Vegetarian for Life

Recipes

Cakes, Biscuits and Puddings

Here is just a small selection of recipes, as many of the recipes for cakes and puddings in mainstream cook books are vegetarian, so they are very easy to source. Some are also vegan or can easily be made vegan by appropriate ingredient substitution.

  • Orange, Lemon & Pistachio Cake

    Serves: Makes a 20 cm/8 inch cake
    Time to prepare: 25 mins
    Time to cook: 40 mins
    Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Halal, Kosher, Vegan
  • Martin Shaw’s Christmas Pudding

    Time to prepare: 15 mins
    Time to cook: 6 hr 20 mins
    Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Halal, Kosher, Vegan
    One of Viva! Patron Martin Shaw’s favourites! Don’t let the ingredients or cooking time put you off making this pudding – the effort is minimal and the end result is light and delicious.Variatio
  • Mincemeat Muffins

    Serves: 12–14
    Time to prepare: 10 mins
    Time to cook: 20 mins
    Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Vegan
  • Apricot and Pecan Pudding with Toffee Sauce

    Serves: 4–6
    Time to prepare: 20 mins
    Time to cook: 35 mins
    Dietary requirements: Gluten-free, Vegan (with substitutions)
    There is a great combination of textures in these very light puddings, which are served with a delicious toffee sauce. For V for Life’s position statement on vegetarianism and veganism, please&
  • Christmas Syllabub

    Serves: 4
    Time to prepare: 20 mins
    Dietary requirements: Egg-free, Gluten-free, Vegan (with substitutions), Wheat-free
    This is rich, but lovely for a treat. It’s good on its own, but also goes well with Christmas Pudding and mince pies! For a vegan version, use a plain vegan cream, such as Elmlea plant cream.&n
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