Food, Lifestyle

Easy Vegan Pecan Pie: “no” to corn syrup and refined sugar

by genaadventure

Hello there! Holiday season is upon us, and it’s time to think about delicious homemade meals. I am such a sweet tooth – there were times when I could eat dessert for all three meals. If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I am a vegetarian who tries to make better health and fitness choices. This year I discovered that vegan desserts can be both delicious and good for you. So, if you are looking for a healthier version of traditional pecan pie for Thanksgiving, but willing to skip corn syrup, dairy and refined sugar, my recipe is for you!

For the crust: 
– 3/4 cup of Kodiak Cakes All-Purpose Baking Mix;
– 1/2 cup Gluten Free Buckwheat Flour (you can also use almond flour);
– a pinch of salt;
– 1 tbsp coconut oil;
– 1 tbsp honey (optional)

For the filling:
– 2 tbsp vegan butter (I use I can’t believe it’s not butter);
– 3/4 cup maple syrup or honey;
– 2 tbsp molasses;
– 1 cup chopped pecans + pecans for garnish
-2 flax eggs
– 1/3 cup water
– 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract

To make a crust:
Simply stir all the ingredients together to form a ball. Put it on a floured surface, and roll it into a thin circle using the rolling pin. Place it into the pie dish, and poke holes across the inside the crust using fork.
Pre-bake in the oven at 400°F for 10 minutes.  

For the filling:
In saucepan, melt vegan butter over medium heat. Add maple syrup, molasses, pecans, water and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth, then add flax eggs and set aside to allow it to thicken. 

To make the pie:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour the filling into a crust, arrange extra pecans over the top, and bake for 30-35 minutes. Let it sit at a room temperature for at least an hour before serving!

I hope you enjoyed this recipe. Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours!

XX,
Gena

30 thoughts on “Easy Vegan Pecan Pie: “no” to corn syrup and refined sugar”

  10. This looks absolutely INCREDIBLE Gena! I love that there’s no corn syrup involved. I wonder if I could use a gluten-free baking mix in place of the one you listed. I think I’ll give it a try 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  11. Yes to no refined sugar. What a perfect alternative and it looks so darn delish. My fam looooves pecan anything so I am definitely going to give this a whirl

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  15. Yum! Sometimes a vegan or sugar free recipe can be intimidating because of the other ingredients, but this is still simple enough that it’s worth making even if you don’t have any dietary restrictions. It looks absolutely delicious!

    -Jennifer
    https://maunelegacy.com

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

Gravatar
WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Google photo

You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Cancel

Connecting to %s

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.