Festive Favorites Dietary Modifications

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

TAMALE PIE

  1. Dairy-Free:
    • Replace butter with a dairy-free brand such as Earth’s Best.
    • Use plant-based cheese.
  1. Egg-Free:
    • Use an egg replacer such as Bob’s Red Mill Egg Replacer.
  1. Gluten-Free:
    • Replace flour with gluten-free flour.
    • Use gluten-free cornmeal.
  1. Naturally Nut-Free.
  1. Vegan & Vegetarian:
    • Substitute the butter for vegan butter. 
    • Use plant-based cheese.
    • Use vegetable stock or water instead of chicken broth.
    • Substitute meat with plant-based meat or veggies.

EASY LATKES

  1. Naturally Dairy-Free.
  1. Egg-Free:
    • Use an egg replacer such as Just Eggs.
  1. Gluten-Free:
    • Replace  matzo meal with rice flour or other gluten-free flour. 
  1. Naturally Nut-Free.
  1. Vegan & Vegetarian:
    • Substitute the eggs with an egg replacer such as Just Eggs. 

HOMEMADE EGGNOG

  1. Dairy-Free:
    • Substitute the whole milk with plant-based milk such as almond milk.
    • Substitute the heavy cream with 1 13.5-ounce can full-fat coconut milk.
  1. Egg-Free:
    • Mix 3 tablespoons cornstarch with 1/4 cup whole milk until smooth. Combine with remaining milk and ingredients. Bring to a low simmer, and remove from heat when thickened.
  1. Naturally Gluten-Free
  1. Nut-Free:
    • Opt out of nutmeg.
  1. Vegan & Vegetarian:
    • Substitute the whole milk with plant-based milk such as almond milk.
    • Substitute the heavy cream with 1 13.5-ounce can full-fat coconut milk.
    • Mix 3 tablespoons cornstarch with 1/4 cup whole milk until smooth. Combine with remaining milk and ingredients. Bring to a low simmer, and remove from heat when thickened.

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