This vegan strawberry galette is sweet and rough around the edges as it should be. There’s nothing quite like biting into that flaky crust with some juicy strawberries and ice cream. It’s the perfect refreshing yet warm summer dessert!
I think it’s clear I don’t post a lot of sweet recipes on here, but galettes always get me excited around this time of year. There are just so many fruits to make them with! Every galette turns out a little different, but charming in its own way. I love them because unlike most bakes with a fancyish name, they’re so easy to put together. All you need is some buttery dough, fruit filling, and fresh herbs if you’re feeling a little extra. It’s summertime and I’m feeling like strawberries are the answer to everything, so I went for strawberries with some vanilla ice cream, lemons, and basil for something extra in this vegan strawberry galette.
How to make this vegan strawberry galette
Knead the dough.
The key to making galette dough is including cubes of chilled butter. The butter gives it this nice flakiness and crispiness that you just don’t get with coconut oil. And yes, it works perfectly with vegan butter! I just cube it into half-inch cubes and freeze until it’s ready to go in the dough.
I made this dough with half spelt flour and half all-purpose flour; subbing either one for the other is doable here, as galette dough is pretty forgiving. You end with some ice cold water to bring it together and then chill for about an hour. When you take it out of the fridge and let it rest for at least 15 minutes, it should be really easy to roll out.
Make the filling.
This filling just requires strawberries, lemon juice and zest, sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla. The sugar is easily replaceable with maple syrup, but make sure you don’t add the extra liquid to the galette. I used a low amount of sugar here since I wanted to serve with ice cream, so feel free to increase it to 1/3 cup of 1/2 cup if you’re looking for something sweeter.
Galette fillings often include some kind of homemade jam and while I didn’t make one for this galette, you really can’t go wrong with some homemade jam.
Assemble.
Simply roll out the dough, add the filling to the center, fold in the edges, and bake for 40 minutes. Let it cool before slicing and topping with ice cream (this is pretty much mandatory, but feel free to use some kind of yogurt if you don’t want to use ice cream).
Vegan Strawberry Galette
Ingredients
Galette Crust
- 1 cup spelt flour sub all-purpose flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) vegan butter *cubed and chilled
- 6-10 tbsp ice old water
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
Strawberry Filling
- 400 g (~1 carton) fresh strawberries
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ cup sugar *see note
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- nut milk for brushing the crust
- lemon zest for topping
- basil for topping
- vegan ice cream
Instructions
- Slice butter into ½-inch cubes and place back into the freezer to chill until you're ready to add it to the dough for the crust
- Add the rest of the ingredients for the dough to a mixing bowl: flours, sugar, sea salt, and butter. Make a well in the center and add the apple cider vinegar and ice cold water, 2 tbsp at a time. Add water until it comes together. It may seem like it won’t come together for a bit, but trust me, it does eventually! Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour or even overnight.
- Take the dough out 15 minutes before you plan on using it. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Make the strawberry filling. Cut strawberries and mix them together with the rest of the ingredients for the filling.
- Roll out the dough so it is about ¼-inch thick. Add all of the filling to the center, leaving a 1.5-2 inch border. Fold the edges over as pictured.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes at 400 F.
- Let it cool before adding lemon zest, basil, and a scoop of ice cream.
Notes
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Galettes sure are fun! It would be perfect for a party!
Galettes are one of my favorite desserts! I’m definitely making this for a holiday party coming up soon! 🙂