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Monday, October 29, 2018
4 Easy Tips for Making Your Halloween Treats Vegan
The blissful sugar rush everyone is entitled to on Halloween doesn’t have to elude vegans. Tasty treats can be veganized for trick-or-treaters, parties, or just for munching on while watching a scary movie on Netflix. Marla Rose, the author of “Fun, Festive and Fabulous: Vegan Holidays for Everyone,” shares, “The joy of celebrating Halloween—or any other special occasion—isn’t diminished as a vegan, it’s only amplified. With just some simple swaps, it’s not only possible to create all the fun you remember from holidays past but easy and delicious.”
Switch some basic ingredients
You’ll find that a lot of popular Halloween recipes are almost vegan. Rose suggests a simple swap like using vegan chocolate chips in a recipe that calls for traditional ones. The consistency and baking requirements for vegan chocolate chips should be the same as any other chocolate chips. Enjoy Life and Simple Truth Organic are just a couple of the companies that make vegan chocolate chips.
Get creative with fruit
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“One healthy vegan option is to gently peel tangerines, leaving them whole, and place a tiny stick of celery in the middle so it looks like a cute little pumpkin!” suggests Jackie Day, author of “The Vegan Way,” a bestselling guide to going vegan. You may also try halving bananas, then sitting them with the curved side facing up. Place two raisins or chocolate chips on each banana to serve as “ghost eyes,” and you have a fruit ghost that is far from spooky.
Place green grapes in a small glass cup, carefully placing berries in place as the eyes and nose for a Frankenstein fruit cup. Alternately, put orange slices, cantaloupe, and blackberries in a cup for a festive fruit salad. Kids probably won’t even think about the fact that these snacks are healthier choices than candy at Halloween gatherings, and they’re equally fun to serve to adults at parties. There’s no age limit of cute fruit.
Try oat milk or other plant-based milks
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Oat milk is one of the most beloved plant-based milks, and it can easily replace dairy milk in most recipes. Not only is that good for vegans, but it will also be appreciated by those who are lactose intolerant. Better yet, the non-vegans in your group probably won’t notice you made the substitution. Oat milk is delectable in a pumpkin spice latte or in any cookie or cake recipe that calls for milk. Other plant-based milks to consider include flax milk, hemp milk, almond milk, and walnut milk.
Stock up on stuff that’s already vegan
If you just want to find some Halloween candy that’s already vegan, it’s not that difficult. Jasmin Singer, author of “Always Too Much and Never Enough” and editor of VegNews, observed, “It’s not hard finding vegan Halloween candy. VegNews offers a comprehensive vegan Halloween candy guide for those who are curious.” Accidentally vegan candies include Red Vines, Amy’s Kitchen dark chocolate bars, Sjaak’s almond butter bites, Go Max Go candy bars, and Cracker Jack caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts.
Related Video: How to Make Vegan Carrot Cake Truffles
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This NYC Bar Celebrates Halloween All Year Long
Be still, our cold black hearts.
NYC bar and restaurant Beetle House is for any “freak, weirdo” or “grown-up goth kid” who revels in the idea of celebrating Halloween year-round. Inspired by “all things dark and lovely,” the Tim Burton-esque establishment offers a bevy of tasty (and creepy) cocktails and dishes to a horror-loving clientele.
“The idea was simple,” says owner Zach Neil. “[It was] to create a space where people who love Halloween, horror films, Gothic, dark and moody music can gather for a meal and drinks.”
As Halloween quickly approaches, the bar has been tasked with introducing their most spooky, gory cuisine yet. A few examples (as seen in the videos above and below) includes Sweeney Beef with bloody beet juice mashed potatoes, hell-inspired flaming Mad Shrimp, and the dark and delicious Beetles Juice cocktail.
“Sports bars are great if you are into sports, but what about the rest of us?” asks Neil. “Imagine a place with the same enthusiasm as a big time sports bar, but instead everyone is celebrating, films, music and art. That is the type of place I want[ed] to create; a safe space where it really feels like Halloween all year-round and people can come, enjoy good food, good drinks, listen to good music, and feel completely comfortable to be as freaky as they want to be.”
