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How to Make a Coconut Oil Pie Crust

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Whip this dairy free and vegan pie crust up in no time! The dough is super simple to work with and it’s make ahead ready! This crust is light, and flaky and perfect for all your pie crust needs!

Overhead shot of Vegan Coconut Oil Pie Crust ingredients.

Table of Contents

  • Why Homemade Pastry?
  • Matters of the Pan
  • The Easiest Crust
  • There’s a video below!! 
  • Recipe Development
  • Practice, Practice, Practice…
  • How to Make a Coconut Oil Pie Crust

Why Homemade Pastry?

I realize there’s some uneasiness about making homemade pie pastry. I get it, I was there too. But once I started making my own, I never went back to store bought. I found the more I made it, the easier it became to handle and my favorite part, I could control the ingredients. Pie dough is freezer friendly, able to be made weeks ahead and frozen, then thawed in the fridge the night before you need it. It also holds well in the refrigerator for at least two days prior to use.

I use homemade nut buttermilk to hydrate pie crust because the acidity helps tenderize the gluten, yields a more pliable dough and tastier crust. Homemade nut buttermilk is simply a mixture of nut milk and either apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.

Matters of the Pan

The type of pie pan you use can make a difference in your crust. I use stoneware and glass, both of which seem to bake more evenly than metal. With stoneware, with its slick surface, the dough tends to slide down, which makes it look like the pastry shrunk a bit.

With glass, the edges tend to keep their shape better, and you can keep an eye on the bottom of your crust while baking; an advantage if you’re uneasy about pie-baking. Martha Stewart has a dish debate that may be helpful.

The Easiest Crust

Below, I share my process, tips, and recipe for a vegan blind-baked single crust (pictured) and double crust dough. Use a blind-baked crust when the filling will take longer to bake than the crust. It also helps to prevent a soggy bottom. Who wants a soggy bottom anyway? And….

There’s a video below!! 

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Recipe Development

I was skeptical until a Vanilla And Bean reader asked me to create a Vegan Bourbon Pecan Pie. Then I got to work testing a vegan pie crust using coconut oil, preparing for the pecan pie.

It didn’t happen the first time or the second time. I tried using melted coconut oil and made a complete mess. Then I tried cutting solid coconut oil in just as I would for an All-Butter Buttermilk Pie Dough, hoping to make an extra flaky dough. What I got were melted pits of nothing in my crust.

Making homemade coconut oil pastry in a food processor, from whole ingredients to processed, an series of three images. A series of three images from the dough just processed, to a shaped round, to rolling out the dough.

Determined to make a vegan pie crust, I got out the food processor and processed in solid coconut oil, until I got an extra mealy consistency. After baking this dough it came out the way I envisioned and exceeded my expectations. It’s easy to work with, the dough is silky, the baked crust is flaky and it tastes delicious.

Without extra folding or handling, I was quite impressed not only with the flavor but with the texture of the crust. And I could work the dough at room temperature without worrying about getting the dough too warm.  A win-win in my book!

Rolling the vegan crust into a pie plate, and crimping the edges. Crimping the edges in a pie plate, docking the dough and adding parchment and pie weights. Ready to bake!

Par baked coconut oil pie crust.

Practice, Practice, Practice…

With regards to crimping and fluting, this is a skill that takes time to master. I’m still learning and am inconsistent in my work. Some days it looks good, others, not so much. When that’s the case, I cut out leaves or other shapes and and decorate over the crust edge. I just keep practicing!

Rob said this crust was a “buttery crust” (!!). Y’all, he detects any and everything that’s not regular (his words), so for him to say this crust tastes buttery without knowing it’s coconut oil kinda knocked my socks off. Me? I don’t think it tastes buttery, but it certainly gives butter a run for it’s money!

This vegan pie crust is quick, easy, flaky, and tastes light, and crunchy.

Watch A Video To See How to Make It! 

RELATED: Whip up this Vegan Bourbon Pecan Pie once you’ve made this coconut oil pastry!
So flakey and tastes amazing! Vegan Coconut Oil Pie Crust Recipe + Tutorial with Video! | Dairy Free
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How to Make a Coconut Oil Pie Crust

Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:25 minutes
Total Time:45 minutes
Servings:8 Servings
Calories:391kcal
Author:Traci York | Vanilla And Bean
Easy as pie! This vegan Coconut Oil Pie Crust is easy to make, flaky and tastes amazing! Make 2-3 days in advance and store in the refrigerator or up to a month in the freezer. It can be stored in a ball or already rolled out. When you're ready bake the dough, thaw it in the refrigerator and use as needed. I've included directions on how to blind bake the crust too. Recipe Yields Enough Pastry to Make 2, 9 1/2" (24 cm) Pie Crusts.

