Super-Easy Vegan Apple Pie Recipe

This super-easy vegan apple pie (Rainbow Nourishments) only needs a few ingredients. You’ll need vegan block butter (Flora has no palm oil) to make the homemade shortcrust pastry, then all you need are some organic apples, lemon juice and a few spices. Serve with vegan custard or ice-cream.

Keep fresh dough away from young children and pets.

Apple chunks are choking hazards for babies and people with swallowing difficulties. Keep apple pips/seeds/cores away from pets due to natural cyanide. Read more on food safety for people and pets. 

Ask permission before feeding to equines, as too many cause colic. If given permission, feed cut up from a flat palm, to prevent choking).

Support your local apple growers

Around 70% of apples sold in England are imported, yet our heritage apples are in danger of going extinct. Most supermarket apples are also sprayed with shellac (dead insects) to make them look waxy. Instead, look for organic apples in farm shops or community orchards (free!)

• To make the most of your apples, invest in a good peeler (also for potatoes, to save food waste and makes everything easier).
• Keep apples in the fridge (in a paper bag in the crisper section is good), and cut out brown spots as soon as you see them.