Nordic Granola Berry Pie
Easy to make and mouth watering Nordic Granola Berry Pie. This granola pie is covered with a layer of dark chocolate and topped with delicious Mascarpone cheese and plenty of fresh berries. Full of summer and crisp dark chocolate.
Ingredients
Granola crust
- 4 dl oats (fine or coarse)
- 1 dl pumpkin seeds
- 1 dl almonds
- 1 tsp vanilla powder (or essence)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp honey
- 50 g butter (melted)
Topping
- 200 g dark chocolate
- 250 g Mascarpone
- 2 dl heavy cream
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla powder (or essence)
Instructions
Granola crust
- In a large bowl, mix the oats, pumpkin seeds, coarsely chopped almonds, vanilla powder and salt.
- Add the melted butter and honey. Mix it all together.
- In a buttered pie pan add the granola mixture. Use the backside of a tablespoon to distribute and compress the granola into an even pie crust.
- In a 150 C (300 F) preheated oven, bake the granola crust for about 30 minutes. When done, let it cool off.
Granola Berry Pie
- Gently melt the dark chocolate and use it to cover the bottom of the granola crust. Let the chocolate cool off and harden.
- In a bowl, whip the Mascarpone, heavy cream, honey and vanilla powder into an airy and wonderful cream.
- When you are ready to serve the pie, distribute the Mascarpone mixture on the crust and top it with all kinds of your favorite fresh berries.
Notes
You can prepare the granola pie crust up to two days in advance. Keep it in an airtight container. When ready to be served, add the Mascarpone cream and your favorite berries. You can leave out the dark chocolate and substitute the Mascarpone mixture with pure Greek yogurt to make the pie more suitable for a brunch/breakfast table.