Vegan Alternatives 8th August 2018

Product	Alternative
Bacon	VBites rashers VBites maple rashers Sgaia seitan rashers Tempeh bacon (recipe) Rice paper bacon (recipe) Coconut bacon (recipe)
Béchamel sauce (white sauce)	Ecomil Organic Almond Bechamel Sauce
Beef	VBites Beef Roast VBites Cheatin Beef Slices Fry’s Beef Style Strips Sgaia steaks TVP mince/chunks
Black pudding	VPud Black pudding
Burgers	Fry’s Traditional Burgers The V Spot Burger Mix
Butter	Pure Sunflower Margarine Pure Olive Margarine Trex white vegetable fat (for baking)
Cake	The V Spot homemade cakes Everfresh cakes Mrs Crimble’s Cakes Free & Easy Cake Mixes The V Spot Cakery (vegan cakes made to order)
Cheese	Vegan cheese alternatives (article) Vegan cheese alternatives (products)
Cheese sauce	Free & Easy Cheese Sauce Mix
Chicken	Fry’s Chicken Stir-Fry Strips VBites Cheatin Chicken Style Slices Violife Chicken Style Slices Fry’s Chicken Style Burgers Fry’s Chicken Nuggets
Chocolate bars	Bounty: Organica Golden Coconut Delight Crunchie: VeganStore Golden Crunch Bar Mars Bar: Go Max Go Twilight Bar Mars Bar: Organica Hazelnut Nougat Delight Peanut Butter Cups: Go Max Go Cleo Topic: Go Max Go Jokerz Bar
Chorizo	VBites Cheatin’ Chorizo Pieces
Condensed milk	Nature’s Charm Condensed Coconut Milk
Cream	Provamel Organic Soya Cream Oatly Cream SoyaToo Soya Whipping Cream Soyatoo Soy Whip Spray Cream Nature’s Charm Coconut Whipping Cream
Cream cheese	Tofutti Cream Cheese Violife Creamy Creamy Sheese Good Carma Mature Cheddar Spread Bonsan Almond Creme
Custard	Just Wholefoods Natural Custard Powder (make with plant milk) Provamel Soya Custard (ready made)
Eggs (as an ingredient)	Orgran Egg Replacer (for baking cakes etc.) Orgran Easy Egg (scrambling, pancakes, quiche, omelettes etc.) Terra Vegane Egg-Free Omelette Mix Free & Easy Egg Replacer (for baking cakes etc.)
Evaporated milk	Nature’s Charm Evaporated Coconut Milk
Fish & Shellfish	Fry’s Battered Prawn Style Pieces Linda McCartney Scampi Bites Kelp powder (flavouring) Quorn Fishless Fingers (flavouring) Banana Flower Fish (recipe)
Fudge	Melting Pot fudge bars Fabulous FreeFrom Factory Fudge Bites Kuhbonbon Caramels Fabulous FreeFrom Factory Raspberry Ice Bites
Gammon	VBites Cheatin’ Gammon Roast
Gravy	Marigold Instant Gravy Granules Free & Easy Vegetable Gravy Mix
Honey	Grace’s honey alternative Plant Based Artisan Honea Agave syrup
Hot chocolate	Choc Shot (liquid hot chocolate) Hasslacher’s Drinking Chocolate Bar
Ice cream	Booja Booja Ice Cream Swedish Glace
Jelly babies / Haribo / Gummy sweets	Goody Good Stuff sweets FreeFrom Fellows sugar-free sweets
Kebab meat	Wheaty Doner Kebab Pieces
Mac & Cheese	Amy’s Kitchen Rice Mac & Cheeze Terra Vegane Mac & Cheez
Marshmallows	Freedom Mallows
Mayonnaise	Vegenaise Plamil Mayo
Meat	Vegan alternatives to meat are seitan, tofu, tempeh, jackfruit, and TVP (soya). Popular meat alternative brands include Fry’s, VBites, Quorn, Sgaia, Tofurky, and Wheaty.
Meat slices for sandwiches	VBites Cheatin’ range Tofurky slices Violife Chicken Slices (gluten free)
Milk chocolate	Moo Free chocolate bars Organica Organic White Chocolate Bar Vivani iChoc
Nutella	Vego Spread Nature’s Store Hazelnut and Cocoa Spread
Milk	Plant milks
Duck	Mock duck
Pancakes	Vegan pancake recipe
Parmesan	Violife Prosociano Grattugiato Engevita (read our article on How to use nutritional yeast flakes)
Pesto	Zest pesto Red pesto Vegan pesto (recipe)
Pork	Jackfruit (search for a pulled jackfruit recipe) Linda McCartney Pulled Pork Burgers
Ready meals	Frozen ready meals
Salad cream	Granovita Salad Cream
Sausages	Fry’s Traditional Sausages Fry’s Hot Dogs Vegetarian’s Choice Lincolnshire Sausages The V Spot Sausage Mix Taifun Tofu Frankfurters Fry’s Polony Sausage
Sausage rolls	Linda McCartney Sausage Rolls V Spot Homemade Sos Rolls
Scrambled eggs	Scrambled tofu (recipe) Orgran Easy Egg
Steak	Sgaia steaks
Sour cream	Tofutti sour supreme Vegan sour cream (recipe)
Stock cubes	Marigold Bouillon Powder Kallo Vegetable Stock Cubes Kallo Organic Mushroom Stock Cubes Vecon Vegetable Stock
Sweets (boiled)	Candy Shack sweets (sugar free)
Turkey	VBites Cheatin Turkey Style Roast Tofurky Slices VBites Cheatin Turkey Slices Tofurky Roast with Herb Gravy
Worcester sauce	Biona Worcester Sauce Henderson’s Relish
Yogurt	Provamel Unsweetened Soya Yogurt Koko Plain Yogurt

Tempeh Bacon 27th August 2017

Tempeh is made from fermented soya beans and has a chewy texture. It’s available from The V Spot’s freezer.

Ingredients

1 pack (227g) tempeh
1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon tomato purée
Large pinch of garlic powder
Pinch of chilli powder
½ teaspoon golden syrup or brown sugar
A few drops of liquid smoke
½ teaspoon celery salt or table salt
½ teaspoon vegan Worcester sauce

Method

If the tempeh is frozen, defrost in the fridge overnight.
Mix the marinade ingredients.
Carefully cut the tempeh into 5mm thick slices.
Put the slices into a small zip-lock bag with the marinade and leave for 24 hours.
When ready, fry the strips in a little oil.

The ingredients in this recipe are available from The V Spot.

Rice Paper Bacon

Thanks to Corinne Longman for sharing this recipe.

Ingredients

1 pack rice paper discs
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons soy sauce
6 tablespoons Engevita nutritional yeast flakes
½ tablespoon liquid smoke

Method

Mix the oil, soy sauce, yeast flakes and liquid smoke in a small bowl. Add enough water to make a thin paste.
Using scissors, cut a few of the rice paper discs into strips about 25mm wide.
Heat some water and pour it into a large flat dish or a frying pan. The water should be hot but not boiling.
Heat some oil in a frying pan.
Dip a strip of rice paper into the water until it is softened enough to fold. Hold it at one end and gently squeeze the water out with your other hand.
Dip the strip into the marinade, then fry it in the oil for about 4 minutes. Then, flip it over with a fork and fry for two minutes on the other side until it is crispy. Repeat this for the other strips.
Once fried, drain the strips on kitchen roll.

The ingredients in this recipe are available from The V Spot.

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