Servings : 6

Minutes : 30

Ingredients : 11

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup Coconut Flour
• 1 cup Pitted Dates
• 1/4 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
• 1/2 cup Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
• 2 2/3 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
• 1 Banana (ripe and mashed)
• 1 cup Cashews (soaked for 1 hour and drained)
• 2/3 cup Canned Coconut Milk
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
• 1 cup Strawberries (sliced)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. To make the crust, combine coconut flour, dates, applesauce, coconut flakes, and cocoa powder in a food processor. You may need to process in small batches and combine them with your fingers in a large bowl. The mixture should be moist and crumbly. Add almond milk or water if it’s too dry, or more coconut flour if too wet.
2. Line a round 8″ baking pan with plastic wrap and press gently crust mixture into the tray. Let your crust set in the freezer while you make the cream filling.
3. To make the cream filling, blend the banana, cashews, coconut milk, vanilla extract, and maple syrup in a food processor or blender. You can do a taste test at this point and adjust the sweetness to your preference by adding more maple syrup.
4. Remove the crust from the freezer. Pour in the cream filling and spread it across the crust evenly.
5. Return the pan to the freezer and let it set for approximately 1.5 hours before topping with strawberry slices and serving. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 3 days, or freeze up to 1 week in an airtight freezer-safe container.

Notes:

• No Strawberries: Top with your fruit of choice (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, kiwi, bananas, etc!).

Nutrition:

• Calories: 443
• Sugar: 31g
• Fat: 23g
• Protein: 8g
• Saturated Fat: 13g
• Sodium: 56mg
• Monounsaturated Fat: 6g
• Calcium: 43mg
• Carbohydrates: 57g
• Iron: 5mg
• Fiber: 12g

Here are some variations of the recipe:

1. Chocolate Cherry Cream Pie: Replace the strawberries with cherries in the cream filling and add some dark chocolate chips to the crust mixture for a delicious chocolate-cherry twist.
2. Mango Coconut Cream Pie: Swap the strawberries with ripe mango slices in the cream filling, and add shredded coconut to the crust mixture for a tropical flavor.
3. Blueberry Lemon Cream Pie: Use blueberries in the cream filling and add lemon zest and a splash of lemon juice to the crust mixture for a refreshing blueberry-lemon combination.
4. Peanut Butter Banana Cream Pie: Incorporate peanut butter into the cream filling along with the mashed banana, and add some crushed peanuts to the crust mixture for a nutty and creamy pie.
5. Mixed Berry Cream Pie: Mix different berries like raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries in the cream filling and use a combination of berry slices on top for a colorful and berry-filled pie.
6. Almond Raspberry Cream Pie: Replace the cashews with almonds in the cream filling and use raspberry slices on top. Add a hint of almond extract to the crust mixture for an almond-raspberry flavor profile.
7. Pineapple Coconut Cream Pie: Add diced pineapple to the cream filling and use shredded coconut in the crust mixture. This combination offers a tropical and refreshing taste.
8. Maple Pecan Cream Pie: Mix chopped pecans into the cream filling, and sprinkle some on top. Add a touch of maple syrup to the crust mixture for a nutty and sweet pie.