This Pop-Up Just Put a Vegan Cheeseburger Inside a Pie and Our Minds are Exploding!

These days, over-the-top culinary creations are all the rage. What could be considered a gastronomic monstrosity to some is revered and sought after by others — take Burger King’s Mac n’ Cheetos as a prime example.

Many people still mistakenly conflate plant-based diets with immaculate health. While plant-based eating has the potential to be a wholly nutritious diet — at the very least it’s better for you than a diet revolving around meat — there’s nothing stopping vegan food from going from simple and tasty to outrageously indulgent and decadent.

Take this new creation by the London pie champions, Young Vegans, a business already known for serving massive, oversized, and super comforting vegan pies, but now they’re upping the ante with their all-new vegan cheeseburger pie. Yup. Let that sink in.

Behold the glory of the vegan cheeseburger pie.

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Joining the ranks of the Bae-Cone, the new cheeseburger pie is exactly what it sounds like — a double-patty vegan cheeseburger stuffed inside a vegan pie, served up with warm and melty vegan cheese, and a pinch of chili tomato chutney and pickles to add some acidity and brightness to the dish.

“We are currently quite obsessed with combining food concepts and the cheeseburger pie is a great example of this,” Marco Casadei, a co-founder of Young Vegans, told Metro.

“This pie takes a lot of inspiration from rock and roll culture and excess and is by far the most calorific junk food we have ever created. Elvis would be proud.”

Stay tuned for news about Young Vegans’ upcoming shop location, which is scheduled for October 23, per their Instagram.

Make Your Own Vegan Pie

While not all of us are salivating over the idea of combining two highly caloric concepts together into one meal, sometimes it is nice to enjoy a cozy, warm, stick-to-your-ribs meal — and vegan savory pies are the perfect solution! Here are some of our favorite recipes from the Food Monster App.

Mini Pot Pies With Black Lentil, Fennel, and Thyme by Hannah Sunderani.

These Mini Pot Pies With Black Lentil, Fennel, and Thyme are exactly as they sound; a blend of vegetables including fennel, celery, carrots, and potatoes with lentils and herby thyme – it’s a hearty and comforting veg-packed dish that’s healthy too. This classic dish was made healthier by reducing the amount of pie crust needed and baking the meal into adorable, portion controlled dishes! So you can feel guilt-free about succumbing to your yearning for pie.

Pastel de Choclo: Chilean Shepherd’s Pie by Smith and Daughters

Simply put, Pastel de Choclo is a Chilean dish very similar to shepherd’s pie. Typically, this dish has big juicy chunks of beef, but we find eggplant is the best substitute as it doesn’t have much flavor of its own and carries all the flavors of the dish while still retaining its shape. This is fantastic served with a green salad dressed with our lemon and cumin vinaigrette.

We’ve got the plant-based pot pie of your dreams right here! If you’re craving a creamy, warm jackfruit and veggie filling encased in a delicate puff pastry crust, you must make this recipe for Jackfruit Pot Pie. Your stomach will be so incredibly happy.

Read all about These Restaurants Are All Serving Vegan Big Macs for more news about vegan comfort food iterations, and then check out these 25 Indulgent Recipes for No Diet Day.

We also highly recommend downloading our Food Monster App, which is available for both Android and iPhone, and can also be found on Instagram and Facebook. The app has more than 8,000 plant-based, allergy-friendly recipes, and subscribers gain access to ten new recipes per day. Check it out!

Lead image source: Young Vegans/Facebook