Ok seriously, this pie. It’s ahhhmazing!
I’m sure I’ve given you my rant before on peanut butter (it’s not something I eat often and tend to only enjoy it as a treat or when a serious craving hits), but you can’t make peanut butter pie without peanut butter. I mean, c’mon now! You’d be crazy to do something like that!
Well, truth is I am a little crazy because I actually mixed in sun butter with peanut butter and the deliciousness of this concoction is well…. ahhhmazing!
Ok, but really, enough about the pie. Let’s talk about the pictures, because as you know, I love to take my own food photos but it ain’t easy.
I just couldn’t get the right photo of this amazing pie and the lighting was off and the background wasn’t right, but I just had to share the recipe with you so I’m letting go of perfection and posting the pictures anyways.
I took a few shots so you can see the amazing crust and and my fancy little chocolate drizzle on top. I really wanted to top this pie with some coconut whip but I just didn’t have any. I would highly suggest you serve this pie with a nice dollop of coconut whip (not the gross whip cream people!) and if you have a piping bag, you can even make it extra fancy and pipe some whip around the pie.
As a random note, this crust is so delicious on it’s own, I was eating it right out of the food processor. You could actually roll the crust into balls or roll and then flatten into raw cookies. I would add in some protein powder and go a little easier on the sugar if you do decide to make cookies or balls.
I used gelatin powder in this recipe to add some thickness to the filling. There are many different types of gelatin on the market, but Great Lakes is my favourite. You can click here to see it.
Ok, so, let’s get to the baking, or more like the un-baking and whip up this amazing pie. As an FYI – you can use all sun butter and ditch the peanut butter altogether in case of allergies.
Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did. Actually, my boyfriend loved it so much, he ate most of it, which he might not be willing to admit too! Shhh! Don’t tell him I said that.
- 2 (14-ounce) cans full-fat coconut milk, refrigerated overnight
- 1/2 cup sunflower seed butter
- 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1⁄4 cup brown rice syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or ground vanilla
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon powdered gelatin, divided
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1⁄2 cup raw almonds
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 2⁄3 cup coconut sugar
- 1⁄4 cup cacao powder
- 1⁄2 stick grass fed butter, melted
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract or ground vanilla
- pinch of fine sea salt
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1⁄3 cup mini dark chocolate chips
- Refrigerate both cans of coconut milk overnight to help the coconut cream separate from the water. When you’re ready to make the pie, open the cans. The coconut cream should have separated from the water and risen to the top. Scoop off the creamy layer.
- To make the crust: Pulse the cashews and almonds in a food processor until a nut meal begins to form. Then add the rest of the crust ingredients and pulse until combined. Press the crust mixture into the bottom of a 10-inch tart pan and up the sides as much as possible. Place the pan in the fridge to harden the crust.
- While the crust is chilling, make the filling: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the peanut butter, sunflower seed butter, brown rice syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and coconut cream until smooth and well combined. Once smooth and combined, reduce the heat to low and add the gelatin 1⁄2 teaspoon at a time, whisking continuously, until the gelatin has completely dissolved and the mixture has thickened.
- Pour the filling mixture over the crust and smooth it out with a spatula. Refrigerate for at least 2-3 hours, until firm.
- Once the pie is firm, make the chocolate drizzle: melt the chocolate and coconut oil in a double boiler. Using a spoon, scoop up the melted chocolate and pour it over the pie, moving the spoon back and forth to create a pretty pattern.
- Store the pie in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 1 week.
