Vegan cooking substitutes
Egg
- Flax egg (1 Tbsp ground flaxseeds in a few Tbsp water, sit for 5min )
- Chia egg (1 Tbsp chia seeds in a few Tbsp water, sit for 5min )
- ½ mashed banana
- ¼ cup apple sauce
- Commercial egg replacers made from tapioca starch etc
- ¼ cup mashed soft tofu
Milk
- Soy, oat, rice, almond, coconut milks
- Water, coconut water
Butter
- Olive oil or vegetable oil
- Margarine (low processed such as Olivo)
- Vegan butter (if available)
- Coconut oil (also great on toast and on popcorn!)
- Tahini (high in calcium)
Honey
- Maple syrup
- Agave syrup
- Rice syrup
- Golden syrup
- Sugar
- Date puree (dates blended with boiling water)
Chocolate
- Whittakers (dark chocolate)
- Trade Aid
- Pams and,
- Sweet William
All do vegan chocolate and chocolate chip products (be careful to avoid palm oil, which can come from unethical sources)
- Homemade chocolate using coconut oil, cocoa powder and maple syrup
Meat
- Tofu and Tempeh (soy products)
- TVP (textured Soy Protein – like mince)
- Mushrooms, eggplant, cauliflower, jackfruit (meaty texture)
- Beans, chickpeas and lentils
- Plant based meat alternatives from supermarket such as Quorn, Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken, Beefless Chunks, Vege Sausages, Vege Burger patties
Vegan treats
- Biscuits & cakes: Oreos, Farmbake peanut brownies, bliss balls, homemade vegan treats
- Lollies: Smarties, many ‘dark’ chocolates, most plain lollipops, plain flavoured chuppa chups (not the ‘cream flavoured ones). Many lollies include gelatin, so just check the ingredients before offering.
- Chips – Ready Salted flavours, Cassava originals, popcorn with coconut oil
- Ice cream – soy or coconut based ice cream, lemonade or fruit flavoured popsicles, sorbet, ice cream made with frozen bananas or home made ice blocks (cheap and easy!)