crunchy chocolate truffle pie and tropical fruit tart

Our friends, whose birthdays are only a couple days apart, have opposite tastes in desserts. So I decided to make them each a dessert of their choice for their birthday presents. They are the ones who first introduced me to Vegetarian Times, and got me hooked after making us one great recipe after another. It was no surprise that Jamie's top choice was VT's Crunchy Chocolate Truffle Pie. When you look at the recipe, you may think it's a little odd. Chocolate chips, peanut butter, maple syrup, and, shhhhh....tofu. But it is so rich and fudgy, even the Markivore liked it. I highly recommend this recipe, and I don't even think it would be unethical to forget to mention the tofu. Also, I made the entire thing with my hand blender.

I made Stephanie the Tropical Fruit Tart, which also contains undetectable levels of silken tofu. This one is sooo good- it's coconut tapioca pudding with fruit and toasted coconut. The only problem was that there was too much filling, so I would recommend reserving a small bowl of the tapioca pudding for later so you can get more fruit in. I barely has room for 1 small mango, a kiwi, and a small banana.

Here's the birthday boy and girl:

And the clean-up crew (we don't have a dog for these kinds of things):

The final damage- Chocolate pie- 12 points for 1/8 pie. Tropical pie- 7 points. Oh, well!
Happy Birthday!!!