Vegan Chocolate Pie - Strawberry Oasis Pie
 
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Inspired by the pie from the movie waitress, this vegan chocolate mousse pie is topped with fresh, saccharine strawberries - the perfect summery treat!
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Serves: 10-12
Ingredients
Crust
  • 1½ cups fine digestive biscuit crumbs (or graham crackers)
  • 
1 tbsp sugar, optional
  • 4 tbsp coconut oil or vegan butter, melted
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
Mousse
  • 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 tbsp cornstarch
  • ½ cup white or brown sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 2½ cups full fat coconut milk*
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips or a chopped up bar (150g)
To assemble
  • 1 punnet strawberries
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 170C, and grease and line the base of an 8-inch springform pan. In a large bowl, stir the digestive crumbs, sugar, coconut oil and cinnamon together. Press this well into the base of the prepared pan, forming an even layer. Bake for 7-10 minutes, then set aside to cool
  2. To make the mousse, mix the cocoa powder, cornstarch, sugar, salt, and spices together in a saucepan. Pour in the coconut milk, and whisk well until no lumps remain. Pout the pan over medium-high heat and cook, constantly stirring to prevent lumps from forming, until very thick and it is bubbling. Remove from the heat, and stir in the chocolate. Fold until all the chocolate is melted, then set this in the fridge to cool for about 15-20 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, slice your strawberries to top the pie.
  4. When the filling is cooler, pour it into the pan on top the cookie base. Top with the strawberry slices. Cool in the fridge for 2-4 hours, until firm, before removing from the pan to eat.
Notes
*1 can of coconut milk has about 1½ cups of liquid, so you will need to buy 2 cans for this recipe, but you will not use all!
Recipe by The Sasha Diaries at https://thesashadiaries.com/2018/03/13/vegan-chocolate-pie-strawberry-oasis-pie/