5-Ingredient Vegan Raw Apple Pie

While searching for a dish to bring to my next ‘rawluck’ (raw vegan potluck), I found a recipe for 5-Ingredient Raw Apple Pie on Ali Seiter’s Farmers Market Vegan blog.

I tested it and, while it’s not really potluck-friendly (a little too messy and challenging to slice), this delicious raw vegan apple pie recipe is definitely worth sharing!

5-Ingredient Vegan Raw Apple Pie

Not only does this require just five simple ingredients, but it’s also quite easy and quick to prepare (especially if you have an apple peeler/corer/slicer thingy).

5-Ingredient Vegan Raw Apple Pie

Yields one 9″ pie

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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups raw sunflower seeds
  • 1½ cups raisins, divided
  • 4 medium apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
  • 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar

Optional:  1 to 2 tsp. raw agave nectar

5-Ingredient Vegan Raw Apple Pie

Instructions

STEP 1:
In a food processor, pulse the sunflower seeds and 1 cup of the raisins until finely ground. I have a cheap food processor, so this took quite some time. Optionally, add 1 to 2 teaspoons of raw honey or raw agave nectar to help the mixture stick together a bit more, and pulse a few more times.

5-Ingredient Vegan Raw Apple Pie

STEP 2:
Original recipe says to press two-thirds of the dough into the bottom of a pie pan, reserving the last third for the topping. I only used about half of the mixture, if that. It seemed to make more than I needed.

It also seemed a bit crumbly, so I drizzled a little raw agave over the crust because I wasn’t sure it would hold together. In hindsight, I wish I would have added the agave to the mixture while in the food processor (as I noted in STEP 1).

Place the pan in the freezer to firm up.

5-Ingredient Vegan Raw Apple Pie

STEP 3:
Meanwhile, place the apple slices in a large bowl and set aside.

Using a food processor, blend the remaining half cup of raisins, cinnamon, apple cider vinegar, and 3 tablespoons of water until smooth. My mixture never really got smooth – it was still kind of lumpy, but I probably didn’t blend it long enough. Didn’t seem to matter, though.

5-Ingredient Vegan Raw Apple Pie

STEP 4:
Pour the raisin mixture over the apple slices, gently stirring until well coated.

5-Ingredient Vegan Raw Apple Pie

STEP 5:
Remove the pie crust from the freezer and, working in circles from the outside in, layer the coated apple slices over the crust.

STEP 6:
The original recipe said to press the remaining dough into as thin of a rectangle as possible, cut into strips, and arrange them on top of the pie in a criss-cross pattern to form a lattice crust.

I found this to be impossible, so I opted to just sprinkle some of the remaining crust mixture over the apple slices. All said and done, I had 1½ cups of the crust mixture left over (which I made into snack bites that I will post sometime this week).

I found it helpful to let the pie firm up in the freezer a bit before attempting to slice, as it can get a little messy.

5-Ingredient Vegan Raw Apple Pie

I wasn’t the only one who enjoyed the pie – my husband loved it, too. I hope you enjoy this vegan raw apple pie recipe as much as we did! Ok, now I’m off to enjoy my pie and stare at my new cube aquarium! :)

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8 thoughts on “5-Ingredient Vegan Raw Apple Pie”

  1. I think I’m green with greenhouse envy, Livvy! That is one beautiful home project:) Can’t wait to see the end result and to glean knowledge from your soon-to-be green thumb!

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  2. I agree with Andrea! Mother Earth News is awesome. I am LOVING this greenhouse! So, I have a bit of a green thumb, or at least aspire to, so please let me know when you are ready, and I would love to come up and help… Good excuse to hang out again :)

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  3. Livvy,

    Congrats!

    Regarding gardening, I would recommend keeping a journal noting seeds used, dates, temps, last frost dates for your area, maybe even sunset times, as well as a short blurb about what you did.

    It’s so rewarding. I’m trying to promote home gardening as much as I can w/o being too annoying. ;D

    Good Luck!

    Oh… AND COMPOST, COMPOST, COMPOST!!!

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  4. First time visitor. My wife is the raw, gf, vegan chef in our home, not me. However, I was looking for a healthy recipe I could share after I teach/preach a sermon on Rosh Hashana in my local church. I will be using your recipe and I will be making the pie myself!

    However, I would like to know what you would like me to include on a line directing people to your blog on the recipe cards ?

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    • Hello! That is no nice of you to ask, thank you. Probably something like, “For quality plant-powered, gluten-free recipes, visit 86lemons.com” I hope they everyone enjoys the pie!

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