Vegan Berry Pie
This delicious vegan berry pie features a perfectly sweetened berry pie layer nestled between a crispy, buttery crust and lattice topping.
Check out my Vegan Chocolate Meringue Pie. It’s a beauty. Or there’s also my Vegan Pecan Pie, which always gives everyone that “deer in the headlights” look. Oh yeah.
I love a slice of pie for dessert, whether it’s my vegan key lime pie or my vegan peanut butter pie, or even my vegan pecan pie. As you can see, I really love pie!
This vegan berry pie is a favorite because it’s relatively easy to make and uses a blend of my favorite berries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. I have a special ingredient I love to use that creates the perfect consistency. No one wants a runny pie!
Key Ingredients
Here are the ingredients you’ll need for this recipe, including substitution ideas:
- Vegan pie crust — You’ll need a double crust vegan pie crust if you want to do a lattice or top crust. Otherwise, you can simply serve it with a single crust.
- Mixed berries — I used a mixture of raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. You can use fresh or frozen.
- Sugar
- Lemon juice — You can use freshly squeezed or bottled lemon juice.
- Cornstarch
- Chia seeds — I use 2 tablespoons of ground chia seeds and it’s my secret ingredient for creating a firm center for this berry pie. I list it as optional, but I highly recommend it.
- Vegan butter
- Vegan egg wash — I use a vegan egg wash of melted vegan butter combined with a bit of soy milk, and that works perfectly.
How to Make Vegan Berry Pie
- Roll one of the pie dough discs to fit a 9-inch pan, leaving some overhang. Cover and refrigerate.
- Add berries, sugar, and lemon juice to a saucepan over medium heat.
- Simmer until the berries release their juices, around 5 minutes.
- Turn heat down to low and spoon about ½ cup of the berry sauce into a bowl.
- Add the cornstarch and stir until combined to create a slurry.
- Turn the heat back up to medium and let the berries come back to a simmer.
- Gently stir in the berry slurry, being careful not to burst the berries.
- Cook until thickened, around 3 to 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add vegan butter.
- Then add ground chia seeds. Set the sauce aside to cool.
- Pour the blueberry filling into the prepared pie crust.
- Add the lattice topping.
- Brush the crust with vegan egg wash.
- Wrap the edges of the pie with aluminum foil, then bake for 40 minutes, removing the foil tent at around 20 minutes.
- Allow the pie to cool for 2 hours.
Storage Tips
Cover and store the pie in the fridge for up to 10 days. The entire pie or individual slices can be frozen in appropriate freezer-safe containers for up to 2 months. To defrost, transfer to the fridge overnight.
Serving Suggestions
Serve slices of pie with any of the following:
- Vegan ice cream of your choice, such as this Vegan No-Churn Ice Cream
- Vegan Whipped Cream
- A bowl of fresh berries
- You can add drizzles of Strawberry Puree for a colorful finishing touch.
What Makes This Recipe Shine?
- SUMMERTIME FLAVOR — There’s nothing like a berry pie in the summer, but you can serve this one year-round by using frozen berries.
- FAMILY FAVORITE — Everyone loves a pie infused with all the best berries!
- FREEZER FRIENDLY — Make this pie ahead and freeze it (the whole pie or individual slices) to serve later.
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Vegan Berry Pie
Ingredients
- vegan pie crust (double crust)
- 7 cups mixed berries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 5 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons ground chia seeds optional, but recommended
- 2 tablespoons vegan butter
- vegan egg wash
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F/200°C.
For the Berry Pie:
- Roll one of the pie dough discs to fit a 9-inch pan, leaving some overhang. Cover and refrigerate.
- Add berries, sugar, and lemon juice to a saucepan over medium heat.
- Simmer until the berries release their juices, around 5 minutes.
- Turn heat down to low and spoon about ½ cup of the berry sauce into a bowl. Add the cornstarch to the bowl and stir until combined to create a slurry.
