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Pumpkin Pie

It's the pumpkin pie you remember but without any animals involved!
Prep Time1 hour 45 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Cooling time1 hour
Total Time3 hours 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 8
Calories: 256kcal

Equipment

  • Pastry cutter

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup vegan butter I used Earth Balance, put in the freezer at least 1 hour before using
  • 4 tablespoons ice water or more
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar

Filling

  • 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree or 1 15 oz. can, the only ingredient should be pumpkin
  • 3/4 cup light firm silken tofu about 6 ounces
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

  • Whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt in a medium-large bowl. Add the vegan butter and cut in with a pastry cutter.
  • It should end up kind of like coarse sand with some larger pieces in it. Mix 4 tablespoons of the ice water with the apple cider vinegar. Add about a third of it to the dough and mix with a spoon. Repeat until you’ve used all the water mixture. The dough should form a soft ball. If all of the dry mixture hasn’t incorporated, add more ice water a teaspoon at a time until it comes together. Wrap the ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour.
  • Roll out the dough between two sheets of plastic wrap, parchment or wax paper until you have an even 12” circle. Remove the plastic or paper and lay it in your 9” pie pan. Fit it so there are no air bubbles under the crust. Now flute the edges and set aside. Or, just buy a prepared crust and save yourself a bunch of time.
  • Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  • Crumble the tofu into a food processor bowl or high-speed blender container. Add the remaining filling ingredients and process until smooth and no white tofu bits are visible.
  • Pour the filling into the prepared crust. Bake for 40-45 minutes until the center appears smooth. Cool on a rack then refrigerate if not serving immediately. Serve cold or at room temperature. Just make sure the pie is completely cooled before cutting.
  • Makes one 9" pie.

Notes

The lite silken tofu wasn't an option in the nutrition database so the actual calories and fat could be less than calculated here. Remember, these nutrition calculations are just a guide.