Strawberry Vegan Cream Avocado Pie
What do you do when you have a refrigerator full of avocados that are ripe and ready to go? Make a raw avocado pie, of course! And what goes great with avocado? Strawberries!! You know me, I can’t leave well enough alone so I couldn’t stop with just the avocado pie. I simply had to add a strawberry cream topping with a little ganache to finish it off. The result is a delightfully paired trio…avocado, strawberries and chocolate. Another raw food dessert recipe for your collection!
Avocado and Strawberry "Cream" Pie
SERVES 8-10
Crust
- 1 1/2 cups walnuts (I used presoaked, dehydrated nuts)
- 3 dates, soaked until soft
- Place all ingredients in food processor. Pulse until finely ground and well blended.
- Pat into 9″ pie plate. Set aside.
Filling
- 3 avocados
- 1 cup cashews, soaked overnight, rinsed and drained
- flesh from one thai coconut (about 1 cup)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup agave nectar or liquid sweetener of choice
- Place all ingredients in food processor, process until smooth.
- Smooth into crust.
- Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Topping
- 1 1/2 cups cashews, soaked at least 6 hours, drained and rinsed.
- 1 cup filtered water
- 2/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 2 tablespoons raw agave or liquid sweetener of choice
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
- Combine all ingredients except strawberries in high speed blender. Blend until smooth. Refrigerate until set (this can take several hours).
- Stir in sliced strawberries.
- Spoon over pie.
Ganache
- 1/4 cup raw agave nectar
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup cacao
- Whisk all ingredients together until smooth and glossy.
- Dip spoon in ganache and add to top of pie.
Johanne wrote on July 1, 2012
I am making this right now and it looks soooo delicious! Tips: I used honey instead of agave and it worked out. I left the topping in fridge overnight, but now its too hard and the consistency of it is not soft enough for me to put strawberries in…I will leave it on the counter for a bit and see if it softens. Hopefully I will still get a great result!
Robyn wrote on June 24, 2012
I would not feel guilty one bit for having this for breakfast(so healthy!) Love raw and really love avocados,,,thx for a fantastic recipe<3
John wrote on June 24, 2012
Just made this and waiting for everything to set. Awesome! Beautiful! Tasty!
ben wrote on June 17, 2012
Thanks, Susan.
julia wrote on June 17, 2012
Oops typing on my phone :/ meant calories and carbs etc
julia wrote on June 17, 2012
This looks great! Just made it for fathers day:) just wondering if you know nutrition facts for the whole pie it per serving. Calories,crabs, etc
Susan wrote on June 17, 2012
There are quite a few recipe calculators on line that can give you this information. Cheers!
Amy @ fragrantvanillacake wrote on June 16, 2012
This sounds amazing! It is funny, because my Mom was just telling me I should make a raw strawberry avocado cheesecake. I should show her this ;)!
Carly wrote on June 16, 2012
So many yummy recipes call for cashews but it seems my son is allergic to them. Do you have another suggestion as a substitute for cashews? Thanks!
Elizabeth wrote on June 16, 2012
Beautiful, just beautiful. Your photography is amazing–what a gift you have.
Peace and Raw Health,
Elizabeth