Vegan Coconut Meringue Pie Recipe (2024)

This vegan coconut meringue pie is the creamiest pie ever. Because It’s made with coconut milk, every bite is rich, creamy, and delicious. It’s a beautiful and delicious dessert recipe that you’ll love serving at holiday dinners and special occasions.

This vegan coconut meringue pie is a celebration of all things coconut. I have a passion for coconut desserts, such as this vegan coconut cake,these chocolate coconut macaroons, and toasted coconut donuts.

That’s why making this coconut meringue pie vegan is such a favorite accomplishment!

Ingredient Spotlight

What is aquafaba?

The liquid from a can of chickpeas (referred to as aquafaba) has the perfect starchy consistency to allow it to whip up, just like egg whites, into a meringue. We’ll add cream of tartar because it’s acidic and acts as a stabilizer, helping create a foam. Then adding powdered sugar allows the meringue to develop stiff, glossy peaks. I recommend chickpea liquid from a regular can of chickpeas (not the “no salt” or “low sodium” variety).

Key Ingredients

You can find the full printable recipe, including ingredient quantities, below. But first, here are some explanations of ingredients and steps to help you make this recipe perfect every time.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need for this recipe, including substitution ideas:

• Vegan Pie Crust — My go-to favorite is myfoolproof vegan pie crust, but you can also use anoatmeal pie crustor even avegan graham cracker crust.
• Sugar — I used granulated sugar for this recipe.
• Cornstarch — This is a great thickener and is readily available. If you prefer an alternative, you can use arrowroot powder.
• Salt — You can use plain table salt or sea salt.
• Coconut Milk — You’ll need a 15-ounce can of full-fat coconut milk. To ensure it’s full fat, look at the ingredients. It should list 12+ grams of fat.
• Tofu — See my tofu buying guide for information on where to find silken tofu in the store. I buy this at my local grocery store, health food stores, or online
• Vanilla extract — vanilla extract is great, or you can boost the coconut flavor by substituting coconut extract.
• Shredded coconut — You can use sweetened or unsweetened coconut flakes.
• Vegan butter — For storebought, I recommend Earth Balance or Miyokos. Or you can make homemadevegan butter
• Food coloring — To make a nice yellow color to the filling, you can use a drop or two of yellow food coloring, or add a bit of ground turmeric (my preference).
• Aquafaba — For the vegan meringue we’ll need the liquid from one can of chickpeas. I know it sounds like an unusual ingredient, but it works! Learn more about makingvegan meringue, including options for making it without chickpeas.
• Powdered Sugar — We’ll add some powdered sugar to the vegan meringue for flavor and lightness.
• Cream of Tartar — We’ll stabilize the vegan meringue with a bit of cream of tartar.

How to Make Vegan Coconut Meringue Pie

I love making vegan Coconut Meringue Pie recipes. First, it’s an easy pie to make. Second, it’s delicious!

1. Make the vegan pie crust, then roll it to fit your pie pan. Blind bake the crust for 10 to 12 minutes.
2. Prepare the coconut custard by combining the ingredients in a saucepan and cooking it until it’s thick.
3. Cream the custard with silken tofu in a food processor and pulse until nice and smooth. Stir in coconut flakes.
4. Make the vegan meringue by adding aquafaba and cream of tartar in a mixing bowl and whipping on medium speed until the mixture is frothy. Add powdered sugar and turn up the speed to medium-high and mix until stiff peaks form.
5. Assemble the pie by adding the filling to the pie crust, smoothing it out until evenly spread out across the pie. Then top it with the vegan meringue. Add some flaked coconut on top.
6. Bake the pie for 10 to 20 minutes, then increase the heat for another 5 to 10 minutes until the meringue has golden edges.

Here are more detailed instructions:

Step One: Make the Vegan Pie Crust

I highly recommend using my Vegan Pie Crust recipe. It makes an amazingly flaky pie crust. Here are the steps:

1. Prepare the pie dough as instructed.
2. Chill the dough for 30 minutes to an hour
3. Roll the chilled dough into a circle about 1/8″ thick.
4. Transfer the dough to a pie pan and flute edges with your fingers. Place it in the fridge and chill for about 15 minutes.
5. Prick the center of the dough with a fork about 5 times. Cover the base of the pie with a piece of parchment paper and add pie weights to prevent the pie from puffing up as it bakes.
6. Blind bake the crust by placing it in the oven and baking for 10 to 12 minutes until the crust is mostly done.
7. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.

Step Two: Prepare the Coconut Custard

1. Stir together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the coconut milk.
2. Continually stir while cooking until the mixture begins to bubble.
3. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook and stir a few more minutes until the mixture is thick. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
4. Add the slightly cooled coconut custard and the silken tofu to a food processor. Pulse until smooth. Add the vanilla, coconut, vegan butter, and turmeric (optional) and pulse again until all the ingredients are combined.

Step Three: Make the Vegan Meringue

1. Pour the liquid from one can of chickpeas into a mixing bowl, along with the cream of tartar. Mix for a minute or two until it becomes frothy.
2. Add the powdered sugar while mixing and then continue mixing at medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Then add the vanilla and mix to incorporate it.

Follow my recipe on Vegan Meringue for more information on how to make it and tips for making it without aquafaba.

Step Four: Fill the Pie and Bake

1. Spoon the coconut cream filling into the prepared pie crust and spread it evenly across the pie.
   
2. Top with the vegan meringue, spreading it across the entire pie and creating a seal with the crust.
   
3. Use the back of a spoon to create dollops in the meringue. Sprinkle with shredded coconut.
   
4. Place the pie in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the meringue peaks are golden.
5. Cool for at least one hour on a wire rack. Place in the fridge and chill for 3 hours before serving.

Vegan Coconut Cream Pie

You can skip the meringue if you’d like and make a very simple (and tasty) dairy-free coconut cream pie.

1. Make the coconut pie by following the steps above, but instead of making the meringue + baking, prepare my favorite Coconut Whipped Topping. It’s super easy to make and requires no baking.
2. Spread the coconut custard into the baked and cooled pie crust. Use a spatula to spread it evenly across the pie.
3. Add the coconut whipped topping.
4. Refrigerate the pie until chilled, at least to 3 hours.
5. To add toasted coconut shreds, place 1 to 2 teaspoons of coconut oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add one cup of shredded coconut and stir frequently, cooking for 3 to 5 minutes, until the coconut is toasted. Remove from heat and allow it to cool completely before sprinkling over the top of your coconut cream pie.

If you love meringue pies, be sure and make this Chocolate Meringue Pie, too. It’s amazingly vegan as well.

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See Also

Gluten Free Doughnuts Recipe (dairy free, low FODMAP)

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