If you love coconut, then this vegan coconut cream pie is your dream pie!
The crust contains dried coconut, the filling contains coconut milk and coconut sugar and shredded coconut, the topping is whipped coconut cream and the decoration is toasted coconut!
And with all that coconut goodness going on, this is a truly deeelicious pie.
It’s wonderfully coconutty (of course!) and it’s also not overly sweet. So while it’s rich from the coconut, that richness is tempered by the mild sweetness.
So all in all, it’s a happy time in your mouth when you have a slice of this!
The hardest part about making this pie is waiting for that filling to cool down and set! Actually making the pie is a total breeze!
Toasted coconut is one of the best things in the world! It smells SO delicious while toasting in the oven and the whole toasted gorgeous coconut flavor that it brings to this pie is something you don’t want to miss.
So it’s not like an ‘optional’ decoration thing, it’s a crucial part of making the best vegan coconut pie ever.
The pie base is a simple mix of walnuts, dates and dried coconut. So basically – a raw vegan base! Healthy, and so quick and easy.
The filling requires heating coconut milk and coconut sugar with some cornstarch and a little salt and whisking it into a thick pudding. You then add in some vanilla and some shredded coconut (the same coconut that we toast for the topping) and this gives the pudding some texture. Let that cool and set and then mix it with some whipped coconut cream sweetened with a little powdered sugar!
Top the pie with some more whipped coconut cream, toast up some shredded coconut for the topping and you have perfect pie.
This entire recipe is 11-ingredients! That is not bad for a 3-layer pie with decoration! Not bad at all.
Don’t get confused between desssicated coconut (used in the base) and shredded coconut flakes (used for the filling and decoration). Both dessicated coconut and shredded coconut are dried, but the shredded flakes contain more moisture and look more like strips (as you can see with the toasted flakes below) whereas the dessicated coconut is much drier and is finely ground.
You will love this fabulous vegan coconut cream pie. It is:
- Ultra creamy
- Sooo coconutty!
- 3-layers
- Super easy
- Topped with toasted coconut
Keep leftovers covered in the fridge where the pie will stay good for around 5 days.
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Vegan Coconut Cream Pie
- Prep Time: 45 mins
- Total Time: 45 mins
- Yield: 10
Description
Ultra creamy vegan coconut cream pie. This super easy recipe is 3-layers of coconut goodness topped with toasted coconut. Vegan, gluten-free and great!
Ingredients
- For the Crust:
- 2 cups (200g) Walnuts
- 1 cup (175g) Dates (packed)
- 1/2 cup (40g) Dried (dessicated) Coconut
- For the Coconut Pudding Filling:
- 1/3 cup (64g) Coconut Sugar
- 3 Tbsp Cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 14oz (400ml) Can Coconut Milk
- 1/2 cup Shredded Coconut
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- For the Topping:
- 2 14oz (400ml) Cans Coconut Cream (chilled in the fridge overnight)
- 6 Tbsp Powdered (Confectioners) Sugar
- For the Toasted Coconut:
- 1/4 cup Shredded Coconut
Instructions
- Add the walnuts, dates and dried (dessicated) coconut to the food processor and process. It will start out crumbly and then will gradually form into a sticky dough. When it’s sticky enough to be forming clumps, transfer to a pie dish and pat down, working it up along the sides as best you can.
- Place into the freezer to set.
- Prepare your filling. Place the cornstarch, coconut sugar, salt and coconut milk into a saucepan and whisk to combine. Heat on medium high heat, whisking regularly, until it is thick and bubbling (about 5 mins).
- Remove from the heat and stir in the shredded coconut and vanilla. Place into a glass bowl, cover with plastic wrap and leave to set and cool completely. To speed things up, you can start it off cooling in the freezer – just don’t forget it in there!
- Remove your cans of coconut cream from the fridge where they have been chilling overnight (preferably longer). Be careful not to shake them. When you open them you’ll see that the cream section has risen to the top leaving the water at the bottom. Scoop out only the cream section of both cans into the bowl of an electric mixer. Throw out the water that’s left behind or use it for something else.
- Starting on low speed, gradually increase speed until the cream is whipped. Add the powdered sugar and whip again. For a full tutorial on making vegan whipped cream, click here.
