Looking for QUICK & EASY Vegan Dessert Recipe!

Wow there's a lot going on in that class! I'd stick with fresh fruit or veggies to play it safe. You'd be hard pressed to find something that will be safe for all that is a prepared dish.
good luck

HI T.

I use Trader Joes gluten free waffle and pancake mix as flour a lot. It's easier than mixing a bunch of other flours together. Buy more than you think you'll need-I always need more than the directions call for.
(It's the gluten in wheat that holds the bakes good together, gives texture and helps as it rises.)

Replacing eggs, you can use ground flax seeds blended w/ water in the blender. Or Egg Replacer a product from Energ brand found at the health food store - Good food co, whole foods.

Butter - I use earth balance vegan spread it tastes great, and is better for your heart. You can find this at TJ or most health food stores.

chocolate - has to be dark I like TJ's 72% dark, go for a bar and smash it to bits. My daughter loves that part. Pick organic, fair trade it makes a big difference for the chocolate growers.

This makes 8 - 10 large cookies
Home style chocolate chip
1 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 c sugar
1/3 c maple syrup (I use agave nectar and brown rice syrup instead of sugar and maple. If you do use maple use the real stuff. Grade B is the best. Lots of sugar is processed through bones-not so vegan)
1/4 tsp molasses Unsulphured blackstrap is my fav
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 c olive oil
chocolate chips

Let "butter" come to room temp, mix all wet, sift in all dry, combine, and fold in chips. Bake 350 about 11 min, you know when there done.

Vegan Chocolate chip cookies
2 1/4 c flour (the TJ's waffle mix works well too)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 c earth balance room temp
3/4 c sugar
3/4 c brown sugar (I use agave nectar and brown rice syrup instead of any kind of sugar. Brown sugar has molasses added to make it brown so add a bit of molasses if not using brown sug.)
1 tsp vanilla
2 egg replacers
2 c chocolate chips (dark chocolate, you can buy vegan chips too)
1 c chopped nuts (I'm sure you'll skip this part for school)

Cream the wet together, sift the dry in to the wet, combine, and fold in chips.

Bake 375 8-10 min, I don't remember how many it makes.

Hope you like them. A. H

I am Vegetarian and my very good friends are vegan. I have been making this cake for years, and everyone seems to enjoy it:

No Egg Chocolate Cake
In a mixing bowl put:
1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup Sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. cocoa powder

Stir than add:
1/2 cup vegetable oil (like Wesson/Mazola)
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla
Pour 1 cup of cold water over all and mix thoroughly with a fork or whip, scraping sides and bottom often- (I just use a mixer:))

Pour into an 8 inch square (any shape is fine) pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes (until toothpick comes out clean).

Now, I do double the recipe- it doubles easily. Also, the cake does tend to be a bit dry so I have started to add a can of Cherry pie filling to the recipe and it is delicious! Most store-bought frostings are vegan- just check the labels for dairy and allery info.

I hope this helps and GOOD LUCK!

http://www.fatfreevegan.com/desserts/desserts.shtml

This is the first place I check when I am looking for a new recipe. A very trustworthy site.

My son also has a severe nut allergy and what we do for school events and parties is Rice Krispie treats. I'm just checked the website and it doesn't look like there is any eggs, dairy or wheat in Rice Krispies. The only thing that I would be concerned with is the butter/margarine, for the vegans. I'm not sure if the vegan diet allows margarine, but I'm sure there has to be a comparable substitute, if not. Hope this helps! Good luck!

you could try looking on Allrecipes.com I have not looked for that specifically but they seem to have recipes for everything, I do gluten free and they have quite a few good recipes on there for GF people.

I love that website and will just adapt other regular ones to make it GF, so you could try that as well.

Just an idea to check out that you may end up liking for yourself as well.

I just thought of another idea... most of the stuff people said like rice crispies I would not do, unless it says GLUTEN FREE do not use it or the child with a wheat allery could have a severe reaction.

You could take a blender to the school, buy bags of frozen fruit, bring ice and make fruit smootheis. You could even get some rice milk and add that. We don't do dairy either and so we use rice milk, it is safe for the nut allergy people unless they specifically said rice was an issue. that wouldn't be very expensive and it would be different and taste yummy as well

unless you are used to it I would not try baking with other flours (gluten free ones) they don't behave like wheat flour so you have to learn how to use each one and how each one behaves other wise your brownies will be very flat or mushy etc... just a word of caution.

