Food and Recipes Desserts Pies Dairy-Free Coconut-Pumpkin Pie Recipe 1.0 (1) 1 Review Sweet coconut and earthy pumpkin are a match made in Thanksgiving heaven and this dessert proves it. Everyone will swoon over this pie's silky smooth, richly spiced, not-too-sugary filling. Made with coconut milk and coconut oil (make sure to choose solid refined coconut oil), this dessert also happens to be dairy free! By Marian Cooper Cairns Marian Cooper Cairns Marian Cooper Cairns is a food stylist and recipe developer based in Los Angeles with 20 years of experience in the food industry. Originally from Alabama, she still sports a southern accent and is known for making really bad food puns on social media and can make you a darn great buttermilk biscuit, just ask. When she is not poking at food with tweezers she loves to talk all things Pimento Chz Club, her small batch pimento cheese company. Her passion for food styling and recipe development serves clients for ad campaigns, product packaging, cookbooks, and commercials. Clients include Jack in the Box, Whole Foods, Target, Walmart, Sams Club, Damn Delicious, Southern Living, Food and Wine, and Good Catch Foods, and Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute to name a few. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on October 3, 2019 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Active Time: 45 mins Cool Time: 3 hrs Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Yield: 10 serves Ingredients Coconut Crust 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface 2 tablespoons granulated sugar ¾ teaspoon kosher salt ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp. solid refined coconut oil (such as LouAna), at room temperature 8 - 11 tablespoons ice-cold water 1 large egg Pumpkin Filling 1 tablespoon cornstarch ¾ cup granulated sugar 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin (such as Libby's) 1 cup well-shaken and stirred canned coconut milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¾ teaspoon ground cardamom ½ teaspoon ground ginger ¼ teaspoon allspice 1 pinch finely ground black pepper 3 large eggs ½ teaspoon kosher salt Directions Prepare the crust: Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor. Pulse until well blended, 6 to 7 times. Add oil in rounded tablespoonfuls. Pulse until oil is well blended, 6 to 7 times. While pulsing continually, add ice-cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, processing until dough begins to clump and come together. Transfer to work surface. Pat dough together; divide in half. Shape into 1 flat disk and 1 flat rectangle. Wrap each in plastic wrap; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Unwrap dough disk. Roll out on a floured surface into a 13-inch circle (about 1/8 inch thick). Fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim edges with a sharp knife. Prick bottom of dough a few times with a fork; chill until ready to use. Unwrap dough rectangle, and roll out into a 1/8-inch-thick rectangle (about 14 x 8 inches). Using a sharp knife, cut 9 (1/3-inch-wide) strips from rectangle. Braid 3 strips at a time to create 3 braided ropes. Trim rough edges from braided ropes. Wrap the remaining scraps; let stand at room temperature. Whisk together egg and 1 tablespoon water until well blended. Brush edges of dough with egg wash. Arrange braided strips along edges of pie, pinching to blend seams and pressing lightly to adhere. Brush tops of braids with egg wash. Chill 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line dough with parchment paper; fill to the rim with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until pale golden around edges, about 15 minutes. Remove parchment and weights; continue baking until bottom of crust is set, 8 to 10 more minutes. Transfer to a wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Prepare the filling: Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Whisk together cornstarch and sugar in a large bowl. Whisk in pumpkin, coconut milk, vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, allspice, pepper, eggs, and salt until smooth. Pour into cooled crust. Bake at 325°F until center is almost set, 45 to 50 minutes, shielding the edges with aluminum foil, if needed. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 2 hours. While the pie cools, increase oven temperature to 350°F. Press scraps together, smoothing to 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut dough using small assorted leaf-shaped cookie cutters. Brush tops lightly with egg wash. Arrange on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake at 350°F until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes. Before serving, arrange crust leaf shapes around 1 edge. Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Marian Cooper Cairns Print