Nut Crust Chocolate Apple Pie
By: Shoshanna Levy
Published: Friday, May 13, 2011 - 9:04pm

Ingredients




2 cups /hazelnuts
1/2 cup Brazil nuts
1/2 cup walnuts (use your favorite combo of nuts)
1/2 teaspoon Himalayan salt
optional: spices for crust cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons maple syrup
 cup dark chocolate
 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup almond slivers
3 organic apples
2 teaspoons butter
2 ounces dark chocolate, melted
2 tablespoons rapadura (unrefined cane sugar)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1/2 teaspoon Himalayan salt

Preparation

1 Crust: Blend nuts in food processor until powder. 2 Mix nuts with egg, maple syrup, salt, and spices. 3 Spread in a pie shell evenly and cook at 350F till the crust is golden. 4 Filling: Melt chocolate and mix in coconut milk until blended. 5 Spread in the bottom of crust. 6 Sprinkle a layer of slivered almonds. 7 Peel and core apples and then cut in thin slices. 8 In a pan melt the butter and add apples with sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Cook until just tender. 9 Pour apples into the pie crust and spread evenly. 10 Sprinkle the remaining sliced almonds and swirl the remaining dark chocolate. 11 Refrigerate 2 hours, then voila' a unique and delicious apple pie!