of making this tomorrow. I just have a little question about the coconut oil. Should we put it into the Vitamix in liquid or solid form or does it matter?
I don’t think it matters, but mine was liquid.
Actually, maybe liquid would be better… otherwise you might get chunks!