Let’s discuss that second when you find yourself so blissfully misplaced in one thing you’re consuming, the sound of your fork hitting the underside of the plate truly startles you. That was me and this creamy, pretzel-crusted Vegan Chocolate Pie.
One second, I used to be standing innocently at my counter, a near-full dish of pie in entrance of me.
The subsequent, I used to be watching an virtually empty pie dish questioning who had snuck into the kitchen behind me and eaten two-thirds of the pie whereas I wasn’t wanting.
I do a 360 and…
Nope. Empty kitchen. That was simply me. Consuming the whole pie. Oops.
Luckily, if ever there have been a chocolate pie acceptable for sprucing off solo, this vegan pie recipe (or maybe this Vegan Pumpkin Pie) is the one to decide on!
5 Star Evaluate
“Scrumptious! This turned out nice! And it was very straightforward to make. Creamy, clean, VERY CHOCOLATEY mousse.”
— Sarah —
This vegan chocolate pie tastes just like the decadent chocolate cream pie you’d count on at an old school diner, however the filling is:
- Utterly vegan (!)
- Naturally sweetened (!!)
- Filled with protein (!!!)
- AND constituted of a lineup of nutritious elements that may simply depart you feeling justified consuming a slice for breakfast.
The right way to Make Vegan Chocolate Pie
Right here’s how you can make the vegan chocolate fudge pie of your goals, my goals, and the goals of anybody and everybody who has ever wished that consuming a slice of chocolate pie was the dietary equal of consuming a salad.
Tip!
With out a crust, the chocolate filling can function an OMG-good vegan chocolate pudding that’s a bit lighter than my favourite Avocado Chocolate Mousse (one other profitable recipe for better-for-you ingredient sneaks).
Strive the chocolate mousse by itself or sprinkled with bonus toppings resembling:
- Whipped coconut cream
- Sliced bananas
- Recent berries
- Granola
- Crushed graham crackers
- Crumbled Oreo cookies (Ben’s favourite and technically vegan too)
- Pretzels (my private favourite)
The Components
- Pretzels. To take this chocolate mousse filling to the following stage, I poured it right into a pretzel crust. I opted for a pretzel crust as a result of I’m hopelessly smitten with all issues salty/candy.
- Frozen Bananas. These sweeten the chocolate pie naturally and contribute to the filling’s wealthy, creamy texture. Plus now that there’s fruit concerned, we will principally name this a parfait.
- Cocoa Powder. I wished this recipe to style as shut as attainable to a traditional French silk pie, and which means we’re utilizing chocolate in any manner we will. Making this vegan chocolate pie with cocoa powder ends in a pie that’s each extra intensely chocolaty and has fewer energy than if we used common chocolate alone.
- Melted Darkish Chocolate. Go as darkish as you dare, and don’t skimp. The higher high quality your chocolate, the higher the chocolate mousse pie.
- Almond Butter. Hi there good fat, protein, and chocolate’s BFF.
- Unsweetened Chocolate Almond Milk. Nope, we’re not stopping with the chocolate but. I used unsweetened chocolate almond milk. You could find it each refrigerated and shelf secure sections of the grocery retailer.
- Tofu. WAIT! Please come again. I pinky swear that this doesn’t in any respect style like a chocolate pie with tofu.
Tofu In Dessert (It really works!)
The tofu is right here for texture functions solely. When you mix it with the opposite elements, tofu makes the filling so lusciously creamy, anybody who tastes it should suppose it’s a chocolate mousse pie with cream cheese or pudding, not tofu.
The tofu additionally makes this vegan chocolate pie excessive in protein. Are you craving this for breakfast but?
The Instructions
- Put together the crust and then bake in a preheated 350 diploma F oven for till golden.
- Place the crust the freezer or fridge to chill utterly. DO NOT skip this step!
- Make the filling, then pour into the cooled crust. Refrigerate till set. High, slice, and ENJOY!
Recipe Variations
When you don’t have pretzels readily available (or they’re merely not your factor), listed below are a couple of different equally scrumptious crust choices:
- Vegan Chocolate Pie with Graham Cracker Crust. Add the filling to a graham cracker crust as an alternative. I think it might be nothing wanting magnificent.
- Vegan Chocolate Pie with Pie Crust. Basic French silk pie recipes name for normal pie crust, which is one other tasty choice. I’ve this recipe for Complete Wheat Pie Crust or Oil Pie Crust should you’d prefer to go this route.
- No Bake Vegan Chocolate Pie. When you’d prefer to hold this a 100% no bake chocolate pie, because the filling is already no bake, all you must do is use a no-bake pie crust recipe just like the one on this no-bake Chocolate Ganache Tart.
