PIEIts easy to make sugar free pie.
What you need and how to make it: Your favorite pastry (if it calls for sugar - just omit it and use orange or apple juice instead of water) Bake the bottom shell. (If you want a top crust you can bake it separately too and put it on after! Or you can plan to do a crumb topping (recipe below) To use honey or agave as a sweetener is best to cook the fruit and thicken it. I add a couple tbsp. of honey and a couple scoops of stevia in with 6-8 apples. I add just a little bit of water and cook just long enough for the apples to be soft but not mushy. Then I mix 1 Tbsp of arrowroot with 1 1/2 Tbsp of cold water and pour it in, stir it around and shut off the burner. It will thicken to a clear gel. Scrape it all into the baked pie shell. If you baked a top crust, place it carefully on top. If you planned on a crumb crust, mix until crumbly: 3/4 cup flour (or gluten free baking mix), 1/3 cup butter or margarine, 1/4 cup honey, 2-4 mini scoops of stevia. Spread this on top the fruit mixture and bake at 350' for 20-30 min. until it is golden. Tropical "Cheese" CakeI found the cheesecake part a little thin - next time I'll make more... and add a bit of lemon juice so its a bit more tart.
recipe from atouchofzest.com/raw-vegan-lime-cheesecake/ this is with my changes: crust: 1/2 cup almonds 3 Tbsp coconut 3/4 cup dates (soaked 15 min, drained) 1/2 cup oats Puree in blender and press into pan (9") Cheesecake: 1 1/2 cups cashews, soaked 4-8 hrs 2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted 1/2 cup canned coconut milk (I just used the fat) 1 Tbsp lime juice 1/2 cup pineapple juice 2 Tbsp maple syrup Puree it all in the blender until its smooth and pour onto the crust. Freeze. Store in freezer and take out 30 min before serving. Topping: 1 cup pina colada juice thickened with 2 Tbsp arrowroot. Mix into 1 cup pineapple, 1 mango, 1/2 pomegranate Coconut Cream Pie FillingCook together in a pot:
1 can coconut milk 2/3 cup coconut 2/3 cup honey 2 Tbsp tapioca powder 1 Tbsp coconut flour 2 eggs Pour into a shell of choice. Chill Top with coconut cream (chilled full fat coconut milk - just the top part fatty part) |
CREAM PIE FILLING (or Pudding)Banana Cream Pie ( or Coconut Cream Pie if you leave out the carmelized bananas!) - or yummy pudding?
Inspiration here - but here's my cost reduced version! http://glutenfreegirl.com/2008/12/banana-cream-pie-gluten-free-and-dairy-free/ 1 can coconut milk 1 can filled with oat milk (see recipe) (or other milk) 4 Tbsp Birds custard Powder (or sub cornstarch and a bit of salt) 4 bananas 2 Tbsp margarine 1/4-1/2 cup coconut sugar Cook milks with custard powder. Saute the bananas in butter and sugar until carmelized. Throw it all in the blender. VARIATION for Coconut Cream: Leave out the bananas - and just add the sugar to the custard. Add Toasted coconut. "JELLO"So simple, all fruit juice jello!
Warm 2 frozen concentrates (no sugar added - and do not add water!) When the concentrate is nearly boiling, sprinkle with 3 Tbsp gelatin (3 pkgs) and whisk until dissolved. Add 4 cups cold water and refrigerate to set. Pumpkin Pie - DF, SF, GFThis pie was delicious! It was creamy and perfect!
Recipe from: http://www.thespunkycoconut.com/2010/10/pumpkin-pie-egg-free-gluten-free-no.html Prepare and bake a pie crust - I used a commercial GF Mix. There is a crust at this link that I have not used. Add to blender or food processor: 2 cups cooked pumpkin (I used one that I cooked from our garden) 1 cup coconut milk / almond milk 3/4 - 1 cup coconut sugar (I used a little extra) 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice 3 tbsp gelatin that has been completely dissolved into 1/4 cup boiling water Puree. Pour into baked crust. Refrigerate overnight. (I used canned pumpkin and the comments said that with canned to use less gelatin - so I used 2 Tbsp - It could have used a bit more - next time I'll use 3 Tbsp and see how it goes) To make a traditional baked pie with eggs - use 2 eggs instead of gelatin and bake at 350' for 50-60 min. (uncover the crust for the last 20 min. I like to top the pie with this crumble: 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 Tbsp butter / margarine |