Ingredients

Single Crust Pastry to Make 1, 9 1/2" (24cm) Pie Crust (you'll have leftovers for decorating!)

  • 1/3 C Nut Milk I use Homemade Cashew Milk, 74g
  • 1 1/2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 1/4 C All Purpose Flour + more for dusting 210g
  • 1 Tbs Cane Sugar
  • 1 tsp Sea Salt
  • 1/2 C Unrefined Virgin Coconut Oil - solid at room temperature, 113g
  • Pan Spray

Double Crust Pastry to make 2, 9 1/2" (24cm) Pie Crust (you'll have leftovers for decorating!)

  • 2/3 C Nut Milk I use Homemade Cashew Milk, 148g
  • 3 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 2 1/2 C All Purpose Flour + more for dusting 420g
  • 2 Tbs Cane Sugar
  • 2 tsp Sea Salt
  • 1 C Unrefined Virgin, Coconut Oil - solid at room temperature, 226g
  • Pan Spray

Instructions

  • Whisk together nut milk and apple cider vinegar. Set aside to rest for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile in the bowl of a food processor, add the flour, sugar, and salt. Pulse to combine. Add the solid coconut oil and process until mealy, about 18 seconds. With the processor running, add the nut milk and process about 20 seconds or until the mixture forms a loose ball (there will be some loose bits of dough). To test the dough, grab a fist-full and squeeze. It should hold together. If not add no more than a tsp of water until it clumps in your fist.
  • Dump the dough out onto a floured work surface. Use a bench scraper to gather the bits together. Use the bench scraper to press and fold, press and fold - folding the dough over and on top of its self several times. The dough will begin to come together. Shape into a smooth thick disk and cover the dough with a bowl. Rest for 20 minutes to relax the gluten. Or, if you're like me, press on. It will be a bit more difficult to roll out, but if you're comfortable working with pastry or in a hurry, then just go for it!
  • FOR GALETTES: At this point the dough can be used for one or two galettes (one for a single crust, two for a double crust). Proceed with the directions in whatever recipe you're following
    TO FREEZE: Now is a good time to freeze the dough if you're planning ahead for a future event or wont be using the dough within a two days. Double wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place it on a flat surface in the freezer for up to one month. When ready to use, thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Before rolling out the dough, leave it at room temperature for at least an hour - this will make it easier to roll. 
  • FOR PIE: Spray a 9 1/2" pie plate with pan spray, set aside. Flour your work surface and rolling pin generously and beat the dough with your pin about 5-6 times, keeping it in the shape of circle as much as possible, turning it as needed. Roll out the dough to 1/8" (3mm) making sure to reflour the work surface under the dough as you work or it will stick. (You may find at this point you'd rather just ball it up and start again. If so, give the dough some time to rest. Ball it up, knead it, beat it, let it rest for 10-20 minutes, then roll it out again - believe me, I've done it!) Roll the dough over the rolling pin, then center it in your pie plate, unrolling the dough. If you find a crack, simply dab your finger in cold water and press the crack together. Press the dough gently into the pan. Trim the edges to about 1" and tuck pressing the dough as you tuck onto the edge of the pie plate. Crimp edges and throughly dock the dough using the tines of a fork. Line the pastry with parchment then fill it with pie weights, beans or pennies and place it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes or over night (cover if leaving overnight). Fill as directed by the pie recipe or continue for a blind (or par) baked crust.
  • While the dough is resting, preheat oven to 350F (180C). Bake the pastry for 25 minutes for a blind baked crust. Then proceed with the directions of the recipe you're using. Blind baking a crust can be done up to one day prior to when the pastry is needed. Store covered at room temperature.
  • If the pie will not be baked again as with some custard pies, then remove the pie weights and parchment after baking for 25 minutes, and return the pie to the oven to finish baking for another 10 minutes or until the bottom crust is golden. You can also brush the edges with nutmilk and sprinkle with sugar after removing the pie weights for an extra tasty and dark crust.

Notes

Adapted from my All Butter Buttermilk Pie Crust recipe.
Nutrition is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate. If this information is important to you, please have it verified independently.
Calories: 391kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Sodium: 596mg | Potassium: 42mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 2mg
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