Sunday, April 3, 2011

Paleo Key Lime Pie


Okay, this is mostly an American thing: I'm not sure Aussies eat this...but it's like a cheesecake in a way. I love it:

Crust:
1.5 cups whole almonds
4 pitted dates
1 Tbsp coconut oil

Stick all of this into the food processor and whizz it up for ages until it is slightly sticky -don't go too far and make butter though!
I lined a cake tin with parchment paper.
Put it all in a cake tin and smush it all down with your hands until quite firm. You can have a crust up the sides but not too high - it can burn easily in the oven.
The more you smush it, the less it will fall apart later (kind of like putting decomposed granite in a driveway and rolling it with the big roller...but that's another story).
Preheat oven to 180C and bake it for 8-10mins.

Filling:
4 tsp lime zest
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
3 Tbsp agave syrup or honey
2 Tbsp coconut flour
3 eggs
1 cup coconut milk

Whisk it all together, then pour into pie tin over the crust.
Bake for 25-30mins and the filling should be set and not too jiggly.

Now, don't do what I did, get excited, and not let it cool properly. I tried to lift it out carefully to place on a plate...and it kind of fell apart all over the place. but, when i tried it, it was delicious, tart, creamy, and i managed to salvage one awesome slice for this photo :)

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