It's easy to enjoy any meal or celebrate any fuss-free holiday with a well-stacked gluten-free vegan pantry!
Here's a simple but essential list of gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free vegan products and substitutes recommended by The Gluten-Free Vegan Baker. This is an easy reference for anyone who plans to go gluten-free vegan for a lifetime or just any curious eater who wants to try a gluten-free vegan diet for a day.
Chocolate - 100% Unsweetened/Pure Cocoa Powder; Non-Dairy Chocolate or Dark Chocolate; HERSHEY'S COCOA POWDER & CHOCOLATE SYRUP
Egg Substitutes - Applesauce; Chia Seeds; ORGRAN NO EGG
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Flours - BOB'S RED MILL
Gluten-Free Vegan Flours - ORGRAN; BETTY CROCKER
Non-Dairy Butter - NUTTELEX
Non-Dairy Cheese - GO VEGGIE!; TOFUTTI
Non-Dairy Milk - Coconut Milk; AUSTRALIA'S OWN ORGANIC RICE MILK; FREEDOM FOODS RICE MILK
Oil & Shortening - Vegetable Oil
Pancake Mix - BOB'S RED MILL; ORGRAN
Starches & Thickeners - Agar-Agar; Potato Starch
Sugar & Sweeteners - Agave Nectar; Unrefined/Organic Raw Cane Sugar; Coconut Palm Sugar; Maple Syrup; Fruit Puree
Vanilla Extract - QUEEN NATURAL VANILLA
One doesn't need to be vegan or gluten-free to appreciate these products!!!
THESE SUBSTITUTES AND BRANDS ARE AVAILABLE IN MALAYSIA.
The above brands (in bold letters) are trustworthy brands and are safe from gluten contamination.
There are a few local brands that work just as great as those above.
Gluten-free products from ecoBrown's are available everywhere in Malaysia and are highly recommended by The Gluten-Free Vegan Baker!
Any eater can benefit from meals that use really good quality products --- local or imported! It's important to find local products that work for you, your budget and most importantly, your health!
For food ideas and everything & anything else in between:
Contact the Gluten-Free Vegan Baker @ myglutenfreeveganhaven@yahoo.com.
The Gluten-Free Vegan Baker is based in Malaysia.
hi my gluten free vegan haven.. i just want to asked about subtitute sugar and sweetener.. i believe what ur list down was expensive.. what else we cant subs for the sweetener? local product is better? before i end.. me and my friend had a planned to sell a small batches ice cream like van leeuween does at brooklyn.. i read the book about van leeuwen ice cream and i dont have any idea to sub van leeuween ingredient with our local product.. if u have the info.. be my pleasure to share with me.. =)
ReplyDeleteHello Johari,
DeleteYou can try coconut palm sugar.
It's affordable and readily available everywhere in Malaysia.
However, it's deep caramel color and flavor might overpower the look and taste of your ice cream.
You can also try unrefined/organic raw cane sugar.
It has a subtle flavor and helps bring together the other flavors of the ice cream.
Try and experiment with both sugars when making your ice cream.
Whichever you choose, I'm sure you'll soon create your own ice cream that you can be proud of.
Good luck and feel free to write about the results here anytime!!!
thank you MGFVH for your info.. from my reading they said maple syrup can be sub with honey and the taste is similar.. so if i sub with coconut palm sugar or else as stated above.. is it the taste similar if we used maple syrup?
DeleteJohari,
DeleteMaple syrup, coconut palm sugar and other sweeteners like agave nectar come from different plant sources.
Therefore, each one has a different flavor --- distinct and strong.
Any sweetener can become complementary or overpowering to any recipe including ice cream.
Try and experiment using each one to your ice cream base.
Unless you add them to your ice cream base, you won't know for sure which will be the best sweetener.
Adding additional ingredients to the ice cream will also change the overall taste.
The only way to know is to experiment.
Good luck and feel free to share your results anytime!!!