Healthy Chocolate Coconut Pie (raw, vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo)

This is my first attempt at a recipe post, although I have made video recipes before that you can find here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSvDU4QZzJ0&list=PLLPxk9-Hvq7FWzkDT16ZyJ-H03CSJf0bc

Today I made a chocolate coconut pie using avocado and banana, and now I will attempt to share with you how I made it.
The crust end up being nice and crunch, and chocolate filling is the flavor and consistency of a chocolate pudding(you can make just the filling and have a healthy pudding), and the topping is nice and coconutty :)

Crust:
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
I use this one:

About 3 Tablespoons of coconut oil, melted
I used the organic extra virgin one from Vitacost

And about 2-3 Tablespoons of Coconut Sugar
I use this one:

Combine everything in a blender such as the Magic Bullet(what I am using)

After blending:

Pour into container and put in freezer so it can firm up while you make the filling:

Filling:
 You will need 1 banana and 1 avocado

You will also need 1/2 cup of coconut milk

To make it chocolatey you have a few options:
1- You can use raw cacao paste and sweetner of choice(what I did). About a handfull as you can see in below pic.
2- You can use a chocolate bar(I like the Trader Joe's one pictured below, as it has very minimal ingredients, pretty much just cacao and sugar, no lecithin or soy, etc.) About 1 bar
3- You could theoretically use cacao powder plus sweetner of choice, but it will make your pudding a little thinner in consistency. Not sure how much exactly to use, maybe about 1/4 cup.

Melting the cacao paste

 Now since the cacao paste is completely unsweetened I am adding raw honey, you will not need to do this if you used chocolate bar.

Add this melted chocolate to the banana/avocado/coconut milk and blend

The crust should be firmed up by now, so spoon the filling onto the crust and place in the freezer to set while you make topping.

Topping:
This is optional, but will make things a little more coconutty, if you like that.
Combine half cup of shredded coconut with half cup of coconut milk and 1-2 Tablespoons of honey to taste

Carefully pour over top of the pie

Let the pie set in the fridge for a few hours.
Now it is ready to enjoy!
It can be kind of a pain to get perfectly sliced pieces, so you will need a nice sharp knife to cut through the crust. (In hindsight it probably would work better if the crust was a little thinner, so next time I will probably reduce the ingredients or use larger glass container to make it be thinner)

Thank you for reading! Enjoy!


Summary of Ingredients:
Crust:
1 cup shredded coconut
3 Tablespoons of melted coconut oil
2-3 Tablespoons of coconut sugar to taste
Filling:
1 avocado
1 banana
1/4 cup light coconut milk
either handfull of melted raw cacao paste combined with 2-3 Tablespoons of raw honey to taste
or
about 1 chocolate bar, melted (3.5 oz / 100grams)
Topping:
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup light coconut milk
1-2 Tablespoons of raw honey to taste

Nvey Eco Moisture Rich Fluid Foundation & BB Creme Revew and Swatches

I recently did a review video on the Nvey Eco Liquid Foundation, which I will link below.
And today I was at Ulta and was able to swatch all of the shades of this foundation, so I thought it would be helpful to show you, since the shades do not necessarily get darker as the numbers go up.
Ivory 510, Custard 511, Fluid Beige 512, Natural 514, Golden Honey 515, Warm Honey 516

 The Ivory shade is a good "lightness" for me, but it is too pink. The Natural 514 has the correct tone, but is a bit too dark so looks orange on me.
You can see a full demo in the video below, but overall I like this foundation, it is similar to my holy grail Jane Iredale liquid minerals, but it is just a tad more visible on the skin. But it is $20 cheaper than the Jane Iredale.

While I was at Ulta I also decided to check out the Nvey Eco BB Cream.

The top row is the BB Cream:
Fair, Light Medium
The row under that is the foundation for comparison:
Ivory 510, Custard 511, Fluid Beige 512, Natural 514

The BB cream seems very nice, actually quite similar to the foundation. I didn't end up buying it because the Fair shade was too pink, but the Light was a little too dark. These do oxidize a bit after sitting on the skin. But it felt nice, perhaps a touch creamier than the foundation, coverage seemed similar.
So hopefully these swatches help!
Btw, here is my video demo of the liquid foundation

Silk Naturals Valentine's Day 2015 Collection Haul & Swatches

Just wanted to share some swatches of some of the awesome goodies that were released for the Silk Naturals Valentine's Day 2015 Collection. I did not get every item, there are a few other lipsticks and shadows, as well as a new cream shadow.
The lipsticks are a new velvet matte formula and I love it, it is awesome! Matte, but not drying.
Here are the lipstick colors I got along with some of the older lippie colors for comparison.

Bobbi, Strut, Canoodle (new), Swoon (new), Marsala (new), Sheena, Eternal

If you see a color peeking out to the left of Bobbi that is because I initially swatched Eternal there, but then decided it was better to put it next to the other darker colors.

There is also a new Slick Stick called Cahoots, which is a pretty shimmery frosted raspberry shade.

