Nanaimo Pumpkin Pie — gluten-free, vegan, no refined sugar, healthy, quick, no baking — and awesomely yummy!
Quick, delicious, vegan, no-bake pumpkin pie.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Canadian
Servings: 1pie
Author: Valerie
Ingredients
Crust:
3/4cupof nutssuch as a mix of almonds and walnuts
3/4cupshredded coconut
3/4cupraisins
Filling:
1cupcashews
1/2cupcooked white beanseg. cannellini beans — or more cashews
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
7dates with no pits
2cupscooked or canned pumpkin
Topping:
1/2cupcocoa powderor 1/4 cup cocoa powder plus 1/4 cup carob powder
1/4cupcanola oil
1/4cupcoconut oil
2tablespoonsmaple syrup
Instructions
Place all crust ingredients in a food processor. Blend until everything is in small pieces, about the size of pin-heads, and maybe starting to stick together a tiny bit — but don’t blend it all the way to nut butter.
Put the crust into a pie plate. Use your hands to press it down into the shape of a pie crust. Just put the crust on the bottom and sides of the pie plate — don’t put crust on top of the edges of the pie plate.
Next, place all of the ingredients for the filling in the food processor. Blend it for several minutes, until the mixture is very creamy and smooth.
Pour the mixture into the pie crust. Use a spatula to smooth it out as flat as you can. There should still be about 1/4 inch depth between the top of the filling and the walls of the pie plate to make room for the topping. If the filling is too tall, scoop some out, then smooth again.
In a heatproof glass measuring cup or other microwaveable container, put the ingredients for the topping. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. If the coconut oil is not melted at this point, microwave again and stir again.
Pour the topping over the pie. If the pie isn’t covered evenly, tilt it gently or use the back of a spoon to gently spread it around to get the topping to cover everywhere.
Refrigerate for several hours.
This pie is very rich. I recommend serving it in wedges that are about an inch wide at the widest part.