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The Best Grain-Free Vegan Pumpkin Pie
This grain-free vegan pumpkin pie will be the best Thanksgiving dessert at the table! It is made with coconut milk, sweetened with maple syrup, and is an easy-to-make dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, and Paleo pumpkin pie recipe your whole family will love.
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
Pumpkin Pie Crust:
- 1 ¾ cup finely ground almond flour blanched
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- 2 Tbsp. coconut oil melted
- 1 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
- 1 flax egg 1 Tbsp. ground flax meal, 2 ½ Tbsp. water, whisk and let sit 10 minutes
- ½ tsp. salt
Pumpkin Pie Filling:
- 15- oz. can pumpkin puree
- ½ cup canned coconut milk full fat
- 2 flax eggs 2 Tbsp. ground flax meal, 5 Tbsp. water, whisk and let sit 10 minutes
- ¾ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp. ground ginger
- ¼ tsp. ground cloves
- 2 Tbsp. arrowroot starch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
For the Grain-Free Pumpkin Pie Crust:
- In the bowl of a food processor combine almond and coconut flours. Pulse 10 times, or until ingredients are incorporated.
- Add remaining crust ingredients and process until mixture begins to stick together.
- Spray a 9-inch round pie pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Spread crust dough evenly in the pie pan, making sure to press it firmly so it sticks together.
For the Vegan Pumpkin Pie Filling:
- In the bowl of a food processor combine all pumpkin pie filling ingredients.
- Process for 1-2 minutes, or until filling is completely smooth.
- Pour pumpkin pie filling into the crust.
- Cover the crust edges with a pie shield or make your own from strips of aluminum foil.* Keep this on during the entire baking process.
- Bake pumpkin pie in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until the center just barely jiggles.
- Remove from oven and let pie sit at room temperature for 2 hours. Refrigerate for another 2 hours before serving.
- Serve pumpkin pie with coconut whipped cream and enjoy!
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Notes
*This step is very important. If you do not cover the crust, it will burn during baking!
Nutrition
Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 91mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 5515IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 1.6mg