This dessert has to be one of my all time favorites. I thought it was a perfect first recipe of the year because everyone that has had a taste has gone crazy for it! It is really easy to make, absolutely delicious, and you can't believe that it is vegan, gluten free, and only sweetened with maple syrup and the unrefined sugar in the vegan cookies and chocolate chips. It's no secret that I adore the peppermint and chocolate combo. It's a toss up between that and the peanut butter and chocolate mix, as to what's my favorite. No matter how full I am, I always have a secret compartment for these delicious goodies!
The inspiration behind this creation comes from the Peppermint Patties created by one of my favorites Oh She Glows. As soon as I saw the recipe post, I new I had to make it. Since I was hosting Christmas dinner this year, and I wanted some sort of pie to accompany my dessert table, I decided to make these into a pie. My first thought was to use chocolate cookies pulsed with coconut oil as the crust, then put the filling, then top with a layer of melted chocolate. But the more I thought about it, I wanted the crust to be firm and not fall apart as we were serving. So I used a second melted chocolate layer on the bottom, then crumbled the cookies into it while still melted so that when it hardened it was a firm chocolate cookie crust. It was definitely the right move! The crust came out with just the right amount of crunch I wanted, but still chocolatey and firm. Any vegan/gluten free/refined sugar free chocolate cookie works. Or really any cookie, depending on what level of health you want to achieve. I found plenty of options at the local health food store, Jimbos, I do a lot of my shopping at. I also used pure organic maple syrup to sweeten the filling instead of Agave and added a touch of vanilla extract. It turned out great!
It's amazing that this dessert is made with under 10 ingredients. Everyone at our Christmas dinner loved it and kept going back for more. They were even happier to hear that this was one of my "healthy" desserts! I promised to put this up on the blog sooner than later, so here you all go...enjoy. I even had to stop and take a bite of leftovers while writing this post!
Peppermint Patty Freezer Pie
Equipment
Notes
- 2 cups crushed chocolate cookies
- 1 cupย vegan chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoonsย coconut oil
- 1 cup raw cashews (soaked overnight for creamiest results, can soak less but may not be as smooth and creamy)
- 1 cup melted coconut oil
- ยฝ cup maple syrup
- ยผ cup almond milk
- 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup vegan chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoons coconut oil
Recipe by Veggies Donโt Bite, visit our site for more great plant-based recipes.
Nutrition and metric information should be considered an estimate.
Chelsee Lee
Tried this at Christmas and it was so good!
Erica
Another yummy recipe from Veggies Don't Bite! This was fun and easy to make and to top it off, delicious!!!
veggiesdontbite
Isn't it good?! I'm making it in snowflake shaped molds for my nieces Frozen bday party in a few weeks. Glad you guys liked it!
Charisma
Mmm this looks delicious!
veggiesdontbite
Thank you! It turned out really good. We even cut up the pie pieces left after our dinner into smaller bite sized pieces and stored them in the freezer so we could have a taste here and there. They stored very well!
Dina
It was very good, everybody was asking for the recipe and who made it.
Dina
veggiesdontbite
Thank you! Let them know the recipe is on the blog!