This chocolate pie has everything you love about pie and nothing in it to slow your progress with Paleo. It’s rich, chocolatey, and with a delicious crust that makes you want to start at the back and work your way up.
2. Ingredients
For the crust
1 cup (100 g) almond flour
1/3 cup (40 g) coconut flour
1 egg, lightly beaten
4 tbsp (60 ml) coconut oil
1 ½ tbsp raw honey
For the filling
¾ cup full fat coconut milk
1/3 cup raw cocoa butter
¼ cup raw cocoa powder
6 tbsp raw honey
2 eggs
For decoration
1 cup fresh mixed berries (optional)
3. Method
1. To make the crust, in a large bowl combine well the coconut flour,
almond flour, coconut oil, honey and egg. Refrigerate, covered, for 30
minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Press the mixture into a 9-inch pie plate, prick it
all over with a fork and bake for 12 minutes. Meanwhile, make the filling.
Place the cocoa butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering
water and stir until the cocoa butter is fully melted. Set aside
3. In a large bowl beat the eggs with honey. Add coconut milk, cocoa
powder and mix well until combine. Add the melted cocoa butter and
combine. Remove the crust from the oven and set aside. Pour the
mixture into a pastry case and bake for 40 minutes. Cool at room
temperature. Top with fresh berries if using, cut into into wedges and
serve
