Happy December my friends!
I’m moving this recipe up to the top of my blog in celebration of the holiday. 🙂 It’s one of my most popular recipes of all time, and if it isn’t already a holiday staple in your house too, then I can’t wait for you to make it and be blown away!
Personally, I never really liked Pecan Pie in the old days, before I knew I was celiac and ate regular Pecan Pie with a wheat crust. It was sooooooo sweet. Unpleasantly sweet. Only way to tolerate it was to put vanilla ice cream on top, and even still, I didn’t like it. Don’t get me wrong, this variation of Pecan Pis IS sweet, but without going too far, ya know? It’s made with all whole foods, sweetened with dates instead of highly processed unhealthy corn syrup.
I hope you have a nice holiday and enjoy the pie!
corn syrup-free, gluten-free, Paleo, egg-free
Crust:
1 cup of cashews, soaked for 3 hours, rinsed, and strained
1 tablespoon coconut oil or ghee
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup shredded coconut
Filling:
1 packed cup pitted Medjool dates, soaked for 3 hours in 1 cup of water (save the soaking water)
1/4 cup coconut oil or ghee
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Fold In:
2 cups salted roasted pecans, plus more to garnish
- Set the oven to 400°F.
- Puree the cashews, oil, honey, and vanilla crust ingredients in a food processor fitted with the S blade for about 1 minute. Add the shredded coconut and puree to form a ball.
- Using wet hands press the crust into a greased 9-inch glass pie dish. Do NOT pre-bake the crust.
- Add all of the filling ingredients, including the soaking water, to the blender and puree until smooth. Fold in the pecans, then add the filling to the unbaked crust. Garnish the pie with more pecans.
- Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350°F, and bake for 10 minutes more.
- Allow to cool on the counter, then refrigerate to set.
- Serve with Whipped Coconut Cream, like the one in my book.
♥, Kelly
This recipes comes from my new cookbook Easy Paleo Meals which has a whole chapter of gluten-free pies AND holiday meal plans! Check out the step by step holiday meal plans HERE 🙂
