THE WORLD'S HEALTHIEST APPLE PIE BY CHEF AJ

THE WORLD'S HEALTHIEST APPLE PIE BY CHEF AJ image

Number Of Ingredients 18

For the Crust:
1¼ cups gluten free oats
¼ cup ground flax seeds
1 teaspoon apple pie spice or cinnamon
4 ounces of sulfite free dried apples
8 ounces of pitted dates
1 tablespoon alcohol free vanilla extract
For the Filling:
3 pounds of apples, before peeling
1 cup of date paste (recipe below)
4 tablespoons of lemon juice (add zest if using fresh)
4 tablespoons chia seeds
1 tablespoon alcohol free vanilla
1 tablespoon apple pie spice or cinnamon
¼ cup unsweetened coconut
For the date paste:
One pound of pitted dates
One cup of liquid (water, unsweetened non-dairy milk, unsweetened fruit juice)

Steps:

For the Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a high-powered blender grind oats and seeds. Transfer to a food processor fitted with the "S" blade. Add the spice and dried apples and process until they are finely ground. Add dates, a few at a time, until mixture start to stick together and you can clump it together easily into a ball. Then add vanilla and briefly process again. Evenly press mixture into a 9" springform pan. For the Filling: In a small bowl, mix together the chia seeds and lemon juice. Set aside. Peel apples and finely chop. Stir in date paste, spice and vanilla. Add chia seed/lemon juice mixture and mix well. Pour evenly over crust. Sprinkle with coconut. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 -55 minutes until coconut starts to brown. Delicious served hot, warm, cold or at room temperature, with or without pear whipped cream. Chef's Note: You can also warm this in a dehydrator for 6-8 hours for a raw apple pie. Date Paste: Soak dates in liquid overnight or for several hours until much of the liquid is absorbed. In food processor fitted with the "S" blade, process dates and liquid until completely smooth. Store date paste in the refrigerator.