The Ultimate Collection of the Best Vegan Christmas Recipes

The Ultimate Collection of the Best Vegan Christmas Recipes | AD

Are you looking for ideas for what to cook for a vegan Christmas feast? Then stay here because you have come to the right place. There’s a new book that is packed with amazing vegan Christmas recipes for you to enjoy this festive season. The book is called A Very Vegan Christmas and is available now, exclusively from the Viva! Shop here (and for just £5!)

A Very Vegan Christmas – The Complete Mini Cookbook for a Magical Festive Feast

In this handy book, you will find 30 brilliant vegan recipes that are perfect whether you are hosting a big family gathering or a smaller, more intimate event. The book features showstopping starters, magnificent mains, essential sides and indulgent desserts, and more, ensuring there’s something for everyone.

Choose between lots of beloved Christmas classics that have been given a vegan makeover, making it easy for you and your guests to enjoy traditional dishes in a vegan and cruelty-free way.

Starters, mains, sides, desserts, sharing dishes, sauces, drinks and more – this book has everything you need to make your vegan Christmas celebrations truly special and scrumptious. It even has ideas for vegan homemade foodie gifts and tips for how to make your vegan Christmas as stress-free as possible.

A Peek inside A Very Vegan Christmas

Have a peek at the contents below and scroll down a bit further for a few full recipes.

• Starters: Smoked ‘Salmon’ Blinis, Easy Festive Pâté, Baked ‘Camembert’ Parcel with Cranberry Burst, Cauliflower & Chestnut Soup with Cheesy Apple Croutons
• Mains: No Turkey Festive Roast, Nut Roast Wreath with Sage Crisps, Butternut, Walnut & Blue ‘Cheese’ Filo Pie, Chestnut, Mushroom & Red Wine Pithivier
• Sides: The Ultimate Roast Potatoes, Lemon Brussels Sprouts, Crispy Maple Roasted Parsnips, Sticky Cider & Orange Carrots, Traditional Braised Red Cabbage, Sage, Onion & Hazelnut Stuffing, Cauliflower Cheese, Easy Yorkshire Puddings
• Desserts: Easy Biscoff No-Bake Cheesecake, Best Ever Tiramisu, Classic Bakewell Tart, Fluffy Chocolate Mousse Cake
• Sauces: Caramelised Onion & Red Wine Gravy and Creamy White Wine Mushroom Sauce
• Leftovers: No Turkey Brioche Bun With Vegan Crackling & Apple Sauce, Bubble & Squeak Cakes with Vegan Fried Eggs 
• A Little Bit Extra: Christmas Cake Pops, Traditional Mince Pies
• Festive Drinks: Luxury Hot Chocolate, Vegan Irish Cream Liqueur
• Sharing Dishes: Prosecco Fondue, How to Create a Spectacular Vegan Cheese Board
• Hints and Tips: How to Have a Cheating Christmas, Christmas Survival Guide

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Below, you’ll find three full recipes from the book to show you what you can expect from this lovely book. The recipes have come straight from A Very Vegan Christmas by Viva!

Homemade Vegan Baileys Recipe – Vegan Irish Cream Liqueur

Baileys, or Irish Cream, is a Christmas classic that is a festive must-have for many. Here is a delectable dairy-free homemade version of the very popular creamy alcoholic drink. The recipe only takes 5 minutes and makes approximately 1 litre.

Ingredients

• 250ml Irish whiskey
• 250ml vegan double/whippable cream (you don’t need to whip it)
• 130ml unsweetened plant milk
• 370g vegan condensed milk (use gluten-free if needed)
• 1 tbsp instant coffee mixed with 1 tbsp boiling water, left to cool
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp vegan chocolate syrup or 2 tsp cocoa powder (optional – use gluten-free syrup if needed)

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How to make vegan Baileys

1. Place all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
2. Transfer to airtight sterilised storage jars or bottles and refrigerate immediately.

Tip: After refrigerating your Vegan Irish Cream Liqueur, it might thicken up a little bit. If this happens, just pop it back in the blender and whizz it up again.

Best Ever Tiramisu – A Vegan Tiramisu Recipe

A vegan version of the classic indulgent Italian dessert. Espresso soaked ladyfingers, sweet and fluffy vegan Amaretto cream with a light dusting of cocoa – yum! The recipe below serves 8 and involves 20 minutes of prep time, 140 minutes of total time before it’s ready to eat.

