This is a recipe for a simple and quick apple pie-flavored dessert.
I used homegrown frozen apples and tofu cream cheese in the recipe.
Apples are the topic of this week by Qurator's Hive Top Chef! Link of this week's contest here.
Ingredients for the crust:
- 120 g vegan butter
- 130 g of flour
- 20 g of sugar
- pinch of salt
- vanilla essence
Preparation:
- Sift the dry ingredients through a sieve into a bowl. Stir well and slowly pour in the melted butter.
- When all the ingredients are combined, press the dough into the bottom of the baking tray.
- Put it in a preheated oven on 150 ⁰C, for 10 minutes.
- Take it out of the oven and put it aside. Turn the heat up to 200 ⁰C.
Ingredients for cream cheese:
- 200 g of silken tofu
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- juice of half lemon
Preparation:
- Blend all the ingredients until smooth.
- Pour it on the top of the crust.
Ingredients for apple filling:
- 5 apples
- 20 g of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of flour
- 1 tablespoon of apple vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- a pinch of nutmeg
Preparation:
- If your apples are not homegrown, peel them. You can use fresh or unfrozen apples. Cut the apples using a mandoline.
- Add sugar, flour, vinegar, cinnamon and nutmeg and mix well.
- Spread apple filling evenly, on top of the cream cheese layer.
Ingredients for the pie crumble:
- 50 g of flour
- 50 g of walnuts
- 20 g sugar
- 40 g of vegan butter
Preparation:
- Mix all dry ingredients and slowly pour in the melted butter, as the dough crumbles.
- Cover the top of your pie with pie crumbs.
- Place it in the preheated oven on 200 ⁰C, for 30-35 minutes.
When baked, take it out of the oven and leave it to cool down for one hour, then place it in a refrigerator for at least two hours.
Ingredients for salted caramel:
- 100 g of sugar
- 40 g of vegan butter
- 70 ml of full-fat coconut milk
- 0,5 teaspoon of salt
Preparation:
- Melt the sugar in a saucepan, while whisking.
- When it turns brown, add butter and whisk until smooth.
- When all melted and sooth, add coconut milk and cook on a low heat until it's all combined and smooth.
- Add sea salt and drizzle on top of the pie.