CHeck out the Enjoy Life brand of snacks: www.enjoylifefoods.com. My husband got me some of the gingerbread spice cookies once and they were delicious! Though I have heard that the chocolate chip ones aren't as good. :( They do offer baking supplies (chocolate only) and recipes on their website.

GOOD LUCK!!! My nephew is allergic to peanuts, dairy, eggs and soy, and my daughter is allergic to tree nuts, so we sort of feel your pain!

I have a son with a gluten intolerance and have had to bring snacks that satisfy the peanut, tree nut group. There is a great product called sunbutter. It is a peanut butter substitute made from sunflower seeds or there is soy butter. With that you could make ants on a log or fruit kabobs. When in doubt stick with fruit and veggies. The Kid Friendly Allergy Free Cookbook is a great source.

Do you have to make something? My daughter has severe allergies so on her birthday we brought dip em's - they are like eating an oreo but you have little sticks which are the cookie and you dip them in the frosting. The kids LOVED them! You can find them at Meijer in the cracker/cookie isle. She is allergic to dairy and peanuts so all you would have to do is check to see if they have egg in them. Very easy and safe treat!

Cindy,

What about cut up fruit and veggies that your son chooses for his snack? When my son had to take in a snack for the entire class I always did cut up apples (dipped in lemon juice to prevent browning), oranges, and baby carrots.

It did not take very long for me to cut up the fruit and veggies and put them into individual baggies. We had to provide for 20 children and I always included extra for the teachers.

Some of the kids in my son's kindergarten class did not eat fruit or vegetables at home, so they were exposed to these foods only once a month when we provided snack. Scary, but true!

Good luck with your son's birthday!

-C..

I just wanted to add that just substituting rice (or another grain) flour for wheat in a recipe will probably not yield very good results. I have celiac (gluten intolerance)and am a vegan and my family loves the Whole Foods brand brownies and chocolate chip cookie mixes. I substitute the egg with ground flax seed and a little warm water, blended until a little frothy. Use 1 tbs ground flax to 3 tbs water to equal one egg. For milk you can use rice milk or water as a sub. The good thing about buying mixes is that they will state whether or not they were made in a dedicated gluten and allergen free facility or not. You want to stay away from anything that says is was made on shared equipment and even in the same facility to play it safe. Good luck!!

My son is allergic to dairy, eggs, nuts....I know rice krispy treats (made with SOY BUTTER) are safe for him. You'd have to check to see if it's safe for the wheat allergy/vegan. You could also ask their parents for suggestions, too.

Pudding can be made with SOY MILK - but again, double check ingredients for safety. And do a trial run (mine needed to sit longer, even for the instant...you may have to cut back on the soy milk a little?).

Fruit is always a good (and safe!) choice.

Finally, check with these parents - some parents of food allergy kids will only allow their kids items they sent in. Don't take this personally, as you know there are worries of cross contamination. (Being that your an 'allergy mom' may give them more confidence, though.) Plus not everyone can catch allergen ingredients on a label (for instance milk can also be called whey or casein on a label; egg allergy kids also need to avoid ingredients with the prefix Ov. see this site for more: http://www.allergicchild.com/how_to_read_a_label.htm) Many of the parents are happy to send in their own safe substitute for their diet specific kids. You can always give the parents a heads up of what you'd like to make and see if they are okay...then go from there.

Best wishes!

Hi- I'm glad you are seeking advice for vegan ideas. Some of the ideas below list butter, skittles (not vegan), jello (not vegan), marshmellows (not vegan) or chocolate (most not vegan). I have TONS of great vegan cookbooks, so if you ever need other ideas- please let me know!

Brownies- Preheat oven to 350 F. In Large bowl, combine: 1.5 C flour (I use wheat, but I'm sure you could substitute for rice flour or other gluten=free flour), 1/2C cocoa powder, 3/4 C sugar, 1.5t baking soda, 3/4t baking powder, 1/2 t salt. Add 1.5 C soy milk and 1/2C olive oil. Stir and pour in oiled 8x8 pan and bake for 30-35 min.

If you want to frost- use 3/4 C margarine, 2 C powder sugar, 1T soy milk, and 1/2t vanilla extract. Cream together marg. and sugar. Then add soy milk and vanilla. OR- 1 C vegan cream cheese (Tofutti- sold at Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and most health food stores), 2 T margarine, 1 C powder sugar- combine all in blender.

