No-Bake Apple Pie Recipe

In this post, there are two recipes for no-bake apple pies.

Berry Happy Apple Pie

This is a no-bake apple pie featuring apples and local fresh berries and hazelnuts.

Tools: cutting knife & board, high-speed blender, dehydrator, pie pan, mixing bowl, spoon, spatula, measuring cups, measuring spoons

Crust:

1 cup finely ground fresh shelled hazelnuts

½ cup ground flaxseed

4 tbsp. water

¼ tsp. sea salt

Method: Mix together well by hand until you can make it into a doughy ball. Spread out into pie pan. Use a spoon or spatula to help spread it evenly. Leave uncovered in the fridge for a two hours or until crust is set.

Filling:

1 cup chopped nectarines (about 2 nectarines and you could substitute peaches)

1 tsp. raw apple cider vinegar

1 tsp. cinnamon

5 tbsp. raw local honey

2 tbsp. ground flaxseed

3 cups finely chopped apples (about 5 apples)

Method: Blend all except apples together well until smooth. Pour over apples and mix by hand. Let marinate overnight or put into dehydrator for 4 hours in a covered bowl. Put this mixture in the pie crust.

Topping

½ cup fresh blueberries (or you could substitute any other fresh berries –chop them if they’re larger)

½ cup fresh hazelnuts coarsely ground hazelnuts

½ cup ground flaxseed

¼ soaked raisins with soaking water (you could also substitute date paste)

Method:

Dot the top of filling with the berries.

Mix other ingredients together by hand until they are like a crumble. Cover top of filling with this mixture.

Decorate with extra berries &/or apple slices.

Put in dehydrator for 2 hour at 110° F. Let cool & cover.  Keep refrigerated. Take out of fridge ½ hour before serving. If you want it warmer, you could put in back in the dehydrator for an hour at 110° F before serving.

 Here's a photo of a completed Berry Happy Apple Pie. 

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Om Chai Apple Pie

This is also a no-bake apple pie featuring apples, Asian pears, Asian spices and coconut.

Tools: cutting knife & board, high-speed blender, dehydrator, pie pan, mixing bowl, spoon, spatula, measuring cups, measuring spoons

Crust:

2 1/2 cups of unsweetened coconut flakes

6 tbsp. water

¼ tsp. sea salt

Method: Process coconut flakes in food processor or high-speed blender until they are very smooth & almost like a paste. Mix coconut together by hand with salt and water. Knead mixture by hand and spread into pie pan. Use a spoon or spatula to spread it more evenly. Leave uncovered in fridge until set.

Filling:

¼ tsp. ground anise seed

¼ tsp.  ground cardamom seeds

¼ tsp. ground cloves

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. fresh ginger root, peeled & finely chopped

1 pinch of turmeric powder

1 pinch of ground white pepper (optional)

1 1/2 cups of finely chopped, peeled & cored apple (save some peels)

½ cup of finely chopped, peeled & cored Asian pears (save some peels)

6 tbsp. raw local honey

2 tsp. fresh lemon juice

2 tbsp. of soaked chia seeds

1 tsp. ground flaxseed

½ cup finely chopped Asian pear, peeled & cored

2 ½ cup finely chopped apple, peeled & cored

½ cup fine coconut flakes

Method: Blend together all ingredients except ½ cup Asian pear & 2 ½ cup apple & coconut flakes, in high-speed blender until smooth. Mix marinade with spoon. Put into a covered container. Put this container in a dehydrator at 110 degrees F for 2 hours. Then put filling into pie crust. Decorate top with fine coconut flakes & apple &/or Asian peel peelings arranged in share of Om.

Spice Tip: Instead of pre-measuring the small amounts of the first three spices in the filling, you could pre-grind & mix larger amounts, keep them in a jar and then just use the total volume (3/4 tsp. of mixture instead of ¼ tsp. of each of them.

Premixed Spice Mixture ACC Spice Mixture:

2 tsp.  ground cloves

2 tsp. ground cardamom seeds

2 tsp. ground anise seeds

 Here's a photo of a completed Om Chai Apple Pie.

Extra Tips & Notes:

1. I really recommend using a high speed blender. After years of using weaker, cheaper blenders that broke down and sometimes even died while using them, I finally got a Vitamix. I've been quite pleased with it!

2. Get the best possible fresh organic spices. I also recommend getting whole spices and grinding them yourself.