Are you in love yet?
How about now?
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.
Your recipes are ingenious!
Awh, CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 (these are chocolate-covered hearts ;))
Hi, Katie! I just wanted to say that I am so in love with your blog and trying your recipes. I’m kind of new to your blog but, you inspired me to do a little experimenting of my own and I came up with kind of a healthy fruit glaze and used it to top your WONDERFUL fudge pie (my cck fave recipe that I’ve tried so far). So, I hope you don’t mind but, I posted it to my blog with a link to your recipe. Anyways, it just made me think of my “version” when I saw this pic. Now I can’t wait to try this pie! I just had my second child last Friday and I made my mom go get the ingredients so I can make this! haha Thanks for all of your great ideas. They kept me inspired to try some new things in the kitchen during those last few difficult weeks of pregnancy. 🙂
Yum! Your glaze sounds delicious, and I’m honored to be mentioned in your post! (I’d post a comment on your blog, but I don’t have a google or open id account… but I loved the post!)
I’m definitely in love. YUM YUM YUM!!
This looks incredible!! Must try.
xox
hi katie
i made your 1 min chocolate for the 2nd time, but this time i put some chocolate chips in the middle, so they melted and become easy molten chocolate cake!! my bf was SO impressed. he called it a chewy “brownie”!! yummy!
This pie looks utterly amazing– you are so creative! I love your recipes– they’re just so delicious and easy to make too!
I have a challenge for you! Try creating more recipes using beans, no flour! I think you can do it (just because you´re clearly a genious) and it would be REALLY cool to see what you can come up 🙂
Okay this challenge is mainly because I love your blondie recipes but I´ve done them so much that everyone starts feeling a bit fed up…exept me 😉
Haha I actually have a TON of recipes with beans. I’ve even tagged them all 🙂
https://lett-trim.today/tag/beans/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Got some coconut butter from Mom’s Organic! Yay! I also found a product that reminded me of you, Katie!
They’re these chocolate sauces made by Wax Orchard, and they’re fruit-sweetened, fat free, and completely vegan. All that’s in them is pineapple juice, pear juice, dutch cocoa, and natural vanilla. They’re sooo good, and I was like “Katie could make this…” haha
I LOVE raw desserts..once in awhile I need something baked too!
Yikes… I just made this, had a taste of the delicious ‘batter’ and put them in the freezer, came back to the computer to tell you how good it tasted already…then realized that I totally forgot to add in the coconut oil!! So I’m guessing mine will turn out more like a frozen yogurt/ice type thing? :\ Oh well, it’ll still be yummy 🙂
LOL now I’m curious to try your version… it would certainly cut down on the cost of the pie. Coconut oil’s expensive!
It was very tasty, I thought 🙂 (my husband thought it was just ok). I used almond milk instead of water, raspberries and blueberries instead of strawberries, and no crust (froze them in ramekins) so it was like a sorbet/ice cream… delicious! Luckily, I was just making it for myself, and not for a party or dinner or anything. Will definitely try out the recipe again, making sure to add the coconut oil 🙂
Looks delicious! I’m always skeptical to use cashews, because they tend to weigh raw desserts down, but i have to say, they make for the best raw dessert consistency for cakes, so its totally worth using!
Made this tonight! So good. I used one packet less Stevia. I don’t know what I did wrong, but my crust wasn’t big enough. Was I supposed to make the first or second recipe you linked to? Anyway, we’re eating this tomorrow after Sunday dinner! My kids are so excited. As for raw foods…I’ve been 100 percent raw vegan, vegan, and vegetarian in the past. Right now I try to eat an 80 percent raw diet. I still eat soups (and some animal products like eggs) because of a thyroid issues, so I’m not vegan at present. I love raw foods, but I find the lifestyle hard to maintain with a large family. The desserts are the best! Thank you, Katie.
Ooh sorry to have been confusing! I never actually measure when I make the fudge babies anymore, and I make a bigger batch if I’m making a crust. The recipe was just for an idea of a crust, not necessarily the right amount. I can see now how that is confusing, and I’m going to make a note to fix my post when I get a chance!
Hi Katie! I just wanted to say thank you for posting such beautiful recipes, and putting so much effort into making us readers happy. I am recovering from an eating disorder, and the road ahead looks very bright. You helped show to me that I can be happy, healthy, fit, and beautiful without having to give up chocolate (my favorite thing in the world), and that really means the world to me. I will be trying this cake soon, and I know it will be great, like all of your other recipes I have made.
Aww wow, thank you Lea. Your comment meant the world to me. It really made me smile so much. Happy Sunday!! 🙂
This was the first recipe off your blog that I decided to make – but definitely not the last! I am totally in love with this pie! My husband thought it was really good too. I made the hot chocolate crust with half walnuts/half almonds – delicious. And the pie filling is SO GOOD and has such a fabulous texture on its own, I would eat it just like mousse right out of the food processor. I’m new to using coconut oil, but so far I am loving the flavor and richness it adds to any recipe. And a note to other readers: I used solid coconut oil and it worked perfectly!
Thanks for the awesome recipes Katie – I’m so happy I found your blog!
I am so so happy you liked it, Louise!
Hooooooly AMAZING. I made 2 of this pie this weekend – one for a gift and one for a dinner party. Everyone was in HEAVEN, and so was I knowing how easy it was. Chocolate Katie, you take the cake sweetheart! Can’t wait to try another recipe next weekend!
Aww you are so sweet!
Another beautiful and delicious dessert!! Mine is in the freezer…I counted down the minutes while the cashews were soaking 🙂 Thought about trying to lick the inside of my Vitamix, but reluctantly settled for a spoon instead! Sooooo yummy!
Thanks Katie, it’s my boyfriends birthday dinner tonight and I’ve made him this as his birthday “cake”, I’ve tried the mix that came out of the blender and oh my yum it was soooo good!
You’re always my first stop for amazing vegan dessert ideas!
PS before I found the recipe to this pie, I came across your little minute chocolate cake… So I had to make one then and there and try it! I WILL BE MAKING THAT BAD BOY AGAIN!! It was SO good, light and fluffy with just enough chocolate to feel naughty!
Love your work 😀
Aww thank you! I hope he liked the birthday pie!