Helpful hints- if trying to "veganize" a standard baking recipe- use soy milk for regular milk, margarine (most are vegan) for butter, and half a banana (mushed) for one egg. Also- most dark chocolate chips are vegan. Whole Foods has an excellent selection. They also sell cake mixes that are gluten free and have staff that are very knowledgable about food allergies and vegan substitutes.

Good Luck!

Hello Tanya,

I found a really great and cute snack for kids on kraftfoods.com. Its Fruit 'n cheese snack mix.
Use a sandwich baggie and loosely twist a green pipe cleaner around the middle of the bag. Place bite sized strawberries, grapes, blueberries in the bag on one side of he pipe cleaner and then tighten the pipe cleaner. put bite-sized pieces of cheddar cheese or cheese crumbles in the other.
Curl the ends of the pipe cleaner to look like butterfly antennae.
Put in fridge until ready to serve.
Hope this works for you, I am going to try it at the end of the month for my sons snack, hes turning 5
Good luck and God Bless,
Cindy

Make a birthday cake out of fruit and melon. If you cut the melon in 1/4s with the rind on, you can stack them up like a cake. I had seen this idea as an after school snack in the Family Fun magazines back to school issue... it wasn't a birthday cake, but you could adapt it to your needs, and what kid doesn't like fruit? I'm sure you could find a pic of it on their website. www.familyfun.com good luck!

Double whammy! Vegan AND wheat/nut allergies!

All my recipes call for whole wheat flour. So here's the best thing I can offer (other then fruit with a non-dairy whipped topping).

Pistachio Pudding (Pistachios are an optional part here. ;))
2 cups coconut milk
3 TBSP honey or 1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp almond extract (don't know if this is a nut issue, but you could use imitation...)
4 TBSP cornstarch
2 drops green food coloring
1/2 cup chopped pistachio nuts (if they're an allergen, try grape nuts or granola as a garnish.)

Place all ingredients in the blender (other then garnish and food coloring...) and blend about 30 seconds. Pour into a sauce pan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly as it thickens. Remove from heat and add food coloring.

Chill several hours before serving. Top with whipped topping and garnish with nuts.

Best wishes, I'm proud of you for trying to include everyone!

T.,

We've brought in fruit Popsicles. You can purchase real fruit Popsicles with no corn syrup and everyone can eat them.

Also for the adults, check out the bakery at Whole Foods. They have some wonderful coconut treats that meet your criteria- however they are made in a factory that also makes nuts- so if the nut allergy is air borne this may not work.

J.

I would check Food Network online. I know they have a chef who does this type of cooking and I'm sure she has some great recipes you could use.

My son has milk, egg, nut allergies. If you're looking for quick and easy, nothing beats Cherrybrook Kitchen mixes. You can make cakes, cookies, brownies, pancakes, cupcakes, frosting with their mixes. I will be making something this weekend for my son's preschool class. All you'd need to buy in addition to the mix itself is usually some soy-based (vegan) butter and maybe some sugar. The box will tell you> it's just like any other cake mix, except it's made especially for people w/ allergies. you can find them at Whole Foods, Life Smart Foods, and online. I noticed some other people recommending snacks that had cheese in them, please remember cheese=milk=non-vegan, non-allergy safe. Also, I suggest you bring in a list of ingredients for the parents to look at. I never let my son have a homemade snack unless I read the label myself.

Also, many "fruit snacks" are allergy-safe, like Welch's or even the kid versions like Spiderman and Hotwheels. Then you don't even have to make anything. Fruit are typically fine, Put them on kebobs or just a fruit salad...
Hope this gives you some ideas. Good luck and thank you for being willing and diligent in your efforts to include everyone! I wish there were more like you.

For school a friend of mine and I were just chatting about this yesterday, and she went a super easy route: SKITTLES. For my daughter, it's her birthday today and I made simple cookies: flour, butter, sugar (there are severe nut allergies in her class).
For you, if there is a flour substitute that the little girl can have and you can use margarine, that might work. Use cute shape cutters and a few sugar sprinkles and voila--a cute cookie for all to enjoy.
For a dessert, I would go online. Or do something simple like jello and non-dairy dessert topping mixed together, topped with fruit. That sorta thing.
Best wishes!

I thought jello was made from gelatin which is derived from bones (generally cows) so make sure you check that out before serving it. Yoghurt also sometimes contains gelatin so cannot be given to vegetarians/vegans. Good luck!