vegan desserts/ dairy free butter in dublin?

baby and crumble

hi all,

I'm cooking dinner for about 12 people tomorrow night and while no-one is vegan (i do have one vegetarian), one of my guests is really allergic to eggs & dairy, so I was hoping to find a nice dessert recipe, rather than just give her a bowl of fruit!! I like the idea of a crumble, but all the recipes I've found are saying to use dairy free marg- where would I get this? I'm in Dublin, doing my main shopping for the dinner tonight in Dunnes. Would they have something like that?

Sorry for the question, but it'd be a huge help. or does anyone have any nice recipes suitable for non dairy/egg/vegetarian guests? Thanks!

Absurdum

I'm not sure about Dunnes, but Tesco, Superquinn and Supervalu stock Pure which is dairyfree

sweet-rasmus

Hi, I'm probably too late, but Dunnes have both Pure and Vitalite on the refrigerator shelves, both of which are suitable for vegans.

Recipe ideas... A crumble is your best bet. Cakes etc. can be terpermental without eggs. You could use half a mashed up banana in the place of one egg, or custard (e.g. alpro custard), or arrowroot (1 tbsp arrowroot, ½ tsp baking powder + 1 tbsp water per 140 g/5oz flour). Most vegans like myself use "No Egg" egg replacer.

Actually, cookies and biscuits don't require eggs and are easily made vegan. I suppose it depends on your guests, but some choc chic cookies/rounds always go down well! Just make sure any chocolate pieces you may use are alright. Lindt is ok (just check), or Divine Dark Chocolate or some cooking chocolate is ok too I think. Green and Blacks has whole milk powder...

Best of luck! Let us know how your delicious dessert goes

flikflak

M+S do dairy free marg too 1.19 a tub.

baby and crumble

Thanks guys!

I'm afraid I chickened out when my allergy prone guest told me she couldn't come as she was sick, so I did baked bananas with ice-cream and home made chocolate sauce (family recipe).



It was super yummy! But not very vegan. although I suppose you could easily substitute the ice-cream for non-dairy and likewise with the choc. Unfortunately my partner is very allergic to cocoa solids, so something like green & blacks triggers anaphylactic shock...

baby and crumble

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