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Paleo White Chocolate Pie

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In a month our isaease will be up, and we decided to change things up a bit, and go to California for a while. We have friends and family in both northern and southern Cal, so it will be great catching up with them. One in particular is a very close friend from college (where Andy and I met). He was a professor of ours who became a mentor, and our closest personal friend. After we graduated Dr. Murphy was there with us at our wedding. He was the first person I called after each of our babies was born. Through thick and thin he has been our greatest supporter, guidance counselor and trusted friend. I love him so much.

We are also really looking forward to admiring the new landscape, and all the new (to us) parks, museums, beaches, farmers markets, and more. We will be staying in wine country, but also traveling up the coast when our new book comes out in October. But I’ll tell you more about that later. I can’t wait to meet you!!!

So yesterday I was looking in my cabinet, which we fondly referred to as “the chocolate cabinet” during the making of Paleo Chocolate Lovers. I was thinking that we only have 4 weeks left before we drive to California, and so I should use up my ingredients. The first one that caught my eye was cacao butter. And in an instant I knew what I wanted to make. White chocolate pie. Sigh.

Of course when this pie came out all heavenly-like I kind of wished I had done it sooner so I could have included it in the book. But oh well. That’s what always happens. And this way you get to enjoy the recipe right away.

White Chocolate Pie

dairy-free, Paleo, gluten-free

Paleo Pie Crust Ingredients

1 cup almond flour
4 soft pitted Medjool dates
pinch of sea salt
(double the crust for a larger pan)

Paleo Pie Ingredients

2 oz cacao butter
1 (13 oz) can full-fat coconut milk
1/4 cup honey
optional: 8 drops vanilla stevia
1 tablespoon grass-fed gelatin

Directions

  1. Add the crust ingredients to the food processor fitted with the S blade, and puree until it begins to clump together.
  2. Firmly press the crust into a 7″ springform pan, and set it aside. Note: if your springform pan is larger, then double the crust ingredients.
  3. Bring the coconut milk to a simmer in a saucepan and slowly whisk in the gelatin, until it is completely dissolved. (This may take several minutes.)
  4. Add the honey and vanilla to the coconut milk mixture, then transfer the liquids to the blender with a vent. Note: The vent is crucial so that the heat can escape while pureeing.
  5. Place the cacao butter in a bowl over a pot of barely simmering water. The water level should be a few inches below the bottom of the bowl. As soon as the butter is melted remove it from the heat, and add it to the other liquids.
  6. Puree until smooth, then pour over the crust.
  7. Refrigerate until set (at least a few hours).
  8. To serve the pie heat a chefs knife in hot water, then run the knife between the pie and the wall of the pan. Remove the wall and reheat the knife to slice. Best eaten room temperature.

♥, Kelly

Easy-Paleo-Meals-Pies My new cookbook Easy Paleo Meals has a whole chapter of gluten-free pies!

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  1. I wonder how your pie can be so beautifully white when it has honey and vanilla in it. Every time I use those items in things that should be white, I end up with a dingy off-white color. Am I doing something wrong?

  4. Kelly, am I selfish for being excited that you’re coming out my way? I live in the Napa Valley and think meeting you would be a hoot!
    Wishing you safe travels from Colorado!

  5. Looks divine!! By the way, how did you become a recipe developer? Very curious about that. Maybe you could do a post about that.

  6. Hi,
    How much Agar Agar would you suggest to use? I’m not really sure how I actually use it.
    Thank you 🙂

    Pie looks amazing!

  7. Thanks Winnie!

    Thanks Saskia! It will be fun!

    Anonymous, I did a post on that HERE 🙂

    Anonymous, If you want to test it with agar powder I would try the same amount (1 tablespoon), and let us know how it turns out!

  10. This pie looks yum! And I love “switching things up a bit”. How long will you all be in CA.?
    Our oldest son, soon to be 12, has high functioning autism, but he LOVES travel (which usually they dig routine). He is a people person though. Hope you guys have a blast! Safe travels!
    Hope in Spokane

  11. Looks great! Good luck with your move. I hope everything goes well for you and your family! Very exciting for sure!

  12. Hi Kelly, just made this, but sub’d MACADAMIA NUTS for the almonds in the crust…oh my! It’s divine. Thanks for posting this. Good luck transplanting yourself to Calif!

