Raw Vegan Mini Peanut Butter Caramel Pies

I absolutely love making raw vegan desserts! When I first began creating my own recipes I had many, MANY failures. In fact for every recipe I loved there were at least 2-3 failed attempts (just ask my husband and appointed “taste tester”, poor guy). Over the past year of using these ingredients I’ve come to learn more about combining them – what works, what doesn’t, what’s too sweet, what’s bland etc. Now it’s fairly easy for me to get in my kitchen, see what we have one hand, and create something pretty delightful. Trust me when I tell you, these bad boys are pretty delightful!

You could easily make this recipe one larger pie, but I like to make things mini size for my daughter. It’s just easier to portion things out that way, plus she thinks they’re cute! This particular recipe is so forgiving. In all honesty, I usually don’t ever measure out my recipes. I eyeball everything and taste test as I go. I think one of the best things about raw vegan desserts is you can munch on it as you make it – no raw eggs to worry about and it doesn’t have to be baked! So I encourage you to taste test along the way and make adjustments as you go. That’s the easiest way to ensure a recipe turns out the way YOU like it. Speaking of recipe, let’s get to it..

 

 

 

Ingredients:

CRUST
1 cup ground gluten free oat flour
10 pitted medjool dates
2 tbsp raw cacao
2 tsp raw maple (add more as needed for blending)

Blend all in your food processor until well combined. Press in the bottom of your lightly oiled cupcake pan.
(I dabbed my finger in a bit of coconut oil and lined the bottom/sides).
Freeze for 20 minutes.

FILLING
1 1/2 cup soaked gooey pitted medjool dates
(very important that they are juicy and soft – using quality dates make all the difference!
Soak them in warm water for 10-15 minutes to soften even further then drain before using.)
2 tbsp raw peanut butter
1-2 tsp almond milk
1 tsp melted coconut oil
1 tbsp raw maple
2 squirts vanilla creme stevia (or 1 tsp of pure vanilla)

Top with cacao nibs

Blend all together until creamy, adding almond milk as needed to help blend.
Fill tins and top with Vitacost cacao nibs. Freeze for 2 hours.

I use a butter knife to loosen the sides and they pop right out. Let them set at room temp for 10 minutes and then enjoy!

After they’ve been frozen and removed from their tins they can be stored in the fridge.

I hope you all are having a great day!!
xo Sarah