Vegan Gingerbread | Simple & Delicious

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Vegan Gingerbread | Simple & Delicious
Melanie Seyfarth
Melanie Seyfarth

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    This is what Christmas tastes like! Juicy, tender vegan gingerbread that turns the whole kitchen into a Christmas wonderland.
    Have you already finished all the cookies and Christmas pastries for this year? If not, add this recipe to your Christmas baking list! We're sure: These will be the best vegan gingerbread you've ever eaten.

    Nährwerte pro Portion

    Without toppings

    Ergibt 40 Portionen
    Kalorien 169
    Kohlenhydrate 12 g
    Fette 9 g
    Fiber 1 g
    Protein 3 g

    ZUTATEN

    Portionen
    • 11.25 g Flour
    • 7.5 g Ground nuts (almonds or hazelnuts)
    • 0.075 tsp Baking powder
    • 0.15 tbsp Cocoa powder
    • 1.125 g Gingerbread spice (more or less to taste)
    • 0.075 tsp Orange peel
    • 11.25 ml Plant-based milk
    • 7.5 g Date syrup
    • 3.75 g Applesauce
    • 3.75 g
      Organic gingerbread cream (200g)
      €9,99
      €49,95 /kg
      Vetain Lebkuchen Creme mit feinen Weihnachtsgewürzen
      Ausverkauft
    • 3 ml Rapeseed oil
    • a little Vanilla extract
    • optional: Dried fruits like dates, plums, or apricots give the vegan gingerbread a fruity note

    • For the chocolate glaze

    • Dark chocolate
    • a little bit of coconut oil

    • Notes

    • Missing an ingredient? No problem! The recipe includes a substitution table with alternatives to the ingredients listed here!

    Hinweis: Die angegebenen Nährwerte sind Richtwerte und können je nach verwendeten Produkten, Portionsgröße und Zubereitung abweichen.

    Zubereitung

    1
    Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another.
    2
    Then gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir the dough vigorously.
    3
    Let the dough rest at room temperature for 20 minutes and preheat the oven to 170 °C fan.
    4
    Spread the dough on a deep baking tray lined with parchment paper and smooth it with a wet spatula. The gingerbread should be about 1-1.2 cm thick.
    5
    Into the oven: Bake the vegan gingerbread for about 10-15 minutes. As soon as the surface becomes matte, take them out. They should not get too dark because gingerbread dries out very quickly.
    6
    Very important: When you take the gingerbread out of the oven, it’s normal that they are still soft – they will harden as they cool.
    7
    Let the little treasures cool until they are just slightly warm (about 10-15 minutes) and then either cut them into pieces of any size or use oiled cookie cutters to cut out stars, hearts, or little figures.
    8

    If you want to decorate the gingerbread, you can now let them cool completely on a cooling rack and then decorate. Otherwise, you can simply put them still warm into a well-sealed cookie tin and store them airtight for about 3-5 days at cool temperatures.
    Insider tip: Place a quarter of an apple in the tin for 24 hours – this will make your gingerbread really soft.

    9

    When decorating, you have the tough choice: Should it be chocolate, gingerbread cream, or icing? You'll find more inspiration below!

    Recipe Note

    Too thin, too dry, not festive enough – baking vegan gingerbread has always been my nemesis. With this recipe for simple vegan gingerbread, that's finally history. Vetain's gingerbread is super easy and foolproof – because the Christmas season is too short for failed gingerbread.

     

    Hearts, men, or just small squares?

    Whether you prefer sweet hearts or small squares, the vegan gingerbread always tastes delicious! Depending on what you plan to do with your gingerbread, different shapes are better suited:

    • Rectangles: If you want to decorate your gingerbread with icing, rectangles work well – but a nicely decorated heart can also look really cute.

    • Gingerbread Men: The classic gingerbread man is always an eye-catcher!

    • Hearts, Stars & Co: If you want to coat your vegan gingerbread with chocolate or gingerbread cream, these shapes are especially suitable.

    How to do it: After baking, wait about 10-15 minutes until your gingerbread is still slightly warm (this makes it easier to work with without breaking) and then either cut it into the desired shape or use cookie cutters to easily make vegan gingerbread hearts, vegan gingerbread men, or vegan gingerbread stars.

    My Extra Tip: Gingerbread house à la Vetain.
    Cut out building blocks for a gingerbread house from the vegan sheet gingerbread and build your own Vetain Christmas paradise.

     

    Delicious Decoration

    The vegan gingerbread tastes great on its own – but with the right decoration, you can make it a bit more festive (and delicious)! After all, who says no to chocolate, gingerbread cream & co?

    You have various options to decorate your gingerbread:

    • Homemade Chocolate Glaze: A chocolate glaze made from dark chocolate and a bit of coconut oil makes your vegan gingerbread nicely shiny and reminiscent of the typical gingerbread from childhood.

    • The classic: Sugar glaze & almonds. A simple sugar glaze made from powdered sugar & a little lemon juice is the base on the gingerbread. At the same time, it serves as glue for the almonds. Alternatively, if you want to skip the sugar glaze, you can also place the almonds on the dough before baking and press them in lightly.

