by Michelle Vodrazka

Serves 8

The cool, creamy, sweet and tangy keylime filling is contrasted with a nutty, caramel-like crust which will make you swoon. Although it tastes incredibly decadent, this pie is actually very healthy, and a far cry from the original version, which is traditionally made with condensed milk, butter, sugar and graham crackers.

Ingredients:
Crust ingredients:
• 3/4 cup pecans
• 1/2 - 3/4 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut
• a pinch of sea salt
• 8 pitted dates

Filling ingredients:
• 4 avocados, peeled, pitted and quartered
• juice and zest of 2 large limes
• a pinch of sea salt
• 2 tablespoons raw honey
• 1 tablespoon tapioca starch
• 1/2 cup coconut cream, scooped off the top of a can of chilled, full-fat coconut milk

Instructions:
1. To make the crust, blend all crust ingredients together in a food processor until the dough has a fine texture and sticks together when pinched between two fingers.
2. Press into the bottom of a round pie pan lined with parchment paper. Set aside.
3. To make the filling, blend together the avocados, lime juice and zest, sea salt, honey, and tapioca starch in a food processor. Set aside.
4. In your stand mixer, whip coconut cream until fluffy. Add the coconut cream into the food processor along with the avocado mixture and
blend together.
5. Pour the filling into the prepared pie crust and freeze overnight, covered. Serve chilled.

With thanks to Michelle Vodrazka
Michelle is a Culinary Nutrition Expert, Holistic Health Coach, and Personal Trainer whose passion is teaching people how they can transform their lives through nutrition and exercise. Michelle has written two cookbooks, Smart Snacking for Sports and Help Yourself to Seconds and is currently working on her third book.

Michelle lives in Ottawa, Canada, with her four children where she loves spending time exploring the outdoors and dreaming up new creations in her kitchen. She shares her knowledge of cooking, nutrition, and fitness on her website www.michellevodrazka.com.

Photo credit: Marianne Rothbauer