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| Cherry Pie |
Normally on Valentine's Day I would make a decadent dark chocolate dessert of some kind since chocolate is my favorite food group and Valentine's Day is usually all about chocolate. But this year I also wanted to make something red, and the most naturally red things I could think of are cherries. I had been wanting to try out a recipe for a pie crust using coconut oil, so I thought this would be the perfect day to give it a go. And since I want to spend Valentine's evening enjoying the company of the people I love and not working in the kitchen, I figured I could make the pie the centerpiece of dinner (it does have fruit in it!) and serve it with a small selection of cheeses on the side.
The Coconut Oil Pie Crust came out perfectly and since it is made with 100 % organic whole wheat pastry flour it has health benefits as well. A bit hearty if you are used to white flour pastry, but the coconut flavor is perfect, especially when paired with the cherry filling (would be great with a chocolate pie too!). I did cheat and use a premade cherry pie filling because I found one at my local store that was very basic and had no corn syrup or anything artificial. I decided to mix in some dried cherries and frozen cherries as well to add a bit of texture and it worked perfectly. Not too sweet, not too tart and perfect for an evening meal with my Valentine.
