CEGS LEMON-LIME MOUSSE PIE

Secretly missing summer? Well, I can’t relate… but this pie totally can! When I hear “pie”, I think ALL things autumn. I couldn’t think of anything better than a warm apple pie (and a touch of vanilla ice cream) on a Sunday afternoon… BLISS! But… who wants to wait half a year for pie?! Pies don’t have to be saved for the cold seasons! I hear you all chanting “hoorah” overseas! I conjured up this recipe on a warm September evening when I was totally ready to get my autumn soups going and my winter PJs on but the weather just wasn’t having any of it; the sun continued to blaze. I needed pie but I needed cool, refreshing flavours! So here’s my crazy mousse-pie (call it what you like, it’s guilt-free deliciousness!)

Serves 8

Ingredients – base

45g hazelnuts
25g walnuts
30g chia seeds
90g oats (if you use gluten-free oats, this recipe is 100% gluten free!)
2 medjool dates (pitted)
3 regular dates (pitted)
4 tbsp coconut oil

Ingredients – filling

1 400ml coconut milk (tinned)
2 large ripe avocados (peeled, stone removed and cut into chunks)
2 limes
1 lemon
3 tbsp honey
30g desiccated coconut
Less than half a tsp of spirulina powder

Method

Add all the ingredients for the base into a food processor and blend
Empty the mixture into a pie dish (it doesn’t have to be oven proof… it’s a no-bake pie!)
Firmly squash the base into the pie dish with your hands and place in fridge
If your food processor is large, rinse and re-use for the next steps. If it is too small, get a large mixing bowl and a handheld blender, or even a smoothie maker!
Add the coconut milk and avocados to the blender
Zest and juice the lemon and add to the mixture
Zest the two limes and add to the mixture
Cut the limes in half and slice a few slices for decoration later
Juice the limes into the mixture and whiz until smooth
Add the honey, coconut and spirulina powder and whiz again
Grab the base from the fridge, pour the filling on top and smooth with the back of a spoon
Decorate with the lime slices
Pop it in the freezer for 1 hour

This pie will keep in the freezer or the fridge, depending on how you prefer it, for about 2 weeks (but I doubt it will go untouched for that long!)

I’m currently eating a slice with coffee and I had the urge to drizzle a little bit of extra honey on it… AMAZING.

N.B. this is a PERFECT Halloween treat for everyone to enjoy; it’s green!