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Mango-Key Lime Pie with Coconut Crust

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INGREDIENTS
  • Coconut Crust
    • 1 - 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
    • 1/2 cup shredded coconut
    • 2 tablespoons canola oil
    • 1/3 cup brown rice syrup, fruit source syrup, or maple syrup
  • Filling
    • 1 1/2 cups soy milk
    • 2 tablespoon agar flakes
    • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
    • 1 ripe medium mango, about 450 grams / 1 pound, peeled and pitted
    • 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
    • Water
    • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
    • 5 to 7 key limes or 2 to 3 regular limes
    • 1/2 cup fruitsource syrup or brown rice malt syrup, or part pure maple syrup
  • Candied Macadamia Nuts
    • 16 macadamia nuts, toasted (they usually come roasted and salted, rinse them first in cool water to remove salt)
    • Brown rice syrup or fruitsource syrup to barely cover
  • Topping
    • 1 ripe mango, peeled and thinly sliced lengthwise off pit
    • 3 kiwi fruit, peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced crosswise

METHOD
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.

To prepare the crust, grind graham crackers with coconut in a food processor. Pulse in the oil and then the sweetener. The consistency should be such that the ingredients hold together when squeezed between your fingers. Add a little more sweetener if necessary. Transfer the mixture to a lightly oiled 25 centimeter / 10 inch pie pan and press it to cover the bottom and sides. Bake until golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool. If the crust buckles, gently press it back down after it cools.

To prepare the filling, place the soy milk, agar, and salt in a 1 liter / 1 quart saucepan. Stir to submerge the agar. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Do not cover the pot. Stir occasionally to prevent scorching and watch for foaming upon boiling. Turn the heat low and simmer until the agar dissolves, about 5 minutes.

Blend the mango until smooth. Makes 1 cup puree.

Dissolve the arrowroot in water to cover and add it to the pot. Whisk until somewhat thickened and smooth. Turn heat off. Whisk in lime juice, sweetener, and mango puree.

Transfer filling to pie shell. Refrigerate until set, 45-60 minutes. Gels at room temperature in about 1 1/2 hours.

To prepare the nuts, mix nuts with sweetener and transfer to an oiled pie pan. Bake until dry, 10-15 minutes. Allow to cool, then scrape nuts off sheet. Soak sheet in water for ease in cleaning.

To prepare the topping, peel mango and kiwi with a vegetable peeler. Arrange slices spoke-fashion and slightly overlapping over filling. Place nuts in center of pie, letting a few fall where they may. For a simpler topping, omit fruit. Instead, coarsely chop macadamia or cashew nuts and sprinkle over surface.


NOTES
A choice of sweeteners is given because the light color from Fruitsource syrup or brown rice malt syrup allows for a pie with a more authentic light yellow color from the mango puree than does maple syrup, although maple syrup tastes the best even when used in such a small amount.


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