And the last item I got is a pretty lavender eye shadow with copper duochrome called Rekindle.

What an awesome collection! And great Valentine's Day colors :) Which will you pick up?


Disclaimer: there were purchased by me

Silk Naturals Winter/Holiday 2014 Collection Swatches

I am so super excited to share with you today an awesome new collection from Silk Naturals!!!
There is so much awesomness to share, so let's just dive right in.
First of we have the handy dandy pressing kit!
Prefer pressed shadows over loose? Well now Silk Naturals is giving you all that you need to create your own freedom style magnetic palette(including an actual palette). And it works on mattes!!! Eek!
Here is a video demonstration on how I like to press a matte shade:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w3ni8R4ouM

I also have a video on this collection where I try on all of the lip colors:

And now for the makeup.
There are 8 gorgeous iridescent eyeshadow just brimming with all that duochrome-y goodness. Love me some duochrome!
There is also a gorgeous illuminator called Close Up which has an ivory-golden soft candelight glow to it, so pretty!
And a highlighter called Reality, which has some iridescent pink with a touch of gold fine shimmer.
Lastly the popular Gift With Purchase Tchotchke blush is back, this time as a permanent item.

Here are lots of pics:
top row: Pilot, Plot Twist, Volume, P.S.
bottom row: Satellite, Boost, Network, Story
last 3 swatches are: Close-Up, Reality, Tchotchke

Then there are 6 new lip colors and 2 cream blushes
Swing was a color I loved way back when it was the Buttercream formula, unfortunately that formula was discontinued long ago, but Swing has been revived as a Slick Stick, yay!
Then there are 3 Amplifying Lip Glazes!!! Woohoo! I am obsessed with the ALG formula, so minty, and plumping, and glossy, just perfection! Live is a super pretty berry sheer jelly shade, Replay is like a pigmented version of Live with maybe a touch more red. And Spin-Off is a lovely nude-plummy-pink shade. On me it looks like the coveted Kylie Jenner lip look.
Then there are two gorgeous, rich and creamy and pigmented Organic Vegan lipsticks. I had never tried a chocolate brown before and was surprised of how nice it looked, I have been missing out!
And then the two cream blushes. The Big O is undoubtedly a clone/dupe of the NARS Multiple in Orgasm. And Hiatus is a lovely bright pink for the "just came in from the cold" look.

Swing, Live, Replay, Spin-Off, Cliffhanger, Script, The Big O, Hiatus

Indoors:

Swing, Live, Replay, Spin-Off, Cliffhanger, Script, The Big O, Hiatus

And that concludes the amazing Winter/Holiday 2014 Collection from Silk Naturals!

Thank you for reading!

Disclaimer: These products were sent to me by Silk Naturals. I am not sponsored. All opinions are honest and my own.

Red Apple Lipstick Christmas 2014 Collection Swatches

I am super excited to share with you today the Red Apple Lipstick 2014 Christmas Collection!!!
Click here to register for their Private VIP sale which will be held from Nov 17-24 to get your collection before it is available to the general public.

I also have a video on this collection where I try on all of the lip products:

First up we have the lip colors, there are 6 gorgeous new shades in a new satin formula which feels velvety smooth while providing hydration to your lips. Then there are 2 new Mint2Be lip glosses which are my favorite lip gloss formula! Ever since going natural I had been majorly heartbroken over having to give up my Buxom lip glosses, but since I discovered the Mint2Be glosses I am missing the Buxoms no more!

Here are the 6 lipsticks: Manhattan, Hollypeno, Back to the Fuchsia, Wine & Dandy, Ooh La La, Gypsy Soul

Here are the two glosses: Brazen Raisin and Magic Momint

Swatches outdoors in direct sunlight:
Hollypeno, Manhattan, Back to the Fuchsia, Ooh La La, Gypsy Soul, Magic Momint, Brazen Rasin

Swatches indoors by a window:
Hollypeno, Manhattan, Back to the Fuchsia, Ooh La La, Gypsy Soul, Magic Momint, Brazen Rasin

Swatches indoors using my filming lights:
Hollypeno, Manhattan, Back to the Fuchsia, Ooh La La, Gypsy Soul, Magic Momint, Brazen Rasin

Next there are 5 new eyeshadows. This is my first time experiencing RAL lipstick eyeshadows and they were a lovely soft texture, and I am especially smitten with Poise 'n Ivy!
The top shadow is En Point, the second row down is Golden Ticket and Taken for Granite, and the bottom row is Oh Shnapp! and Poise 'n Ivy

 Here are the eyeshadow swatches outdoor in direct sunlight:
Taken for Granite, Golden Ticker, Poise 'N Ivy,  Oh Shnapp!, En Poine

Here are swatches indoors using my filming lights:
Taken for Granite, Golden Ticker, Poise 'N Ivy,  Oh Shnapp!, En Poine

That is the whole collection! Isn't it marvelous? :)
Thanks for reading!

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Disclaimer: These were sent to me by Red Apple Lipstick, I am not sponsored, all opinions are honest and my own.