No-Cook Chocolate, Lemon and Lime Cream Pie- sugar and gluten free



Summer is here! And on Midsummer Day, which also happens to be Fathers' Day in the UK, I felt like diving back into the blogosphere with a special treat. It is no-cook rather than raw because I've used tofu, but a raw version could be made with cashew or almond cream. This recipe is the first in which I have used coconut flour; we were given some the other day. So far We're really impressed with the texture and flavour; it's oilier than regular flours and sweetish without being overly coconutty, and promises to be a versatile ingredient.
This dessert is loosely based on key lime pie, except that these are Mediterranean limes and lemons and I've swapped the meringue for chocolate, the richness of which offsets the citrus tang of the fruit perfectly. The firm, chocolatey base is a great contrast to the creamy, citrus-flavoured filling, which does eventually set more if you refrigerate it (should there be any left to keep in the fridge!) Next time -and that may be quite soon- I'll try a raw version with nut cream instead of tofu.




Base:
1 1/2 cups porridge oats (make sure they are labelled gluten free if you need them to be, as most brands are milled on lines which also handle wheat and will contain traces)
1 cup coconut flour
1 1/2 rounded tabs cacao
8 small fresh dates
1 cup melted coconut oil

  • Put the oats, coconut flour and cacao into a blender and whizz for a few seconds, until the oats are broken down into a coarse meal.
  • Remove the dry mixture and put into a mixing bowl.
  • Remove the stones from the dates and blend them with the melted coconut oil until smooth.
  • Combine the date and oil mixture with the dry mixture and press down into a lightly oiled tin/ mould with dampened hands. It will be soft and sticky at this stage. Place in the fridge, where pretty soon it will harden up as the coconut oil solidifies.
Filling:
the grated zest and juice of 2 small lemons and 2 small limes
1 litres of soya milk plus about 6-8 tabs bottled lemon juice for curdling it
1 1/2 tabs tahini
4 tabs agave nectar
  • Bring the soya milk to a fast boil and stir in the lemon juice, turning down the heat.
  • Place the curds in a sieve over a bowl to drain.
  • When cooled and drained, it should look a bit like cottage cheese. 
  • You are now ready to whizz all the above ingredients in the blender until smooth. You will only need 1 tab of the zest, and the juice should be no more than half a cupful.
  • Spoon onto the base and put in the fridge.
To Decorate:
Sprinkle with a little lime and lemon zest (not too much as it can be bitter) and drizzle with home made raw chocolate made by combining cacao, agave and melted coconut oil. The drizzles will set when you return the pie to the fridge.






Comments

  1. wow, totally hooked on the recipe. Looks inviting and super yummy. Kudos!

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    1. Thanks :) It's quick and easy if you have a high-speed blender, too! The base and filling could be changed to create different flavours as well.

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