Recently had the opportunity for a little pie fun, and decided to give some new substances a go - namely Oatly Whippable Creamy Oat (a vegan alternative to double cream) and Oatly Whippable
Vanilla Custard (a vegan custard - links to both below).
https://www.oatly.com/en-gb/stuff-we-make/cooking/whippable-creamy-oat
https://www.oatly.com/en-gb/stuff-we-make/cooking/vanilla-custard

The main motivation was that me and Mrs P had tended to use cream based products for our (very occasional) pie sessions and the unpleasant after-smell was a real turn off. Pleased to say that both these products avoided that completely!

The Creamy Oat whipped up pretty well to an airy consistency and makes a decent, if rather sloppy, pie. It has good splatter and coverage, though I think it would probably be important to use it straight after whipping as it seemed to be deflating a bit towards the end of our session. It also seems to be completely sugar free so may be not too irritating if you get it on any intimate areas, though that wasn't something we tested on this occasion (sadly!). It doesn't taste amazing but is pretty inoffensive, and only seemed to leave a mild oaty aura post-session.

The Vanilla Custard is also oat-based but does contain sugar. It can also be whipped up to a good pie-able consistency - a bit denser than the 'cream' which some may prefer. It is yellow in colour and also tastes pretty good we thought - good vanilla flavour. Coverage was good, a bit less splatter and it held it's consistency for longer. Overall it probably made the better pie we thought. No unpleasant after-smell, but you do end up smelling of vanilla!

So overall the experiment was a success and I strongly doubt we'll ever go back to real creams. Neither pie was perfect but I'd say for UK pies they were really pretty good. We've only used these products the one time, but hopefully if we use them more we'll learn more about how to get the best out of them.

If anyone else has used either of these products (or any other dairy-free ones) I'd love to hear about your experiences.

Thanks for the report-out! My partner and I tried Silk brand heavy whipping cream and had similar melty results (though she vastly preferred its melting properties to Cool Whip). We also recently tried Tru Whip Vegan and liked it, but it's pretty expensive. I wonder if there's any easy way to stabilize these whipping cream brands, because they do feel "cleaner" on the skin than our favorite corn syrup-based products. Eager to try the custard!

Thanks for the tip! I'm increasingly avoiding dairy for smell reasons. Also, a lot of kinky people are vegan!

My lactose-intolerant partner and I thank you, for culinary and other reasons!

I can give a thumbs up to the custard as well. It does eventually whip into a nice consistency (still quite sloppy which I like). The cartons are very small, but perfect for pie fillings.

Yes, small but enough for a pie or two. How long do you tend to whip it for would you say?

I don't know Tru Whip - are you based in the US?

I'd like to experiment with adding a stabiliser too, but not quite sure where to start.

Yeah, it's a fully vegan Cool Whip alternative sold in the US https://www.truwhip.com/vegan-2/