You look like you need a little more cream pie in your life. Am I right or am I right? Well if your eyes got all wide and sparkly when you saw these cream pie pics, then you can most certainly hop into the kitchen and scurry to make this easy, no-bake. raw, vegan dessert.
So Yes. I think today is officially Raw Vegan Walnut Cream Pie with Chocolate Swirl day here at HHL studios, aka my living room. Why was such a day created? Well this recipe was so awesome, one bite and I knew this pie needed its own celebration. I mean, I think we ALL need a little more (vegan) cream pie in our lives...
Seasonal Schmeasonal. This started out as a spiderweb cream pie (the chocolate swirly design on top) but it ended up just being a stand alone amazing cream pie that really needs no seasonal attachment or introduction. I think this cute pie would laugh in the face at anyone who called it seasonal. In fact, this pie is a recipe you could whip up any month, any day, any hour, and feel gosh darn amazing about it.
But ok yes, the cute spiderweb design with the chocolate on top does make this recipe fun for fall. And fall seasonal-ness gives you a nice excuse to make this pie. Ya know, because you need to add some fall festiveness to your September and October and so on.
Healthy goodness! This pie includes healthy walnuts, virgin coconut oil and even some fiber-ful rolled oats in there. Feel good dessert!
Raw Vegan Walnut Cream Pie
By Published 09/04/2014
No-bake raw vegan coconut walnut pie with a walnut oat crust.
Ingredients
- filling:
- 2-3 tablespoon maple syrup, grade B
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 11oz coconut cream, chilled
- ¼ cup virgin coconut oil, melted
- ⅓ cup raw walnuts
- crust:
- 2 ½ cups raw walnuts
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 tablespoon virgin coconut oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ½ tablespoon maple syrup, grade B
- chocolate:
- 1 tablespoon virgin coconut oil
- ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips (or use cacao powder for raw)
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, blend the walnuts and oats until a fine crumbly mixture forms. Pour this mixture into a large mixing bowl.
- To the bowl, add the remaining crust ingredients: coconut oil, salt, cinnamon and maple syrup. Fold until the mixture becomes thick and pliable, like a dry cookie dough.
- Grease an 8" pie dish with coconut oil. Then spread the crust along the bottom of the pie dish. Set aside.
- In a blender, add all the filling ingredients and blend until silky smooth. It is ok if the chilled coconut cream melts a bit, it will just re-firm up when chilled. Pour the mixture into the pie dish.
- For the chocolate, malt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together and stir until silky smooth. Use a microwave for easiest melting. Stovetop is your next option.
- Swirl the chocolate over top the walnut cream filling in one big spiral. Then using a toothpick or a butter knife, glide from the center of the spiral outwards, continue all the way around. You can swirl a second time by going in the reverse direction with the toothpick or knife.
- Place the pie in the freezer for about 30-45 minutes. Or until the pie is soft and fluffy, yet chilled enough to slice. The key to the texture is to chill it to the perfect amount. If you over-chill and it is too hard, simply leave it out at room temperature until softened.
Yield: 1 piePrep Time: 00 hrs. 20 mins. Total time: 20 mins. Tags: pie,dessert,nobake,walnut,coconut,vegan,chocolate
Teresa S says
Any nutritional information ie calories etc on walnut cream pie?
Sylvia Butler says
Also could you toast the Oats first?
Sylvia Butler says
Where do you find Coconut cream? Would any type nut work
Ania My Fat My says
It looks so good, can't wait to give it a try!
RockMyVeganSocks says
Ha - whenever I try making my desserts look pretty - they never turn out ;p Have you thought of doing a video tutorial on making things prettier? =)
Kathy Patalsky says
yes! that would be fun. will put that on my list..
Amanda - Create N Plate says
This looks great! I can't wait to give it a try!
Kathy Patalsky says
thanks Amanda!
Nan says
Looks great! Have you ever made it with almonds?
Kathy Patalsky says
no, but that would work! I might soak the almond overnight first .. at least for the filling almonds. Or use almond butter!
Nan says
Thank you! The walnuts sound yummy to me, but my daughter is allergic. Using almond butter in the filling is a great idea!
Jennifer Manriquez says
This looks SOOOOOOO good!
Kathy Patalsky says
thank you
lakecalm says
Why grade B maple syrup? Thanks!
Kathy Patalsky says
it is my favorite vegan sweetener. agave works too
Danielle says
Oh, goodness! Thank you for this recipe!!
Kathy Patalsky says
🙂
Kathy Patalsky says
Yup the crust is truly half the Yum!
Frederique says
Hmm... My SO is allergic to most raw nuts (go figure, cooking them makes it ok) BUT he is fine with pistachios... I wonder if i could sub the walnuts in the crust AND filling with some pistachios and sub the maple syrup for honey for a baklava -type taste? Green-ness oblige, i could even add some avocado to lighten things up?
Kathy Patalsky says
Sure you could easily substitute pistachios. You might want to soak them a while to soften them up (at least for blending into the filling part) good luck! Sounds yummy with pistachios!
John Hartil says
Yummy ~ I can almost taste it!
Liz S. says
Such a fabulous no-bake dessert!
BabyJune says
Oh wow that looks sooo good! So creamy and sweet, mmm 🙂 Love the use of walnuts!!
ZAP FIT says
Will chilled coconut milk for for the cream ?
Kathy Patalsky says
Yes, use only the white opaque part if the milk, which is coconut cream
sarah@mydarlingvegan says
Amazing! I definitely do need more cream pie in my life!
Kathy Patalsky says
😉
Sarah O'Toole says
Yes! Pretty sure I need to make this today:) welcome fall! My fav season!
Kathy Patalsky says
Fall is pretty awesome I will agree! Living in CA now I miss those crisp fall breezes that start to roll in!
Vanessa says
Yum! This pie looks so decadent! I'll have to give it a try next time my sweet tooth kicks in!
Kathy Patalsky says
it is pretty decadent, yet also super light and fluffy! Hope you try it 🙂