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    Vegan Pie Crust with Coconut Oil

    Published: Nov 15, 2016 Updated: Nov 16, 2021 by Alison Andrews This post may contain affiliate links

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    Vegan Pie Crust

    Easy step-by-step tutorial for an easy vegan pie crust made with coconut oil. Just 5-ingredients and 10 minutes to the perfect pie crust.

    Unbaked vegan pie crust in a glass dish.

    Wanna make a vegan pie? Well you need a good vegan pie crust!

    This one is so easy it’s ridiculous. And it uses coconut oil so if you’re living somewhere where it’s hard to get vegan butter then this is even better.

    This recipe is so simple I’d say it’s pretty much foolproof!

    A lot of pie crusts do cutesy little puckered folds at the top, which looks lovely, but sadly I am not up to the task. My clumsy fingers do not do the fine artsy stuff with the baking things. So I just made it straight up along the sides, which I thought looked fine and certainly did the job.

    This recipe is just 5 ingredients and about 5-10 minutes and you have a lovely vegan pie crust to use with any pie that you please.

    It’s everything a pie crust should be, perfectly crisp and it holds its shape perfectly in baking. 

    This recipe tends to work best when you need an unbaked pie crust. Add the filling and bake! It’s a little more tricky to blind bake the crust, but we have some tips for you about how to do that below.

    We use this pie crust for our vegan pumpkin pie (pictured below) and our vegan quiche recipe and both work great.

    Slice of pumpkin pie on a cake lifter.

    How To Make A Vegan Pie Crust

    You will find full instructions and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos.

    • To make this easy vegan pie crust, throw some flour, salt and sugar into a food processor and pulse to combine.
    Collage of two photos showing flour, sugar and salt added to food processor and pulsed to combine.
    • Then add some coconut oil (solid, not melted) and pulse until the mixture is crumbly.
    Two photo collage showing coconut oil added to food processor and pulsed to combine.
    • Then add some ice water and process until it forms a dough.
    Two photo collage showing iced water added to food processor and processed into a dough.
    • Remove the dough from the food processor, form it into a ball and transfer to a floured surface. Get out the old rolling pin and get to work rolling it out.
    Two photo collage showing ball of dough placed onto flour dusted surface and rolled out with a rolling pin.
    • Roll it into a giant circle that is big enough to cover your pie dish. 
    Two photo collage showing rolling out the dough with a rolling pin into a large circle.
    • Roll it up in your rolling pin and then carefully unroll it on top of your 9-inch pie dish.
    • Or just carefully pick it up and place the giant circle of dough over your pie dish.
    Two photo collage showing wrapping the dough up in a rolling pin and then unrolling it over a glass pie dish.
    • Carefully tuck it in along the base and sides of the pie dish. Then you simply trim off any excess dough hanging over the sides with a scissors.
    • Place your pie crust into the fridge while you make the rest of your pie, whatever that may be!
    Two photo collage showing pie crust over a glass pie dish, pressed into place and excess dough cut off on the edges with a scissors.

    What Size Pie Dish? 

    The pie dish you can see in our photos is 9-inches round. And if your pie dish is smaller, then you’re definitely covered. 

    Need A Baked Pie Crust?

    It’s a little more tricky to pre-bake this pie crust because without the filling on top, it can shrink or puff up. So you need to get some pie weights. You will need at least 2 packs of these pie weights. You will also need to chill your pie crust in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.

    Then top it with baking paper or foil and add the pie weights on top. Bake it in the oven at 400°F for around 15 minutes so that the sides are golden brown, and then remove the baking paper and pie weights, prick the bottom of the crust with a fork (to allow steam to escape and stop it from puffing up) and bake for a few more minutes until the bottom is lightly browned as well.

    For heaps of great tips for blind baking a pie crust (blind baking just means without a filling), check out this great article from Sally’s Baking Addiction.

    Enjoy! xoxo

    Pumpkin pie in a glass dish.

    Did you make this recipe? Be sure to leave a comment and rating below!

    Unbaked pie crust in a glass dish.

