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Vegan Pumpkin Pie – Yes, It’s Delicious!

December 1, 2017 By Julie Lanford MPH, RD, CSO, LDN

I made this recipe at Thanksgiving last week. I’m not really a pumpkin pie person, but I feel like it’s necessary to have it at Thanksgiving just because it’s tradition. I went to share the recipe with someone and couldn’t find it anywhere on my website. Apparently, I never posted it! I figure… better late than never. : – )

Originally this was one of Chef Malena’s creations. I’m still sad she moved away to DC because she was so fun and creative! She did it for our cooking workshop a year ago as sweet potato pie. I basically substituted the pumpkin for sweet potato in her recipe and it turned out great.

Since I’m not a huge traditional pie crust person, I bought a graham cracker crust from the grocery store. Next time I might even try a chocolate graham cracker crust.

This recipe uses flaxseed meal as the egg substitute, which is pretty cool! You just need to soak the flax in warm water for 15 minutes or so before you mix it in. Flax is a great way to add extra plant nutrients.

Read about the nutritional benefits of pumpkin here!

Read about the nutritional benefits of flax here!

Vegan Pumpkin Pie Recipe

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Vegan Pumpkin Pie – Yes, It’s Delicious!

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  • Author: Julie Lanford, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Vegan

Ingredients

Scale
  • One 14.5 oz can of pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk (in a can – can use reduced fat)
  • 2 Tbsp ground flaxseed
  • 6 Tbsp warm water
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp cloves

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350º F
  2. Whisk together ground flaxseed and warm water. Allow to sit for at least 15 minutes.
  3. Combine all pie filling ingredients and fill pie crust.
  4. Bake for 45-50 minutes

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–  Julie

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Filed Under: Other, Recipes

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Comments

  1. JulieQ says

    February 26, 2018 at 3:44 pm

    Hi, I was excited until I got to the SUGAR…

    isn’t there a better ingredient than SUGAR? Like coconut nectar, or xylitol, or stevia?

    Thanks

    • Rily says

      October 18, 2018 at 10:35 pm

      Isn’t sugar a big no no in cancer? Are there other alternatives?

    • Wendy says

      March 9, 2019 at 10:35 am

      I was wondering about the same thing about the half cup of sugar . How did you answer that question to those other letters?

      Wendy

    • Julie Lanford MPH, RD, CSO, LDN says

      March 11, 2019 at 1:31 pm

      pie is supposed to be sweet. You can make it without sugar and it will taste like a vegetable and I would NEVER call that pie! 😀 read the evidence on sugar here: https://cancerdietitian.com/category/hottopics/sugar

    • Julie Lanford MPH, RD, CSO, LDN says

      March 11, 2019 at 1:33 pm

      FYI – 1/2 cup of sugar cut 8 different ways is 1 Tablespoon of sugar per slice, which is 12g. Depending on your sweetness acuity, you might be able to get it to 1/4 cup total and 1/2 tablespoon per serving and still taste like pie. But it’s up to the individual. I would hesitate to make that test at Thanksgiving 😉

    • Julie Lanford MPH, RD, CSO, LDN says

      March 11, 2019 at 1:30 pm

      no, we offer the same recommendations to consume added sugars in moderation. Pie is something to eat in moderation. Read my printable on “does sugar feed cancer” here: cancerdietitian.com/wordpress/sugar. And also under hot topics, sugar. I’ve written on that myth at least 8 times and I talk about it at almost every talk I give.

    • Julie Lanford MPH, RD, CSO, LDN says

      March 11, 2019 at 1:28 pm

      try it and let me know! xylitol can cause serious gi issues for some people. what’s the sugar content on coconut nectar?

  2. Wendy says

    March 13, 2019 at 2:45 pm

    I could never eat a small portion of pie.
    Also since you are a dietician you could probably answer this too. I was told by some that I should also avoid pork and acid like tomato products and vinegar that is in pickles and sauerkraut . Really?

    Wendy

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