Delicious Vegan Christmas Candy Recipes

Collection of Vegan Christmas Candy Recipes

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Enjoy this delicious collection of rich creamy caramel, chocolate peanut butter cups, english toffee and a whole collection of delicious vegan candy recipes you can take to holiday parties, deliver to your neighbors, or just keep them all to yourself and eat them while watching your favorite Christmas movie or while drinking hot chocolate in front of a fire!

I created these recipes back in 2008 but I have not published the recipes on the blog......until now!  I hope you enjoy making these vegan holiday candies, but I hope you enjoy eating them even more!

Interestingly this holiday season I have not been doing much recipe creating.  Usually I can't stop, I am just coming up with recipe after recipe idea but this year I have really been watching what I am eating and our dinners have been very simple so I haven't felt that they were worth sharing on the blog.  I hope you will enjoy these holiday candy recipes until I can get past this 'chef block' and  start creating again.

Soy Free, Egg Free Vegan Scramble

Soy Free, Egg Free Vegan Scramble

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This simple, hearty and fiber filled breakfast begins with mashed garbanzo beans, cashew milk and a few seasonings to create a delicious, soy free, vegan scramble for a hearty breakfast on a cold winter morning!  I decided to try a non-conventional approach to vegan scramble, most scrambles are based around tofu and while I enjoy tofu in a variety of recipes I thought a high fiber, high nutrient legume based scramble would be a nice change of pace. 

I certainly do not subscribe to the fear mongering of soy that the majority of people have fallen into and no I do not believe soy is going to change my gender or turn me into a zombie or anything like that, but I do believe it is important to enjoy a variety of foods to obtain the best nutritional benefit from your diet.  My kids LOVED this scramble!!  I wasn't sure if they would eat it as they are very partial to buckwheat waffles and cereal but they really enjoyed it.  I hope you enjoy it as well!

I am about to begin posting my holiday recipes, including my famous vegan chocolate candies, peanut butter cups, peppermint truffles and all kinds of yummy goodies but I thought before we get into all the sugary holiday fare I would post this delicious, hearty breakfast.

I have been busy lately doing some prenatals as a midwife apprentice again, it has been a long time since I have been able to do that and I am enjoying the opportunity to be able to do so again.   I am also working on many fun and exciting new things that I hope you all will enjoy and participate in.   I have been going through a bit of 'chef block'  if that is a word :-D   I have felt a little uninspired these past couple of weeks about creating recipes and I REALLY could use some help from my readers.  


I LOVE to  hear from you!  I love getting recipe suggestions from readers as it helps get my creative flow going.  I just received a request to create a vegan pad thai and that is certainly on my to do list this week!  Please keep the suggestions coming.


Successes and failures......I have created a lot of delicious versions of seitan but since my daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease seitan is unfortunately not something I make anymore.  My daughter LOVED seitan and I have been feverishly trying to come up with a gluten free version of seitan!  Unfortunately I have met with quite a challenge, they all have a great flavor but I have not been able to get the right texture, I am getting close, my last one was pretty good.  As soon as I am able to get the right recipe I will post it as I know many vegetarians and vegans are gluten free and looking for delicious substitutions for seitan......rest assured I am working on it.


If you have any recipe suggestions I'd love to know what you would like to see featured on the blog.

This scramble has a very distinct flavor, it is slightly cheesy, creamy and it has a lot more depth of flavor that a traditional egg based scramble.  This hearty breakfast provides better balanced nutrition than a traditional scramble:

Scrambled Eggs                                                 Egg free Vegan Scramble

Calories	268		Calories	270
Protein	18g		Protein	17.8g
Fat	20g		Fat	8.3g
Folate	16%		Folate	44%
B1	7%		B1	69%
B6	19%		B6	44%
Iron	13%		Iron	23%
Zinc	23%		Zinc	35%

 Scrambled eggs contain NO fiber and NO carbohydrate necessary to fuel the brain, kidneys, nerve cells and other processes in the body!  This delicious egg free scramble provides far superior nutrition!

Brownie Chocolate Mousse Dessert

Delicious Brownie Chocolate Mint Mousse Dessert

This decadent dessert begins with a rich, gooey chocolate brownie crust  filled with a light, yet rich chocolate mousse baked to perfection and then spread with a smooth chocolate mint ganache.    Yes, this is the perfect mix of decadent, rich chocolate with a hint of mint to give it that holiday twist.  You can certainly top this with crushed mint candies to really push it over the top for your holiday dinner party. 

When my husband first tasted this dessert he couldn't stop raving about it!  He is certainly a chocoholic and is the perfect judge of the quality of any chocolate dessert.  When I asked him what he would rate this delicious dessert his answer was 9.9!

I asked him what makes it a 9.9 instead of a perfect 10?

