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No bake mix fruit pie

A simple, naturally sweet, No Bake Mix Fruit Pie is gluten freefree and can be made vegan, loaded with fibre rich fruits and dried berries. It’s light, simple and easy to make, a no bake dessert. A perfect recipe for upvas/fasting/Navratri.
Course Dessert
Cuisine International
Keyword Fasting recipes, No bake mix fruit pie, Upvas recipe, vrat recipes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Chilling time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Lata Lala

Ingredients

To make pie crust

  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1 cup cashews/ kaju
  • 1/2 cup Almonds /badam
  • 1 cup Anjeer/figs
  • 2 cups pitted dates roughly chopped

For Whipped Coconut Cream :

  • 1 can coconut milk refrigerated over night
  • 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1 tablespoon honey

Berries used

  • 1 cup strawberries fresh
  • 1/2 cup yellow berries fresh
  • 1 cup blueberries dried
  • 1 cup cherries dried
  • 2 tsp honey

Instructions

Cook the berries

  • Put all mix berries in a pan.
  • Add honey.
  • Cook till berries soften.
  • Keep it aside.

To make Crust

  • Add the all nuts to a blender and pulse into a coarse meal.
  • Add the chopped dates & figs/ anjeer to the blender and blend until a dough forms. You may need to stop occasionally to scrape down the sides.
  • Now add powdered nuts mix well and form a dough.The dough should stick together when you squeeze it together.
  • Press the crust into a loose base tart tin. If the crust sticks to your hand as you're pressing it into the sides use a small sheet of parchment paper to keep away from sticking.
  • Set in the fridge or freezer to firm up for about 30 minutes.

To make whipped Coconut Cream :

  • Place the coconut milk can in the fridge for over night. It will solidify the coconut cream.
  • Carefully scoop out the solid cream with a spoon and place in a mixing bowl.
  • Add mascarpone cheese and honey.
  • Now blend the coconut cream with electric blender, on a medium to high speed for few minutes until it turns out whipped and airy.

To assemble :

  • Spread the whipped coconut cream-  Mascarpone cheese mix on the dried fruits, anjeer & dates crust, using the back of a spoon to evenly spread if out.
  • Scatter the cooked berries over the top of the coconut cream in an even layer. Again cover it with whipped cream layer.
  • Decorate with fresh fruits.
  • Serve immediately or keep in the fridge until you're ready to enjoy.

Notes

1. While fasting you can use hung curd mixed with honey or sugar instead of Mascarpone cream cheese.
2. This recipe can be made vegan by using vegan cream cheese or vegan yogurt.