Vegan Apple Pear Pie Bosh TV

Apple Pear Pie

  • Simple
  • 1:10 h
  • 11 ingredients

This is a wonderfully tasty, plant-based version of the all time classic. Apple pie is good but apple and pear pie is better! An absolute win, on every level.

Serves: 6

Ingredients

For the recipe

  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp plant-based milk
  • 800g red apples
  • 500g pears
  • 40g caster sugar
  • 2x 500g block of plant-based shortcrust pastry
  • ½ Juice of 1 lemon
  • soy cream - to serve
  • salt
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar

Before you start

Preheat oven to 180°C | Heavy baking sheet in oven | Clean work surface dusted liberally with flour | Rolling pin (or use a clean, dry wine bottle) | Board dusted with flour | Clear some space in the fridge | 23cm deep tart or pie tin | Pastry brush

Step 1

For the pastry

  • Put the pastry on the floured work surface and roll it out to a rough rectangle about 3mm thick (about the thickness of a £1 coin) and wider than your pie tin
  • Lay the tin at one end of the pastry and cut around the base with a sharp knife to make a disc (this will be your lid)
  • Lay the rest of the pastry inside the pie tin
  • Press it neatly into the edges and all the way up the sides, making sure there’s no trapped air
  • Cut away the excess pastry and use pieces to patch up any gaps
  • Lay the pastry lid and any excess on the floured board
  • Put the tin in the fridge for 15 minutes to chill along with the pastry on the board (this will stop it shrinking in the oven)

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2x 500g block of plant-based shortcrust pastry

Step 2

Preparing the apples and pears

  • Meanwhile, peel and core the apples and pears and cut them roughly into 1cm chunks
  • Put them in a large bowl and squeeze over the juice of the lemon, catching any pips in your other hand
  • Add the caster sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, flour and salt and mix together with a wooden spoon

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 800g red apples
  • 500g pears
  • 40g caster sugar
  • ½ Juice of 1 lemon
  • salt

Step 3

Filling the pie

  • Spread the apple mixture evenly into the chilled pie base
  • Lay the lid over the top and crimp the edges by pinching all around the rim between your thumb and forefinger, or by squashing the lid and sides together with a fork
  • Cut off any excess pastry with a sharp knife
  • Use any leftover pastry to make decorations for the top of the pie (leaves, flowers, BOSH! letters etc.)
  • Brush the bottoms of the pastry shapes with a little of the plant-based milk and gently press them on to the pie lid to secure

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp plant-based milk

Step 4

Putting the pie in the oven

  • Put the tin on top of the hot baking sheet in the oven and bake for 40 minutes, then take it out of the oven
  • Brush the pie with the remaining plant-based milk, sprinkle it with brown sugar and put it back in the oven for 10–12 minutes, or until it’s crisp and golden on top

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp brown sugar

Step 5

Time to serve

  • Take the pie out of the oven 
  • Let it cool down for at least 15 minutes before serving with soy cream, if using

Ingredients

  • soy cream - to serve