‘Tis the season for cozy sweaters, lost mittens, Christmas carol Muzak, and – – e-books! Lucky me, I got the early scoop on the upcoming life-and-how-to-live-it guide by Ms. Claire of Eat Well.Party Hard. And I’m sharing the scoop with you! Available for pre-order starting today, Claire has a few goodies to throw into the mix if you order Eat Well. Party Hard. between now and November 28. Order before January 1 and pay whatever you like. Here’s Claire with more:
Packed with down-to-earth, proactive steps to take that put you—not your unpredictable schedule or exhausting work hours—in control of when and how you nourish your body, this book lays the groundwork for a genuinely healthy relationship with food—one that fuels your most focused work and your hardest partying.
If you’re fed up with feeling out of control, this book is for you—especially if:
- You live your life at breakneck speed and aren’t sure how to start taking better care of your body.
- On the rare occasion that you do find time to eat something more worthwhile than a gas station granola bar, you feel like you’re throwing spaghetti at the wall in hopes that a few strands stick (because with no solid preparation system or knowledge of nutrient balance, you’re kinda making it up as you go).
- You struggle to stick to your clean-eating goals while friends, family and/or coworkers are content to knock back a burger & beer and call it a day.
Eat Well. Party Hard. addresses these specific challenges (and more), arming you with concrete exercises with which to apply the concepts covered to your own life. You’ll also get:
- A cheat sheet of the smartest on-the-go meal choices for those can’t-make-it-home-for-dinner days
- A completely customizable week-long meal planning template that makes nutrient + food group balancing a breeze
- An all-bases-covered resource list of apps + unpretentious kitchen gadgets to minimize planning and prep time, freeing up the rest of your highly valuable waking hours to get shit done (or to just stop and take a breath)
Pre-order it before January 1, 2014, and name your price. Really. Eat Well. Party Hard. is pay-what-you-want—but just for now! Pre-order by November 28 (US Thanksgiving), and you’ll get:
- Automatic entry* into a giveaway of a LÄRABAR gift pack (that’s 16 uber-delicious bars, y’all!)
- An exclusive discount code for use in the beautiful Buddha Chocolate’s online store—droooool.
- An equally exclusive discount coupon** for Zevia soda, my absolute favorite carbonated beverage (the only one sweetened with stevia)!
*LARABAR giveaway is limited to US addresses only.
**Zevia coupon is applicable toward US purchases only, and quantity is limited!
FOR THE FULL DETAILS, please visit this page on Eat Well. Party Hard.
Now, let’s get to the eating well part! Mousse tarts have become my dessert of choice for the winter holidays. I love their creamy coolness and ease of preparation. This one will find its way onto either my Thanksgiving Day or Christmas menu. I’m terrible at making the whipped cream look pretty on top of pies, so I flipped it and put it on the bottom layer.

SWEET POTATO MAPLE MOUSSE PIE
- Yield: 1 1x
Description
Cool and creamy yet full of mouthwatering warm fall flavors, this sweet potato maple mousse pie would make the perfect ending to any Thanksgiving Day feast.
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup pecans
- 3/4 cup dates, chopped
- 1 Tbsp. chia seeds
- 1/4 cup crystallized ginger
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1–2 Tbsp. water
Vanilla Creme Mousse
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked, rinsed, & drained
- 6 dates, soaked & drained
- 2 Tbsp. coconut oil
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk (the kind in the carton)
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla or unflavored stevia liquid, optional
Sweet Potato Maple Mousse
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked, rinsed, & drained
- 1 cup silken tofu
- 1 1/2 cups roasted sweet potato
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. maple extract
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- pinch allspice
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
Instructions
Make the crust
- Place the pecans in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until broken up a bit – then add the remaining ingredients until the “dough” sticks together. Press the crust into a 10″ tart pan with removable bottom. Cover and chill until ready to use.
Make the vanilla creme mousse
- Place all of the ingredients into a blender and process until very smooth. Pour the mixture over top of the prepared crust and smooth to cover the entire surface. Cover and chill until ready to use.
Make the sweet potato maple mousse
- Place all of the filling ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and process until very smooth. This can take a little time and you’ll need to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Pour the filling over top of the vanilla creme layer and smooth to cover the entire surface. Chill the pie for a couple of hours.