I always like to know what improvements I need to make so I can perfect future recipes.  After tasting the dessert myself I couldn't imagine what in the world he would say about it that would dock points, this dessert is absolute perfection in my mind.  Well, his answer was......

It is a 9.9 because I am going to eat to much of it and make myself sick!

Okay, so the point docking had nothing to do with taste or texture.....  I explained to him that he was supposed to rate it on taste, not whether or not he would eat too much of it and end up feeling sick afterward.  He said, 'Oh, then it is a perfect 10.'

This brownie chocolate mousse mint dessert can be made in so many ways so please try different variations and enjoy it!  I would highly recommend serving this at dinner parties, it will certainly be the highlight of the evening!

***This recipe is gluten free but it certainly does not have to be gluten free, you can use regular whole wheat pastry flour in place of the coconut and brown rice flours.

Thanksgiving Blog Fest Dessert Recipes

Thanksgiving Blog Fest Dessert Recipes

Thanksgiving dinner is not complete without dessert!  Enjoy a decadent, creamy, rich, perfectly spiced pumpkin pie or a warm cinnamon spiced apple pie this Thanksgiving with these two fabulous vegan pie recipes.    The vegan pumpkin pie gets is decadence from cashews and a little molasses for depth of flavor as well as the perfect combination of spices to create a pumpkin pie experience you will not soon forget!

The apple pie features a delicious, perfectly flaky crust filled with delicious gala apples, maple syrup and spices.  It is a delicious experience on its own or served with vegan vanilla ice cream.

I will be taking photos of my delicious Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday so you all can see how amazing a peaceful Thanksgiving feast can be!

Vegan Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Vegan Apple Pie Recipe

Thanksgiving Blog Fest Continues with a Vegan Gravy Recipe

Thanksgiving Blog Fest Continues Featuring.....

Vegan 'Turkey' style gravy Recipe

 photo by telephone melts

Delicious vegan 'turkey' style homemade gravy for your peaceful Thanksgiving feast!  This recipe uses the perfect blend of herbs to create a rich, delicious traditional gravy flavor.  One of my  biggest pet peeves about vegetarian gravy recipes is that they ALWAYS feature mushrooms.  I am sorry but mushroom gravy is disgusting!

Why don't we all just let go of the disaster mushroom gravy and settle on a more traditional flavor of gravy.  Mashed potatoes and gravy are a classic part of Thanksgiving fare and a peaceful vegetarian Thanksgiving should be no different.  You do not need to sacrifice on taste to have a peaceful Thanksgiving and this delicious gravy recipe will delight your guests for sure.

Delicious Vegan Crescent Roll Recipe for Thanksgiving Blog Fest

Thanksgiving Blog Fest 

Vegan Crescent Roll Recipe

Light buttery vegan crescent rolls for your Thanksgiving feast.  These crescent rolls are so light and taste like the rolls you buy from  your favorite bakery, yet they are simple to prepare.  Your Thanksgiving guests will think you spent a lot of time in the kitchen, or a lot of money for the best bakery crescents, it'll be our little secret!  

This is a family favorite recipe!  Whenever we have a large family gathering this is our go to dinner roll recipe!   I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

The Thanksgiving blog fest is well underway and I hope you have enjoyed collecting the amazing recipes for your Thanksgiving feast.  

Unfortunately this year my daughter and I will not be indulging in the delectable crescent rolls, we have both switched to a gluten free diet.  My daughter struggles on holidays, well, to be honest, I do too because I really miss having a light, fluffy, amazing dinner roll or piece of bread.  It can be very difficult, however, for those who can indulge these are everything you want out of a dinner roll.  I will just be drooling at the Thanksgiving table wishing I was indulging too.

**Please let me know if you have any family favorite recipes you want to see veganized for Thanksgiving and I will feature them during the Thanksgiving blog fest!

Thanksgiving Blog Fest Yam or Sweet Potato Casserole

Thanksgiving Blog Fest

Vegan Yam or Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Delicious vegan yam or sweet potato casserole recipe features cashew cream and maple syrup to give the perfect rich, creamy flavor to this delectable Holiday dish.  The sweet potato casserole is topped with a combination of pecans, succant and cinnamon to give a delicious crumb topping.  This delicious mix of cashew cream, sweet and spices create absolute perfection!

The first Thanksgiving that I served this delicious sweet potato or yam casserole it was my absolute favorite dish!  I had the leftovers for lunch for several days, I couldn't get enough of this sweet potato casserole.   This is an absolute MUST for any Peaceful Thanksgiving or Holiday table!  If you dare to be non-traditional  you could even make this dish anytime as a delicious side dish for any cold fall or winter evening!


This post is a little later than I planned but I have been extremely busy this past week teaching nutrition classes, making delicious vegan feasts for family and a lot of running around but I promise that I will finish ALL the Thanksgiving recipes in time for you to create your own peaceful Thanksgiving feast!  Enjoy!