Ingredients

Sponge/ladyfingers

If you don’t want to make your own, it’s also possible to use 400g (approx.) Lotus Biscoff biscuits, vegan shortbread or baked French toast biscuits

Wet ingredients 

• 200ml unsweetened soya or almond milk
• 75ml neutral oil (eg rapeseed)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract or paste
• 2 tsp cider vinegar

Dry ingredients for

• 200g self-raising flour
• 140g golden caster sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt

Espresso syrup

• 300ml strong coffee (6 tsp instant coffee in 300ml boiling water. Use decaffeinated if preferred)
• 1 tbsp vegan Amaretto, coffee liqueur, rum or brandy (add 2 more tablespoons if you’d prefer it extra boozy. If you’d prefer to go alcohol-free then leave out this ingredient)
• 2 tbsp caster sugar

Cream layer

• 315ml vegan double/whippable cream
• 500g vegan cream cheese
• 190g icing sugar, sieved
• 1¼ tsp vanilla extract or paste
• 2½ tsp vegan Amaretto, coffee liqueur, rum or brandy (optional)
• 2½ tbsp odourless/culinary coconut oil, melted (optional but recommended – use this if you’d like the cream to be a bit firmer. You can use regular coconut oil but we recommend using odourless to avoid the coconutty flavour)

Topping

• 2 tbsp cocoa powder or raw cacao powder
• 50g dark vegan chocolate, shaved (optional – we like 70% cocoa solids)

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How to make vegan tiramisu

Sponge/Ladyfingers

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.
2. Line a 20-25cm x 30-35cm (approx.) deep baking tin.

Wet ingredients

In a large jug, stir together all the wet ingredients and then leave for a few minutes.

Dry ingredients 

1. In a large mixing bowl, thoroughly combine all the dry ingredients.
2. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until combined (but don’t overstir).
3. Evenly distribute the cake mixture into the baking tin and place in the oven for 25 minutes.
4. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
5. Cut the sponge into 16 even slices. Turn the slices on their side in the tin and place the tin back in the oven for 10 minutes (this is to help dry out the ladyfingers so they absorb more liquid).
6. Remove from the oven and leave to cool fully.

Espresso syrup 

Using a medium-sized jug, combine all ingredients while the coffee is boiling hot then leave to cool completely.

Cream layer

1. Using an electric hand whisk or stand mixer, whisk the vegan cream until stiff peaks form.
2. In a large mixing bowl and using an electric hand whisk or balloon whisk, thoroughly combine the vegan cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla extract, alcohol and melted coconut oil. Gently fold through the whipped vegan double cream (don’t overstir).
3. Place in the fridge until needed.

Topping/Assembly

1. Line a 20cm x 20cm ceramic dish with greaseproof paper.
2. Dunk 8 of the ladyfingers into the espresso mixture and place in the dish in a single layer.
3. Take half of the cream and spread evenly, covering the ladyfingers.
4. Take another 8 ladyfingers, thoroughly dunk them in the espresso syrup and place them over the cream, evenly spaced and in a single layer.
5. Spread the remaining half of the cream over the ladyfingers.
6. Place in the fridge and chill for a minimum of 2 hours.
7. Remove from the fridge and dust with cocoa or raw cacao powder through a sieve, then finish off with chocolate shavings.

No Turkey Festive Roast – Vegan Turkey Style Roast Recipe

Next, an easy to make no turkey roast for an impressive centrepiece for the Christmas table. Juicy and tender and it’s even got a crispy “skin”!

Ingredients

No turkey roast

• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 400g firm tofu, drained
• 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
• 2 tbsp white miso paste
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 1 vegan stock cube mixed with 6 tbsp boiling water
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp syrup (eg maple or agave)
• 1½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp dried rosemary
• ½ tsp dried sage
• 60g chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 50g chickpea flour
• 310g vital wheat gluten flour

No turkey roast rub

• 5 tbsp vegan butter, melted
• ¼-½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp (heaped) soft brown sugar
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp dried sage
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 tsp dried tarragon (optional)
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp paprika

No turkey roast skin

• Rice paper sheets (buy in supermarkets, online and in global supermarkets) to fully cover the vegan turkey with a single layer

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How to Make a Vegan Turkey Style Christmas Roast

No turkey roast 

1. Fry the garlic for two minutes then place all of the ingredients, apart from the chickpea flour and vital wheat gluten flour, into the food processor using the regular blade (s-blade) and blend until very smooth.
2. Keeping the same regular blade, add the chickpea flour and vital wheat gluten flour and blend for around 30 seconds until the ingredients have combined and formed a smooth dough. Don’t overstir.
3. Remove the dough and, without kneading, form into a smooth ball.
4. Securely wrap the ball of dough in no more than two layers of tin foil and place into a large metal steamer basket with the lid on. Steam for 25 minutes on medium-high before turning the roast over and steaming for another 25 minutes. You might need to add more water to the steamer.
5. Whilst the dough is steaming, preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4 and before the end of steaming, make the no turkey roast rub.

No turkey roast rub

Using a small saucepan, mix all the ingredients on a low heat until the butter has melted.

No turkey roast skin/assembly

1. Remove the no turkey roast from the steamer and thoroughly coat in half of the no turkey roast rub.
2. Dip the rice paper sheets in hot water until soft and rehydrated. Coat the no turkey roast in the rice paper sheets in a single layer, making sure there are no gaps (it helps to overlap the edges of the sheets).
3. Place the no turkey roast in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and evenly coat with the remaining no turkey roast rub. Place back into the oven and cook for another 15-20 minutes or until the skin is nicely golden and crispy. If the skin is browning too quickly, cover with foil.

A Vegan Christmas Feast Made Easy

With A Very Vegan Christmas, it’s easy to make this Christmas a celebration of flavour, kindness and creativity. Order your copy to this wonderful book here from the Viva! Shop and get ready to create your own ultimate plant-based holiday feast!

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