This Gluten-Free Vegan Strawberry Pie is crispy and flaky, fresh and fruity, and sweet and juicy!
I'm back with another healthier version of a traditional dessert that's perfect for picnics and BBQs and other such summery occasions!
Why you'll love this Gluten-Free Vegan Strawberry Pie:
- This Strawberry Pie is packed with fresh strawberries for natural strawberry flavour and bright scarlet colour, which means there's no artificial colouring or flavouring required.
- This Strawberry Pie is a perfect way to showcase all the ripe seasonal strawberries, especially if you have a lot to use up. The simple combination of the crispy pastry crust, fruity strawberry jelly and juicy fresh strawberries is exquisite, especially when slathered with fluffy clouds of coconut whipped cream.
- I love this pastry crust as it can be pressed into the pie dish with your fingertips, which not only means it's quick and easy to make, but it also requires much less kitchen clean-up, as there's no floured surface or rolling pin needed!
- This Strawberry Pie is perfect for entertaining as it's simple to make, is bound to be a crowd pleaser (who doesn't love strawberries?), and it can easily be made in advance.
How to make this Gluten-Free Vegan Strawberry Pie
Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe.
- Combine all the ingredients for the pastry dough in a glass mixing bowl.
Tip: Add the water a few tablespoons at a time so that you don't add too much!
- Place the pastry dough into a greased pie dish and use your fingers to carefully press it across the bottom and up the sides of the dish.
- You can use a fork or your fingers to create a pretty pattern around the edge if you like.
Tip: Use a fork to pierce the surface (remember the sides too!) of the pastry, so that it doesn't puff up in the oven. Alternatively, you can use baking beans.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
Tip: Leave to cool slightly before pouring in the filling.
How is the strawberry jelly filling made?
Inspired by how I packed in loads of fresh strawberries to make this Strawberry Cake, the jelly filling is made by blending up fresh strawberries, which adds even more strawberry flavour, and completely natural, vibrant red colour.
The vegan jelly is made using agar, which is a natural jelly-like substance that comes from algae. It's super healthy and high in fibre. It was first discovered in Japan, and is used in many traditional Japanese desserts such as anmitsu.
- Place the strawberries, lemon juice and maple syrup in a food processor or blender (or use a hand-held stick blender) and whizz until completely smooth.
- Transfer into a pan and bring to the boil.
- Turn down the heat, add the agar, mix well and simmer for a few minutes before turning off the heat.
Tip: The strawberry jelly needs to be poured into the pastry crust immediately, otherwise it might set in the pan!
- Place the sliced strawberries into the pastry crust.
- Pour over the jelly mixture - it's easiest to do this using a measuring jug!
- Leave to cool and place in the fridge for at least a few hours until the jelly has set completely.
How long does this Strawberry Pie keep for?
It does taste best when fresh, but keeps well covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
Where can you buy agar?
You can get hold of agar in local health stores, Asian supermarkets, and probably your local supermarket too.
Substitutions you can make to this recipe:
- You can replace the gluten-free flour in the pastry crust with rice flour.
- You can replace the gluten-free flour with plain flour if you're not gluten-free.
- You can use any type of liquid sweetener: maple syrup, agave syrup, brown rice syrup etc.
- You can replace the strawberries with raspberries, cherries, blueberries or mango!
More vegan strawberry dessert recipes:
- Strawberry Cake
- Matcha Strawberry Cake
- Strawberry Chocolate Truffles
- Strawberry Trifle
- Strawberry Sponge Layer Cake
- Strawberry Shortcake
If you try out this recipe or anything else from my blog, I'd really love to hear any feedback! Please give it a rating, leave a comment, or tag a photo @rhiansrecipes #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.
Gluten-Free Vegan Strawberry Pie
Ingredients
For the pastry:
- 30 g (⅛ cup) coconut oil
- 75 g (⅔ cup) gluten-free flour blend (or sub rice flour, or plain all-purpose flour if not gluten-free)
- 75 g (⅔ cup) ground almonds (almond meal) *
- 7 tablespoons water
For the strawberry jelly:
- 200 g (7 oz) fresh strawberries , hulled and roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 8 tablespoons maple syrup (or sub any other sweetener)
- 1 teaspoon agar (check instructions on packet as quantities needed can vary between brands)
To assemble:
- 255 g (9 oz) fresh strawberries , hulled and finely sliced
To serve (optional):
Instructions
For the pastry:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl until it forms a firm dough - add the water a few tablespoons at a time so that you don't add too much!
