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Classic Fall Sweets: Vegan Style
Sticky popcorn balls and gooey caramel apples: two classic treats that declare fall and Halloween are here. Typically, these delights are loaded with corn syrup, sugar, and/or butter. For a healthier alternative with a similar taste, experiment with the following recipes.
Vegan Popcorn Balls
Yields 12 balls
1/2 cup organic popcorn kernels
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup organic maple syrup
1/2 cup barley malt syrup
1 cup cold water, to prevent sticky hands
1. Pop popcorn, per instructions on package and place in a large bowl.
2. Mix maple and barley malt syrups in a small sauce pan, and bring to a boil.
3. Lower heat to medium-low, and stir constantly for 5-6 minutes.
4. Pour the hot syrup over the popcorn and mix thoroughly.
5. Slightly moisten your hands with cold water, and form balls by firmly packing the mixture in your hands. Be sure to moisten your hands before making each ball.
6. Place balls in a covered container or wrap in wax paper, then freeze until the syrup hardens.
Vegan Caramel Sauce with Apples
Yields 1 cup of sauce
1 cup of vanilla soy milk
3/4 cup brown rice syrup
1/3 cup maple syrup
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
1 tablespoon vegan margarine
(A brand like Earth Balance has no hydrogenated oils, contains no GMO’s, and is gluten-free.)
2 tsp vanilla extract
Sliced apples
1. Combine soy milk, brown rice and maple syrups in a saucepan over medium heat until boiling (about 10 minutes.) Whisk continuously to prevent sticking.
2. Mix water and arrowroot in a small bowl.
3. When the boiling mixture lightly coats the back of a spoon, add the mixed water and arrowroot. Cook for 2 more minutes, whisking continuously.
4. Remove from heat and stir in vegan margarine and vanilla extract.
5. Cool and drizzle over apple slices.
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add your comment »Carol A., I find it hard to believe that some form of these ingredients don't exist in your 'corner of the world.' It doesn't have to be soy milk, there are various animal milk alternatives - hemp, almond, hazelnut, rice, coconut, oat, to name a few. If you can't buy it, buy a big bag of almonds, soak and grind them..you've got almond milk. If you can't find arrowroot, use corn starch or potato starch in it's place. If you can't find brown rice or barley malt syrup, use corn syrup or increase the maple syrup. If you can't find Earth Balance vegan butter, read the labels of margarine to find one that doesn't include animal products - I know some 'Smart Balance' is accidentally vegan, just not labeled as such. On my website I post mostly recipes that use 'normal' ingredients and try to minimize the use of 'vegan specific' ingredients... so it is possible to do.. unless of course, you live in Antarctica - I'm not sure FedEx or UPS delivers there.
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I will never understand why just the word "vegan" makes some people so angry. The word "vegan" has been put before these recipe names because they were adapted to make them vegan. Vegan meaning no animal or animal by-products. Pumpkin pie is not traditionally vegan except in the vegan recipe!
No one is claiming these treats to be ours. I don't even know what you mean by that. They are recipes that taste good and yes vegans enjoy a good treat too.
If you don't agree with being vegan then by all means don't be vegan but what's with all the hostility?
Thank you for posting these recipes me and my children will love them and yes so will many of my non-vegan family and friends.
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How easily we are divided by words..for some, "vegan" is a way of life, and obviously for others, something to revile. As the others have suggested, education about what it means is the key, as it is to overcoming any fear that manifests itself by striking out at others.
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This all sounds like a pointless semantic debate to me.
Mr Fowler: Read the title:
Classic Fall Treats - Vegan Style...
CLASSIC - ie: they've been around for a while.
VEGAN STYLE - ie: a versions of the recipe suitable for vegans and those who are dairy/egg allergic, as I am.
If you don't like vegans, why are you looking at vegan recipes?
I'm sure you have more interesting things to do with your time rather than go around offending people.
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To Fowler:
well, as vegan I think it's much easier to find recipes if the person that posts the adds the word vegan next to the name of it, so I don't have to waste my time cecking if it has milk or butter, or eggs... as when you read gluten free or so (as someone else has also posted)
when doing so I don't believe anyone is trying to claim the recipe as it's own. we just try to make it easier for other vegan people to find recipes.
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Why do people post comments not relevant to an article?
Veganism, like any other diet, is a personal choice, based on several factors. For some, they think it's healthier; others do it for moral reasons (not contributing to the industry of factory farming and people who care nothing about the welfare of another living creature). Still, others find it a more wholesome way of eating, like choosing organic over conventionally grown food items. It depends on who you ask.
To Mr Fowler, no one is staking CLAIM or RIGHTS to a recipe, just CLARIFYING that it does not contain animal products. Just like a recipe can be entitled "gluten free, wheat free, dairy free." Those that can't eat lactose or Celiac sufferers aren't taking the recipe as their OWN, just clearing up that it's suitable for those individuals to eat. For goodness sake.
And, as JJ stated, most of the original recipes of most vegan treats DO contain milk, eggs, and butter. They DO become vegan when those items are taken out.
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I am a vegan & it wasn't an easy decision to make. I find myself missing a lot of foods that I use to love. So when I see "vegan" in a title, I am so grateful & I get excited. I'm thankful that this site thinks of us. Usually I have to scroll thru the ingredients list to see if I can eat it so having it state "vegan" is helpful.
I don't think we are "claiming" these receipes as our own, I think this site is saying this recipe is for everyone, because everyone can eat vegan food but not the other way around.
And I just want to say to Maren that eggs are animals & milk is made up of animal protein so since I don't want to eat animal proteins, I choose not to consume these either.
It is difficult to be a vegan/vegetarian but just like with anything new you have to experiment & practice and soon it will be like second nature. If it's what you truely want to do, it doesn't feel like "too much trouble". I actually think it's fun to find new websites, new stores, new recipes...
It's really easy to find an ordinary recipe for Popcorn Balls so I LOVE that this site offers recipes for people like me. That's why I subscibe to this site.
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One more bit of info for those expressing confusion about WHY one would choose a vegan diet:
Aside from the obvious health benefits of removing animal fat from the diet, there is also the little-publicized suffering of the animals involved in milk and (most) egg production.
Remember that, in order for a cow to produce milk, she has to be kept consistently pregnant. Her calf is taken away from her immediately after birth, without being allowed to nurse. This traumatizes the cow deeply (there is a LOT of study and evidence about the mourning and panic of a mother cow who loses her calf after birth), and is unhealthy and frightening for the calf.
If the calf is female, she herself is turned into a milk cow. There is also much evidence about the terrible conditions most milk cows have to endure both in the stalls and on the milking machine. These are not easy environments for the animals. That is a vast understatement.
If the calf is male, it is almost always sent to a veal farmer. You know what happens then. Thus the dairy industry is the source for the veal industry. Many people are uncomfortable with eating veal, but have no idea how they are contributing to the same problem when they consume dairy.
Some chicken farms are trying to improve their conditions, but a vast majority of chickens are kept in what are called "battery" cages, stuffed together so tightly that they cannot stretch their wings or stand or turn around.
I hope this has shed some
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I admit to being confused by the apparent deep-seated ignorance in the negative comments here. Not only is there a basic ignorance and discrimination against "non-traditional" lifestyle choices, but there is also a complete void of understanding of the term "vegan."
"Vegan" does not mean "vegetarian" (a vegetarian diet does not include meat, but DOES include eggs and dairy). "Vegan" means no animal-sourced ingredients at all. This includes eggs and milk. Vegans do not consume eggs or milk, OR meat. Nothing from an animal.
Is this clearer for you now, Mr. Fowler?
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