    Vegan Pie Crust with Coconut Oil

    Easy step-by-step tutorial for an easy vegan pie crust made with coconut oil. Just 5-ingredients and 10 minutes to the perfect pie crust.
    4.95 from 19 votes
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    Course: How To
    Cuisine: American, Vegan
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 121kcal
    Author: Alison Andrews

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup + 2 Tbsp All Purpose Flour (145g)
    • ¼ cup Coconut Oil (55g) Solid
    • ½ teaspoon Salt
    • 1 Tablespoon White Granulated Sugar
    • 3-4 Tablespoons Ice Water
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    Instructions

    • Place the flour, sugar and salt into the food processor and pulse to combine.
    • Add the coconut oil (must be solid, not melted) and pulse until the mixture is crumbly.
    • Add 3 Tbsp ice water and pulse to combine. It should look like a dough now and if you break off a piece and roll it in your hands it should easily roll into a ball. If it doesn’t then add the remaining Tbsp of ice water and pulse to combine once again.
    • Remove the dough from the food processor and transfer to a floured surface.
    • Roll the dough into a big round ball.
    • Using a rolling pin roll it out from side to side into a a giant round that can fit over your pie dish.
    • Carefully roll it up in your rolling pin and then unroll it over your 9-inch round pie dish. Or just lift it up and place it over your pie dish, tucking it in along the bottom and sides of the pie dish to fit properly.
    • Take a scissors and trim off any excess dough around the edges.
    • Place your pie crust into the fridge while you prepare your pie filling.

    Notes

    1. This recipe works perfectly for a 9-inch round pie dish.
    2. If you’re making a savory pie and would prefer to omit the sugar then you can do so. 
    3. Nutritional information is for ⅛ of the recipe.  

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 146mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Hi I'm Alison Andrews, I'm the voice and cook behind Loving It Vegan. I love making delicious vegan food and creating vegan versions of all your old favorites, so that you’ll never feel like you’re missing out. Find out more about me here.

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    Comments

    1. Joe S says

      July 29, 2020 at 6:44 pm

      Can this crust be frozen and used later?

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        July 30, 2020 at 10:09 am

        Hi Joe, yes it can. I would freeze the dough in a ball, then thaw in the fridge and then bring it up to room temp before rolling out again.

        Reply
    2. Michelle says

      June 21, 2020 at 6:08 pm

      It was delicious crust! Easy to make and tastes amazing. Will make again, thanks for sharing!5 stars

      Reply
    3. Belles says

      June 01, 2020 at 7:54 am

      I doubled this recipe to be used in my strawberry and peach pie and it was just wonderful! The flavour of the crust alone was perfect. I’ve always had trouble with pie crusts as it would get tough because I would handle it too much, so this time I used a homemade cake/pastry flour substitute (a mixture of all-purpose flour and cornstarch) in order to limit gluten development. I’m so glad I found this recipe, as I noticed most vegan pie crust recipes call for half a cup or more of coconut oil for just a single pie crust and I’ve been trying to cut down on using oil. I’m so happy with the results, and this shall now be my go-to pie crust recipe.

      Thank you and stay healthy!5 stars

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        June 01, 2020 at 9:38 am

        So happy to hear it was a success! Thanks so much Belles!

        Reply
    4. Millie says

      December 20, 2019 at 3:44 am

      Can I make this pie dough ahead and freeze it for about a week? When I’m ready to use it, how exactly do I handle it? Thanks Millie

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        December 20, 2019 at 11:31 am

        Hi Millie, you can do that, just thaw it overnight in the fridge and then roll it out as normal.

        Reply
    5. Stella Mae S. says

      December 20, 2019 at 1:04 am

      I have gluten-free friends have you made this with gluten-free flour

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        December 20, 2019 at 11:35 am

        Hi Stella, I haven’t made this with gluten-free flour and I’m not sure how it would work out. If I was going to try I would use a gluten free all purpose flour blend, but I have no idea how well it would work or if it would work in this particular recipe.

        Reply
      • Kevin P mcallister says

        June 29, 2020 at 6:46 am

        Did u ever make it gluten free wanna make it tomorrow

        Reply
        • Courtney Ko says

          September 13, 2020 at 5:25 pm

          This was fabulous! Thank you! I actually made it in my vitamix blender by first freezing my coconut oil for about 10 to 15 minutes and then it incorporated nicely into my dry mixture by pulsing it in my blender. Very quick, easy and delicious! I also added 1 tablespoon more of sugar.

