Celebrate the holiday weekend with this fantastically delicious raw and healthy vegan strawberry pie! This recipe is also dairy-free, gluten-free, oil-free, and made with whole food ingredients.
When a reader shared her recent love and photo of my Raw Strawberry Pie on my facebook page, I knew I wanted to post the recipe.
This vegan pie from Let Them Eat Vegan is absolutely perfect. Not only is it seasonal, beautiful, fragrant and delicious – there is no cooking required.
Perfect summer food!
This strawberry pie is so festive for the May long weekend, and also for Canada Day and 4th of July.
Since we live in White Rock, we are right on the border of Washington State. We can take in the celebrations for both national holidays.
The kids absolutely love getting double-duty fireworks in the summer. Me… I’m not the biggest fan of fireworks. I liken myself to animals that are very sensitive to sounds. 🤓
What we all do enjoy this time of year, however, is this Vegan Raw Strawberry Pie.
This dessert takes full advantage of seasonal strawberries. It’s beautiful to look at, and better to eat.
I love it with a scoop of “Lemon-Scented Coconut Whipped Cream” (from LTEV), or a touch of vanilla vegan ice cream.
The recipe follows, along with a few other sweet and savory vegan food ideas for your weekend fun.
Instead of Vegan Strawberry Pie
Have a hankering for a different, yet still festive vegan treat? Here are some top picks:
- Layer my Raw Raspberry Almond Pudding as parfaits with non-dairy yogurt OR Lemon-Scented Whipped Cream (LTEV) along with fresh raspberries and/or blueberries!
- Enjoy Strawberry-Goji Smoothies with fresh berries on top!
- Nothing more American than apple pie, right? Us Canucks love it too.
- Have you forgotten about my Snifferdoodles? Sandwich vanilla ice cream between those cookies for very fun, and very delicious ice cream cookie sandwiches. Now that’s party fare!
Hope you enjoy either the pie – or these other dessert ideas. Enjoy, x Dreena
Vegan Strawberry Pie Recipe
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 cup raw pecans
- 3/4 cup raw walnuts
- 1 cup pitted dates packed
- ¼ tsp sea salt scant
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Filling:
- 3 cups fresh strawberries measured whole if small, or cut in half if large; these are for filling, you will need extra for garnishing if desired
- 3/4 cup raw cashews see note, unsoaked
- 3-4 tbsp pure maple syrup start with 3, adjust to taste
- 1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Couple pinches sea salt
- 1 tsp lemon zest stir in after pureeing
- Extra strawberries for garnishing optional
Instructions
Prepare the crust:
- Place all the crust ingredients in a food processor and pulse briefly until crumbly and the mixture will hold together when pressed with your fingers.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared pie plate, pressing it evenly into the pan.
Prepare the filling:
- Place all the filling ingredients, except the lemon zest (and starting with 3 tablespoons of the agave nectar/maple syrup), in a high-powered blender (I use Blendtec).
- Puree for a minute or so at medium-high speed until completely smooth and no texture of the cashews remains.
- Taste, and add the remaining tablespoon of agave, if needed, to sweeten, and puree again.
- Once smooth, stir in the lemon zest.
Preparing the pie:
- Pour the filling into the crust, then cover with aluminum foil or plastic wrap and place the pie in the freezer for at least 5 to 6 hours to set.
- After this time, the pie will be partially set, but can be sliced. You can freeze it longer, and remove the pie about 20 minutes before serving, to slice easily.
Notes
P.S. I have some savory vegan recipes too!
- Chickpea Ratatouille: It’s certainly bright and colorful and boasting red. Maybe add a bowl of blue corn chips on the side for a 4th of July potluck?
- Veggie Burgers: Hearty for burgers that HOLD together, and are full of flavor!
- Dips: From a Creamy Artichoke Spinach, to Hummuses (Hummu? Hummi? we need a plural, people!), and Olive Tapenade, this !
- Too hot to Cook?: Try one of these cool, – or quickly transform your greens, leftover grains, and spuds with these or an oil-free dressing!
Kristina says
hummi. definitely hummi. 😉
and this looks amazing, for Canada Day, July 4th or… a random Sunday night! we have fresh berries from the farmers market, and I have a random free Sunday evening, I just may make this!
happy week to you!
Sandra Tranmer says
This looks wonderful and, as I’m trying to stay away from grains due to digestive problems, it would still enable me to enjoy dessert 🙂
Lisa says
I made this last night and it was great! The filling tasted only slightly like cashews and I only mention that because I have 2 little girls who hate nuts, so this is good for them too. Crust was awesome! Next time I will chop the nuts separate from the dates initially then mix together. The dates just forced everything into a sticky ball. Thank you for the recipe!
Dreena says
Great! Glad you loved it Lisa, thanks for the feedback. 😀
Lisa says
Beautiful, beautiful,, beautiful!!
Tiffany says
Wow! Dreena, this looks incredible!!! I’ll definitely have to put this recipe on my summer to do list!
By the way, I’ve been thinking about your last post “Am I vegan enough? Am I healthy enough?” I definitely believe we can’t hold ourselves to other people’s standards…we need to enjoy our lives the way we see best. The “I am healthy?” question is something we all strive to achieve yet I think there needs to be a balance because we can’t stress ourselves out trying to eat perfectly. Its great to eat whole grains 80-90% of the time but if you do go out and want pasta and all the restaurant has is white…then to me that’s totally okay. I definitely feel the pressure to be perfectly healthy but thats just not realistic. I also adhere to a vegan diet 98% of the time…its hard to admit but I do have an ice cream once in a while or if I’m at a wedding and they serve cake I’ll take a bite and soon after realize it wasn’t worth it because my taste buds have changed. It’s about the collective effort toward veganism that we need to recognize not the unrealistic standards we press upon one another to adhere to.
Just thought I would share my thoughts. I really enjoy your posts! Thank you for sharing your journey and inspiring the rest of us to do the same 🙂 xoxo Hope you have a beautiful weekend!