Needless to say, our freak flags will be flying at full mast the next time we step into Beetle House. We just hope they don’t feel too inspired by Halloween and serve actual bugs and critters. We have draw a line somewhere when it comes to adventurous eats.
(That being said, eating bugs is totally trendy and something we’re not opposed to. If they’re dead, cooked, seasoned, and served with copious amounts of alcohol, of course.)
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Black and White Dessert Recipes That Rebel Against the Rainbow Unicorn Trend
It’s safe to say that the world has collectively flipped out over Starbucks’ limited edition Unicorn Frappucino, but this isn’t the first time we’ve fallen victim to gimmicky marketing campaigns featuring foods with rainbow colors. (And if we had to bet money on it, this certainly won’t be the last.)
In protest of ROYGBIV and in support of those who may be color blind, we’ve decided to round up some classic dessert recipes to celebrate the world in black and white. No artificial dyes, no mythical creatures, just good, ol’ fashioned indulgences that always satisfy the sweet tooth. Scroll down to check them out!
1. Easy Rice Pudding
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While rice pudding is certainly one of the most basic of all desserts (it should probably be re-named Becky), it’s also one of the most fulfilling. Milk? Yum. Sugar? Delicious. Carbs? Obviously. It ticks all the right boxes. Get our Easy Rice Pudding recipe.
2. Christmas Coconut Cake
Chowhound
You don’t need Santa’s approval to enjoy a slice of decadent coconut cake outside of the holidays. In fact, he would probably encourage its consumption on every day of the year. Being on the Naughty List has never felt so good. Get our Christmas Coconut Cake recipe.
3. Black & White Cookies
Created by Diane
Bring a little taste of NYC to your kitchen without the smells of curbside garbage and abandoned dog poop. Chocolate and vanilla go together like taxi drivers and expletives. Get the recipe.
4. Chocolate Cupcakes with Toasted Marshmallow Frosting
Chowhound
While it may be difficult to find a suitable camping spot for s’mores, this marshmallow-heavy recipe brings the familiar summertime taste into the comfort of your own home. Just don’t set yourself on fire during the toasting process. Get our Chocolate Cupcakes with Toasted Marshmallow Frosting recipe.
5. Black Forest Cake
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This is a forest we’d like to get lost in. Featuring notes of dark cherries with layers of rich whipped cream, this chocolate explosion gives Willy Wonka a run for his money. Get our Black Forest Cake recipe.
6. Chocolate Coconut Macarons
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If it’s pretty, it must taste good, right? This isn’t always the case, but it certainly applies to these black and white chocolate coconut macarons. We’ll take a dozen or seven, please. Get the recipe.
7. Chocolate-Dipped Cookies-and-Cream Ice Cream Bars
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We don’t even know where to begin with these heavenly delights. They’re essentially Klondike bars, but with a gourmet and completely customizable upgrade. Devour with caution. Get our Chocolate-Dipped Cookies-and-Cream Ice Cream Bars recipe.
8. Pfeffernüsse (German Spice Cookies)
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Sugar is sweet, but a little spice is nice. Enjoy the best of both worlds with these traditional German cookies that put the “guten” in “guten tag.” Get our Pfeffernüsse (German Spice Cookies) recipe.
9. Vegan Fudgy Black Bean Brownies
Namely Marly
Hats off to the folks at Namely Marly for incorporating black beans into a vegan dessert recipe. You know what they say: beans, beans, they’re good for your heart, the more you eat, the more you…get your daily serving suggestion of protein. Get the recipe.
10. Chocolate Mousse Pie
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Needless to say, the moose must be relieved to not be a four-legged creature with a horn. Can you imagine the god-awful puns for rainbow-colored mousse? Get our Chocolate Mousse Pie recipe.
11. Cupcakes with Chocolate Cake and Cookies and Cream Ice Cream
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You may not have known that ice cream cupcakes are a thing (in which case, you’re welcome.) And they say the elusive unicorn is trendy. Puh-lease. Are unicorns topped with Oreos? We think not. Get our Cupcakes with Chocolate Cake and Cookies and Cream Ice Cream recipe.
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Pasta with Butternut Squash, Bacon, and Brown Butter
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