Mini Coconut Cream Pies

Name: Mini Coconut Cream Pies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps brown sugar; 59 milliliters plus 3 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut; 118 milliliters So Delicious® Dairy Free Unsweetened Original or Vanilla Coconut Milk Beverage; 59 milliliters coconut oil, melted; 2 Tbsps pure maple syrup; 59 milliliters organic powdered sugar; 237 milliliters raw cashews, soaked in water for 30 minutes; 177 milliliters regular or gluten-free quick oats (not instant); 79 milliliters unsweetened shredded coconut; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Mini Coconut Cream Pies is a vegan dessert. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 165 calories. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, coconut oil, vanilla coconut milk beverage, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350ºF.To make the crusts, place oats and coconut in your food processor or a high-powered blender. Grind for 30 seconds.

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Coconut

Oats

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Food Processor

Blender

Oven

Add the brown sugar and coconut oil, and blend until well combined.Divide the crust mixture evenly into the wells of a greased mini-muffin pan or mini cheesecake pan (a non-stick silicone mold also works wonderfully, and doesn’t need to be greased).

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Brown Sugar

Coconut Oil

Crust

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Muffin Tray

Bake the crusts for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow them to cool in the pan while you make the filling.To make the filling, drain the cashews and place them in your food processor or a high-powered blender along with the coconut milk beverage and maple syrup. Blend on high for 1 to 2 minutes, or until creamy.

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Coconut Milk Beverage

Maple Syrup

Cashews

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Food Processor

Oven

Blender

Frying Pan

Add the melted coconut oil, 1/4 cup shredded coconut, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Continue to blend on high until smooth and creamy. By hand, stir in the remaining 3 tablespoons shredded coconut.

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Shredded Coconut

Powdered Sugar

Coconut Oil

Vanilla

Pour the coconut mixture into the wells of the pan, over the cooled crusts. Carefully place the pan in your freezer (keeping it level), and allow the pies to chill and firm up for 1 to 2 hours.

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Coconut

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Frying Pan

Remove the mini pies from pan and store in refrigerator until ready to eat.To serve, top each little pie with toasted shredded coconut, if desired.

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Shredded Coconut

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Frying Pan