Vegan Chocolate Pie - The BEST Original Recipe! (2024)

This ultra rich and creamy vegan chocolate pie recipe is the ultimate healthy dessert!

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No bake vegan chocolate pie

Rich, creamy, luxurious, velvety, chocolatey, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious…

If you can think of any more extravagant description words, go ahead and add to the above, because this homemade chocolate pie deserves all of them.

Just one taste of the decadent silky smooth chocolate filling, and you will absolutely never believe the ingredients.

This recipe is a chocolate lover’s dream come true, with fewer than 150 calories per unbelievably fudgy slice!

Even better, the simple vegan pie recipe can be gluten free, oil free, egg free, and dairy free, with no cashews and no coconut milk required.

Serve it at your next birthday party or holiday event, and do not be surprised at all when all of the guests beg you for the recipe.

Still craving chocolate? Make Sweet Potato Brownies

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The best vegan chocolate pie recipe

Don’t just take my word for it.

Here are a few of the positive reviews on Pinterest and other social media, from readers who have tried the easy vegan recipe.

This tastes like traditional French silk pie. It’s one of our family’s favorite recipes, and we are not even vegan!

The flavor and texture of this secretly healthy chocolate pie is like chocolate fudge.

We call it chocolate pudding pie in our home, but really its texture is more like a rich chocolate mousse.

I have been making this recipe for years, and if I had to choose any one healthy dessert to convince people that vegan desserts can taste amazing, this would be the first recipe I’d choose. No one, seriously no one, ever believes me when I tell them the ingredients. Highly highly recommended.

This chocolate vegan pie is freakin’ delicious!!!

Made my own crust with dates and oatmeal, and I love that it’s high in protein. The vegan chocolate pie was a hit. Even the non vegan devoured it.

Also try these Vegan Cinnamon Rolls

Step by step recipe video

Above – Watch the video of how to make vegan chocolate pie

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Five easy flavor ideas

Mint Chocolate: Use peppermint chocolate bars, or add a fourth teaspoon of pure peppermint to the food processor extract before blending.

Chocolate Peanut Butter: Include the optional half cup of peanut butter in the recipe below. You may also use almond butter or cashew butter.

Nutella: Instead of peanut butter, add a half cup of Homemade Nutella.

Chocolate Orange: Add the zest of two oranges along with the other ingredients.

Chocolate Pretzel: After blending, stir in a handful of crushed pretzels.

Other chocolate pie flavor options include almond, vanilla, or maple extract, shredded coconut, chopped caramels, dates, pistachios, walnuts, or pecans.

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Ingredients for the tofu chocolate pie

Just like with the popular Avocado Smoothie Recipe, no one will ever guess the secret ingredient. Only this time, the secret ingredient is not avocado.

For the tofu: My favorite tofu to use for this recipe is the Mori-Nu shelf stable tofu in firm or extra firm.

The dark chocolate silk pie also works with refrigerated firm tofu or with silken tofu if you prefer a softer vegan pie.

For the sweetener: You can use any all purpose liquid or granulated sweetener, such as regular or brown sugar, pure maple syrup or agave, coconut sugar or date sugar, or erythritol or xylitol for a low carb chocolate pie.

To make a sugar free pie, use store bought or homemade sugar free chocolate chips.

For the chocolate: To make the pie vegan, look for dairy free chocolate chips or chocolate bars, which should be available even at many major grocery stores.

Companies sometimes change formulas, so always consult the package for most up to date ingredients. Here is a list of just a few options you may find:

Try Enjoy Life Foods, Evolved Chocolate, Simple Truth Organic, Target Simply Balanced, Lily’s Sweet Stevia Sweetened, or Kirkland semi sweet (Costco brand). Or look for Guittard extra dark, Scharffen Berger dark chocolate baking chunks, Trader Joe’s semi sweet chips, Sprouts semi sweet, or Pascha.

For a low carb and keto version, try this Keto Chocolate Pie

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How to make dairy free chocolate pie

Start by carefully melting the chocolate chips. This step can be done either on the stovetop or in the microwave.

If using refrigerated tofu, let it come to room temperature. This trick will ensure the chocolate does not seize when combined with the other ingredients.

Add all of the pie ingredients to a good food processor or high speed blender, and blend until the mixture is completely smooth.

Pour the creamy contents of the food processor into a prepared pie crust. Or you can opt for a crustless chocolate pie.

The chocolate filling also makes a fabulous chocolate mousse if you smooth it into ramekins. Refrigerate the whole pie or ramekins until firm and set.

It tastes like a classic old fashioned chocolate pie and is especially good topped with thick homemade Coconut Whipped Cream.

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Vegan crust options

If you are using a crust, feel free to go with a packaged or homemade pie crust.

The chocolate pie in the pictures shows the raw crust from this Vegan Chocolate Tart recipe. Other vegan pie crust options include a traditional flour crust, graham cracker crust, Oreo cookie crust, or a keto almond flour crust.

I like an eight or eight and a half inch dish for a deeper pie. A nine inch pie pan is also fine. Or double the recipe to fill a ten inch pan.