          Reply
          • Courtney Ko says

            September 13, 2020 at 5:28 pm

            Five stars!5 stars

          • Alison Andrews says

            September 14, 2020 at 10:30 am

            Thanks so much Courtney!

    6. John S. Allen says

      December 13, 2019 at 5:36 pm

      Ah, we need to get a food processor here. The crust mix stopped our Vitamix blender. We hauled out the old Mixmaster. That may work, otherwide by hand.

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        December 14, 2019 at 11:01 am

        Hi John, yes I wouldn’t think this would work in a blender. Either a food processor or by hand if you don’t have a food processor. Hope you got it sorted out! 🙂

        Reply
    7. Millie says

      December 12, 2019 at 2:19 am

      So I double this recipe to make a two crusted pie?

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        December 12, 2019 at 9:51 am

        If you need two crusts then yes you would double this recipe.

        Reply
    8. Heidi Pafford says

      November 25, 2019 at 12:18 am

      Can I use whole wheat pastry flour instead of all purpose?

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        November 25, 2019 at 3:30 pm

        Hi Heidi, you might be able to, but I haven’t tested it so I’m not 100% sure.

        Reply
      • Jumstice08 says

        November 28, 2019 at 5:31 pm

        it needed more than the recommended amount of oil. i used an extra tablespoon to make the dough.

        Reply
    9. Linda Morris says

      November 11, 2019 at 10:22 pm

      Can I make your vegan pie crust in a blender? I don’t have a food processor.

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        November 12, 2019 at 9:32 am

        Hi Linda, I might be more inclined to just do it entirely by hand in that case. If you use your hands to combine the coconut oil with the flour until it reaches a crumbly texture and then add the water and mix in, I think it would work fine.

        Reply
    10. Ruth says

      October 29, 2019 at 10:29 am

      So glad to see that someone else prefers to weigh ingredients. The cup system rarely works for me. I’m a vegan newbie but as a chef I’m finding everything really easy and tasty thanks for great recipe.5 stars

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        October 29, 2019 at 10:35 am

        Yes, it’s so much more accurate! Thanks for posting Ruth! 🙂

        Reply
      • Kelly says

        November 25, 2019 at 7:12 pm

        Can I use vegan butter? If so, how much.

        Reply
        • Alison Andrews says

          November 26, 2019 at 10:18 am

          Yes I think that would work, same amount as the coconut oil.

          Reply
    11. Jane says

      October 26, 2019 at 5:28 pm

      We love the fact that you don’t have to refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes. And you can make a few and freeze them for another pie.
      Just put apple pie in the oven..I wondered if the 10 minutes at 425 and 30-40 minutes at 350 works for coconut oil based pie crust. ?
      I have 20 more minutes at 350..

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        October 28, 2019 at 9:53 am

        Hi Jane, if you’re baking the pie crust, we have some directions in the blog post for how to do that. For using the unbaked pie crust with filling, then it would work the same as any other unbaked pie crust and you would just follow the directions for the particular pie you’re making. 🙂

        Reply
    12. Sydney says

      October 19, 2019 at 5:03 pm

      Hi, Just wondering if Earth’s Balance or a vegan butter might be an ok substitute for the coconut oil. If not, what else might work? Thank you. 🙂

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        October 20, 2019 at 10:05 am

        Hi Sydney, I think it would work fine! All the best! 🙂

        Reply
    13. Soraya monterroso says

      October 17, 2019 at 5:33 am

      Should dough chill/rest in fridge before rolling out?5 stars

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        October 17, 2019 at 8:56 am

        No, just add flour to stop it sticking and roll it out right away.

        Reply
    14. Cathryn says

      October 13, 2019 at 4:52 am

      I pre-baked my pie crust for filling and it shrunk. Did this happen to anyone else? I had to throw it out 🙁

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        October 14, 2019 at 12:37 pm

        I’m so sorry to hear this Cathryn. The best way to avoid this is to chill the pie crust in the fridge for 30 minutes before baking.

        Reply
    15. Mary says

      January 31, 2019 at 4:59 pm

      Hello Alison,
      I would like to use this recipe but adapt it to make a coconut custard bars
      I think it can be done
      What do you think?
      Thanks!!
      Mary

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        February 01, 2019 at 10:40 am

        Hi Mary, I have no idea at all, sorry! But let us know how it goes if you try it that way! 🙂

        Reply
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