Raw Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Happily serves 8
Raw ,Vegan, Paleo, GF (Gluten Free
All organic ingredients
Crust
1 cup soaked dates
1 cup pecans
I cup walnuts (can use sub cashews or almonds)
Optional: 1/4 cup figs
1/8 teaspoon of Himalayan salt
To make the crust:
Add the nuts to the food processor and blend until they are like a rough flower then add the dates and salt. Pulse together until it becomes a lumpy ball and then press into the bottom of a pie dish and refrigerate.
Filling
1 baking pumpkin (about4-6cups)
1 cup dates
4 TBSP softened coconut oil or coconut cream
1/3 cup maple syrup (can sub coconut nectar)
1-4 TBSP Pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves)
To make the filling
Add pumpkin to the food processor until smooth. Add the other ingredients and process until smooth. At this point you can transfer the filling to a high-powered blender and blend on the highest setting until It is smooth like the cooked version of pumpkin pie, or if you have a high-powered food processor you may blend it until smooth. Transfer the filling to your piecrust and let refrigerate for a few hours.
You can used canned pumpkin, but fresh pumpkin is so much better tasting