Why only stick to the classic apple pie when we can give it a nice twist by adding some pumpkin? It will simply melt in your mouth. And the cinnamon and pumpkin smell in your kitchen while your pie is baking? Simply divine!
The recipe is quite easy and you won’t even need many ingredients. Just keep in mind that the vegan butter needs to be cold, so take it to the fridge for at least two hours before starting to work.
After pre-baking the crust, just set it aside for about 10 minutes to cool down. It will leave you enough time to prepare the filling. Adding sugar to the grated apples and pumpkin will help them release some liquid which is actually a good thing. The extra moisture might affect the texture of your crust and it won’t be crunchy anymore.
To decorate the pie with apple slices, cut the apple into quarters, remove the core and use a sharp knife to slice it thinly.
Bake for 40 minutes and set aside to cool.
The pie should be completely cold before cutting it.
Enjoy!
Apple&Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1/3 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1/4 cup vegan butter
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- Pinch salt
Filling
- 3 apples two grated, one sliced
- 1 cup pumpkin grated
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tbsp coconut sugar divided
- 1/2 cup walnuts
Instructions
- Add the lemon juice to the almond milk, stir well and set aside to curdle.
- Sift the coconut flour and almond meal together. Place in a food processor.
- Add the butter and salt. Pulse a few times.
- Add the milk little by little, while the processor is still running. Turn it off and let the dough absorb the moisture for one minute.
- Line a 9'' round baking pan with parchment paper, leaving enough on the edges so you will be able to pull the pie out.
- Press the dough on the bottom of the pan with your fingers. Also push a little bit on the walls. Transfer the pan to the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350F/170C.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes and the set aside to cool a bit.
- Meanwhile, grate two apples and the pumpkin. Combine them, add 2 tbsp sugar and cinnamon. Place in a sieve so they will discard some liquid.
- When the crust is cool enough, add the apple-pumpkin mix. Arrange the apple slices on the edges and place the walnuts in the center. Sprinkle the remaining sugar and some more cinnamon.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- Leave the pie to cool completely before cutting it.