Tahini and Chocolate Pie Recipe

You’ll need:

-Filling

• Tahini: 1+1/2 cups roasted sesame seeds + olive/ coconut oil, blended until smooth

• 1 can chilled coconut cream

• Sweetener, to taste (honey/maple syrup)

• 1/2 tsp ginger powder

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

  -Ganache

  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate (dairy free)

  • 1 heaped tbs coconut oil

  • 1/4 cup coconut cream

-Crust

• 1 cup oats

• 1 cup almonds

• 1/4 cup cocoa/cacao powder

• 1/4 cup liquid sweetener(honey; maple syrup)

• 3 tbs coconut oil, melted

• 1/4 tsp fine Himalayan salt

METHOD

Crust

1. Preheat oven to 180°C

2. Blend all dry ingredients until fine, add wet ingredients and blend

3. Once well-blended pour mixture onto a round flat baking pan and flatten with your hands, ensure that the base is level

4. Place pan into the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes

5. Remove from oven and allow to cool

Ganache

1. Melt all ingredients over a heated pot / in the microwave, mix well once melted

2. Spread mix evenly over pie crust and place into the freezer for 20 min to allow ganache to set

Filling

1. Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth

2. Remove piecrust from freezer and pour filling over ganache

3. Spread filling evenly using a butter knife

4. Place pie into freezer for 1 hour to set or , if serving the next day, place into fridge

5. Once set, decorate with nuts, seeds and other festive food decor