    • Sugar icing: If you want the popular gingerbread house look, you can paint patterns on your gingerbread with white sugar icing.

    • Gingerbread cream: My absolute favorite because it can never be gingerbready enough for me. Spread the gingerbread cream on the cookies and top them as you like with nuts or dried fruits.

    Decorating is most fun together with your loved ones. Throw a pre-Christmas gingerbread party and decorate delicious gingerbread together!

     

    Vegan gingerbread cream as a secret ingredient

    Vetain's gingerbread cream is the secret star in our vegan gingerbread. It not only makes them incredibly moist and tender but also brings a wonderfully festive aroma. The hazelnut base fits perfectly with the slightly nutty gingerbread dough, and the festive ingredients like cinnamon, cardamom, or cloves are ones we all know and love from Christmas baking.

    The vegan gingerbread cream at a glance:

    • Velvety roasted organic hazelnuts, fine date sweetness, and noble gingerbread spices

    • Creamy, warm, and aromatic – like a spoonful of Christmas market

    • For your muesli, porridge, as a spread or for baking

    • Vegan, gluten-free, organic & without additives

    • Limited Winter Edition – only while supplies last

    Best to grab it today before it sells out again. I've already stocked up a little so I'm well supplied throughout the Christmas season! And both the cream and the gingerbread make great Christmas gifts for vegan or non-vegan friends!

     

    Tips for the best vegan gingerbread

    1. Stick to the resting time
      I know, resting times are always a bit annoying – but really important for our gingerbread. Use the waiting time to browse through our blog; there's an extra article series about winter!

    2. The dough must be sticky
      Unlike many other doughs, the dough for our vegan gingerbread is allowed and supposed to be sticky.

    3. Not baked over!
      It is completely normal that your vegan gingerbread with applesauce is still soft at the end of baking time. They will firm up, promise. If you leave them in the oven too long, unfortunately they will quickly become dry.

    4. They taste twice as good the next day
      Let your gingerbread rest for a day before eating. This way they can soak in really well and become even more flavorful & softer.

    So, are you now excited to bake? Besides our vegan gingerbread recipe, we also have other festive recipes on offer – how about vegan cookies or protein Christmas cookies?

     

    Substitution table

    How often do we want to bake a recipe but lack certain ingredients or dislike some components? For this case, we have a substitution table for you so you can adjust the recipe as you like! Simply swap individual ingredients as you wish!

    • Ground nuts (almonds or hazelnuts) → Flour (the gingerbread will be a bit drier then)

    • Baking cocoa → Omit for light gingerbread

    • Gingerbread spice → Christmas spices like cinnamon, ginger & co.

    • Orange peel → Lemon peel, orange flavor

    • Plant drink → Any milk alternative or animal milk

    • Date syrup → A liquid sweetener of your choice

    • Applesauce → Other fruit purees (pear, ...)

    • Rapeseed oil → Other plant-based, neutral-flavored oils

    • Gingerbread cream → Nut butter with gingerbread spices

    Our gingerbread recipe is vegan, but of course you can also use animal ingredients if you want!

     

    Inhalt

      ZUTATEN

      Portionen
      • 11.25 g Flour
      • 7.5 g Ground nuts (almonds or hazelnuts)
      • 0.075 tsp Baking powder
      • 0.15 tbsp Cocoa powder
      • 1.125 g Gingerbread spice (more or less to taste)
      • 0.075 tsp Orange peel
      • 11.25 ml Plant-based milk
      • 7.5 g Date syrup
      • 3.75 g Applesauce
      • 3.75 g
        Organic gingerbread cream (200g)
        €9,99
        €49,95 /kg
        Vetain Lebkuchen Creme mit feinen Weihnachtsgewürzen
        Ausverkauft
      • 3 ml Rapeseed oil
      • a little Vanilla extract
      • optional: Dried fruits like dates, plums, or apricots give the vegan gingerbread a fruity note

      • For the chocolate glaze

      • Dark chocolate
      • a little bit of coconut oil

      • Notes

      • Missing an ingredient? No problem! The recipe includes a substitution table with alternatives to the ingredients listed here!

      Hinweis: Die angegebenen Nährwerte sind Richtwerte und können je nach verwendeten Produkten, Portionsgröße und Zubereitung abweichen.

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      Frequently asked questions

      Traditional gingerbread cookies are often not vegan as they usually contain animal ingredients such as eggs, butter or honey. However, our recipe does not require these ingredients and is still super tasty! Eggless gingerbread cookies are the new Christmas hit!

      Unfortunately, gingerbread cookies become dry very quickly if they are baked for even 1 minute too long. If your vegan gingerbread cookies are too dry, you can save them by placing them lukewarm in a tightly sealing cookie tin, adding a slice of apple or orange and storing them in an airtight container in a cool place for a few days.

      Clear! If you like the two ingredients, feel free to simply add them to the dough. Other chopped dried fruits such as apricots or dates also taste great with the vegan gingerbread.

      We use a delicate gingerbread cream for our gingerbread, which creates wonderful, vegan, soft gingerbread. It brings a Christmas aroma and incredible creaminess to the recipe.