If you want to make it crustless, just use firm tofu instead of silken. After chilling in the refrigerator, the recipe should be easy to slice. There is also a soy free option below.

Or for a fancy coconut free Vegan Chocolate Mousse, spoon the filling into ramekins.

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Vegan Chocolate Pie

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Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Yield 8 – 10 slices

5 from 73 votes

Ingredients

  • 12 oz firm tofu (for soy-free, try this Brownie Cheesecake)
  • 2 tsp cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips or 10 oz chopped chocolate
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 1/2 tbsp milk of choice
  • 2-3 tbsp sweetener of choice
  • optional 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • optional pinch instant coffee

Instructions

  • *For a sugar free version, use Sugar Free Chocolate Chips.

    Carefully melt the chocolate, either on the stovetop or in the microwave. If using refrigerated tofu, let it come to room temperature. Combine all ingredients in a food processor (I use this food processor) until completely smooth. Pour into a pie crust if desired, or keep it crustless or pour into ramekins to make chocolate mousse. Refrigerate until firm.

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Notes

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Vegan Chocolate Pie - The BEST Original Recipe! (2024)

FAQs

What is the difference between chocolate cream pie and chocolate silk pie? ›

The Crust: Chocolate cream pie traditionally sits on a cookie crumb crust, while French silk pie traditionally sits on a pastry crust. The Filling: Chocolate cream pie filling has a denser, pudding-like consistency, while French silk pie filling has a lighter, airier, more mousse-like consistency.

Why is my chocolate pie not firm? ›

If your chocolate pie is runny, it's likely the filling wasn't cooked long enough to coagulate.

Why does my chocolate pie get watery? ›

This can happen for several reasons: if the cooking process was rushed, if the filling wasn't carefully watched and stirred frequently, the filling was overcooked, the stovetop heat was too high, or if the pie isn't given enough time to chill. Any ingredient substitutions could also result in a runny chocolate pie.

Are pies dairy free? ›

Does pie crust have dairy? It can, but it doesn't have to. Pie crust is made of flour, water, and a form of fat that's solid at room temperature.

What is the original Choco Pie? ›

Choco pies are extremely popular in Asia, although it's original inspiration was an American snack called the moon pie (a noticeable difference between Choco Pie and Moon Pie is that the Choco Pie's filling is soft while the Moon Pie's graham-cracker filling is hard.)

What is the number one Choco Pie in the world? ›

Orion is the creators of the famous Choco Pie, it is the Number 1 selling Choco Pie brand in the world.

Why is my chocolate cream pie gritty? ›

Chocolate is very sensitive to heat and melts at just above body temperature. But if it gets too hot then it will turn grainy or lumpy and the fats will start to separate out. Sometimes this can be corrected by adding some cream or water.

How do you make chocolate firmer? ›

Chocolate Tempering

Proper “tempering”—heating and cooling chocolate to stabilize it for making candies and confections—gives chocolate a smooth and glossy finish, keeps it from easily melting on your fingers, and allows it to set up beautifully for dipped and chocolate-covered treats.

Should you refrigerate chocolate pie? ›

If a pie contains eggs or dairy products, it should be stored in the refrigerator and not left out at room temperature for more than two hours. Pies that do not contain dairy products, such as fruit pies can be stored, loosely covered at room temperature for up to two days.

Do you refrigerate a chocolate pie? ›

How long is chocolate pie good for? It'll stay good for about three days in the fridge, covered in plastic wrap.

Can I use powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar in meringue? ›

It can be made with any sugar. One cup of superfine sugar or packed brown sugar is equal to 1 cup of granulated sugar; 1-3/4 cups powdered sugar equals 1 cup granulated. Superfine sugar may dissolve more readily and produce a smoother glossier meringue, but volume will not be as great.

What pies can vegans eat? ›

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Is McDonald's apple pie vegan? ›

Fortunately, McDonald's apple pies are vegan!

What is silk pie made of? ›

At its core, French silk pie is just a chocolate mousse consisting of eggs, cream, chocolate, sugar, and butter. (The building blocks of life!) Its title is accurate: yes, this pie really does have the texture of silk, albeit delicious silk.

What is a chocolate cream pie made of? ›

There are a handful of ingredients that are used which include sugar, flour, Hershey's cocoa, salt, milk, egg yolks, butter, vanilla extract, pie crust, heavy whipping cream, Chocolate shavings, are optional.

What's the difference between chocolate pudding and chocolate mousse? ›

Traditionally, pudding gets its thick consistency from being cooked (which activates the cornstarch), while mousse is not cooked. Texture: Because these two creamy desserts use different methods of thickening, the texture also varies. Pudding is semisolid and more dense, while mousse has a lighter, airier texture.

Why do they call Boston cream pie a pie when it's a cake? ›

A Boston cream pie is a cake with a cream filling. The dessert acquired its name when cakes and pies were cooked in the same pans, and the words were used interchangeably. In the late 19th century, this type of cake was variously called a "cream pie", a "chocolate cream pie", or a "custard cake".

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