So last week I had a birthday.

And this year . . . I wasn’t feeling it.

Other people’s birthdays I get so excited, like loose my mind, OTT excited!

I want to just go all out, buy all of the gifts, bake all of the treats, I just love it.

But my own birthday . . . not so much with all the excitement.

There wasn’t anything I really wanted or needed for my birthday. There was nothing I really wanted to do to celebrate and there weren’t any fancy cakes I wanted to make (or buy) either.

I just wasn’t feeling cake this year, maybe it’s because I have been making so many delicious little mini muffins lately  (evidence → here, → here, → here and → here) that I kinda had my “cake” craving satisfied?

Who know’s?!

But, just because I wasn’t feeling the cake love didn’t mean I wasn’t going to have myself a delicious little birthday treat.

I knew exactly what I was going to make  . . .

Chocolate Coconut Cream Pie that’s what!

Because if your not going to have cake you may as well have pie right?!

Right!

A few months ago sweet sister and I were drooling over this divine looking chocolate pie that was created by Kelly Brozyna in her beautiful “The Paleo Chocolate Lovers Cookbook” but shared by Michelle who blogs over at Nom Nom Paleo.

Um hello, creamy, dreamy chocolate pie that is all natural, made with no refined flours or sugars, no baking required?!

Want, need, must have!

So birthday chocolate pie was made!

Or should I say birthday mini chocolate coconut cream cups were made!!

I did make a few, minor changes to Kelly’s original recipe just to suit my own personal tastes and because well for some reason I can’t seem to just follow a recipe and leave well enough alone . . . oh me?!

I also decided to make them into super cute, single serve, 2 bite, mini chocolate coconut cream cups instead of doing the whole pie thing.

Because well, bite size is always way, way cuter and I didn’t trust myself to not devour the entire pie in one sitting this way I didn’t have to bother with cutting and serving it without creating one big ol’ mess. I mean we all know cutting that first, perfect piece of pie (or cake) can prove to be somewhat of a challenge to say the least. But making them into mini chocolate coconut cream cups = crisis averted 😉

You guys . . .

Oh.

My.

Deliciousness!

These mini chocolate coconut cream cups were so much better than I ever dreamed they would be!

The are light, creamy, decadent and rich without being overly sweet.

The the combination of the coconut cream and dark chocolate is just pure brilliance.

It’s kind of like a creamy, dreamy, clean eating chocolate mousse.

And the raw, cookie dough cup . . . ugh so good! The slight savoury element of the almonds combined with the chewy, slightly caramel sweetens of those delicious little medjool dates with just a pinch of cinnamon makes for one incredible, little base.

It’s the perfect vessel for our dreamy, chocolate coconut cream filling. It also adds an incredible little crunch factor that makes these chocolate coconut cream cups a texture lovers dream.

Not only are these secretly healthy, delicious little chocolate coconut cream cups all natural and , most importantly, all kinds of delicious but they also happen to be vegan and paleo friendly!

A little indulgence you can feel good about eating and sharing with the ones you love ♥

Holla! love, love, love it!

Serve them straight up just as they are and they are nothing short of divine however . . .

Add a dollop coconut cream (or this ah-mazing vanilla cashew cream if you’re feeling fancy ) with an extra sprinkling of shaved chocolate and crumble over some freeze dried strawberries and you guys . . .

I can’t even . . .

Just do it already!

All natural, decadent, rich, light and creamy, subtly sweet, secretly healthy mini chocolate coconut cream cups that also happen to  be vegan and paleo friendly.

Yes, yes, just yes!

Happy birthday to me!!!!

Now it’s your turn . . . what are you waiting for?

Go . . .

Make them, eat them, love them

Mini Chocolate Coconut Cream Cups {Vegan & Paleo Friendly}
Adapted from this recipe created by Kelly Brozyna shared by Michelle who blogs over at Nom Nom Paleo
Makes approx 20 – decadent, rich, coconut infused, creamy little, vegan & paleo friendly bite size pieces of chocolate pie – no baking required

Ingredients –

For the Crust –

1/2 cup of raw almonds

2 Medjool dates, pit removed

1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

a pinch of salt

For the Pie filling –

1/2 cup of coconut cream (to get this I opened a can of coconut milk and left it uncovered in the fridge overnight)

3 Tablespoons of dark chocolate

1 Tablespoon of coconut butter or oil (measured in liquid state)

1 teaspoon of vanilla (or 4-6 drops of vanilla cream stevia – I like to use Sweet Leaf Stevia )

1 scoop of Vital proteins unflavored collagen peptides – optional

1 teaspoon of maca – optional

Optional but recommended for serving – 

Extra coconut cream, coconut yogurt or this ah-mazing vanilla cashew cream

Finely grated dark chocolate

Freeze dried strawberries, crumbled

Method –

1 – Place all crust ingredients into your food processor/blender and process until broken down to a fine “crumb”

2 – Spoon into chocolate molds (or you could try pressing into a mini cupcake trays although I suggest lining with paper cases otherwise it may be tricky to pop them out, unless your using silicon trays possibly. Or you could even press into a standard pie dish or 2 x 4.5inch spring form pans like Michelle did). FYI – I used approx 1 heaping teaspoon per pie.

3 – Press your pie crumb firmly into its tray making sure it spreads up the sides. Set aside.

4 – Place your pie filling ingredients into a small saucepans over low heat, stirring occasionally until nicely melted and well combined.

5 – Carefully spoon a little of your deliciously melted chocolate/coconut pie filling into each of your prepared pie crusts.

6 – Gently tap the filled pie trays onto a counter top to remove any air pockets and place in the freezer for 30 mins, or until set.

7 – To serve, simply eat straight up as they are in all their pure, delicious glory, or top with a little extra shaved dark chocolate, or go all our and serve them with an extra dollop of coconut cream, coconut yogurt (or this ah-mazing vanilla cashew cream if you’re feeling fancy ), along with an extra shaving of dark chocolate and a sprinkling of freeze dried strawberries, mind = blown!

Enjoy xoxo

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Question of the day –

Cake, pie, cookies, proyo – what’s your weapon, I mean dessert of choice?