key lime pie, 1st experiment

I looked at several recipes

• http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2014/08/14/avocado-key-lime-pie/
•  http://healthyblenderrecipes.com/recipes/raw_key_lime_pie_from_choosing_raw#section-recipe_method
•  http://www.picklesnhoney.com/2015/10/28/raw-vegan-key-lime-pie-recipe/

I went with the recipe from picklesnhoney because I didn't want to use avocados. It used 3/4c lime juice and 2 cups of cashews for the filling. Cashews are very expensive. I may try to replace 1 cup of cashews with garbanzo beans and see what happens. However the blend of 2 c cashews, 1/3 cup melted coconut oil, 1/2 c maple syrup and 3/4 cup lime juices thickened up just like pudding. I don't know if garbanzo beans and/ or avocado will do the same thing. The flavor mimicked key lime pie very well. However I am out of maple syrup, another expensive ingredient, so may end up using honey next time.

I was able to cut 12 small pieces after freezing it over night and letting it partially thaw enough to cut. Then I wrapped the pieces and put them back into the freezer. It turned out light tan in color because I didn't have matcha powder. Maybe next time I'll try putting in a teaspoon or so of lime zest. Or maybe an avocado.

The crust was a good tasting sweet crust. I didn't have unsweetened shredded dried coconut so used ground flaxseed meal instead.

I made everything using my ninja blender it worked fine. I don't like using food processor for small portions as it has a lot more parts to clean than the blender.

I calculated out that 1/12 of the pie is 238 calories.

Raw Key Lime Pie
Crust	Calories	Fat	Carbs	Protein
1 c whole dried dates	502	0.69	133.55	4.36	1 c pitted chopped
1/2 c almonds	413	36.21	14.11	15.2
1/2 c pecans	377	39.22	7.55	5
1/4 c ground flax seed meal	194	15.28	10.47	6.63
1 T coconut oil	117	13.6	0	0
filling
2 c cashews	150	24	16	10
3/4 c lime juice	46	0.13	15.53	0.77
1/2 c maple syrup	420	0.32	108.01	0
1/3 c coconut oil	620	71.94	0	0
1 t vanilla extract	12	0	0.53	0
	2,851.00	201.39	305.75	41.96
divide by 12	238	17	25	3