Nonetheless, you resolve to serve this vegan chocolate pie, depart all pretenses of self-control behind.
As I discovered within the kitchen the day this straightforward chocolate pie got here into my life, it isn’t the type of dessert that permits it.
Luckily, due to this vegan chocolate pie filling’s lighter ingredient lineup, you may let unfastened and know that you simply’re doing dessert (or, ahem, breakfast) in a extra nourishing manner.
Storage Suggestions
- To Retailer. Retailer leftover pie within the fridge for two to three days.
- To Freeze. Pie may be tightly wrapped and frozen for as much as 1 month. Let thaw in a single day within the fridge.
Storage Suggestions
When you’d prefer to make simply the filling and eat it like a chocolate pudding or mousse, retailer it in an hermetic container within the fridge for Three to Four days. The banana taste will grow to be barely extra pronounced, however it should nonetheless be yummy.
Advisable Instruments to Make this Recipe
- Pie Plate. When doubtful, a traditional white pie plate is the way in which to go. This one will final a lifetime.
- Pie Server. Despite the fact that a fork is admittedly all you want for digging into this vegan pie.
Excessive-Powered Blender
A blender with a high-powered motor gives you the smoothest, silkiest filling.
For the Pretzel Crust:
- Three half of cups entire mini pretzels or skinny pretzel sticks, use gluten-free pretzels to make the pie gluten free
- half of cup unsalted butter or vegan butter (1 stick)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
For the Chocolate Mousse Pie Filling:
- 12 ounces mushy, further mushy, or silken tofu (1 bundle) (I used mushy; don’t use any number of agency tofu, because it won’t have the right creamy texture)
- 1 cup frozen banana slices about 5 ounces
- half of cup almond butter or different nut butter of selection
- 1/4 cup unsweetened chocolate almondmilk
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 8 ounces good-quality chopped darkish chocolate or chocolate chips, about 1 1/Three cups (I used Dealer Joe’s 72% darkish chocolate bar), dairy free if wanted
For Bonus Topping (Optionally available):
- Whipped coconut cream chopped chocolate, further crushed pretzels
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Make the crust: Place a rack within the heart of your oven and preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Within the bowl of a meals processor fitted with a metal blade, pulse the pretzels till they type largely effective crumbs with a couple of extra textured items remaining all through. When you wouldn’t have or choose to not use a meals processor, place the pretzels in a ziptop bag and crush them with a rolling pin (chances are you’ll must double up the bag if it will get any small holes).
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Soften the butter in a big, heatproof bowl within the microwave. Add pretzel crumbs (it is best to have about 1 half of cups; make a couple of further or subtract as wanted) to the bowl with the melted butter. Add the sugar, and then stir till evenly moist and mixed. The crumbs ought to maintain collectively simply when pressed. If they don’t, add 1 to 2 tablespoons further melted butter. Press the crumbs into the underside and up the sizes of a 9-inch pie dish. Bake for Eight minutes, till golden and aromatic. Put aside to chill barely, and then place within the freezer or fridge to chill utterly. Don’t proceed with the recipe till your crust and pie dish are at or beneath room temperature.
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Make the filling: Whereas the crust cools, place the tofu, frozen banana, almond butter, chocolate almondmilk, and cocoa powder in a blender. Mix till utterly clean. In a microwave-safe bowl or in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, soften the chocolate, and then add it to the blender and mix once more till very clean, stopping to scrape down the blender as wanted. Strive your easiest to not eat the whole factor proper then and there.
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Pour the filling into the cooled crust and clean the highest. Refrigerate till set, at the very least 6 hours or in a single day. When able to serve, high with whipped coconut cream, chocolate, and pretzels as desired. Slice and take pleasure in!
- Pie may be tightly wrapped and frozen for as much as 1 month. Let thaw in a single day within the fridge.
- Retailer leftover pie within the fridge for two to three days.
- When you’d prefer to make simply the filling and eat it like a chocolate pudding or mousse, retailer it in an hermetic container within the fridge for Three to Four days. The banana taste will grow to be barely extra pronounced, however it should nonetheless be scrumptious!
- Extra crust choices: When you choose to not do a pretzel crust, you may swap a graham cracker crust, common pie crust, or just benefit from the filling by itself as a scrumptious vegan chocolate mousse.
Serving: 1(of 12)Energy: 377kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 8gFats: 23gSaturated Fats: 10gPolyunsaturated Fats: 3gMonounsaturated Fats: 8gTrans Fats: 1gLdl cholesterol: 21mgPotassium: 370mgFiber: 5gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 252IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 4mg
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