Twin Peaks Cherry Pie turned vegan!
I am a huge Twin Peaks fan since I don’t remember when. I tried million recipes that I found online that were claimed to be original. And I had a dream to travel to US, visit Twede’s Cafe and to try this legend. Well, when I finally did get to RR I was already vegan. So no pie for me. But who cares anyway. The most important part is that it has to be DAMN GOOD.
Without a doubt I can say that my vegan Twin Peaks Cherry Pie is DAMN GOOD. I perfected the crust so it melts in your mouth. The cherry filling bursts with flavor. Damn I couldn’t wait for it to cool down. Only after I finished my well-deserved slice and the pie firmed up I managed to take a picture.
This is dope guys. Welcome to Twin Peaks.
To make the dough pulse sifted flour, powdered sugar and salt in food processor. Then add cold vegan butter or shortening and process into crumbs. Keep pulsing and add cold aquafaba one tablespoon at a time followed by splash of ice cold water.
Briefly knead the dough just to shape it together. Divide into two balls: bigger (2/3) and smaller (1/3). Wrap each ball into cling film and refrigerate for up to 1 hour.
Meanwhile mix frozen cherries, sugar, vanilla extract and lemon zest in a pan. Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Whisk together lemon juice and cornstarch. Slowly pour into cherry mixture and stir until it thickens. Switch off the heat and let it cool down.
Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
Roll larger piece of the dough between two sheets of cling film. Remove one sheet and transfer the rolled dough into 8 inch diameter pie tin. Gently press it and remove the cling film. Trim off the edges.
Pour the cherry filling and spread it evenly.
Roll the smaller piece of the dough using the same technique. Cover the tin with rolled dough, press the edges and trim off the excess pastry.
Use dough leftovers to make decorations.
Using sharp knife make few cuts around the pie.
Whisk few teaspoons of soy milk and aquafaba. Brush the top of your cherry pie and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
Bake for 35 minutes or until it turns golden.
Best to be served warm with damn good cup of coffee.
PrintVegan Twin Peaks Cherry Pie
The crust that melts in your mouth. Cherry filling that bursts with flavor. This is vegan Twin Peaks Cherry Pie.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Yield: 6
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 250g all-purpose flour
- 40g powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 120g vegan butter or shortening
- 4 tbsp aquafaba
- 1 tbsp ice cold water
For the filling:
- 750g frozen cherries
- 90g sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
- soy milk and more aquafaba to brush the pie
Instructions
- To make the dough pulse sifted flour, powdered sugar and salt in food processor. Then add cold vegan butter or shortening and process into crumbs. Keep pulsing and add cold aquafaba one tablespoon at a time followed by splash of ice cold water.
- Briefly knead the dough just to shape it together. Divide into two balls: bigger (2/3) and smaller (1/3). Wrap each ball into cling film and refrigerate for up to 1 hour.
- Meanwhile mix frozen cherries, sugar, vanilla extract and lemon zest in a pan. Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Whisk together lemon juice and cornstarch. Slowly pour into cherry mixture and stir until it thickens. Switch off the heat and let it cool down.
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
- Roll larger piece of the dough between two sheets of cling film. Remove one sheet and transfer the rolled dough into 8 inch diameter pie tin. Gently press it and remove the cling film. Trim off the edges.
- Pour the cherry filling and spread it evenly.
- Roll the smaller piece of the dough using the same technique. Cover the tin with rolled dough, press the edges and trim off the excess pastry.
- Use dough leftovers to make decorations.
- Using sharp knife make few cuts around the pie.
- Whisk few teaspoons of soy milk and aquafaba. Brush the top of your cherry pie and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until it turns golden.
- Best to be served warm with damn good cup of coffee.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 482
- Sugar: 33.2g
- Sodium: 196mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 6.3g
- Carbohydrates: 70.4g
- Fiber: 3.2g
- Protein: 5.5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: pie, cherry pie, cherries, sweet, dessert, baking, American, vegan, vegetarian
This sImple recipe brought be right to the RR diner 🙂 Thank you for sharing it. The pie turned out light, not too sweet, all in all just purfect! I’m going to make more of these wonderful pies 😍🍒☕️
★★★★★
Thank you for your feedback! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🙂