Chocolate Tofu Pie!

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Hello Everyone - All this talk of not liking chocolate got me thinking about one

of my new favorite desserts. This came to me through a yoga teacher at my

studio, but it's adapted from The Garden of Vegan Cookbook by Tanya Barnard and

Sarah Kramer.

 

This dessert is so yummy and so easy. It's rich so serve small slices with fresh

berries or with vegan whipped topping.

 

Have a great day,

Becky O.

Austin, TX

 

Chocolate Tofu Pie:

 

Ingredients:

2 cups chocolate chips

1 Tablespoon soymilk

2 12-ounce packages silken tofu

1 tsp vanilla

1 piecrust

 

First prepare your piecrust. I included a great wheat-free and sugar-free crust

below.

Open your packaged tofu and drain any excess water. Whether you buy shelf stable

silken tofu in the box usually found in the Asian section of your grocery store

or in plastic tubs in the refrigerated section, there will be some extra water

around your tofu. Just be careful not to lose any tofu as silken tofu falls

apart easily, especially the boxed tofu.

Place tofu, soymilk and vanilla in food processor or blender and process till

completely smooth, about 2 minutes.

Melt chocolate chips in the microwave for 45 sec - 1 min. on 50 %. Stir. Then

microwave in 20 second intervals till completely melted. Pour chocolate into

tofu mixture and process till blended.

Pour into prepared crust and chill for 3-4 hours before serving. Makes one pie.

The quality of the chocolate chips you buy will directly affect the taste of

your pie. I used Imported Dark German chocolate baking wafers I bought at

Williams- Sonoma for my first pie. For another, I used Ghiradelli Bittersweet

chips. Both worked really well and made excellent tasting pies. Check the

ingredients if you are trying to make a vegan pie.

 

No-Bake Pie Crust

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups pecans or walnuts

8 pitted dates- chopped into smaller chunks

½ tsp vanilla

¼ tsp cinnamon

2 T. water

 

In a food processor, blend nuts till they are finely chopped. Add the other

ingredients and blend until well combined. Pour into pie plate and press firmly

down with fingers. Fill with desired filling.

For a crunchier crust bake at 200 degrees for 1 hour before filling. Cool then

fill. Or for a raw living food pie, don't bake and add fresh fruit like

strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.

 

 

 

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