- When your coconut pudding has cooled and set completely, mix in half of the whipped cream with the coconut pudding. Spread this on top of the walnut/date crust.
- Top with the remaining whipped cream.
- For the toasted coconut decoration, place 1/4 cup of shredded coconut onto a baking tray. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 6-8 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes until nicely browned and fragrant. Allow to cool and dry completely before sprinkling it on top of the pie.
Notes
*Prep time excludes time spent cooling/setting.
*Filling recipe adapted from Minimalist Baker
*With inspiration from Sarah Bakes Gluten Free
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten-Free
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice (of 10)
- Calories: 528
- Sugar: 24.6g
- Sodium: 93mg
- Fat: 43.6g
- Saturated Fat: 27g
- Carbohydrates: 34.8g
- Fiber: 4.4g
- Protein: 5.6g
This is the best coconut cream pie I’ve ever had! I baked a shortbread crust because I didn’t have any of your crust ingredients on hand- it worked out well but I’ll have to try this crust recipe next time. My pudding layer turned out really white for some reason. So white that it was hard to distinguish the whipped coconut layer from the pudding! I used regular cane sugar instead of coconut sugar and left out the vanilla, but otherwise followed the recipe completely. The texture and taste are divine! But any ideas on why it turned out such a different color than yours? Thank you for the scrumptious recipe!
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So happy to hear you loved it Bridget! Thanks for the great review! The difference in color is entirely due to the sugar. Coconut sugar is very dark in color, like a dark brown sugar really! 🙂
This recipe is amazing. Couldn’t make the coconut cream on top /I will try more until I get it done😏/ But still everything tastes very good!
This is my first recipe from your blog and I love it. I’ve made some sauces and also liked it!Thank you very much for your blog. It’s a treasure to find.
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So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Silvi!
This pie is fabulous! I made it last night; I didn’t have coconut cream, so I just topped the custard with the toasted coconut!My husband and I can’t wait to eat it again tonight.
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Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing Cydney!
This was amazing! I made this for my son who has EoE and has to eat top-8 allergy free. He can’t have nuts so I used a gluten-free graham cracker crust (1 package of S’moreables, 1/3 c. coconut oil, 1/4 c. unsweetened coconut. food processed until sand texture then pressed into a spring pan) I forgot to refrigerate my coconut cream so I used a container of Cocowhip. I made it for Thanksgiving tomorrow but it was so yummy looking, my son and I had a slice tonight! 🙂 I like it better than “regular” coconut cream pie with meringue.
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So glad you enjoyed it Lori! Thanks so much for sharing and the awesome review. 🙂
Hello is there any tips you can recommend if i forgot to put the coconut creme in fridge over night? 😥 Also i have sweetened coconut flakes rather than unsweetened will that be a problem.. New to Vegan recipes and making for a friend that i am supposed to deliver to tomorrow morning.. 😕
Hi Sarah! Is there a brand of vegan whipped cream that you can get hold of that is ready to go? I think it would be fine to use it for the topping because you will still get all the coconut flavor from the crust and the filling, so it’s not a train smash if you have to use a different kind of vegan cream for the topping. There is a coconut whipping cream by Nature’s Way that whips really well but even that has to be chilled, so I don’t think that would be a solution. All the best and let us know how you get on! 🙂
This is such a nice pie!! I made it for Pi Day (3-14) after looking for a vegan coconut cream recipe; it has great texture and lots of coconut flavors. My family had their doubts but they love it too! Thanks so much.
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Hi Jennifer, so happy to hear that! Thanks so much for the awesome review. 🙂
This is so good. I made this for a party and all my friends that aren’t vegan loved it too. I have made several of your recipes and honestly they have all been great. Your site has made the transition so much easier for me. Thanks!!!
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So pleased to hear that Christina! Thanks a million for the kind words and the awesome review. 🙂
i made this recipe for the fourth of july and it was incredibly easy to make and so so good! My non-vegan friends devoured it!
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Awesome Ari! So glad to hear that, thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
Hello,
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I look forward to trying it in the future. The dried and shredded coconut you use, are they sweetened or unsweetened please?
Thank you!
Unsweetened. 🙂
Thank you so much for your reply! 🙂
Easy, creamy and delicious!
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