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This vegan mud pie is made with three decadent layers of deliciousness!
This is the best pie I've ever tasted. I'm serious. I do not joke about dessert. Make this pie.
I've never had a conventional mud pie, but I had a general idea of what's involved. A bit of recipe searching revealed that there's definitely some freestyling going in when it comes to mud pie creation, but the common theme seems to be multiple layers of rich, sweet, gooeyness, with chocolate making repeated appearances. My chocolate whipped coconut cream concoction screamed of that kind of rich, sweet, gooeyness. Mud pie it was.
Even knowing how good this would be from the start, I became more and more excited as I went along the steps, tasting each layer and reveling in its unique deliciousness. As I often do, I repeated shouted from the kitchen to my boyfriend in the living room about just how awesome this would be. Apparently I didn't prepare him enough because when I served the pie that evening to him and some friends his reaction was shocked delight. "This is happiness," were the first words out of his mouth. "Mmmmms" and "ahhhs" sprung from the other happy mouths around the table. A few friends commented on the crust being exceptionally good, which baffled me initially, thinking it was just an ordinary graham cracker crust. It wasn't until later on that I realized the layer of melted chocolate just overtop of the crust created a toffee-like base.
In the end this pie came together with an almost magical synergy. From here on out this will be my go-to dessert for impressing people.
5 from 3 votes
Vegan Toffee-Crusted Mud Pie
This vegan mud pie is made with three decadent layers of deliciousness!
CourseDessert
CuisineAmerican
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Soak Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 40 minutes
Servings 8
Author Alissa
Ingredients
Crust
- 2cupsvegan graham cracker crumbs
- ¼cupsugar
- ½cupmelted margarine
Chocolate Coating Layer
- ½cupvegan chocolate chips
- 1tbsp.margarine
Cheesecake Layer
- 1cupraw cashewssoaked 4-8 hours
- ¼cupmaple syrup or agave
- juice of ½ lemon
- 1tbsp.non-dairy milk
- 1tsp.vanilla extract
Chocolate Whip Layer
- 14oz.can coconut cream*refrigerated overnight
- ½cupcocoa powder
- ¾cuppowdered sugar
Optional Garnish
- ¼cupchocolate shavingsI just sliced up a bunch of chocolate chips
Instructions
Prepare the Crust
Preheat oven to 400.
Mix crust ingredients and press into a 9" pie pan.
Bake 10 minutes - until it begins to brown. Allow to cool.
Prepare Chocolate Coating Layer
Melt chips and margarine on stovetop or in microwave, in 30 second intervals. Blend completely and spread to coat the bottom of crust.
Allow to cool until chocolate solidifies. You can speed this up by refrigerating.
Prepare Cheesecake Layer
Blend cheesecake layer ingredients in blender or food processor until smooth.
Spread over chocolate layer.
Prepare Chocolate Whip Layer
Empty coconut cream into medium mixing bowl. Discard any water.
Beat on high speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about a minute or so.
Add cocoa powder and powdered sugar, about a third at a time, and beat well between additions. Continue beating until completely blended, smooth and creamy.
Spread over cheesecake layer.
Finish
Top with chocolate shavings, if using.
For best results, refrigerate for a few hours before serving.
Recipe Notes
Coconut cream, as opposed to coconut milk, has almost all of the water removed. You can find coconut cream at Trader Joe's, online, and probably at some supermarkets as well. Though most of the water is removed, I still suggest chilling it overnight in order to squeeze that last bit out and get the best results. If you don't have coconut cream close at hand, you can get away with using a can of coconut milk. There will be at bit more water, but not enough to have a major effect on your results.
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Caitlin saysThis is the most delicious looking pie I have ever laid eyes on. I really have to make this!
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- Alissa Saenz says
Thanks Caitlin! This pie was so good...enjoy!!!
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- Deborah Cooney says
OMG this looks amazing, is it possible to use coconut oil/butter instead of vegan margarine? Tks :-)
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- Alissa Saenz says
Thanks Deborah!!! Coconut oil and butter work as subs for vegan margarine most of the time, and I've seen other graham cracker crust recipes that specifically call for each of these ingredients. I haven't tried either myself, so I can't say for sure, but I'd be willing to bet they would work. Please let me know if you do try one of these as a sub, and how it works out for you!
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- Emma Henry says
Missed making cheesecakes since going vegan and tofu just didn't appeal. Using coconut cream however does. Used as close as possible with what's available here in Ireland and enjoyed licking all the bowels. Looking forward to diving in later. Thanks for sharing and the inspiration.
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- Alissa Saenz says
Yeah, cashew vegan cheesecake is surprisingly delicious. At some point I might do some version of an entire cheesecake using this base. You're welcome and I hope you enjoy this when you dive in!!!
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- Christina says
Hi Alissa,Thank you so much for this recipe! I was looking for an easy vegan Mud Pie for a dinner party, and here it was. Pure awesomeness :) It even worked with German ingredients and baking utensils. I also used your terrific Cashew Cream Cheese to veganize Susan Spicer's eggplant roulades from Crescent City Cooking, which turned out great, too. Both are going on my "Do again"-list!
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- Alissa Saenz says
Wonderful! This was one of my favorites and I'm hoping to make it again for the holidays. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it, as well as the cashew cream cheese. Thanks so much for letting me know! :)
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- Hope says
Made this for my birthday yesterday and it was incredible! A hit with my whole vegan/non vegan family.Reply
- Alissa Saenz says
Glad you enjoyed it!!
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- Taja says
I just made it. It’s delish. I had to use way more soy milk in the cashew cream than the recipe caused for. Maybe because I didn’t soak my cashews but 2 hours.Reply
- Alissa Saenz says
Yay! I'm glad you like it!
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