Recipe
Mini Vegan Key Lime Pies with Graham Cracker Crust
Key lime pie is one of my all time favorite desserts. However, for the longest time I never ate it because I knew it was full of milk and other dairy ingredients. One day, I decided I would use my baking skills to try to recreate this awesome dessert into a sort of mock vegan key lime pie.
I can assure you that this is a super simple recipe and the result is a vegan dessert that tastes not just like key lime pie, but exactly like key lime pie.
Vegan Key Lime Pie
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 1/2 Tablespoons key lime juice
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 Tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/4 cup cream coconut
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 2 Tablespoons corn starch
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This recipe is absolutely a substitution miracle. Regular key lime pie contains sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks. However, to make this recipe completely vegan, I made the filling like a pudding without eggs. I love how easy this recipe is and that it requires no time in the oven, other than the crust.
The consistency is thin like real key lime pie, it has that same tart yet sweet flavor, and it cools thick and sturdy. Not to mention the graham cracker crust is a classic and is so easy to make with melted coconut oil.
Since I am the only one in my family who really likes this dessert, I made a mini version. With some type of mini square dishes, you can make two mini key lime pies with this recipe.
This is great because having an entire pie is not always practical and you can end up wasting ingredients. I garnished the pie with a spoon full of Fluff and a sprinkle of sugar because key lime pie usually comes with whipped cream. You could also do vegan ice cream on top for a flare.
It is best when there is a hint of sweetness on top because it is pretty tart. Thanks to things like cream of coconut and corn starch, vegans can enjoy this creamy delicious dessert again.