Chocolate Almond Pie

Chocolate Almond Pie

Check out yesterday's post for thoughts on Thanksgiving desserts and a recipe for Apple Pear Crisp. If you love chocolate and nuts, you'll like today's recipe for an easy to make pie with the texture and taste of a rich chocolate brownie. You can tweak a few ingredients to make this pie dairy free and gluten free to meet any special dietary needs of your friends and family. If you have nut allergies, just omit the nuts and the pie will still be delicious.

Chocolate Almond Pie

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

Melt and stir in a pan over low heat:

1/4 c of coconut oil
1/4 c of butter, or butter substitute if you want a dairy free version
4 T of cocoa. Use a brand that contains 100 % cocoa and nothing else.

In a large mixing bowl beat:

The melted ingredients
2 eggs. Use organic free range eggs if possible.
4 T of unbleached flour. Use rice, coconut, or almond flour to make this pie gluten free.
3/4 c of raw organic sugar
1 tsp.of pure vanilla extract. Use vanilla extract, not vanilla flavoring. 
1/8 tsp. of salt

Pour into a 9" greased pie plate.

Sprinkle 1/2 c of coarsely chopped almonds over the top of the pie and press gently into the chocolate layer.

Bake for 25 minutes.

Serve warm or at room temperature.