Description
A traditional Rustic Vegan Apple Pie filled with a sweet and flavorful cinnamon-sugar apple mixture. This pie is perfect to serve for the holidays with a big scoop of vegan vanilla ice cream!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 vegan pie crusts* (1 for the crust and 1 to cover the pie on top, see note)
- 2–3 tbsp of flour (to roll out the top pie dough for the crust)
- 1 tbsp cane sugar
- 1 tbsp cold water
- 4 heaping cups thinly sliced granny smith apples (peeled and cored – see instructions)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice
- 1/2 cup brown cane sugar
- 4 tbsp corn starch
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375f/190c. In a standard 9 inch pie pan, press the bottom vegan pie dough in the pan (or use a store-bought pie crust). If using the top pie crust, rub 2 to 3 tbsp of flour onto a baking sheet on the counter-top and roll the pie dough out into a circle slightly larger than your pie pan. This will be the dough you place on top of the pie once you’ve filled it with apples.
- Peel and core the apples. Cut the apples in half from the top of the apple to the bottom. Place the apples, cut side down, onto a cutting board. Cut the apples lengthwise into 1/4 inch (0.6 cm) slices. Place the peeled, cored and sliced apples in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, stir together cinnamon, pumpkin spice, brown cane sugar and corn starch.
- Add the vanilla extract and lemon juice to the apples. Lightly stir together. Add the cinnamon-sugar mixture to the apples. Lightly stir together until the apples are evenly coated with the mixture.
- Assemble the apples in the pan, mounding the apples slightly in the center.
- If using, cover the pie with the top pie crust. Brush the cold water on top of the pie crust. Pinch the edges of the pie dough together to seal it. Sprinkle with sugar. Pierce the pie in a few places to allow the steam to escape.
- Bake for 40 – 47 minutes until the top pie crust is golden brown. Cool the pie on a cooling rack before serving. Serve with coconut whipped cream or vegan vanilla ice cream (optional).
Notes
1) You can make this apple pie both with and without a top crust – whichever you prefer. This apple pie filling works perfectly both with and without a top crust.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins