Healthy Cookie Dough Pie {Low-Carb, Vegan, Paleo}

This Cookie Dough is secretly plant-based, and gluten-free! You'll never guess it has veggies hidden inside! (Dairy-Free, Vegan and Paleo friendly) Does it get any better than an entire pie made with cookie dough?! No flour, butter, or SUGAR! It's actuallly nutritious.

This pie was inspired by my Healthy Cookie Dough Dip recipe from my free quick & easy desert guide. One of my favorite things to eat.. EVER! And it's totally wholesome! Heck yes!

Wanna get healthy? Eat cookie dough.

Hands up if you need to eat more plants? That's totally me lately. After the holidays and indulging in so many rich desserts, my body is ready for more fresh raw veggies. And definitely less sugar.

Cue this cookie dough PIE for more veggies. Wait... What?? VEGGIES?! Am I crazy? Maybe 😉 Muahaha... It totally makes me do a sneaky evil little laugh when I think about it. Especially after serving this pie to my kids, who seem to balk at every veggie lately. #momlife But my 8 year old son kept asking for seconds! Kid approved. Mom approved. Definitely a win 😉

Shockingly, this cookie dough is made with...

ZUCCHINI. (Gasp!) Yes, I'm totally serious. TWO entire zucchini-- peeled, shredded, squeezed dry and blended up to be completely UN-detectable! No one will EVER guess there's veggies in there.

Squeeze it. Squeeze it GOOD.

One IMPORTANT reminder is to squeeeeeze that zucchini DRY. Squeeze every last DROP of moisture out. Because no one wants watery cookie dough! I've found the best and easiest method of doing this is to use a clean tea towel and place the zucchini in the middle, gather it up and wring the liquid out with your hands. Repeat several times until completely dry.

It's Flourless and Gluten-Free!

This pie has a soft cookie crust made with almonds. No baking involved (although you probably could if you wanted to). Instead of flour, butter, and sugar. this thick fluffy dough is made from cashews. Cashew cream AND cashew butter, which have a creamy richness and natural sweetness on their own. Plus good fats! This entire recipe is free from OIL as well. It's all just made from plants! (What in the world?! Haha!) Who would've thought!

Healthy Cookie Dough Pie {Low-Carb, Vegan, Paleo}

A totally guilt-free treat! Edible, raw cookie dough - in PIE form! Plus a sneaky healthy ingredient!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 slices

Author: Emily

Ingredients

Crust

• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 ½ Tbs cashew butter
• 1 ½ Tbs water
• 15 drops Sweet Leaf vanilla creme stevia
• Pinch of salt

Cookie Dough

• 1 cup cashews - soaked
• 3 ½ -4 Tbs coconut flour
• 3 Tbs cashew butter
• ¾ cup zucchini - shredded
• 1 Tbs almond flour
• 1 Tbs vanilla extract
• 40 - 50 drops Sweet Leaf vanilla creme stevia - to taste
• Pinch of pure stevia powder
• pinch of pink himalayan salt
• 2 oz dark chocolate - chopped (see notes)

Instructions

To make the crust:

• In a small mixing bowl, stir together wet ingredients. Add in almond flour and salt and mix well. 
• Press into a small (7") pie plate or springform pan lined with parchment. Set aside or refrigerate while you prepare the cookie dough.

To make the cookie dough:

• (In advance) soak cashews for 2 hours in boiling water, or overnight in room temp water. Drain, rinse and shake dry.
• Peel, shred and measure ¾ cup zucchini. Then squeeze all the water by placing shreds in a clean tea towel and wring out the moisture several times.
• Add zucchini and add cashews to a food processor. Blend until very smooth, about 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides. 
• Add remaining ingredients (except chocolate chunks). Blend well. Taste and adjust. Add a few more teaspoons of almond flour if it's not thick enough.
• Stir in ½ of the chocolate chunks and spread dough over crust with damp hands. Sprinkle remaining chocolate on top and press in. 
• Cover with plastic wrap touching the surface and refrigerate for 3-4 hours. 
• Optional - garnish with whipped coconut cream and chocolate shavings.

Notes

What I used:

Sweet Leaf Stevia

*For sugar-free chocolate, use unsweetened 100% chocolate, Lily's brand chocolate chips, or cacao nibs.

You can also use homemade chocolate chunks. 2 Tbs coconut oil, 2 Tbs cacao, 2 Tbs almond butter + stevia drops to taste.

For dairy-free chocolate, use Enjoy Life brand. I like to use a very very dark chocolate - like 85-90%, so the sugar content is very low, but it's still a little sweet.

Keep refrigerated and tightly wrapped for about 1 week, or frozen for 1 month.

Nutrition Facts

Healthy Cookie Dough Pie {Low-Carb, Vegan, Paleo}

Amount per Serving

Calories

271.1

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

21.3

g

33

%

Saturated Fat

 

4.2

g

26

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

2.1

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

6.5

g

Sodium

 

6.4

mg

0

%

Potassium

 

189.8

mg

5

%

Carbohydrates

 

15.9

g

5

%

Fiber

 

3.2

g

13

%

Sugar

 

2

g

2

%

Net Carbs

 

12.7

g

Protein

 

8

g

16

%

Vitamin A

 

23.3

IU

0

%

Vitamin C

 

2.2

mg

3

%

Calcium

 

43.3

mg

4

%

Iron

 

2.5

mg

14

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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