Learn to make a Vegan Key Lime pie! This delicious dessert is creamy, luscious, tart, and sweet, made with a vegan pie crust, a coconut cream lime filling, and topped with even more whipped coconut cream.
Hey! If you love key lime pie, try making Key Lime Pie Shots for your next party.
Why This Vegan Key Lime Pie Recipe is So Good
- Key Lime pie is definitely NOT diet food, but this recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, peanut-free, egg-free, and vegan, so you can be sure that it's allergy-safe food.
- A rich creamy lime filling is made with coconut cream, and it's just as amazing as any custard you've ever tried.
- There's No Baking Required! If you buy a pre-made vegan pie crust, all you need to do is cook and chill the filling and put everything together.
Tips and Tricks for Making Vegan Key Lime Pie
- Look for a premade vegan pie crust, or make your own using one of my easy pie crust recipes! The crust should be fully baked before adding the filling for key lime pie.
- Key Lime Pie can also be made with a graham cracker or cookie crust. Make your own using your favorite vegan cookies and vegan butter.
- You don't need to use expensive and hard-to-find key limes to make a fantastic key lime pie. Regular limes are just fine.
- Zest your limes before you juice them - it's really difficult to remove the zest from a lime that you've already cut and squeezed!
- Look for vegan condensed milk at your local store, wherever the healthier baking supplies are. Generally you'll find sweetened condensed coconut milk, but I've also seen sweetened condensed oat milk at WholeFoods.
- Leave one can of coconut cream at room temperature, and chill the other. The chilled can will be used for the whipped topping, while the other one will be cooked into the filling.
- In total you will need 3 cans to make this recipe: 1 can of vegan sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) and 2 cans of whole-fat coconut cream.
More Vegan Pie Recipes
Our Vegan Desserts category is growing, and you're sure to find a new favorite here! We are huge dessert people and LOVE all kinds of sweet treats, just like this Chocolate raspberry tart.
- Vegan Sweet Potato Pie
- Vegan Coconut Cream Pie
- Vegan Pecan Pie
- Vegan Apple Pie
- Aquafaba Whipped Cream
- For a savory spin, try Vegan Shepherd's Pie
- Make your favorite vegan pumpkin pie in the air fryer!
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Vegan Key Lime Pie
Learn to make a Vegan Key Lime pie! This delicious dessert is creamy, luscious, tart, and sweet, made with a vegan pie crust, a coconut cream lime filling, and topped with even more whipped coconut cream.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Large mixing bowl
Ingredients
For the filling-
- 1 9-inch gluten free vegan pie crust
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- 1 ⅓ cups coconut cream
- 12.5 oz vegan condensed milk approx. 1 ¼ cups
- Zest and juice of 2 limes
For the topping-
- 1 cup coconut cream chilled in the fridge for at least 24 hours
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- Extra lime zest and slices optional
Instructions
Make the filling
- Add the cornstarch and a few spoonfuls of the coconut cream to a large saucepan and whisk until completely smooth.
- Gradually add the rest of the coconut cream, whisking after each addition.
- Gradually pour in the vegan condensed milk, whisking as you go.
- Add the lime juice and zest and whisk again to combine.
- Heat the mixture gently on a low to medium setting, stirring constantly until it beings to bubble and thicken. This will take 10-15 minutes. Do not turn the heat up too high or the mixture may curdle.
- Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to cool for about 10 minutes. Then transfer the filling mixture into your prepared pie crust and chill in the fridge for 2 hours.
Make the topping
- Add the chilled coconut cream to a large mixing bowl and sprinkle over the powdered sugar.
- Mix with an electric hand whisk until fluffy and thickened – about 5 minutes.
- Spoon the coconut cream mixture over the top of your chilled pie filling.
- Decorate with some extra lime zest and slices (optional).
Notes
- Look for a premade vegan pie crust, or make your own using one of my easy pie crust recipes! The crust should be fully baked before adding the filling for key lime pie.
- Key Lime Pie can also be made with a graham cracker or cookie crust. Make your own using your favorite vegan cookies and vegan butter.
- You don't need to use expensive and hard-to-find key limes to make a fantastic key lime pie. Regular limes are just fine.
- Zest your limes before you juice them - it's really difficult to remove the zest from a lime that you've already cut and squeezed!
- Leave one can of coconut cream at room temperature, and chill the other. The chilled can will be used for the whipped topping, while the other one will be cooked into the filling
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 506kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 7gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 25gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 252mgFiber: 2gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 111IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 2mg
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