Ostara

Coloring Vegan Craft Eggs

Coloring Ostara or Easter eggs is still possible when you are vegan if you buy craft eggs! I found these at my local Meijer and Walmart stores: The ones from Meijer were $3.99 and did not come with any coloring. The ones from Walmart were only $1.98 and came with four coloring packets. I wasn’t …

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Getting Ready for Ostara!

Ostara, or the Spring Equinox, is on March 20th this year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is when the day and night are equal in length and it sits opposite Mabon (the Autumn Equinox) on the Wheel of the Year: At Imbolc, we celebrated the promise of Spring. Ostara is the actual coming of Spring, …

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Ostara & Easter Basket Ideas for Vegans – Part 3

Part 1 showcased a variety of options for vegan store bought candy, craft eggs, and inexpensive baskets. I was really happy to find so many accidentally vegan candies! Part 2 showed a few more choices and demonstrated ways to make store bought candy look festive.  Curly ribbon is essential! Now, lets look at some different ways to put an …

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Vegan Rice Crispy Treat Carrots (or Squares)

In my opinion, this recipe makes the best rice crispy treats ever! This is not an exaggeration. I created it several years ago after doing extensive research and testing. I tried many different tips, but this combination of techniques and ingredients works beautifully every time. So, what makes these so easy to make and so …

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Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs

Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs are another childhood favorite of mine, but they are neither vegan nor gluten free. Fortunately, you can easily make your own at home! This recipe requires a lot of photos to show all the steps, but the eggs really are very easy to make! The peanut butter makes a big difference …

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Vegan Chocolate Pretzel Nests

Chocolate covered pretzels are one of my favorite treats! My mom bought them for me for every holiday when I was a child, and I still love them. The ones she got were big pretzel rods dipped in chocolate, but I have celiac disease, and can’t find any gluten free ones to buy. Snyder’s does …

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Vegan White Chocolate Coconut Nests

My favorite Easter candy as a child was Russell Stover’s Butter Bon Coconut Nests. They were the first thing I looked for in my basket, and I have missed them since going vegan. I was determined to come up with a recipe for vegan coconut nests, and they turned out beautifully! The hardest part was …

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Ostara & Easter Basket Ideas for Vegans – Part 2

Ostara is only a week away, so I needed to get started on the gift baskets I am putting together. I liked the Sour Patch Strawberries so much, I decided to get another bag, and found a few more vegan treats while I was at the store! (If you missed my earlier post on this …

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Ostara & Easter Basket Ideas for Vegans – Part 1

It can be difficult to find vegan store bought candy for any holiday, especially one so close to Easter. Jelly beans, malted milk eggs, fun-size candy, and dozens of different chocolate bunnies line the store shelves, but most of them contain milk and gelatin, or are coated with bees wax and confectioner’s glaze. So, what …

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