- You can keep this pastry dough in the fridge for up to a day if you like, but there is no need to chill it before using.
- Place the pastry dough into a greased pie dish and use your fingers to carefully press it across the bottom and up the sides of the dish - I used a 20.5 cm/8 inch pie dish.
- Use a fork to pierce the surface (remember the sides too!) of the pastry, so that it doesn't puff up in the oven. Alternatively, you can use baking beans.
- Bake in the oven for around 30 minutes, until the pastry crust is firm to the touch and golden brown.
- Leave to cool slightly before pouring in the strawberry jelly.
For the strawberry jelly:
- Place the strawberries, lemon juice and maple syrup in a food processor or blender (or use a hand-held stick blender) and whizz until completely smooth.
- Transfer the mixture into a measuring jug and top up with water until the mixture reaches the 300ml (1 ¼ cup) mark.
- Transfer the mixture into a pan and bring to the boil.
- Turn down the heat, add the agar, mix well and simmer for a few minutes before turning off the heat.
- The strawberry jelly needs to be poured into the pastry crust immediately otherwise it might set in the pan!
To assemble:
- Place the sliced strawberries into the pastry crust.
- Pour over the jelly mixture.
- Leave to cool and place in the fridge for at least a few hours until the jelly has set completely.
- Serve with coconut whipped cream, if desired.
- Tastes best when fresh, but keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
Notes
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Sarah
Hi Rhian! If I wanted to make this pie with mango instead of strawberry, how much would you recommend I use? I imagine it’s better to go by volume rather than weight, seeing as mangos are more dense….what do you think? Also could I use oat flour for the crust?
Rhian Williams
Hi - I think you can just use the same weight of mangos as strawberries. And yes you can swap the gluten-free flour in the crust for oat flour! Hope that helps!
Vanessa
I’d love to blind bake your crust and create a version of this pie simply by tossing both whole & halved strawberries with a strawberry glaze. This is a classic summer strawberry pie we have in the U.S., where the strawberries are not cooked at all, just tossed in a glossy strawberry glaze and set in the baked crust, then finished with whipped cream. Any suggestions as to how I could create such a glaze using gelatin or agar? I do love your version here too, just trying something different this time. The pie is currently featured in many local eateries here but I’m a clean eater and can’t have white/refined sugar so want to make my own. Thank you!
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much for your question! That sounds delicious! I've never tried making a glaze like that before, but I just searched for this recipe here: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/12641/strawberry-glazed-pie/ I think you can use this glaze recipe as a base, and swap out the sugar for any refined sugar alternative that you want to use - I think you can add the sweetener a little at a time and taste to see how much is required. Hope that helps!
Lilliana
As a variation, I used refined coconut oil and a pinch of sea salt for a less sweet, more traditional-tasting crust and it was perfect.
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!
Vanessa
Thank you for your reply! I think I may just experiment with yours as written. I did check out the link you shared for the glaze- (thank you!)- however it has Jell-O mix in it and I am very against most packed & processed foods especially in the U.S. I’m imagining I could add some extra strawberries to get a baroque halved or whole strawberry look! Are there any other ways of filling your divine pie crust with just some fresh berries, fruits, or quick no-cook fillings topped with whipped cream? I’m looking for some quick and refreshing summer dessert pies for impromptu occasions. Thank you again!
Rhian Williams
Ooh that you for your question! I have a few different recipes using the same pie crust with easy filings:
https://www.rhiansrecipes.com/gluten-free-vegan-fruit-tart/
https://www.rhiansrecipes.com/gluten-free-vegan-coconut-cream-pie/
https://www.rhiansrecipes.com/gluten-free-vegan-banana-cream-pie/
https://www.rhiansrecipes.com/gluten-free-vegan-lemon-pie/
https://www.rhiansrecipes.com/gluten-free-vegan-chocolate-tart/
Hope that helps!!