Jiva Healing

Anyone who has been on one of our retreats will already know about this fantastic recipe but it is just so amazingly divine and decadent (and healthy too!) that we couldn’t resist adding it in to our blog. Oh yes, it’s our famous recipe for Raw Chocolate Avocado Pie…

For the crust:
1 cup pecans or walnuts, soaked 4-8 hour (soaking makes them easier to digest)
1/2 cup soaked dates (soaked 1-2 hours)
1 banana

Mix the nuts and dates in a food processor. Blend well and press into the bottom of a pie pan. Place in a food dehydrator for 1 hour or in an oven on its lowest setting for 14 minutes to dry the crust slightly.

When done, place a thin layer of sliced banana on top of the crust.

For the filling:

2 ripe avocadoes
3/4 soaked dates (soaked 1-2 hours)
2 tbsp. virgin coconut butter or cacao butter
1/4 cup raw cacao nibs* chopped very finely in a food processor or coffee grinder
2-3 tbsp. raw cacao powder
1 tsp. vanilla

*If you can’t get raw cacao nibs or raw cacao powder, you can use a bar of melted dark organic chocolate. It’s hard to go wrong with chocolate! Blend everything together until smooth. Pour the filling into the pie crust and refrigerate for several hours so that it sets. Eat and enjoy with love!

For variety, try adding 3/4 of a cup of blueberries, raspberries or strawberries into the avocado-chocolate mixture. A squeeze of fresh passionfruit juice is great too. These will all give the mixture a lovely zing! You can also leave out the crust for this pie and make only the filling, serving it as a delicious chocolate pudding.

Decorate as you like, fresh strawberries on top, dried blueberries, or a few goji berries. Whatever strikes your fancy!