This lightened-up tackle the basic chocolate pie from blogger Chef Bai swaps out butter and cream for tofu, avocado, and cashew butter. The end result? The identical texture however in a more healthy, plant-based pie.
What you want:
9-inch storebought vegan pie crust
For the chocolate filling:
1 cup vegan chocolate chips
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 (14-ounce) bundle tofu, drained
1 massive avocado, de-seeded
¼ cup cashew butter
¾ cup coconut sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup cacao powder
½ cup vegan milk
For the whipped coconut cream:
½ cup aquafaba
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 can full-fat coconut cream, chilled in a single day
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons maple syrup
For the garnish:
1 (2-ounce) vegan chocolate bar, shaved
What you do:
- Bake storebought crust in response to bundle directions. Cool fully earlier than filling the pie.
- In a small double boiler on low warmth, soften chocolate chips and coconut oil whereas stirring ceaselessly. As soon as melted, put aside.
- Right into a blender, add tofu, avocado, cashew butter, coconut sugar, vanilla, cacao, and milk. Mix on excessive for 30 to 60 seconds or till easy. Add melted chocolate and mix on excessive till easy.
- Into middle of baked pie crust, pour filling. With a rubber spatula, easy filling till even. Cowl effectively and refrigerate for not less than 3 hours, or till set. Chill in a single day for greatest outcomes.
- As soon as set, for the whipped coconut cream, right into a medium bowl, add aquafaba. With an electrical whisk, beat 1 minute. Add lemon juice, and beat 4 minutes or till fluffy. Put aside.
- From can of coconut cream, scoop out simply cream from prime. In a separate medium bowl, add coconut cream, vanilla, and maple syrup, and whisk right into a easy, thick cream. Slowly fold in ¼ cup of the whipped aquafaba. Proceed including till a light-weight, fluffy texture is achieved.
- Pour whipped cream over prime of chocolate filling, spreading calmly with a spatula. Garnish with chocolate shavings. For greatest outcomes, let set in fridge for 3 extra hours.
