This pie is the ultimate healthy gourmet treat. You’ll wish you could turn back time with the last bite of this pie—proof that nutritious food can taste good. Avocados are packed with vitamin B6, which supports your liver in metabolizing and balancing certain hormones such as estrogen. It’s the perfect non-chocolate rescue for PMS!
Serves 8
INGREDIENTS
CRUST
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup pecans
- ¼ tsp. unrefined grey sea salt or pink salt
- ½ cup pitted Medjool dates
FILLING
- 3 firm avocados, pitted and peeled
- ½ cup lime or lemon juice
- 1 tsp lime or lemon zest
- ¾ cup coconut whipping cream (see NOTE)
- 1 tsp. Stevia liquid, or ½ tsp. monk fruit extract,
- or ½ cup raw honey
- Pinch unrefined grey sea salt or pink salt
OPTIONAL GARNISH
- 1 or 2 lime slices
- Coconut flakes
DIRECTIONS
- Place the coconut, pecans and salt in a food processor and process until coarsely ground.
- Add the dates and process until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs and clumps together.
- Using the back of a spoon or your fingers, press the crust mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate or in individual ramekins.
- Place the crust in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Place all filling ingredients in a food process and process until smooth.
- Pour the filling into the pie crust. Allow to set in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
- Garnish with lime slices and coconut flakes, if desired. Store, without the garnishes, covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
NOTE: If coconut whipping cream is unavailable, chill a can of full-fat coconut milk in the fridge, then scrape the thick cream off the top; you’ll need ¾ cup. You can omit this ingredient if unavailable.
Nutrition facts per serving
Calories 363; protein 4 g; fat 31 g; carbs 28 g
Excerpted from Meals That Heal Inflammation, Completely
Updated and Revised Edition by Julie Daniluk. Copyright © 2024 Julie Daniluk. Published by Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Canada,
a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.
Photography – Walker Jordan
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