VEGAN PURPLE SWEET POTATO PIE

Vegan Purple Sweet Potato Pie is as delicious as it is pretty. It's made with purple yams which give it a totally natural bright purple color. It's a showstopper!The man standing behind me in line at the grocery store today asked if I had any plans for my days off. It took a solid few seconds of looking at him with scrunched eyebrows before I realized what he was talking about. Easter! Now it makes so much more sense why all the Cadbury Easter Eggs have been showing up at checkout tills all over town.

There must have been some sort of intuition thing going on since I made this purple sweet potato pie for you and it just so happens that it would be perrrrrfect with Easter dinner. I must have ESP.

INGREDIENTS
FOR THE CRUST:

• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup almond meal
• 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

FOR THE PIE FILLING:

• 2 lb. purple yams, peeled and cut into 1-inch rounds (about 4 cups worth)
• 3/4 cup canned coconut milk (not low fat)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup (see notes)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tapioca starch
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 – 1/2 cayenne pepper (neither amounts are very spicy but the 1/2 teaspoon does stand out more)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

FOR THE COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM:

• 1 can of full fat, additive free coconut milk (make sure it does not contain guar gum)
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9″ pie pan with coconut oil.
2. Mix all the crust ingredients in a large bowl then transfer them to the prepared pie pan. Wet your hands lightly to prevent the crust from sticking to them then press the crust into the pan, making sure it is even on the sides and bottom.
3. Bake the crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. When you remove it from the oven, the crust will have puffed up and be light golden brown. Use the back of a spoon to gently push the crust down so there is room for the filling.
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For full instructions please see: www.theendlessmeal.com

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