Delicious Vegan Strawberry Pie Recipe

Josh & I went strawberry picking a couple weeks ago and I made him these miniature strawberry pies.

 

They turned out really delicious.  I veganized this recipe and also made my own graham cracker crust using Organic Graham Crackers.  I was horrified after inspecting the labels on the pre-made graham cracker crusts and the pre-packaged graham cracker crumbs.  All of the leading brand graham cracker crusts and crumbs contained multiple hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup = transfatty, GMO yuckiness!

Make sure you read your labels and know what you're feeding your family!

Ingredients:

Crust (if you choose to make your own crust, you'll need a food processor):

• 10-12 organic graham cracker sheets
• 3 tbsp non-GMO canola or vegetable oil or 3 tbsp unsweetened almond milk for a low-fat crust

Filling:

• 2 pints fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
• 3/4 cup Vegan Sugar
• 2 tbs. non-GMO cornstarch
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Slice the strawberries by hand or use a egg slicer to slice the strawberries.  
2. Place the graham crackers in the food processor with oil or almond milk. (Honestly, the oil makes the crust a better consistency, but use whichever you prefer based on your dietary needs/preferences.)  Once the crumbs are consistently ground, transfer to a pie plate(s) and press down evenly. 
3. Take half of the berries and combine with sugar, cornstarch and water in a medium saucepan and whisk to combine.  Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until mixture comes to a full boil.  Boil for one minute, them remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract and whisk the mixture while it cools down for about 5 minutes.  
4. Arrange the remaining sliced berries on the graham cracker crust (if you'd like you can save a few slices to arrange over top after sauce is poured in).  When the strawberry sauce has cooled for 5 minutes, pour into the pie plate over the strawberries.  
5. Refrigerate and enjoy!

Serves 6-8 people.