Blind Baked Vegan Pie Crust Recipe

This Blind Baked Vegan Pie Crust is delicious and beautifully flaky. Perfect for lemon meringue pie, pudding pies, or any unbaked pie filling. If you are looking for a vegan pie crust recipe this one is very simple to make and the flavor is outstanding. The crust is made with flour, salt and coconut oil.

It’s a great vegan option for your pie or pastry recipe, and is simple enough that anyone can make it with great success.

We use these pie crusts most often. They are all reliable, delicious and easy to make.

What does it mean to blind bake your crust?

Blind baking may not be a term some of you are familiar with, simply put, to blind bake a pie crust means to pre bake or partially bake the crust before adding the pie filling.

Why is blind baking pie crust important? Blind baking allows the fats and moisture to bake out of the crust in order to prevent it from under baking and getting soft and crumbly. It improves the texture of the crust immensely and will yield a flaky crust. It is also necessary for tarts and fruit pies where the filling will not be baked at all.

Is it a problem to blind bake pie crust without weights? Yes, blind baking with weights, such as dried beans or rice, will help keep the crust from puffing up and creating air holes; it’s an important step for blind baked crusts since there is no filling to weigh the crust down.

How long do you bake a pie crust unfilled?

It’s a quick process only taking about 10 minutes, and the blind bake pie crust temperature will need to be set at 425 degrees F for most ovens. What temperature to bake a pie crust will vary dependent on many factors including your elevation, oven type, even the weather; so be careful to watch the crust closely to prevent burning.

Do I need to poke holes in a Blind Baked Pie Crust?

Poking holes in a pie crust, also called docking, is done right before you place it in the oven. The holes allow steam to escape and help to prevent the crust from puffing up. It isn’t necessary to do if you are weighing down the crust with baking weights or parchment paper and beans.

How to store Blind Baked Pie Crust

If you need to blind bake a pie crust, you can do so several days in advance of when you will be assembling the pie. Once the crust is baked and fully cooled wrap it in an airtight bag and keep in a cool area on your kitchen counter until you are ready to fill and serve it.

Freezing your Blind Baked Pie Crust

If you are wanting to store your par baked crust for an extended period of time, it is recommended to freeze it in an airtight bag. It can remain frozen for up to 3 months without affecting the texture and flavor. When you are ready to use it, remove it from the freezer and allow it to thaw overnight.

If you are curious how to blind bake a frozen pie crust, that process is quite simple. Prepare the crust as you normally would. Roll it out and shape it as desired into your pie dish. Cover it in an airtight wrap or bag and store in the freezer.

When you are ready to bake your frozen pie crust, remove it from the freezer and allow it to thaw at least partially. You can bake a frozen pie crust, but it is recommended to allow them to thaw first. Bake the crust as you normally would then assemble with the fillings.

Making this Coconut Oil Blind Baked Pie Crust

This crust uses coconut oil, almond flour and is sugar free, but you can use sugar if you prefer. We find that the coconut oil brings enough flavor to the crust, and with the addition of a sweet filling, the use of any extra sweeteners isn’t really necessary.

We have made our coconut oil pie crust as a single pie crust and a double crust. It is very easy to work with and makes a splendid pie. For most pies this recipe will only need a single crust, but if you do need to double it, it can be easily done.

Watch the video in the sidebar and at the recipe bottom to see how easy it is to roll out this oil crust between parchment paper.

Tips for using Coconut Oil in a Pie Crust

Coconut oil is a fantastic oil to use in baking. It has a pleasant flavor that compliments the sweet ingredients of the baking world and is very easy to source without additives and fillers. Here are few tings to remember when baking a pie crust with coconut oil.

• Use coconut oil in its solid form to create a fuller, flakier crust
• Blind bake the crust to prevent it from getting soggy
• Use refined coconut oil if you are looking to avoid the added coconut flavor

Crust Pie Baking Tips

• You can use a pastry cutter but if you have a food processor just add the ingredients and give it a few pulses.
• Roll this oil crust out between two sheets of parchment paper or sheets of wax paper to keep it easy. We show you how to do the process in the demonstration video.
• Once the pie crust is in the pie plate fluted and ready to bake add a layer of parchment paper on top of the pie crust.
• Use something to weigh it down with that will withstand the oven temperature. Beans, rice, or a special baking weight are fantastic options. We used pinto beans and they worked great.

You can make this crust gluten free by using almond flour in place of the wheat flour. We suggest the almond crust from our sugar free Pumpkin cheesecake recipe.

NOTE: Beans, rice and other food weights will not be suitable for cooking afterwards. To avoid food waste, purchase some pie weights. Here are some good reusable choices for pie weights.

• Mrs. Anderson Ceramic Pie Weights
• Chicago Metallic Pie Weights
• Jaz Innovations stainless steel pie weight chains

Blind Baked Pie filling ideas to try

If you are wanting to play around with the crust and try a variety of scrumptious recipes we are listing some of our favorites. Some fillings would be baked, some would not. Pick your favorite and give it a try! Let us know how you chose to enjoy this delicious Coconut Oil Pie Crust.

• No bake pumpkin marshmallow pie
• Our no bake chocolate pudding pie
• Heath toffee cheesecake pie
• Our lemon cheesecake tart
• No bake cheesecake fruit tart
• No bake peaches and cream pie
• Simple no bake strawberry pie
• Lemon meringue pie

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