Easy as “no bake” (Mahalo) Pie!!

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Hello there, I am Elisabeth aka the Czech Vegan!

You might know my vegan recipes from the Vegetarian Times Magazine, my blog (www.czechvegan.blogspot.com ), Eating Well cookbook and magazine, or from various blog sites where some of them appeared as guest blogger posts. When I am not cooking or baking, I am working as a holistic pet nutritionist, reading books, drinking tea, working out at the gym, volunteering at the animal shelter, spending time with my furry babies (English Cocker Spaniel Shelly and two rescued kitties Abbey and Bear), or indulging in Go Max Go candy bars. You can follow me on:
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If you are reading this post, chances are that you are also a fellow chocoholic and a Go Max Go candy bars fan. Well, I am about to show you how to take Go Max Go experience into a whole new level. Are you ready for a vegan chocolate culinary adventure? Come with me to a chocolate paradise! I will be your tour guide for the next few weeks. You can look forward to some tasty recipes for humans and doggies. If you ever wanted to share your Go Max Go bars with your pooch but could not (since chocolate is toxic to animals), stay tuned for my doggie treats recipes that are safe for them.

Let this adventure begin! Here is a treat that will please vegans and non vegans alike.
And the best part? You don’t need an oven to make this! It is a no bake cheesecake 🙂 This cheesecake is decadent, rich and festive, yet it takes minutes to prepare.

I love the combination of chocolate and coconut, in matter of fact, I love it so much, I even have some tea that is flavored like chocolate coconut. Mahalo bars are perfect for me since they are a combo of those two, plus some extra almonds.

Mahalo Chocolate Coconut Cheesecake

1 9-inch vegan graham cracker pie crust (ready to eat), preferably chocolate flavor
10 oz dairy-free chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dark), about 1 1/2 cups
1 package firm silken tofu (12.3oz), drained and at a room temperature
1/2 cup powdered (confectioner’s) sugar
1/2 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened
1 Tbs Maple syrup or Agave nectar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Go Max Go Mahalo bars, cut into small circles

Melt chocolate chips in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir. Cook 20 more seconds and stir until melted. If it is not fully melted, cook 20 more seconds and stir some more.
Place silken tofu in a blender or a food processor and blend until smooth. Add melted chocolate chips, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, maple syrup and shredded coconut. Blend again, scrapping sides frequently, until smooth and well blended.

Pour mixture into graham cracker pie crust, spread evenly and smooth the top with a spatula. Garnish with Mahalo circles and refrigerate for several hours, until firm.

Enjoy!

Now, onto the giveaway!

Who wants to win FREE Go Max Go candy bars? We are doing a sweet giveaway and we will pick 2 lucky winners who will get 7 bars each. How great is that? And we are giving you multiple entry options so you have more chances to win. We will pick two random comments on Monday night (March 24th). On Tuesday, March 25th, we will announce the winners here on the blog, so stay tuned and check back here to see if you won. To enter this giveaway, comment bellow what is your favorite summer treat? For additional entries, post a link to this giveaway on Twitter, Facebook, your blog or Instagram, then comment bellow with a link to your post. You can do up to 1 extra entry per social media post per day. You can tag @GoMaxGoFoods and @CzechVegan in your tweets.
Good luck!

74 Responses to “Easy as “no bake” (Mahalo) Pie!!”

  1. Angela

    favorite summer treat is fresh fruit salads! and go max go bars, of course.

  2. Jasper

    Mahalo!!! I want to taste the sweetness of coconutty Hawaii. I want to be a Buccaneer in Twilight. I am no Jokerz, I’m for realz. Oh Snap! Cleo’s here. Got to go. Thumbs Up for making great candy bars 🙂

  3. Shawn Leonard

    Ok this is probably a little strange, but my favorite summer treat is fresh homegrown tomatoes

  5. Korie B

    My favorite summer treat has got to be vegan key lime pie! The tangy coolness of it just screams summer to me.

  6. Lizzie

    A well-chilled fruity wine! (That counts as a treat, right? :])

  7. Robin Richey

    Ollalieberry pie with vanilla ice cream! Vegan of course!

  9. Beth

    My favorite summer treat is a frozen watermelon smoothie!

  12. Tayler Jensen

    I LOVE frozen peeled grapes! So fruity and cool!

  13. Tayler Jensen

    Just shared on Facebook as well, but my pic won’t load! Email me and I will send you the pic 🙂

  14. Terri Cole

    My favorite summer treat is fruit salad with all the summer stone fruits, dressed with lemon juice, agave or maple syrup and fresh mint from my garden.

  16. Michelle H.

    Watermelon is definitely one of my favorite summer treats. I also love cherries.

  17. Ashley Alexander

    Watermelon shave ice! The real kind, not the chopped ice, Hawaiian shaved ice. When I was younger there was a shave ice place on the way to the library, so I always asked my grandma to take me to the library. On the way back she would always let me get one. I was a top reader at our library, can’t imagine why!

  19. Patti

    Wow! Picking a favorite is tough -watermelon and blueberries 🙂

  21. Eileen

    My fav summer treat, sangria with loads of fresh fruit.

  22. Chrissy PB

    I love all the treats! But the one that makes me think of summer is peach cobbler.

  25. Melissa Bravo

    Definitely fresh fruit and veggies from our local farmers market!

  27. Stacy

    Umm, I live in Florida, so I eat “summer” treats year-round! I guess my favorite would be vegan ice cream.

  28. Jaclyn K

    Definitely watermelon and homemade coconut milk ice cream with pineapple!

  30. Laura

    I love ice cream in the summer! But also fresh fruit like watermelon!

  32. Tommuel Reynolds

    Vegan banana split – banana with scoops of Swedish Glace vanilla ice cream drizzled with Alpro smooth chocolate dessert.

  33. Hans De Coninck

    I was going to say ice cold wild strawberries marinated in lime juice but in the end I’m gonna go with the frosty beer… it’s so easy to convince a bloke when he’s thirsty.

  34. Lea J.

    Yellow sugar watermelon, and (not or) chocolate ice cream.

  36. JN

    raspberries! and if they happen to be on top of chocolate Mahalo pie, so be it.

  37. Lauren

    Last summer I finally tried stone fruits; my new summer treats are peaches, plums, and nectarines.

  38. Julie

    Fresh fruit & produce!! Of course a Go Max Go bar thrown in the mix!!

  41. Mary Cruz

    Fav Summer Treat, Anything with Ice Cream. I love Tofutti brand <3

  42. Amber G.

    My favorite summer treat is WATERMELON straight from the field. After a long day of planting, feeding, weeding, etc. there is nothing like sitting down and opening a watermelon still warm from the sun and diving in!

  44. Vernekie

    I love frozen homemade coconut creme pops in the sizzling months to cool me and family down (even the non vegan family members like them) :-0 ooh yeah

  47. Melissa G.

    My favorite summer treat is a toss-up between freshly squeezed lemonade and sweet, ripe watermelon!

  51. Hayley

    Oooo! That looks good! I hope I can win so I can try to make that!

  56. Viki

    Hi Erzike, my fav summer treat is my grandma’s iced strawberry and rapsberry. Tastes so good!;)

  57. Caitlin Braucier

    Fresh strawberry ice cream! Coconut or almond or soy based, doesn’t really matter.

  72. Jaclyn K

    I love grilling out and just putting a huge pile of marinated veggies on the grill. It’s a perfect summer treat!