Description
These Vegan Strawberry Pie Cookies are bursting with flavor, easy to prepare, and use fresh strawberries and vegan ingredients. Perfect for a tasty snack or dessert!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tablespoons water
- ½ tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
- 2 tablespoons cane sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ cup vegan butter
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons cane sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flaxseed mixed with 3 tablespoons water)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons ground graham crackers
- ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Create a cornstarch slurry by combining cold water and cornstarch. Set aside.
- Chop the strawberries and combine with sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan.
- Cook over low heat for 2-3 minutes until the sugar dissolves and strawberries soften.
- Add the cornstarch slurry to the saucepan, stir, and let it simmer.
- Continue cooking until the mixture thickens and becomes glossy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and chill the strawberry filling while preparing the cookie dough.
Notes
You can use any seasonal berries for this recipe.
Make sure to chill the filling completely before using it in the cookies.
These cookies store well in an airtight container for up to a week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg