VEGAN CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY PIE

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Vegan cranberry meringue pie is a sweet and tart orange cranberry pie filling and topped with a light and airy egg-free meringue, this pie is perfect for the Christmas holidays and a great homemade gift. All of the ingredients in this cranberry pie are gluten-free except for the pie crust and this is where hydrocolloid has important role as a micro-ingredient that can enhance the food properties.

The vegan pie crust recipe made with 5 simple ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda, hot water, and oil). You can make the pie crust it’s naturally vegan, dairy-free, and egg-free so it fits a variety of special diets.

The filling its combine orange juice, sugar, cranberries and corn starch for thickening

Vegan Meringue with aquafaba or water bean to substitute the egg, lemon juice, vanilla extract,  agar agar powder, water and sugar.

Agar agar is a key ingredient to make the meringue set. It is a clear flavorless gelling agent made from seaweed.

This cranberry meringue pie makes a deliciously sweet end to your Christmas holiday.

The source of recipes and tips to make your:

Vegan crust https://thehiddenveggies.com/easy-vegan-pie-crust/

Vegan cranberry meringue https://thehiddenveggies.com/vegan-cranberry-meringue-pie/#how-to-make-vegan-cranberry-meringue-pie