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Vegan Pie Crust

Sam Guarnieri
Sam Guarnieri Posted: 10/11/21 Updated: 12/22/22
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This vegan pie crust is perfectly flaky, easy, and delicious! With just a few simple ingredients you probably already have on-hand, you’ll have a flawless pie crust ready to be filled with anything you’d like.

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What Makes This Recipe So Good

  • It’s surprisingly easy to make! Most pie crusts have a tendency to be tricky to put together. However, this vegan version comes together in just a few simple steps and is utterly foolproof.
  • It bakes up perfectly flaky and tender! This trusty vegan pie crust is the perfect base to all of your favorite pie recipes.
  • It can be easily frozen for future use! I love prepping a double batch of this vegan pie crust, then freezing it for recipes later on. This makes throwing together your favorite pie recipes extra easy, especially when it comes to holiday baking!

Key Ingredients

All Purpose Flour – This kitchen staple is the base to any pie crust recipe. Avoid replacing the all purpose flour with any other type of flour, as it really does yield the perfect, most flaky crust. And don’t put the flour away after you’ve incorporated it into the dough. You’ll want to reach for a few extra sprinklings of all purpose flour when rolling out the pie crust, to avoid any sticking!

Vegetable Shortening – Vegetable shortening replaces the butter in this veganized version of a classic. I actually prefer shortening over butter in all of my pie crusts! Vegetable shortening has a higher melting point, making it much easier to work with than butter. However, if you prefer the taste of butter in your pie crust, you can replace half of the shortening with half a cup of cold vegan butter. If using vegan butter, make sure that it is very cold before incorporating it into the flour.

Chef’s Tips

  • Make sure your shortening and water are super cold for this recipe. For extra cold water, I recommend filling a glass with ice water, then using that to make the dough. And for the shortening, I stick it in the fridge for at least one hour before diving into this recipe!
  • You’re free to use this crust any which way you’d like! Simply incorporate it into any recipe that calls for a batch of pie crust, and bake however that recipe instructs. This vegan pie crust works the same as any other pie crust, trust me!
  • Feel free to make this pie crust in the food processor, if you’d like! To do this, simply place the flour, sugar, salt, and shortening in a food processor and give it a few pulses until crumbly. Then, slowly pour the water into the food processor while it’s on, until a dough forms – do not mix beyond that point!
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overhead image of vegan pie crust in a pie dish

Vegan Pie Crust

Prep:20 minutes
Cook:0 minutes
Total:20 minutes
This vegan pie crust is perfectly flaky, easy, and delicious! With just a few simple ingredients you probably already have on-hand, you'll have a flawless pie crust ready to be filled with anything you'd like.
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8 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup vegetable shortening cold, cut into cubes
  • 4-5 tablespoons cold water

Equipment

  • Large bowl
  • Pastry cutter or fork
  • 9-inch pie dish

Instructions 

  • Mix together the flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
  • Add in the vegetable shortening and use either a fork or pastry cutter to slice the shortening into the flour. Continue mixing until you reach a crumbly texture, where the shortening is the size of small peas.
  • Add in 4 tablespoons of cold water and mix until a ball of dough forms. If the mixture is still too dry, add in one more tablespoon of water. Only mix until a dough comes together, do not over mix!
    vegan pie crust step 4
  • Place the dough on a floured work surface and roll into a 12-inch circle. Carefully transfer the dough to a pie pan and press gently to secure in place. Patch any holes in the dough and flute the edges if you’d like.
    vegan pie crust step 5
  • Either use this vegan pie crust right away or store it in the fridge until ready to use.

Notes

  • Avoid handling this pie crust too much, as the warmth from your hands can cause the vegetable shortening to melt.
  • Make it Gluten Free: Use a gluten-free all-purpose flour.
 
Recipe yields 8 servings. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed above. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
 

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 375kcal, Carbohydrates: 31g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 26g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g, Monounsaturated Fat: 11g, Trans Fat: 3g, Sodium: 293mg, Potassium: 42mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Calcium: 7mg, Iron: 2mg, Net Carbs: 30g

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

© Author: Sam Guarnieri

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Meet Sam Guarnieri

Sam is a travel, food, and fitness enthusiast from the New York metro area who loves creating new and inventive recipes. Her love of food goes all the way back to her early childhood, cooking alongside her mom and Nonna – the two best cooks she knows! She's a big believer that good-for-you food can still explode with flavor and (most importantly) be easy to make. When she's not in the kitchen, Sam can usually be found planning her next vacation, spending time outdoors, or bingeing the latest Netflix docu-series.

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