Vegan Pear Custard Pie With Caramelized Almond Crust

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 4 Pears

• Condiments

  • 1/2 cup Margarine

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup All purpose flour, white
  • 2 tbsp Corn flour
  • 3 tbsp Sugar, light brown soft
  • 4 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 sprinkle Sugar, light brown soft

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 cup Almonds, flaked

• Drinks

  • 1 1/2 tbsp Ice water

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Soy cream

Found on myvibrantkitchen.com

Description

Ingredients

• 4 pears
• 1 Tbsp light brown soft sugar
• ½ cup soy cream
• 2 Tbsp corn flour
• 1 cup white all purpose flour
• ⅓ cup margarine
• 2 Tbsp light brown soft sugar
• 1½ Tbsp ice water
• 2 Tbsp margarine
• 4 Tbsp sugar
• 1 cup flaked almonds
• sprinkle of light brown soft sugar

Directions

• Peel 3 of the pears, remove the pit and roughly cut them into pieces. Place them in a sauce pan, add the sugar and start cooking them on medium heat. Stir regularly to avoid burning.
• When the pears start softening add the soy cream and cook until the cream starts bubbling, then turn down the heat.
• Pour the mixture into a blender or food-processor and blitz until smooth and creamy.
• Return the mixture back to the sauce pan and bring to a boil. Add the corn flour, turn down the heat and stir until the custard starts thickening.
• For the pie crust place the flour, margarine and sugar in a mixing bowl and combine using a fork.
• When the mixture starts forming dough crumbles add the ice water and mix and knead the dough with your fingers.
• Press the dough in a greased pie dish and work it up the sides. Pour in the custard into the unbaked pie crust and top it off with the remaining, sliced pear.
• In another sauce pan melt the margarine on low heat and add the sugar. Stir until the margarine and sugar become a creamy mixture. Add the flaked almonds and combine well.
• Top off the pie with the flaked almond mixture and sprinkle a little more sugar on top. Press down the pie crust gently with a fork to even it out.
• Pop in the pre-heated oven and bake for 30 minutes at 180˚C.
• Let the pie cool before serving. Enjoy!