Summer is produce heaven, with an abundance of berries, stone fruits and summer sun to get you thinking about some sweet desserts. Pies are a great way to use up your extra or frozen fruit, and with the addition of an almond oatmeal crust the way to summer loving is just a pie away!
If you are going to indulge in summer sweets, make them the best for you and your tastebuds! Blackberry Rum Pie combines ripe blackberries with rum (dark and white both work deliciously) in a sweet, protein and fiber filled crust. Each pie has a variation on this almond and oat crust, with each coming out as crispy and filling as the last. Peach Berry Pie adds some bright stone fruit to the mix, and a molasses sweetened crust to bring out that rich berry flavor. Raspberry Lime Pie is a cool treat, to be enjoyed straight from the fridge. A molasses walnut crust is filled with vanilla coconut yogurt and topped with lightly macerated raspberries for an easy to make treat fit for those hot summer days and nights you want a little something extra sweet.
Whether you want a warm sweet treat or a rich and cool dessert, summer is for pies. Eat up!
Next, three summer pies…
[pagebreak]- 20 oz blackberries
- 1/4 cup rum
- 1/8 cup agave
- 1 cup oats
- 3/4 cup almonds
- 1/3 cup + 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup coconut flakes, unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup sliced peaches, frozen
- 20 ounces mixed berries
- 2 tablespoons agave
- 1 cup oats
- 3/4 cup almonds
- 1/3 cup coconut oil + 1 teaspoon
- 1/2 tablespoon molasses
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 10 ounces raspberries
- 1 lime, zest and juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons tequila
- 20 ounces coconut yogurt, plain
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup oats
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 1/3 cup coconut oil + 1 teaspoon