Raw Cherry Pie With Macadamia Crust

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups macadamia nuts
• 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 1/4 ounces irish moss (weight)
• 1/2 cup lemon juice (plus 2 tbsp. more)
• 1/2 cup agave syrup (plus 2 tbsp. more)
• 4 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 11 1/2 ounces cherries (pitted)
• 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
• 18 ounces pitted cherries (chopped)

Recipe

• 1 for the crust:.
• 2 carefully pulse the macadamia nuts and sea salt together in a food processor.
• 3 scrape the sides down. when the nuts are no longer crunchy remove and take out 3/4 of a cup for the lattice work for the top of the pie.
• 4 spread the remaining nuts onto the bottom of a pie pan covering up the sides. you might have to put water on your hands to keep the crust from sticking.
• 5 to make the filling:.
• 6 put the irish moss, salt, lemon juice, agave and vanilla and the 11 1/2 oz of cherries into a blender and blend until you have a smooth creamy puree. no chunks of cherry or irish moss should remain.
• 7 remove the mixture and put into a bowl and the add the 18 oz. of chopped cherries to the mixture and all the cherries are evenly distributed through the puree mixture.
• 8 pour onto your macadamia nut crust and smooth evenly.
• 9 set the pie in the fridge or freezer until set up.
• 10 for the lattice:.
• 11 take the 3/4 cup macadamia nuts and roll them on a non-stick surface. shape into a triangle about 1/8" thick.
• 12 carefully cut out your strips 1/2" wide and lift them with a knife onto the top of the pie creating a lattice effect.
• 13 cover and put into the fridge for up to 4 days.
• 14 bon appetit!