Vegan Key Lime pie is one of my favorite summer desserts! Light and refreshing, this no bake, agave sweetened recipe is an easy and healthy way to create vegan pie bliss!
What you need to make vegan Key Lime Pie:
- Limes of course! Lots of them – and lemons too, for a mix of fresh lemon and lime juice.
- Agar Powder – an amazing vegan substitute for gelatin, agar powder is awesome. Don’t confuse with agar flakes!
- Coconut Cream – Canned coconut cream or canned coconut milk make this pie rich and creamy.
- Cashews – these combine with coconut cream for amazing richness
- Spinach leaves – a couple of spinach leaves give this pie a lovely green color – or you can sub with a couple of drops of green food dye.
- Lemon Extract – you can leave this out if you don’t have it, but I definitely recommend it! Really rounds out the flavor.
How to Make Vegan Key Lime Pie:
Start by juicing your limes and lemons! You need 1/2 cup of lime juice, and 1/2 cup of lemon juice.
Add cashews, lime juice, lemon juice, canned coconut cream (you can also use full fat canned coconut milk), spinach leaves, agave, lemon extract, vanilla extract, and salt to blender. Blend until smooth and frothy.
In a small saucepan whisk 1/3 cup cold water and 4 teaspoons of Agar powder.
Cook over medium heat while whisking constantly for several minutes until agar mixture thickens and turns clear.
It will be very thick. Use a spatula to scrape activated agar into blender, adding to the rest of the pie filling. Blend everything together until smooth and frothy.
Pour the key lime pie filling into a large prepared crust and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 4 hours! (The pie will firm up more if left overnight.)
Garnish with lime zest, vegan whipped cream, lime slices and serve!
How long will Vegan Key Lime Pie keep?
You can keep this vegan key lime pie in the refrigerator for 5-7 days. I haven’t tried freezing it yet, so let me know in the comments if you try that and how it goes!
The pie will tend to soften a bit at room temperature so keep it chilled to keep it sliceable.
More about Agar Powder:
Maybe you’ve used Agar a bunch or maybe it’s your first time. It’s a vegan substitute for gelatin and Agar powder can be used to replace gelatin in a 1:1 ratio for most recipes. I buy it here on Amazon.
Agar flakes work similarly to Agar powder but aren’t as concentrated. In case that’s what you’ve got on hand here’s the replacement ratio: 1 tsp of powdered agar = 1 tbsp agar flakes.
If you’re interested in learning more about Agar, check out this article by On Green Planet.
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Vegan Key Lime Pie
Ingredients
Into the blender:
- 1/2 cup cashews raw
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup agave
- 1 14 oz. canned coconut cream or full-fat Coconut Milk
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 3-4 spinach leaves or 2-3 drops green food coloring
In the saucepan:
- 1/3 cup water
- 4 tsp agar powder
Instructions
- Add cashews, lime juice, canned coconut cream (you can also use full fat canned coconut milk), spinach leaves, agave, lemon extract, vanilla extract, and salt to blender. Blend until smooth.
- In a small saucepan whisk 1/3 cup cold water and 1 1/2 tablespoons of Agar powder. Cook over medium heat while whisking constantly for several minutes until agar mixture thickens and turns clear. It will be VERY thick.
- Use a spatula to scrape activated agar into blender, adding to the rest of the pie filling ingredients. Blend everything together until smooth and frothy.
- Pour the key lime pie filling into a large prepared crust and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 4 hours!
- Garnish with lime zest, vegan whipped cream, lime slices and serve!
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