Cousin Leah's Creamy Dairy, Sugar & Gluten Free Chocolate Pie (Family)

Decadent, Delicious & Healthy!

Crust Ingredients:

3/4 cup super fine almond flour*

3 tablespoons Lakanto Baking Sweetener** (or sweetener of choice)

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 pinch pink Himalayan or sea salt

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, cut into chunks

Filling Ingredients:

1 cup sugar free chocolate chips

3/4 cup almond, macadamia or cashew milk

1 (12 ounce) package of silken tofu

1 teaspoon pure vanilla

1 teaspoon Whip It***

Topping

1 cup solid canned coconut cream

remainder of Whip It package

3 tablespoons Lakanto Baking Sweetener

Sugar Free Chocolate Bar, optional

Method:

Preheat oven to 375*. Place the almond flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a food processor or blender container. Pulse until well blended. Add the vanilla and butter and continue to pulse until the mixture comes together to form a dough. Press the dough evenly into the bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie pan. Prick the sides and bottom of the crust with a fork.  Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 1 hour. (The crust will become firmer as it cools.)

Meanwhile, place the tofu in a strainer that is lined with a couple of paper towels or a cloth towel. Allow the tofu to drain for an hour, to remove excess liquid. Gently melt the chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler or at 20 second intervals in a microwave oven. Add the tofu, melted chocolate, vanilla and one teaspoon of Whip It to a large mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to combine the ingredients until well blended and smooth. Refrigerate overnight.

Add the coconut cream, Whip It and sweetener to a bowl and beat at high speed to make a whipped cream. Spread evenly over the top of the chilled chocolate. If desired, use a cheese grater to garnish the top of the whipped cream with shaved chocolate. 

Cut into 8 slices. Serve. Store covered in the refrigerator.

*To make "super fine" almond flour, place almond flour in a food processor and pulse until it is a finer consistency.

**Lakanto Baking Sweetener has a finer texture than the regular Classic Sweetener. If you do not have the Baking Sweetener in your pantry, you can process the Classic Sweetener in a food processor, to create a finer texture.

****Whip It is a German product that "stabilizes" whipped cream and helps it hold its shape. It can be purchased at World Market, international grocery stores or online. 

Nutritional info per slice, approximately:

399.7 calories ~ 26.9 grams fat ~ 24 grams net carbs ~ 8 grams protein

Cousin Leah created this pie for her husband, Craig, who does not eat any dairy products and this delicious pie has become a family favorite!