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Vegan Christmas Recipes Alternatives

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Concordia CA chapter.

 

 

One of the main ways that we spread Christmas cheer to our family and friends is through food.

However, it can often be difficult to find vegan options for holiday meals that are both appetizing alternatives for your company and your pallet.

 

Eluxe Magazine shares a list of 25 best vegan Christmas meals of which I’ve selected four traditional meals, made with a modern vegan twist.

 

No matter your food preferences, these plant-based alternatives will surely be crowd pleasers for your Christmas dinner. All recipes are linked below.

 

1. Mashed Potatoes

 

 

get-togethersMashed potatoes of any potato variety are a classic side for almost all holiday. However, maintaining that fluffy and creamy texture can be difficult when creating its vegan variation. However, this recipe ensures maximum buttery fluffiness without any added dairy. The trick? Cashews. Check out Foodal’s tried and true creamiest vegan mashed potato recipe to find out how.  

 

2. Gravy

 

Along with mashed potatoes, gravy is another key side dish and can be drizzled on top of any plate. This recipe is made with mushrooms, port wine and blackberry jam, who knew that vegan gravy could be so fancy! This vegan gravy will be sure to help step up your sauce game for your Christmas feast. This recipe is from acclaimed British Chef Jamie Oliver. Although it is more time consuming the make than traditional gravy, its flavour is well worth the wait.  

 

3. Tofurkey

 

If you live a vegan lifestyle, or just like meat alternatives, you’re probably familiar with tofu.

) takes our Tofurkey (Big Oven’s Vegan Tofu TurkeyYet, favourite soybean to a whole new level. This recipe even looks like a stuffed turkey! Although you may not get your yearly dose of tryptophan (the amino acid chain that makes us tired and relaxed after we eat turkey), you can at least be assured that no animals came to harm in this twist on a classic Christmas special.

 

 

 

4. Christmas Pudding

 

 

No meal is complete without dessert. This is epically the cast for Christmas. While most Christmas desserts use lots of butter, eggs and heavy cream, A Virtual Vegan’s website shares how to make a proper Christmas Pudding with the same dark, rich and fruity flavour of its regular counterpart. Although this recipe can seem a bit daunting to create, be it traditional or a vegan alternative, this blog does an excellent job at making sure your Christmas dessert gets you on Santa’s nice list.

 

Whether you live a fully vegan lifestyle or just want to give a twist to your Christmas celebrations, these four recipes are must-tries for a successful holiday meal. 

 

 

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Faith Orr

Concordia CA '19

Faith Orr is a Campus Correspondent at Concordia University in Montreal. She is in her final year of studies, specializing in French to English Translation with a minor Women’s Studies. She is originally from a small farming town in Vermont, U.S. but has planted her new roots in Montreal. She has a passion for feminism and LGBTQ activism. In her free time, Faith enjoys studying astrology (#TeamVirgo) and learning about holistic health and medicine.
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Amanda is a Journalism and Creative Writing major at Concordia University in Montreal. Writing has been her passion for as long as she can remember, and is the reason why she's been pursuing it throughout her University career. She has been working on a novel-length story since high school that she hopes to one day publish. Journalism pricked her interest in her last year of high school when she took an optional class. Amanda joined a group in class, and they had to make a plan for a contest on how they would document the humanitarian work in Peru. They won first place, and had the chance of traveling to a small community in Peru where they had the chance to interview and meet volunteers and citizens. It was at that moment that Amanda knew what she wanted to do in life.