Avocado Chocolate Pie with Nut Crust

Nut Crust

2-1/2 cups ground nuts (I used about a 2:1 ratio of almonds and pecans ground in the Vita-Mix)

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 cup coconut oil

1 egg

2 Tbsp maple syrup

1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Add the salt and baking soda to the ground nuts and mix well.  Next add the coconut oil and egg, then squish it all around until everything is incorporated (no chunks of oil and everything is sort of wet). Finally, stir in the maple syrup and vanilla.

Pat into a 9 inch pie pan. Cook for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool while you make the filling.

Avocado Chocolate Pie Filling

3 Avocados, pitted and peeled
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup sweetener (honey or maple syrup)
1 tbsp vanilla
1-1/2 small apples, peeled, cored and chopped up
juice from 1 lemon
a little bit of salt
some almond milk

Put everything except the almond milk into the Vita-Mix. Turn on and quickly increase from Variable 1 to High and immediately start using the tamper to push everything into the blades as you add almond milk a tablespoon or so at a time. I'm thinking it's at least 1/3 to 1/2 cup of almond milk that you'll use, if not more. When everything is mixed (it'll still be thick, but all chocolate powder is incorporated), turn off the Vita-Mix and use a spatula to scoop into your prepared pie crust. Refrigerate for a couple hours. It definitely doesn't taste that good warm.

For an extra treat, put some whip cream, Cool Whip or other yummy whip (I haven't tried whipping coconut milk yet) on top before serving.