Raw Chocolate-Almond Butter Pie

Makes 16 slices

Ingredients:

Filling & Crust

• 1 (14-oz.) jar (or 2 cups) almond butter
• 1/4 cup almond meal 
• 1/2 cup raw cacao butter 
• 2 Tbsp. cacao powder 
• 2 Tbsp. maple syrup
• 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin coconut oil

Raw chocolate icing

• 1 avocado
• 2 Tbsp. cacao powder
• 2 Tbsp. maple syrup
• Pinch salt

Instructions:

1. In a saucepan over very low heat, melt cacao butter. Remove from heat and stir in almond meal, cacao powder, maple syrup and coconut oil.
2. Pour mixture into pie plate greased with coconut oil and tilt to spread evenly across bottom.
3. Freeze pie for about 20 minutes to harden base.
4. To make icing, mash avocado, then add maple syrup and cacao powder and mix until smooth.
5. Remove pie from freezer and spread on almond butter for filling. Top with icing.
6. Refrigerate pie for 2 hours before serving.