Plant-based desserts are simply as necessary in our repertoire as their buttery, eggy counterparts. Take these Genius chocolate chip cookies, this fudgy banana brownie cake, this richer-than-rich mousse, these scotcheroos which might be apt to stay to the roof of your mouth…in a great way! They rank amongst our favourite desserts of all time.
Vegan pies need to be in that pantheon, too—in spite of everything, how may we resist a flaky-crispy tart stuffed to the brim with fruit, custard, chocolate, or the entire above? So, for our personal edification and yours, we have rounded up our 18 finest plant-based pies. All they’re going to want is a scoop of (non-dairy) ice cream.
1. Excellent Vegan Pie Crust
Earlier than we dive into fruit fillings and creamy puddings, we have to discuss in regards to the good vegan pie crust. Ours is made with coconut oil (reasonably than butter or lard or shortening), which makes the crust tremendous flaky and only a wee bit candy.
2. Vegan Apple Pie
This traditional apple quantity is (maybe shockingly?) minimalist—the filling’s simply apples, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, cornstarch, and a little bit pinch of salt. Meaning it is massive on apple taste, and you will need to use essentially the most sweet-tart fruit from the season.
3. Ginger-Apple Crumble Pie (Gluten & Dairy-Free)
If you happen to love the thought of apple pie however have been searching excessive and low for a grain-free rendition, your search can cease now. A young, sorghum-based crust and an oaty, brown sugar-laden crumble home a spicy ginger-apple filling in between.
4. Uncooked Mini Key Lime Pies
A grain-free, no-bake tackle Key lime pie that is good for the summer season months. The key to the creamy, dreamy filling? A ripe avocado.
5. Vegan Tarte aux Clémentines
Fluffy coconut whipped cream, juicy clementines, and bittersweet orange jam come collectively for a classy dessert that is really a cinch to place collectively. If you happen to’d favor one bigger tart reasonably than a number of small ones (although who can resist these little cuties?!), you will want to regulate the bake time accordingly. Summer season fruit, like peaches or plums, would additionally work properly right here rather than clementines.
6. Rawsome Treats’ Summer season Fruit Tart
Cashews work double-time on this recipe, making a nutty crust and creamy filling, able to be topped together with your very favourite summer season fruit.
7. Vegan Coconut Lime Ice Cream Pie
Velvety coconut milk ice cream, macerated strawberries, and a touch of contemporary lime sit atop a thick, candy graham cracker crust. As a shortcut (or if you do not have an ice cream machine—but!), you possibly can use your favourite non-dairy ice cream as a substitute of churning your personal.
8. Frozen Vegan Coconut Chocolate Almond Bars
Coconut, chocolate, almond, and…tofu? Yep, you will discover all 4 parts in these frozen pie bars, piled excessive on a sweet-salty graham cracker crust. This dessert tastes like your favourite blue-wrapped, mounded sweet bar…catch my drift?
9. Uncooked, Vegan Pecan Pie
Pecan pie such as you’ve by no means had it earlier than—you will not even must activate the oven (which is an actual blessing round Thanksgiving time!). Medjool dates and coconut oil create a gooey, caramel-like filling that will get studded with entire pecans.
10. Vegan Chocolate Pie
Graham crackers and silken tofu come to the rescue once more, this time to type a gloriously wealthy, pudding-like chocolate pie.
11. Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Tart
If you happen to had been as massive a fan of (sadly non-vegan) Reese’s peanut butter cups rising up as I used to be, this recipe is for you. It is obtained a creamy, mousse-like filling and a shiny chocolate ganache on prime, bolstered by a crumbly, cocoa-rich crust.
12. No-Bake Pumpkin Pie Bars
One other Thanksgiving-ready recipe that will not take up treasured oven house. Dates and nuts are, as soon as once more, our easiest mates.
13. You Will not Imagine It is Vegan Pumpkin Pie
Here is a vegan pumpkin pie you most likely will not even understand is vegan. A young-flaky crust will get topped with a thick cashew-based filling that blends splendidly with pumpkin purée and warming spices.
14. Coconut Rum Cream Pie
Be whisked away to Margaritaville with this luscious coconut pie that simply so occurs to be vegan. The Biscoff cookie crust is the work of baking royalty and some beneficiant tablespoons of darkish rum in each the filling and whipped cream topping will immediately transport you to the Caribbean island of your selecting.
15. Vegan Pot Pie With Herby Biscuits
You thought we had been simply speaking about dessert pies, didn’t you? No, no, we’ve obtained savory vegan pies for dinner, too, like this herby pot pie crammed with a combination of frozen combined veggies (don’t decide! You’ll thank us later when you may simply make this recipe within the useless of winter).
16. Raspberry & White Chocolate Tart With Cocoa Crust
As an alternative of utilizing gelatin, recipe developer Amy Chaplin had the tremendous good concept to make the most of agar agar flakes for the fruity filling on this vegan tart recipe. The flakes give the berry and chocolate combination loads of physique, whereas nonetheless making it an accessible dessert for all.
17. Vegan Apricot & Cherry Galette
Okay it’s not a pie, but it surely’s not not a pie. It’s like each sq. is a rectangle, however not each rectangle is a sq….proper? Ignore math classes and concentrate on this vegan pie recipe. Or galette. No matter you need to name it, there’s definitely no ignoring the beautiful unfold of sliced apricot wedges and pitted cherries organized atop a gluten-free crust.
This text was up to date in November 2023 to incorporate extra of our favourite merchandise.
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