One of my favorite things to do over the holiday season is bake! Or figure out clever ways to make a dessert that takes no time at all. Below are some of my favorite pies that fit right in as a good dessert at the end of your holiday meal. All of them use fruit or starchy vegetables as filling and no refined sugar so they are healthy enough to eat for breakfast the next day! Remember whatever desserts or treats you love; you can always upgrade the ingredients for healthier ones to make them guiltless.-XO Raw Girl
Blueberry Pie
Ingredients
2 Whole Wheat Pre-Made Crusts (or use gluten-free)
3/4 cup coconut sugar
3 tbsp Organic Non-GMO Corn Starch
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp lemon zest
4-5 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
Directions
Preheat your oven to 450°F. Put two pie crusts in the oven. One will hold your filling, and the other will be your top crust. Use a fork to Punch holes in your pie crusts with a fork and pre-bake for 10 minutes. Remove the crusts from the oven and let them cool.
Find a large bowl and combine the sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and lemon zest. If you are using frozen blueberries, let them sit out for 15 minutes or so at the beginning of this process and then strain them. Or you can use a saucepan on very low heat to defrosted them and strain the juice.
Next, mix in the blueberries with the mixture in your bowl, and pour into pie crust. Slice vertical strips from your crust that will go on top and lay over the pie vertically and horizontally with the filling inside and let it bake for another 25 – 30 minutes.
Remove pie from over and let it sit for an hour before you dig in and serve!
Pecan Pie
Ingredients
2 cups pecans (soaked)
6-7 cups dates (soaked 15-20 minutes in boiling water’
1 pre-made crust (whole wheat, spelt or gluten-free)
1/2 cup organic oats
grade B maple syrup
1 tsp coconut oil
Put the dates in a bowl and let soak in boiling water. While the dates are soaking, put your crust in the oven and brown for 10-15 minutes. During the 15 minutes or so it will take to brown your crust you are going to make your filling and topping for the pie.
Pour soft dates into high-speed blender, with ¼ cup of the water. Blend until a creamy, thick consistency, continuing to add additional water if needed.
Strain the water from your soaked pecans. Use a frying pan, and 1 tsp or coconut oil or oil of choice and with low to medium heat, brown your oats in the pan. When the oats begin to brown, add in pecans and continue to toss mixture for 2-4 minutes. Drizzle grade B maple syrup on the mixture and turn off the heat. This will be the topping for your pie.
Take out your pie crust from the oven which should be brown, and pour in your date filling. Spread the pecan and oat mixture evenly on the top of the pie. Let it cool, and then serve & enjoy !!!
No Bake Sweet Potato Pie
In order to make the crust, you need a high speed blender (similar to VitaMix) or a food processor, capable of grinding the nuts.
Ingredients
For the filling:
3 or 4 medium sized baked sweet potatoes (bake beforehand until soft)
3-4 cups of dates (these add sweetness so modify according to your sweet tooth)
For the pie crust:
2 cups walnuts
2 cups pecans
1/2 cup raisins
Put the dates in a bowl and let soak in boiling water for 10-15 minutes before you begin. While the dates are soaking, put walnuts and pecans into your blender or food processor until the nuts are ground into almost a powder (make sure there aren’t huge chunks). You can stop blending and use a spoon or spatula to move nuts around to catch any large pieces that haven’t blended properly.
Once the nuts are ground, add in the raisins and continue to blend. Do not add water or you will have a mushy hot mess o’ nuts! To get it all consistent you will have to stop blending and maneuver mixture around in order to make a consistent mixture. Once the raisins and nuts are thoroughly blended, grab pie dish and use your fingers to press the mixture into the the dish to form the crust. Make sure there are no holes.
Rinse out your blender and add the dates and the sweet potatoes without the skin adding a little of the hot water as need starting with ¼ cup. Blend until a creamy, thick consistency, continuing to add a little water if needed to blend.
Pour the filling into the crust, and put in the freezer for 5-10 minutes. Serve & enjoy !!!