- Turn the heat back up to medium and let the berries come back to a simmer. Pour in the berry slurry. Gently stir, being careful not to burst the berries, and cook until thickened, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add vegan butter and chia seeds. Gently stir. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.
- Pour the blueberry filling into the prepared pie crust.
For the Lattice Topping:
- On a lightly floured counter roll out the second dough disc into a 12-inch circle. Use a pizza cutter to cut into 10 strips, about 1 inch wide.
- A Strips: Lay 5 of the longest strips across the pie, equally spaced.
- B Strips: The remaining strips are referred to as B strips. Pull back every other A strip of dough and lay one of the B strips down. Pull the A strips back up, over the B strips. Now alternate and pull back the other A strips and add another B strip of dough. Pull those up and over that strip. Repeat this process. Trim any strips hanging over the edge and then pinch the crusts together and crimp the edges.
- Brush the top of the crust with vegan egg wash. Cover the edges with a bit of foil.
Baking the Pie
- Bake at 400°F/200°C for 20 minutes, until the top is golden brown. Remove the pie crust shield and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes.
- Remove the pie from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool for 1 to 2 hours. Once the pie is cooled you can refrigerate it or cut into slices and serve.
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Notes
Chia Seeds
A berry pie can very easily get runny, however, adding chia seeds is my secret ingredient. You can add the chia seeds whole, but the tiny seeds can get stuck between your teeth. Grind the chia seeds and measure out two tablespoons for a perfectly firm, but moist filling.The nutrition information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator and should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
This post was originally published in 2017 and was updated to include new photos, new text, and an updated recipe in 2022.
Do you think ground flax seeds could be substituted for chia seeds? They have the same sort of thickening effect.
Hi Natalie. I think chia seeds have a much more mellow flavor and I think the ground flax might impact the flavor of the pie? If it were me, I’d just leave it out and be ok with a filling that’s a bit more syrupy.
Hi Natalie, I just made this pie and used 3 Tbsp (my filling was pretty runny with just 2 Tbsp, so I added one more) of golden flax meal (Bob’s Red Mill). It turned out delicious and I don’t notice any change in the flavor versus any other berry pie. I recommend trying it!
It is in the oven so I don’t know the end result. Is there a reason that you did not soak the chia seeds in a few tablespoons of water as one would do with a pudding —that would give a gel without the noisome bits. /s/ very novice baker
Hi Lorin. Great question! Yes, we don’t soak the chia seeds first because we want them to soak up the liquid the comes from the berries as they bake. That’s how the chia seeds create a thicker pie filling. It’s my favorite pie baking secret – don’t tell anyone!!! Just kidding!
This was my first vegan bake recipe and it came out perfect!
Hi Angelica. I’m so glad you liked this berry pie recipe! And congrats on your first vegan bake!!
Best berry pie recipe ever!
omg! Im starving ! So looking forward to prepare this recipe. Thanks for sharing so nice content 🙂 Greetings from CA
I couldn’t believe how easy it was and the filling was nice and firm. Served it over the holidays. Everyone loved this pie!
So glad to hear it, Doria!
The chia seeds worked! My pie had the best consistency. Thanks!
Do you measure your chia seed after it is ground or before it is ground?
Hi Patricia, Great question! I measure it after it is ground. I’ll be sure to note that in the recipe.
In the directions for the vegan berry pie, it says syrup, but in the list of ingredients it doesn’t call for it. I’ve looked over it a few times. Am I missing it or was it forgotten in the ingredients. Looking forward to your reply
Thanks, Nancy. I was experimenting with different sweeteners before landing on coconut sugar. The recipe is fixed now. However, if you’d rather use a syrup sweetener, like maple syrup, just replace the coconut sugar with the same measurement. Hope you love it!
I love a good fresh berry pie, and I love the idea of using chia seeds as a thickener for the filling!
Thanks, Kara! I agree, using chia seeds works so nicely for pies!