Vegan Food Gift Ideas

January 19th, 2012
    • Show a vegan friend how much you care with a dairy-free chocolate treat. chocolate wafers image by gmlynek from Fotolia.com

      If you have a friend or loved one who is vegan and doesn't eat meat or animal products such as dairy and eggs, treat her to edible gifts that celebrate her cruelty-free lifestyle. Check food package labels to ensure the product is vegan prior to purchasing it. Buy gourmet vegan goodies at specialty health food stores or make them yourself as a thoughtful touch.

    Specialty Gift Basket

    • Surprise a vegan friend with a basket filled with delicious treats. Create a themed basket full of everything the recipient needs to throw a dinner party, make baked goods or entertain guests. Create a vegan snack basket filled with an assortment of nuts, dried fruit, hummus, pita bread, tortilla chips and salsa. Treat a sweets lover with a variety of dairy-free chocolate bars made with soy ingredients, organic hard candies and handmade vegan peanut butter cookies. An Italian dinner-inspired basket can contain pasta, tomato sauce, flavored breadsticks and wine or sparkling grape juice.

    Customized Cupcakes

    • Celebrate a vegan's birthday, graduation or other special event by treating him to charming cupcakes. Make the treats yourself or purchase them from a vegan bakery. Make taste-tempting, moist cupcakes using applesauce, cinnamon, vanilla and other dairy-free ingredients; top the mini cakes with vanilla frosting. Other cupcake ideas include carrot cake, chocolate peanut butter cupcakes made with dairy-free chocolate chips, and black forest cupcakes created with cherry pie filling, vegan cream cheese and soy yogurt. Personalize the baked goods with colored icing, cake toppers, candy pieces, coconut flakes or chopped nuts.

    Gourmet Coffee

    • Treat an eco-conscious, coffee-loving vegan friend to a gift featuring his favorite beverage. Choose organic and fair-trade gourmet coffees to cater to the recipient's lifestyle and beliefs. Fill a basket or decorative box with a sampling of dark, French roast and flavored coffee for a well-rounded gift. Include a variety of regular and caffeine-free blends if you don't know what the recipient prefers. Round out the gift with a selection of vegan cookies, chocolates, muffins and biscotti. As a thoughtful touch, include a personalized ceramic mug featuring a name or favorite quote or saying.