Deconstructed Rhubarb Ginger Pie
This was a lot of fun. I did not have the time to prepare a “real” pie crust, and since I would NEVER purchase a pre-made crust, I got creative. I made the dough for a whole wheat crust and baked it like cookies, which took no more than 10 minutes. I served the pie “deconstructed” so you could take as much crust and filling as you like.
Pie Crust:
- 1 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 5 TB walnut oil
- 2 TB maple syrup
- 2-3 TB cold water, depending on the texture of the dough
Mix the crust ingredients with your hands in a bowl. Gather it all together into a ball, wrap in wax paper, and refrigerate for a couple hours before serving. When you are ready to make dessert, break off small pieces and press them into disks with your hands. Bake them like cookies at 350 for 10 minutes or so.
Ginger Rhubarb “filling”
- 6-8 stalks rhubarb, rinsed and cut into small pieces
- 1 TB freshly grated ginger
- 2 TB maple syrup
- 1/2 cup water
Bring these ingredients to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, stirring every few minutes, until all of the rhubarb is a soupy consistency.
Serve with crust and ice cream and enjoy.
Coconut Chocolate Pancakes with Strawberries and Ginger Rhubarb
- At June 29, 2009
- By megan
- In dessert, favorites, ginger, Pancakes, rhubarb, strawberries
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This recipe has 3 parts: Pancakes, Ginger Rhubarb Sauce, and Sliced Strawberries.
Start making the rhubarb sauce first.
Ingredients:
- 3 stalks Rhubarb, washed and sliced into 1/2 in pieces
- Grated Ginger (a piece that is 1 sq. inch, more or less)
- 2 TB pure Maple Syrup
- 3 TB water
Heat all of this in a sauce pan on medium low heat for 10 minutes or so until it becomes a thick sauce. Remove from heat and it is ready to serve.
For the Pancakes:
- 1 egg
- 2 TB walnut oil
- 2 TB maple syrup
- 2 TB shredded unsweetened coconut
- 3 TB semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Combine the pancake ingredients in the order listed above. Cook them like pancakes (basically on a 350 degree skillet).
For the Strawberries:
Just slice them. I bought organic berries from the Boulder Farmer’s Market and they were super small and sweet. You shouldn’t have to add anything to berries, especially good berries.
Top your pancakes with the ginger rhubarb sauce and sliced strawberries for a relatively healthy dessert.
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