Easy Vegan Pie Crust Recipe

image of a vegan pie crust in a metal pie plate on a white board

This will become your go-to pie crust recipe. It’s flakey, yet tender, easy to make, and no one would ever know it’s vegan! The secret to the flakiness lies in using both chilled vegan butter and vegetable shortening. Your pies are going to be a hit every time with this amazing pie crust recipe.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

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Prep Time 20

Chill time 1

Total Time 1 20

Servings crust

Calories 202kcal

Author Cindy Newland with Intentionally Eat

Equipment

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
4 Tbsp vegan butter, chilled
4 Tbsp vegetable shortening, chilled
3-4 Tbsp ice water

Instructions

Chill flour, shortening, and vegan butter for 30 minutes or more.
Add chilled flour, sugar and salt to food processor. Pulse to combine.
Add cold vegan butter and shortening. Process for a few seconds until coarse and crumbly.
Add Ice water, 1 Tablespoon at a time until it begins to form a crumbly ball.
Chill the dough for 30 minutes or more.
After chilling, place the dough onto a floured surface. Roll it into a 12 inch circle and transfer to a pie plate. Follow your favorite pie recipe and enjoy!

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