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08 December 2006 @ 09:25 am
Vegan Dessert Ideas?  
I have a vegan on my giftlist this year and it has been a long time since I was vegan. From back in my days, I recall that it was a downer to have lots of festive food occasions around the holidays and not participate. I also recall that baking for vegans involved complex recipes, exotic ingredients, and never turned out very well. Has vegan baking gotten easier? I'd love to bake something special for her.

Anyone got any favored recipes? (I know I have at least one vegan on my f-list.) Suggestions for sites to visit for good recipes? I don't have a lot of time to experiment so I'm hoping to hit paydirt quickly. Any tips on making vegan baked goods? Extra points for chocolate desserts since she's a chocoholic.

I've thought of things like sugared nuts but I really wanted to go with something that seemed more...planned. Planned isn't exactly what I mean; it's hard to describe but if you've ever had a meal of piles of vegetables rather than a planned meal, you know that it's unsatisfying and gets old. I'm trying to make this something special.
 
 
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Mish: Brian -- And Baby Gus! CUTE OVERLOAD[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on December 8th, 2006 06:37 pm (UTC)
De-fatted eggs?!? WTF? Uh, why not just use "organic" egg whites? Whatever. :) I'm sure Whole Foods has egg replacer that's vegan. I suppose what I was trying to communicate but hadn't really articulated in my own head was that my experience with baking vegan was that substitutes generally made for poor results, mostly because baking is very much about the chemistry. You can fake a lot of things but chemistry isn't one of them. I was hoping for leads on ideas that weren't replacements but more, I suppose, grew out of looking at vegan ingredients and devising yummy treats. I'm still not articulating it well. *frustrating*

However, in the resulting wild goose chase I sent everyone on, I've gotten some MUCH BETTER ideas so I can't be too unhappy. I like the idea of making cookies, maybe arranging for some vegan truffles (not too many in case they're inedible), AND putting together a treat goodie box. I like that a lot. :)

I am *so* picky about cake. Most cakes, even non-vegan ones, are "eh." It doesn't stop me from eating them, alas, but very few measure up. [livejournal.com profile] msjudi took me to a place down in Lake Jackson that has the perfect chocolate cake. So, so, so good. I'm sure it isn't vegan but oh my god. Fabulous. Thank the gods it's too far for me to drive just for cake.

Actually, I had a recipe from when I was a vegan for chocolate cake that was reasonably good. It's from Ron Pickarsi's "Friendly Foods" and vegans totally loved me when I showed up to potlucks because they could have dessert. :)