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Chocolate Cranberry Pie

Chocolate Cranberry Pie

I thoroughly enjoy meal planning for gatherings with friends and family and it’s my time to shine. We will soon have all the family and close friends together to enjoy some delicious food over great conversation. See, many of my family and friends still struggle to understand my passion for a Paleo diet. I don’t blame them, as most people are either bored to death when it comes to proper nutrition because they don’t understand the direct correlation there is between diet and well-being or they are extremely confused because of all the false and conflicting information that’s out there. So how do I explain this to them without conversation? I cook! Our whole gathering will be Paleo and I bet you they won’t even notice.

I’m going to take this opportunity to share with you the dessert I’ve decide to prepare, a dark chocolate cranberry pie. I’ve already made it multiple times before and it’s simply amazing. It’s almost a guarantee that chocolate and cranberries will go over well with anyone. The bitter taste of the dark chocolate goes perfectly with the sour taste of the cranberries. Both tastes can be quite strong on their own, but together they become a perfect combination that tastes great. Overall, the recipe is quite simple to prepare, but it does require quite a bit of cooling time in the fridge. I can only recommend that you make it in advance if you plan on serving it to guests.

Fresh cranberries are often hard to find, but you should be able to find them frozen without a problem.

As I stated in the Paleo pizza recipe, baked food is often not the optimal food for your health. It can encourage going back to bad eating habits and it often calls for a large amount of nuts or nut flour, which can lead to problems if consumed to excess. With that being said, when consumed only sporadically, baked goods made with nut flours and some more sugary elements like dark chocolate and fruits are perfectly fine and they offer a good alternative to those missed food choices. I also felt that I didn’t provide many Paleo dessert options on this website so here is a really good one.

On the positive side, as I mentioned in my article on coffee, chocolate and alcohol, dark chocolate has many potential benefits. Apart from dark chocolate being low in sugar compared to regular milk chocolate, it’s also a good source of magnesium, iron and cooper. Cranberries for their part are an excellent source of vitamin C and other natural antioxidants.

Chocolate cranberry pie recipe

Serves 6


Protein: 20g / %

Carbs: 62g / %

Fat: 62g / %


Crust ingredients

  • 2 cups almond flour;
  • ½ tsp salt;
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil;
  • 1 egg;

Filling and topping ingredients

  • 8 oz chocolate (70% cocoa);
  • 18 oz frozen cranberries;
Pie preparation


  1. Preheat your oven to 375 F.
  6. Once the crust has finished baking, remove it from the oven and allow it to cool completely.