Ingredients
- 1 vegan pie crusts
lemon filling
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup unbleached cane sugar
- 3/4 cup lowfat silken tofu
- 6 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons finely ground lemon zest
Tofu Whipped Topping
- 3/4 cup lowfat silken tofu, crumbled
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons hazelnut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
Instructions
- lemon filling:
- Place water, tofu, sugar, cornstarch, oil and salt in a blender.
- Process until smooth.
- Pour into a 2 qt sauce pan over medium heat.
- Bring to a boil, stirring constantly with a wire whisk.
- After the mixture thickens reduce heat to low and continue cooking and stirring for 1 minute longer.
- Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and zest.
- Pour hot filling into pie crust.
- Cover the top of the pie with waxed paper to prevent a skin from forming.
- Chill the pie for 8 hours or overnight.
- Just before serving, remove the waxed paper.
- Spread the top with tofu whipped topping.
- You can substitute lime for lemon.
- tofu whipped topping:
- Place all of the ingredients in the blender and process for several minutes until completely smooth.
Your Own Notes
Nutrition
Serving: 114g | Calories: 163.7kcal | Carbohydrates: 35.3g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 2.9g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 75.1mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 28.4g