The best vegan and vegetarian Christmas treats
Christmas Strudel by Sophie
Date: 2010-12-16
Thames Valley Veggies would like to share some lovely Christmas treats ideas with you, including Anne Diamond's Christmas Strudel.
Click on for links to inspiration here, there and everywhere, and ideas on where to buy mince pies and other goodies locally.
Recipes featured on BBC Radio Berks 17/12/2010
- Anne Diamond's Christmas Strudel, invented for her by Sophie, so we've named it after her.
- And our Christmas pudding recipe - it's never too late to make it!
- Marzipan topped mince pies - something a bit different and also yummy with soya cream (available in most supermarkets)
More eating and cooking
- The Vegan Family website is always full of yummy festive ideas.
- Try Animal Aid's delicious Christmas recipes and
- the Vegetarian Society's Christmas recipes, some of which are vegan too
Shopping for treats
- Garlands Organic Shop in Pangbourne - yum!
- The True Food Co-op in Emmer Green
- A Lot of Chocolate a local maker and distributor of dairy-free chocolate treats, near Rivermead
- Vegan Cottage amazing home-baked on-line treats to order.
- Vegan Store on-line chocolates and treats, and much more
- Animal Aid on-line shop with yummy goodies
- Trudy Scrumptious - makes the best chocolates in the world and one of the worst websites - much better that way round!
by Vegan CottageSupermarkets will cover some nice basics, and more in their Free From ranges. Nearly all supermarkets will sell dairy-free ice cream (Swedish Glace in black tubs), soya cream (usually Alpro in the long-life milk section) and a fair few other treats. Lindt Excellence dark chocolate is everywhere and dairy-free, as are many supermarket own brand dark chocolate bars, perfect for making desserts.
Jusrol pastry (apart from the blatant butter variety) is vegan too, as is nearly all filo pastry - so great for rustling up a quick festive wellington or strudel!
Photo: Fairfoods mince piesSome mince pies are vegan and others are not. Try Budgen's, and we hear Co-Op has some mince puffs, four fresh baked in the fresh bakery section, labelled vegan in most branches. Also the True Food Co-op and Garlands sell vegan and gluten free mince pies which are yummy.
Holland and Barrett in Reading can sell you some yummy stuff too, such as Redwood and Fry's meat alternatives and Celebration Roasts, vegan frozen cheesecakes and more.
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