7 Reviews of Bryanna's Vegan Pecan Pie

From: kokeshi doll

On Dec 30, 2006

I haven't made this recipe so I can't comment on it, but I would suggest making Pecan Pie Bar Cookies for pecan pie bars, and make the vegan substitutions noted in my review. You will get a 9 x 13 pan of fantastic pecan bars that taste like pecan pie. You can cut the servings into larger pieces, the size of a piece of pie if you want. It's very rich though, so you might want smaller pieces. I actually like the bars better than pie, because I'm not fond of so much jiggly filling in a pie. The bars are all about the crust, pecans, and carmelly brown sugar to hold it all together. The pecan bars do not taste vegan, or like a poor imitation of something; they are just delicious on their own.

From: Chef #629158

On Nov 25, 2008

This was pretty good. I used part white sugar and part brown. I used a frozen pie crust and baked it for about 10 minutes before putting the filling in. When i cut into the pie i found out that the bottom of the crust did not cook. The filling is good, really, but, i think its missing something. Maybe next time i will add some refried beans (no joke).

From: Chef #1033768

On Nov 19, 2008

I was hesitant to try this after reading the reviews, but I'm glad I did! I made a few substitutions, however. For the first step I used 3/4c. cane sugar, 3/4c. water, & 3/4c. maple syrup. I also upped the vanilla extract to 1 tablespoon. The end result was lovely! Not as thick and rich as a regular pecan pie - but still very tasty. I'm going to make it again for thanksgiving.

From: Meliska

On Nov 29, 2008

I have to be contrary and say that it does NOT go without saying that the only way to make a pecan pie that tastes like a non-vegan pie is to make a non-vegan one. There are plenty of delicious plant-based foods out there that can make great tasting food without using animal products. Sorry! That said, I made this recipe having never even tasted Pecan Pie. I served it at a big Thanksgiving meal without disclosing that it was vegan, or that I had made it, and watched the reactions. Everyone seemed to enjoy the pie, and I did, too. I definitely think it can be improved, though. It has a very light taste, while I think Pecan Pie should be rather rich. In the future, I think I will use more margarine (Earth Balance Buttery Sticks are great), more brown sugar, and some Xantham Gum or Agar Agar to alter the filling texture a bit. It looked more like a caramel than anything. All in all, it's a recipe worth trying and improving upon.

From: Chef #1081829

On Dec 17, 2008

I made this for Thanksgiving and was not impressed. Pecan pie isn't supposed to be gelatinous. I threw it out after a couple bites. I've been vegan ten years, and this is the worst vegan dessert I've ever made.

From: mmgraff

On Dec 22, 2006

Sorry to day but I did this and the inside tasted like glue, it was very dense and bland. not at all like the non vegan versions I've had. I did go to bryanna website and used the maple syryp version, I could try the other version but I don't seehow that would make it taste better. Pecan pie is supp. 2 be rich tasting inside. i don't know what happened and I was careful with the recipe. Anyone else tried it? or tell me what I did wrong, we were sad about it and want to try again. thanks M

From: Chef #1264315

On May 10, 2009

I LOVE this recipe! I made it the 1st time and didn't let it thicken enough so it was a bit wobbly (which didn't stop my partner from sneaking pieces of it all night...) but the 2nd one is in the oven now and it looks perfect!