We’ve all had chocolate cravings at some point of time or the other. What better way to curb the craving than preparing your own chocolate pie at home? Well, last week I tried making chocolate pie at home and it turned out pretty good, so I thought of sharing this recipe with you all. This chocolate pie is a combination of a thick crunchy crust and a very smooth chocolate filling. It is absolutely easy to make and anyone can prepare it within no time. Here is a list of the ingredients that are required to prepare this delicious vegan chocolate pie.

Ingredients:

For the crust:

·         2 cups of almond powder

·         Pinch of salt

·         1 tablespoon of maple syrup

·         2 tablespoons of coconut oil

For the chocolate filling:

·         3 cups of coconut milk

·         ½ cup of sugar

·         1 tablespoon of cocoa powder

·         1 teaspoon of vanilla essence

·         2 to 3 tablespoons of water

·         2 teaspoons of agar agar flakes

Method:

Step 1: Pre-heat the oven to 300 degrees.

Step 2: Now, add the almond powder, coconut oil, maple syrup and a pinch of salt to a bowl. Add some water and mix all the ingredients together, until you get a dough-like mixture. Knead the mixture until you get a thick consistency.

Step 3: Grease the baking tray with some oil and put the dough in a baking tray. Spread the dough evenly to form a crust. Let the crust bake for 10 minutes till that time, let's prepare the filling.

Step 4: Remove the crust and let it cool for some time.

Step 5: Take the almond milk, agar agar flakes, sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla essence and put them in a food processor. Now process it until you get a smooth paste out of the mixture. If required, you can add a little water.

Step 6: Now pour the filling on the crust and let the filling settle on the crust.

Step 7: Let the pie cool down and then you can keep it the fridge for 4-5 hours.

You can garnish the pie with whipped cream or chocolate chips. Hope you like the recipe!

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