I’ve seen a million memes on Instagram joking about how people should avoid trying new stuff on holidays like Thanksgiving. Here’s my unpopular opinion- you should definitely try new recipes on Thanksgiving! After all, family traditions have to start somewhere, right?
I’m not saying you should go messing up a classic. For instance, if you’ve been making the same amazing dinner rolls for years, don’t go switching things up by trying another variation. And if you do, be sure to bring the originals. You know, just in case the new ones don’t hit like the old ones.
Any who, my mom used to make a sweet potato pie every year, so I wanted to see if I could come up with a version that was just as good, if not better. I’m so excited to share with y’all this new Easy Vegan Sweet Potato Pie recipe!
Making This Easy Vegan Sweet Potato Pie
Making this Easy Vegan Sweet Potato Pie was surprisingly really easy. I think one of the keys to great sweet potato pies is of course, good sweet potatoes.
To get them the perfect texture, I cooked the sweet potatoes in my instant pressure cooker. It only takes about 30 minutes total to cook and they always come out so soft. The skin practically falls right off of them!
Once the sweet potatoes are done cooking, I transferred the meat of the sweet potato to my standing mixer. Next, I added in all of the other sweet potato filling ingredients.
Once everything is mixed well, all that’s left to do is transfer the filling to your pie crust. I haven’t perfected a vegan pie crust yet (maybe next year?), so for now, I just use a pre-made version instead. With this filling, I was able to make two nine-inch pies. I placed them in the oven and about an hour and a half later, they were done!
First of all, these Sweet Potato Pies will fill your home with the sweetest aroma. After they were done baking, I wanted to eat them immediately! However, I prefer my pie served chilled. Not hot.
Is hot sweet potato pie even a thing? Any who, I let the pies cool for a bit then placed them in the fridge for them to chill. In my opinion, chilling the pies is (an unofficial) part of the cooking process. It helps the pies form properly.
These pies are perfect for making in advance because they keep so well. I made them the day before Thanksgiving and couldn’t help but to grab a piece later. You can eat them plain, or dress them up with a little coconut whip and a dash of nutmeg. I know you’ll love these pies because they’re so tasty and easy to make! Enjoy them for the holidays or on a whim! Give them a try and let me know what you think in the comments!
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Easy Vegan Sweet Potato Pie
Ingredients
- 3 large sweet potatoes cooked and skin removed
- 2 vegan eggs (could use egg replacer or flax eggs)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2-3 pinches of all spice
- ½ cup organic cane sugar
- ½ cup organic brown sugar
- 7 tbsp melted vegan butter
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 9-inch pre-made frozen pie crusts
Instructions
- Cook your sweet potatoes according to your preference. I cooked mine in an instant pressure cooker on high for about 22 minutes.
- While the sweet potatoes are cooking, place all other pie ingredients (except the crust, of course) into the mixing bowl you plan to use.
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Once the sweet potatoes are finished cooking, remove the skin from them and measure out 3 cups of cooked sweet potatoes. Transfer to the mixing bowl with the rest of the ingredients and mix together using a standing mixer or hand mixer.
- Once all ingredients have been combined, evenly divide the mixture between the two pie crusts.
- Transfer the pies to the oven and bake for 1 hour and 15-30 minutes. When finished, the outer edge of the sweet potato filling should be browned and if a toothpick is inserted it should come out mostly clean.
- Once the pies are finished cooking, remove from the oven and let cool until room temperature. Cover, then move to the fridge until chilled and ready to serve.
- Slice and top with coconut whip (optional) and garnish with a few sprinkles of nutmeg (optional), or serve as is. Enjoy!
My vegan guests are going to be so happy that I’ve not forgotten them. Especially when they see I’ve made their favorite sweet potato pie, which they can eat!
Thanks Marta! I know they’ll enjoy it! 🙂
Sweet potato pie are my favorite. The flavor that is packed in this pie especially when freshly baked is out of this world.
Sweet potato is my favorite
This Vegan Sweet Potato Pie looks so good! I love how velvety the filling is! YUM!
Thanks Shanika! Looking forward to making it again!
This pie looks divine! Sweet potato pies are absolutely delicious and loving that this can stay vegan!
Thanks Whitney! Sweet potato pies are one of my faves!
You can never go wrong with sweet potato pie in my opinion and this is a great vegan option.
I am so happy to see this vegan sweet potato recipe!!! My vegan family members will be glad!!
This looks so rich and delicious! I cannot wait to try!
Thanks Adri! Let me know what you think when you do!
I LOVE having a vegan option at the table! Perfect recipe!
Thanks Mila! 🙂
I love a good sweet potato pie! This looks like it has the perfect texture too!
Thanks Kenya! It definitely does! 🙂
Adding this to my holiday list!
Sweet potato pie is my absolute holiday favorite!
This pie looks delicious!! I love that it’s vegan too – Adding it to our holiday list!
Would it be okay to use oat milk instead of almond milk?
Hi Bre, I haven’t tried it personally, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. If you do, please come back and let me know how it goes!
This looks delicious! What kind of “vegan egg” did you use? In my experience, egg replacer powders, flax eggs, and Just brand egg all have VERY different impacts on baked goods. The texture of yours looks perfect! Thanks in advance. 🙂
Hey Dawn! I used Bob’s Red Mill vegan egg replacer
Loved this recipe. It was easy to make and delicious! Most of the recipes I used this Thanksgiving came from you. Thank you for making this lifestyle transition so easy with all of your great recipes!
My mom made me not one but TWO vegan pies using this recipe! It was so good; just like how I remember! Didn’t taste any different than if you used animal products in the recipe! Will be trying this out for myself next Thanksgiving!