So it was about 95 degrees today, much too hot to use an oven, but I really wanted to bake something. Seeing as the blueberry bushes in my yard were brimming with ripe berries, I decided a raw blueberry pie would be the perfect solution. Without further ado, here’s the recipe!

For the crust, you’ll need:

2 cups walnuts

1/2 cup pitted dates

1 cup shredded coconut

1 heaping tablespoon coconut oil

1/4 teaspoon salt

Star off by tossing the walnuts

and the coconut flakes

into your blender. (If it’s not a strong blender, insert them a little bit at a time to avoid overheating.)

Blend until it looks like this:

And then move it to another bowl while you blend your half cup of dates.

Once the dates are blended, put the blended walnuts and coconuts back in the blender with the dates, along with your salt and coconut oil.

Blend it to your desired consistency, and pour the mixture into a 9 inch pie pan.

Press the mixture evenly around the bottom and edges of the pan to form the crust! You’ll feel the natural oils being released from the nuts and coconut which will hold it all together.

It will end up looking like this:

Pop it into the fridge while you make the filling! Which I will show you how to do riiiiight…..NOW!

Filling ingredients:





4 cups of fresh blueberries

1/4 or 1/2 cup agave to taste

3/4 cup dates

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon coconut oil (not pictured, sorry)

Start off by tossing two cups of your blueberries into the blender, along with all your dates.

Add your coconut oil

As well as the lemon juice

Aaaand the agave!

And blend away until it’s nice and smooth and creamy. It should end up looking like a thick dairy cream with no chunks in it, like this.

Stir in the other two cups of blueberries and pour it into your crust, and you’ve got yourself a raw blueberry pie!

As difficult as it is to wait, I would suggest letting it set in the refrigerator for a few hours, so it’s not so messy when you cut it. I promise you, it’s worth the wait and perfect for a hot summer day!

Enjoy!

-Taegan