This easy vegan sweet potato pie recipe uses a pre-made crust so it is very quick and easy to make. You can have it in the oven in 5 to 10 minutes depending on how fast you move. Plus, like many quick and easy vegan pie recipes, this recipe uses tofu to carry the sweet potato flavor, so you are getting a healthy boost of soy protein too. This is the perfect vegan dessert for vegetarians and vegans. There are certainly more ways to make a vegan sweet potato pie, but for the quickest and simplest way, stick with this recipe. All you have to do is put a few ingredients like canned sweet potatoes, spices, and some tofu in the blender, blend it up, and then pour it into a prepared pie crust. Pop it in the oven and you are good to go. For the pie crust, you can use mrs. Smith frozen pie crusts, which are vegan, or whole foods sells a vegan pre-made pie crust. Most other natural foods stores will carry at least one brand. They are in the frozen food aisle of any grocery store. Check the labels to find a vegan crust. Or, if you prefer to make your own homemade vegan pie crust, our easy vegan pie crust recipe is the most simple and basic one you will find and it goes well with this dairy-free sweet potato pie. Are you cooking with tofu for the first time or do you fashion yourself as a novice in the kitchen? You might want to learn more about the differences between the types of tofu used in cooking. This recipe uses both soft silken tofu and extra firm tofu. Blended up, the creamy texture of silken tofu is a usual substitute for dairy in many vegan dessert recipes, keeping sweets lower in fat and calories with little loss of flavor. In this recipe, the addition of the extra firm tofu to the pie filling helps set and firm up the pie.