  13. The pie looks amazing! We are honored to have you out here in So Cal. We are just west of Temecula in Oceanside. North county SD is beautiful and really fun for kiddos. I bet the girls will love it!

  14. I’m wondering if we could just add the coco butter to the warmed coconut milk mixture and melt it that way? What do you think?

  15. read your post about how you started your blog…did you take cooking classes to learn how to invent recipes or does it come naturally?

  16. Oh my! Why didn’t I know I could buy cocoa butter on Amazon?? I’ve just added some to my next order and I can’t wait to try this pie! Thanks for sharing!

  17. Thanks guys!

    Jeanne, OMGoodneess that is an AWESOME idea!!!!! SO happy you loved it 🙂

    Anonymous, I don’t think that would work, but I could be wrong.

    Anonymous, I didn’t take classes. I got really into Cooking with Coconut Flour (by Bruce Fife) and raw food uncook books. Then I started experimenting from there 🙂

  18. Wow, Kelly. WOW! This pie was so good I ate the entire thing in just a couple days. My youngest son did help but he only ate 2 pieces. 🙂 I used lite coconut milk, which is all I had on hand and increased the gelatin to 1 Tbsp plus 1 tsp to compensate for the lack of coconut cream. I also subbed maple syrup due to my son’s intolerance to honey. This pie is so decadent and beautiful I plan to make it for a large party I’m hosting next week. We’re serving finger foods so I plan to try these out in mini cupcake wrappers. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!

  21. DD, I’m afraid there is no substitute. Cacao butter is pricey, but $50 for 9oz is totally over priced. 1 pound shouldn’t be more than $16 to $25.

  22. Is there a way to vent without having a blender with ventilation ability? I read about holding a cloth over the top of the blender, would that work? I really want to try this recipe, I’m planning on getting a ninja but I don’t think it has any ventilation. thanks!

  23. I’m planning on doing this recipe but not everyone in my household like coconut. Can i sub with raw milk?

    Also any other sweetener I can use besides dates for the crust?

  24. Kelly, thank you for another amazing recipe! I have never liked regular white chocolate, but for some reason this recipe intrigued me. It is AMAZING. There is no other way to describe it.
    For the crust, I pulsed almonds instead of using almond flour just because I had a lot of them.
    For the filling, I did try melting the cacao butter with the coconut milk/gelatin and it worked fine. Just make sure to fully dissolved the gelatin first. Then I gently added the cacao butter and stirred it on low heat until it was 90% melted. I transferred it to the food processor bowl and added the honey there, plus a tablespoon of vanilla paste.
    For those wanting to sub agar, in my experience, it takes 2x the amount of gelatin.
    Thank you so much for all your clever recipes!

  26. I made this on the weekend for my mom’s birthday and everyone loved it! Thank you for a recipe that is decadent and healthy all at the same time!

  27. I can’t handle seeds or nuts so can’t do crusts (can’t even handle coconut flour). It looks like this pie is solid enough (maybe?) to handle being crustless. Going to give it a try.

  28. I just made this — so delicious!! I was wondering what the texture is supposed to be like. Mine came out very mousse-like, but based on the photo, I would have expected it to be more solid (like real white chocolate). Just wondering if I goofed somehow?
    Thanks in advance if you have time to answer! 🙂

  29. I made a quick version of this with agar agar and thought I would share. It was a nice treat for someone who can’t have many treats. I can’t tolerate much fructose, so I skipped the crust and left the honey out of the filling. I sweetened with 5 scoops stevia extract powder from Frontier. (That is probably about 5/32 t.) I heated the coconut milk, the stevia extract powder, and 2 t. Telephone brand agar agar powder that I got at an Asian market. Then I melted in the cacao butter and let it cool a tad. I added 1 t. vanilla and a pinch of salt, whisked it, and poured it in a clean glass dish. I let it set up at room temperature a few minutes and topped it with some freshly toasted almonds before refrigerating it. It was yum. Thank you, Kelly, for the inspiration of your fabulous blog!

  31. Hi there! Think I could use cream or milk instead of the coconut milk? We can handle dairy most times.. I love the mild coconut flavor but not everyone does. Thanks!!