Best vegitarian (not vegan) alternatives to...?!
Best vegitarian (not vegan) alternatives to...?
Gummy bears?
Marshmellows?
Licorice?
Other gummy candy?
Gelatin (for baking things such as mousse)?
Answers:
Try the link that I have listed for you in the source portion. Should be able to help you out.
Source(s):
http://store.foodfightgrocery.com/...
you can find vegetarian sources of all of the above. Google them and you will find loads of sites. For vegetarian gelatin, agar agar is a great substitute and gels very quickly. I use it all of the time (available at health or whole food stores) Carageenan is also a good gelatine sub, but I have not used it myself
Smoked Tofu = microwave it and it tastes like saugages in syrup.
Eat it cold and it taste like bolona
Swedish fish are the only candy that doesn't contain that ingredient you are trying to avoid. Check out goveg.com, they have this section with recipes, it's great. Also foodnetwork.com has great ideas
You can find gelatin free gummy bears and all the other things you mention at health food stores, wholefoods and sometimes regular stores.
http://www.veganessentials.com/catalog/o...
You can buy gelatin free marshmellows on line or in stores. One is called Ricemellow.
http://www.suzannes-specialties.com/prod...
Licorice is usually vegetarian friendly. You can buy the Haribo licorice, Panda and trader Joe's has some too. Jelly Bellys are also vegetarian friendly.
http://www.germandeli.com/habre20.html...
Instead of gelatin you can use agar agar in your baking.
http://www.veganunlimited.com/15202.html...
Hope this info helps. I just give you links to show you the products. You can find all of these in stores.
Gelatin Substitutes for Vegans
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/gelling.html... (agar, carrageen and gelzone)
http://www.edenfoods.com/issues_carragee... (carrageenan)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gelatin_des... (agar and Carrageenan)
List of Vegetarian online retailers:
http://www.vrg.org/links/products.htm...
Gummy bears:
http://www.edwardandsons.com/index.html...
MarshMellow recipe:
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~connelly/mars...
Licorice:
http://www.edwardandsons.com/index.html...
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...
Other Gummy Candy:
Things made with Carnauba wax are vegan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/carnauba_wa...
Definition:
Carnauba is a wax derived from the leaves of a plant native to northeastern Brazil, the carnauba palm (Copernicia prunifera). It is known as "queen of waxes" and usually comes in the form of hard yellow-brown flakes. It is obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm by collecting them, beating them to loosen the wax, then refining and bleaching the wax.
(It is vegan as long as it is not mixed with bee's wax,even though you are not vegan, just thought I should tell you)
Gelatin- Is made from animal bones and other animal parts, So therefore can't be vegan, but there are substances that have the same properties as gelatin, but Are vegetarian friendly:
Agar-Agar
Carrageenan
(There are more, but I don't really know about them.)
You can find recipes using vegetarian substitutes for gelatin online.
Info about Agar- Agar:
http://www.vegcooking.com/vegcooking-gel...
http://www.petakids.com/candy.html...
I've noticed that a lot of jelly beans (including Jelly Bellys) do not contain gelatin (which I assume is why you're avoiding gummy bears & marshmallows). Marshmallow creme also does not. Vegan marshmallows (haven't seen any that are just vegetarian) are available, but I haven't found any in my area, though they are available online at places like www.veganessentials.com . Good luck.