April Fools! Dietary Modification Guide

Dietary Modifications for April Fools!

Do you need dietary modifications to one of the recipes in our April 2020 April Fools  kit? Check out the suggestions below:

Beef Cakes

1. Dairy-Free

  • (For potatoes) Earth’s Balance butter substitute for potatoes instead of cream cheese, sour cream and butter

2. Gluten-Free

  • Gluten free breadcrumbs

3. Vegetarian

  • Beyond Burger meat, eliminate salt in Step 1

4. Vegan

  • Beyond Burger meat, eliminate salt in Step 1
  • (For Potatoes) Earth’s balance butter substitute instead of cream cheese, sour cream and butter

Shhh…sushi

1. Dairy-Free

  • Replace cheese with veggies

2. Vegetarian

  • Replace turkey with tofu

3. Vegan

  • Replace turkey with tofu and cheese with veggies

Corny Cupcakes

1. Dairy-Free

  • Non dairy yogurt made from coconut, almond or soy
  • Earth’s Balance vegan butter instead of regular butter
  • Coconut, oat or other non-dairy milk

2. Gluten-Free

  • Instead of wheat flour, use a gluten-free flour mix like Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour.

3. Vegan

  • Instead of two eggs, use 2 ripe bananas or 2 tablespoons applesauce.
  • Instead of butter, use a plant-based spread like Earth Balance Original
  • Non dairy yogurt made from coconut, almond or soy
  • (For frosting) – Instead of butter, use a plant-based spread like Earth Balance Original, and make sure that it is well-refrigerated before creaming with sugar.
  • Replace milk with Coconut, Almond, Oat or Soy milk.
  • You can find a gelatin free version of marshmallows in some stores and online.

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