Bottomless you say...well you naughty little pie. Where is your crust? Truth be told, I'm still working on my own SCD pie crust and didn't want to wait any longer to share this recipe with you. I do love crust, but this pie still rocks bottomless. If you're a crust lover like me, then check out the crust recipe links below in the notes section.
After my friend Laura, from Gluten Free Pantry, made her no-bake vegan key lime pie, I started dreaming about it and wanted to make a SCD version. I'm trying to "beef up" my SCD dessert list here. The only thickener allowed on SCD (aside from eggs) is gelatin. Luckily, it works just perfect for this recipe. I did try this recipe with eggs, but it was too eggy for my taste and didn't set up quite right. If you like tart, well this dessert if for you. I LOVE tart, it's my favorite (far more than the sweet, sweet chocolaty stuff my husband devours). My kiddos love this pie too which is awesome sauce because it's a super healthy, nutrient dense treat. Thank you Laura for the inspiration!
Bottomless Key Lime Pie
with Whipped Lemon Coconut Cream
with Whipped Lemon Coconut Cream
Ingredients:
Lime Filling
-1 can SCD legal coconut milk
-1/3 cup local honey
-3/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice (10-15 limes depending on their size)
-1 ripe avocado
-2 1/2 teaspoons grass fed gelatin (.25 ounces) or 1 envelope of Knox gelatin*
How To
1. To a food processor add: lime juice, honey and avocado. Blend until well incorporated.
2. In a 1 cup glass Pyrex, add 1/3 cup of room temperature coconut milk and mix in the gelatin and allow the gelatin to "bloom."
3. Slowly heat the remaining coconut milk on the stove top (do not boil).
4. Remove the pan from stove top and add the gelatin mixture into the pan and whisk with the heated coconut milk.
5. Pour the coconut milk mixture into the food processor and blend for 10 seconds.
6. Pour mixture into a 9" pie dish (with or without a crust) and place in refrigerator for at least 8 hours.
4. Remove the pan from stove top and add the gelatin mixture into the pan and whisk with the heated coconut milk.
5. Pour the coconut milk mixture into the food processor and blend for 10 seconds.
6. Pour mixture into a 9" pie dish (with or without a crust) and place in refrigerator for at least 8 hours.
7. After the mixture has set, top with whipped lemon coconut cream and return to the refrigerator for an additional 2 to 4 hours.
Whipped Lemon Coconut Cream
-Cream from 1 can of coconut milk*
-3 tablespoons honey
-1 teaspoon vanilla
-1/2 teaspoon lemon flavor
How To
Wait at least 8 hours before adding the whipped lemon coconut cream to pie.
1. To a glass bowl add the honey, vanilla and lemon flavor. Mix.
2. Scoop out the coconut cream and add to the bowl.
3. Mix on high with hand-held mixer until well incorporated (I use the whisks on the hand mixer).
4. Quickly top pie and place back in the refrigerator for 2 to 4 hours.
Notes:
*Place several cans of coconut milk in the coldest part of your refrigerator for several days. Remember that each can is different, some creams will be thicker than others.
*If you only have access to Knox gelatin, that's fine, but if you can, try this grass fed brand.
*SCD Legal Crusts: Honey Gram Cracker Crust, Dan's Awesome Pie Crust, Vegan Raw Pie Crust, Deep Dish Pie Crust
*SCD Legal Crusts: Honey Gram Cracker Crust, Dan's Awesome Pie Crust, Vegan Raw Pie Crust, Deep Dish Pie Crust
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This looks blissfully creamy and delicious! I love using avocado in lime pie/pudding/mousse recipes. Now if only I could eat honey right now! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Amber. Well, starting today I've cut out ALL sugars for at least a week (leaving just a few fruits, apples and strawberries). We have all been suffering from miserable allergies and my son has literally been congested and sick for 2 months. Allergies are really bad here in Northern California, so I need to do something! Thus, I turn to food. I was totally inspired by this post: http://www.thewholegang.org/2012/04/how-i-got-rid-of-my-seasonal-allergies/
ReplyDeleteOff to make one of her green smoothies...
Hugs,
--Amber
This looks lovely - shame I can't eat it :( Wonder if you can come up with a SCD legal vegetarian one? :)
ReplyDeleteHi Vicky,
DeleteI tried with the eggs, but it just didn't work for me. Wish there were more binding options on SCD!
Hugs,
--Amber
Oh my, yes please! And no crust = EASY!! i am so all over this...you need to get some social media buttons in your posts so people can easily share your genius! let me know if you want help. W/ vicky, you could try agar agar and scd legal sweeteners are? no coconut nectar? Stevia would work too...but some tweaking to compensate for less liquid..maybe.
DeleteThanks Tessa! Yes, please help me with the social media. I have no idea. I'll be in touch via email!
DeleteThanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately, agar agar is not legal on the SCD. The only legal thickeners are eggs or gelatin (very limited) and the only legal sweeter is honey. Vicky was referring to the gelatin, as she's a vegetarian. Eggs would work in this dish, I just didn't like how it tasted, plus it didn't set up right (but I only used 2 egg yolks). Less liquid would work too! :-)
then scd and vegetarian would be a very limited and difficult diet to follow! I wonder why stevia is not allowed?
DeleteYes, I agree. And I'm doing SCD with no dairy, so it further limits my options (hence all my planning before I begin).
DeleteFrom the SCD legal/illegal foods site regarding Stevia:
"Its molecular structure resembles a steroid and the effects are unknown."
so you know me, I had to experiment, i love a challenge! i left the gelatin out. So here's a vegan, raw version: I added 1/4 cup less lime juice, and then added 3 or 4 tablespoons coconut butter(i am sure coconut oil would work too) and whirred the whole thing, raw, in my blender. It set up beautifully, a mousse-esque/pudding texture but no wiggly wiggly!! I then used leftovers today for a smoothie: i added strawberries, milk, chia seeds, delicious!!
Deleteoh and a bit more avocado to bind a bit further would work too!
DeleteHi Tessa,
DeleteWow! You're so cleaver. Thank you for this variation. I would love to try this version over the weekend. So, just to clarify, can you double check below for me. Thanks!
Ingredients:
-1 can coconut milk (I'll be using Natural Value, the only SCD legal milk)
-1 avocado
-3 tablespoons coconut butter
-1/2 cup lime juice
-1/3 cup honey
How To:
1. Mix all ingredients in food processor
2. Transfer to pie dish
3. Place in refrigerator to set up (I'm assuming?)
Does this slice into a pie shape?
Can't wait. :-)
sounds about right..although I wasn't measuring! With a crust, this would slice I bet!
DeleteOhhhh... this looks so good! I especially love the Lemon Coconut Cream Topping :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Cassidy. Me too!!
DeleteThis recipe looks great! I would love it if you linked up this post to my blog hop for a chance to win a cookbook prize package: http://ow.ly/aj76a
ReplyDeleteI'll check it out, thanks Matt.
DeleteThis sounds awesome. I love key lime and lemon meringue pies. I agree, it is hard to make the filling not eggy tasting. Unfortunately, Mike is weirded out by gelatin so I'm not sure this will work either. Maybe I'll take Tessa's advice and try agar.
ReplyDeleteHi Kalinda,
DeleteThanks!
The SCD is quite restrictive, which is why I'm trying to put together a nice list of desserts for myself. So if you're interested in vegan, please refer to Laura's recipe (link is in post text). It's vegan, which I would prefer, but alas, the only legal thickeners on SCD are eggs and gelatin.
Hope you're having a great day!
--Amber