Cherry Pie Recipe Dairy Free | Milk Allergy Mom

This homemade cherry pie recipe can easily be made dairy-free.

And the crust made with coconut oil is perfectly light and flaky.

It's worth every bit of effort to make this delightfully tart pie from scratch.

See the recipe below!

My kids and hubby absolutely love this homemade cherry pie.

Even though it takes some work, I consider it a labor of love...worth seeing their wide eyes when it comes hot out of the oven.

I've made this with both sweet bing cherries and tart red cherries at different times.

But every time, I use frozen cherries.

The fam has mostly settled on the tart red cherries, and I find frozen bags of them at Meijer and GFS.

In addition, this is the one pie where I really like doing a lattice top. I actually think it's easier than doing a full top crust, more room for error.

To do the lattice, I roll out the top crust. Then I simply cut strips from the center to the outside, about 1" thick, using a pizza cutter. I lay them over the top in a basket-weave lattice, again from the center to the outside. There are tutorials online that can help more.

Now let's get to the recipe!

CHERRY PIE RECIPE

PIE INGREDIENTS

5-6 cups frozen tart cherries, nearly thawed
1 cup of sugar
¼ cup of flour
½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon

dairy-free butter (for the top)
turbinado raw chunky sugar (for the top)

PIE CRUST INGREDIENTS

Makes 2 Crusts

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
⅔ cup + 2 tablespoons solid coconut oil
about 4-7 tablespoons of ice water

1. MAKE CHERRY PIE FILLING

Measure out 5-6 cups of cherries in a large mixing bowl.

Let the cherries halfway thaw at room temperature.

If the cherries get really juice, remove most of the juice except for about a tablespoon.

Add sugar, flour, and cinnamon to the bowl of cherries and toss until the cherries are evenly coated.

2. MAKE PIE CRUSTS

Makes two pie crusts for both top and bottom.

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
⅔ cup + 2 tablespoons solid coconut oil (in small pieces)
about 4-7 tablespoons of ice water

Spoon flour into measuring cup and level it off with the flat side of a butter knife.

Place the flour into a large mixing bowl.

Add salt to the flour and whisk it in.

Cut the solid coconut oil into the flour mixture until the flour becomes the size of small peas using a pastry cutter (affiliate) or large fork.

Sprinkle the crumbly flour with ice cold water, one tablespoon at a time, mixing lightly with a fork or pastry cutter until all the flour is moistened and pinches together with your fingers.

Gather dough into a firm ball with your hands. Sprinkle in a little more ice cold water and fold the dough a few times until it's pliable. Divide dough in half, evenly. Pat each dough into a 1" thick disc, smoothing the edges with your palms.

3. PLACE BOTTOM CRUST IN PAN

Place your first rolled out pie crust into the bottom of your pie dish. It's easy to slide in with a flat cookie sheet if you're not moving it on parchment paper.

Don't press the dough into the corners but gently go around and lift the dough edges letting it settle into the corners.

4. FILL BOTTOM PIE CRUST WITH CHERRY FILLING

Pour the cherry mixture into the pastry-lined pie dish.

5. APPLY TOP CRUST

Slide the second crust over the top using a flat baking sheet, then seal the edge to the bottom crust with the knuckle of your index finger. You may instead do a lattice with your top crust if you prefer. If you use a whole top crust, be sure to cut a few slits to vent the heat.

Brush the top crust with melted dairy-free butter.

Then sprinkle the crust with chunky turbinado sugar (raw sugar).

6. BAKE CHERRY PIE

Bake at 425 for 25 minutes.

Then bake at 350 for 25 minutes. This is also a good time to cover the edges with pie guards or foil to prevent burning.

Remove from oven when bubbly and golden brown.

Let cool completely for several hours.

Serve with dairy-free vanilla ice cream or dairy-free whipped cream.

Hope you enjoy this dairy-free cherry pie as much as we do!

You can save this cherry pie recipe on Pinterest for later.

And if you want easier cherry pie, check out this frozen, store-bought cherry pie option.

You may also like our homemade apple pie recipe!