- Top pie with your favorite warm chocolate sauce, a dusting of cocoa powder, or coconut whipped cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 579
- Sugar: 31
- Sodium: 24
- Fat: 41
- Saturated Fat: 18
- Unsaturated Fat: 21
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 53
- Protein: 9
- Cholesterol: 0
May I please have some. Those pies look so daggone good!
Thanks, Steve!
oh my godddd this looks incredible!
😛 Thank you very much, Lisa!
HOLY COW, this pie looks amazing. The best part is the no-bake aspect; currently living with a one-temp toaster oven. Not the best for fancy desserts. Can’t wait to try this out.
Thanks so, so much for sharing the book news 🙂
Oh my, yes, baking sounds like a challenge for you right about now.
Best of luck w/ the e-book, Claire! I’ll be talking it up again ;-).
I’m loathe to admit i said this but as soon as i saw the title and photo i exclaimed (to myself) Oh my god! And that is an understatement. This guy looks all kinds of delightfulness. Christmas desert- sorted. Thank you lovely lady xx
I like your reaction!! Thank, Rebecca!
This looks amazing!! The perfect Thanksgiving desert 🙂
That’s what I’m thinkin’!
Wow that looks gorgeous, and I like the fact that the creamy bit is underneath the main filling, it’s a hidden treat.
Agreed!
What a beautiful pie! I’ll be right over.
Excellent! Bring me a soy latte, will ya ;-)?
This is GORGEOUS, Annie! perhaps one of the more delectable looking pies I’ve seen lately!
Thank you, my dear!
This is a lovely pie, full of thanksgiving flavour 😀
Cheers
CCU
P.S I seem to have lost around 1000 subscribers on my blog and I don’t know how, so if you were subscribed, could you resubscribe please? it would really help me out!
Oh man! That stinks!! I’ll re-subscribe for sure, CCU xoxo
Thank you so much :’)
Have to try that crust Sooooon! But I guess you knew that when you typed, “Crystalized Ginger!” YES! And the layers of flavor make such a nice blend for your taste buds, eh?
LOVE!
Your favorite ingredient :-)!
This pie looks pretty darn healthy, and really yummy too!! 🙂
It’s not too, too bad, Celeste! Satisfies the sweet tooth nicely.
That looks amazing! Another delicious looking pud Annie! 🙂
I loves me some pud!!
Oh my gosh! It does look so mousse-y! And with that chocolate drizzle?!
Congrats to Claire on the book 🙂
I couldn’t help but put chocolate on it – it needed some pretty stripes ;-)!
Supercool ebook…we all need survival strategies at this time of year. 😉
Thanks for the fabulous recipe!
I know – by the end of December I’m worn out :-)!!
What a cool book! You continue to out do yourself my friend! This looks amazing. I’d eat the entire pie..
What can I use as a substitute for the tofu? More cashews?
Yes, exactly!
You don’t think it will taste too cashewy? lol I know that’s not a word.
It doesn’t at all. I’ve made it both ways, and honestly, there is very little difference in flavor.
love the texture of the pie! holidays is the only time i make any full size pies. at other times, it is difficult to finish one up between just the 2 of us:)
Beautiful recipe! Just wanted to let you know that I nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award! You can check out my post here http://vegantripper.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/sunshine-blogger-award/
How sweet of you! Truly appreciated.
For the vanilla mousse layer, is that 1/2 cup and 1 cup of coconut milk?
Sorry if that is confusing – what 1/2+ cup means is you may need a bit more than 1/2 cup if the mixture seems too thick.
I ended up using a cup and a half lol but I used canned coconut milk so it’s thicker than the so delicious. Hopefully it will be alright.
Thanksgiving day disaster! I wish I had seen that 1/2+ comment sooner… FAIL
Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear that, Jonathan! I will make the measurement clearer so that it doesn’t happen to someone else. It really is a delicious dessert and I hope you don’t give up on it. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours – –
This looks so good! Love the pecan and date crust.
It’s one of my favorite crusts!
I made your divine pie & Peter, myself & my friends, were all not-vegan, loved it so much, Anne,…divine & smooth,…..Yum Yum Yummm:
Awww, you’re my biggest fan, Sophie! xoxo
I know,…. Xxx
Gorgeous pie Annie!! And a book with that title gotta be good 🙂
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This sweet potato pie sounds great and pretty perfect for Christmas!
Thanks, Donna!
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Oh! I Love this. Creamy. Yummy!
🙂 I’m a sucker for creamy pies!