Description
This Chai Spice Vegan Pear Pie features a flaky vegan crust and a warm, spiced pear filling infused with fragrant chai spices. Perfectly baked to golden perfection, this dessert is a cozy treat to enjoy with a scoop of vegan vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
Scale
For the crust:
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup vegan butter, cold
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup ice water
For the filling:
- 5 pears, chopped
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/4 cup cane sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp all spice
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp cardamom
Instructions
- Make the crust: Start by making the crust. Using a food processor, add 1.5 cups flour and 1/2 tsp salt. With the motor running, add 1/2 cup vegan butter through the top, followed by 2 tbsp maple syrup, 2 tbsp almond milk, and 4 tbsp ice water. The dough should come together in a ball. Remove and set aside, then repeat with the remaining crust ingredients. Divide the dough into two balls, one slightly larger, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Make the filling: Preheat the oven to 400°. Heat coconut oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped pears, sprinkle with cane sugar and all the spices. Cook for 5-8 minutes until pears are soft but not mushy. Remove from heat.
- Assemble the pie: Flour a work surface and roll out the larger dough ball. Transfer to a greased pie pan and crimp edges. Pour pear filling into crust. Roll out the second dough ball for the top crust, place over filling, brush with melted coconut oil or vegan butter, and sprinkle with cane sugar.
- Bake the pie: Bake in the oven at 400° for 15 minutes. Then reduce heat to 375° and bake for 40 minutes until the crust is golden and filling is bubbling.
- Cool and serve: Transfer pie to a cooling rack and allow to cool for 1 hour to reach slightly warm or room temperature. Serve with vegan vanilla ice cream and enjoy.
Notes
- Calories are an estimation and are per slice of pie.
- If you don’t love chai spices, substitute with just 1 tsp cinnamon and omit other spices.
- The crust dough can be made in batches using a food processor or by hand if preferred.
- Use ripe but firm pears for the best texture in filling.
- For a gluten-free option, substitute all-purpose flour with a gluten-free flour blend.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
