Have yourself a merry vegan Christmas with a vegan take on the traditional Christmas desserts and sweets.
Being vegan during holidays and celebrations may seem daunting at times. And ditching the lifestyle for a few days, or at least during the desserts might be tempting. The struggle is real even for the most dedicated vegans. But with few substitutes, a little bit of love, and Christmas magic vegan desserts can be equally delicious all the while being cruelty-free.
After a thorough research and recipe testing we found our favorite vegan Christmas desserts.
From fruit cake and gingerbread cookies to baked alaska and panettone, this list has it all.
And at the bottom of this post you will find vegan substitutes for common ingredients, so that you can make any recipe vegan.
VEGAN CHRISTMAS DESSERTS
Baked Alaska
Yule Log
Gingerbread Cookies
Chocolate Cranberry Mini Cakes
Tahini Cookies
Cranberry Orange Bread
Panforte
Galette des Rois
Lebkuchen
Panettone
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Christmas Cake
Chocolate Hazelnut Cake
Cinnamon Stars
Hazelnut Cranberry Nougat
Poppy Seed Roll
Christmas Fruitcake
White Coconut Cake
VEGAN SUBSTITUTES FOR NON-VEGAN INGREDIENTS
1 cup milk = 1 cup plant milk
1 cup yogurt = 1 cup plant yogurt
1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup soy milk + 1 tbsp white vinegar
1 cup heavy cream = 1 cup canned coconut milk (only top layer) / 8 oz silken tofu
1 cup condensed milk = 1 cup canned coconut milk
8 oz cream cheese = 8 oz silken tofu
4 oz butter = 4 oz vegan butter / 4 oz margarine / 4 oz coconut oil / 4 oz nut butters
1 egg = 1 flax egg (1tbsp flax meal + 3tbsp water) / 1 mashed banana / 1 tbsp applesauce / 3 tbsp aquafaba / potato starch (1tbsp potato starch + 2tbsp water)
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What are your favorite vegan Christmas desserts? Share with us in the comments we would love to know?
Merry Christmas and happy baking!
