An OS version? Vegan chocolate and sweets

Gemmzie

I was just wondering if anyone knows of any websites with cheap vegan chocolate and sweets?

Needs to be no nuts, no diary and no gelatin

At the moment we use veganstore who are very good but not very OS or DFW friendly

Also, jelly etc. would be helpful

lightisfading

Holland and Barratt (and other health food type shops) sell veggie jelly - about 90p a pack, not massively cheap but probably still better than ordering online.

As for chocolate, a few 'normal' chocolate types are vegan! I had a quick look and found this link which may be useful: http://www.veganfamily.co.uk/chocolate.html


(edit) ... annnnd some links to trawl through http://www.alotoforganics.co.uk/cats/vegan.php

thriftlady_2

Kinnerton do a 100g dark chocolate bar that is nut-free, dairy-free, egg-free and gluten-free. Waitrose sell them for about £1.50.

http://www.kinnerton.com/nutfree.html

Dr.Lou

Sorry I can't remember which one so it's probably not very helpful, but one of the mainstream jelly producers makes jelly which is vegetarian. I've bought it from tesco in the past.

bluemoon_3

I usually use veganstore too - I make a choc and sweeties order for christmas.

Mainstream chocs off the top of my head: try After Eight Mints, Fry's Chocolate Cream, Elizabeth Shaws Mint (and orange) crisp, Tesco Value plain chocolate, many of Green and Blacks bars, the Plamil range. (Be sure to check labels first - these things can change without warning). Elizabeth Shaws are often on offer at this time of year.

I made a batch of these for last christmas and they were so lovely I made another two batches during the christmas season. I can't find the original recipe - it used cream cheese - but this is my vegan conversion.

Chocolate Truffles (Makes 30)

110g Silken Tofu, blended smooth
150g Icing Sugar
200g Chocolate, melted
1 tsp vanilla or other flavouring

Beat icing sugar into silken tofu.
Stir in melted chocolate and vanilla until no streaks remain.
Refrigerate for 30 mins - 1 hour, until the consistency is such that you can shape it into 1 inch balls (it goes hard if you leave it too long). Place the truffles on greaseproof paper.
They'll probably be quite soft from being in your hands - leave them a few minutes to harden up a little and then roll in ground nuts, cocoa, icing sugar, sprinkles, etc.
Place them back on the greaseproof paper to firm up.

- I'd have liked to have tested this recipe again before posting it, but I won't be making any until christmas. I seem to remember that the amounts are quite flexible. I'd probably advise to keep them in the fridge, or at least somewhere cool, and don't keep them too long. Silken tofu, once opened, only lasts about 4 days in the fridge - I don't know if being used with these ingredients will make a difference.

Having said all that, I doubt they'll last long enough for this to be a problem (they don't in this house!) - but I thought I'd mention it in case anyone was thinking of making them as gifts.

There are also some great ideas on the veganfamily website that lightisfading posted - I can particulary recommend the chocolate cake recipe, and this can be used to make an approximation of 'mini rolls'.

HTH