Vegan Pecan Pie with a nutty pecan crust, and a creamy no-bake filling made with dates, and worthy of eating with a spoon! This pie is also paleo, gluten-free, and absolutely delicious!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Paleo, vegan
Keyword pecan, pie
Prep Time 40 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
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Servings 12people
Calories 340kcal
Author Camila Hurst
Ingredients
Crust
2 tablespoons flax seeds
3 tablespoons warm water
1/2 cup coconut oil melted
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 1/4 cups almond flour
1/3cuppecans
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
Dates Pecan Filling
2 1/2cupspitted dates350 grams, 12.35 oz (I used Medjool)*
1cuppecans*
1 14ozcan coconut cream
1/2tablespooncoconut oil
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1/4teaspoonsalt
Instructions
Crust
Mix flax seeds with warm water. Set aside for 10 minutes to thicken.
Place pecans in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse a few times just to break up the pecans into smaller pieces.
Add all ingredients to the food processor. Process for about 30 seconds to incorporate everything together.
A very wet dough will be formed.
Press it to the bottom and up the sides of a tart pan or a pie plate. I used a 8” deep tart pan with a removable bottom.
I used a piece of plastic wrap to help me press the dough down and not have it stick to my hands so much. You can also use a piece of wax paper.
Poke the bottom of the crust with a fork, so when it bakes, the air will be released instead of forming pockets of air in your crust.
Pre-heat the oven to 350F.
Bake the crust for about 15-20 minutes.
Make sure the edges aren’t baking faster than the middle. To ensure that this isn’t happening, check at the 7 minute mark, and if the edges are browning too fast, you can remove the pie crust from the oven and shield the sides of the crust with some foil or pie shields to protect it from getting burned, because they will start to brown quickly. It also helps if you bake your pie on a lower rack in your oven.
Keep baking the crust, until the bottom of the pie crust looks slightly browned.
Remove from the oven and let it cool before adding the filling.
While the crust cools down, make the filling.
Dates Pecan Filling
Place all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Process until very creamy. Processing time might take from 8-10 minutes, depending on your food processor.
Stop processing and scrape down the bowl in between.
Process the mixture becomes very creamy and smooth.
To assemble
Spread filling on the bottom of cooled pie crust. Top with pecans.
Refrigerate for 4 hours, preferably overnight before serving so the filling has a chance to set.
Storage
Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
I haven’t tried freezing this pie, but I’ve had readers who have frozen this pie crust very successfully before. And I am positive the filling would freeze well too. To freeze, make sure to package it really well so it doesn’t get freezer burnt.Keep it in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Notes
*I used medjool dates, you can use another type of dates, just make sure they are soft. If the dates aren’t soft, soak them in warm water for 10-15 minutes until they soften up.**I used roasted pecans, feel free to use raw. The roasted pecans give more depth of flavor.***I really recommend topping the pie with salted roasted pecans, which will give such a wonderful flavor contrast to the sweet creamy filling!