If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know I love Joni Newman. Not only does she dabble in comfort food, burgers and delicious recipes in general โ she is also the answer to your holiday budget. She will help you spread the vegan tastiness around!
Last year I gave away her Salted Caramel Sauce as gifts and it got rave reviews. I have to admit I gifted myself a jar of it too.
The recipes in Vegan Food Gifts are varied enough to fit everyone on your gift list, and includes cookies and other baked goods. My favorite chapter is her dry mixes for soups, dressings, mocha and much more. The selection of goodies in the canning chapter is amazing โ and if any of you were wondering โ Iโd love some of the Lemon Lavender Curd in my stocking.
Oh yeah, there are infused liquors like a homemade coffee liquor and even a vegan Irish creme. Not to mention the Minty Doggie Biscuit recipe (below) that my pups love.
All in all, this book is my best friend for the holidays and I think it can be yours too! Right now Iโm marking recipes to make this yearโs gifts for friends and family.
Minty Doggie Biscuits
Four-legged friends like vegan food gifts, too! This recipe is courtesy of my awesome-rad-uฬbercool mom. She makes these for my three girls every Christmas. My girls love their Gramma Kim.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon 15 ml vegetable oil
- 1 cup 235 ml water
- 2 1 โ2 cups, 300 g whole wheat flour
- 1 โ2 cup, 39 g quick-cooking oats
- 1 โ3 cup, 20 g fifinely chopped fresh mint
- 1 โ3 cup, 20 g finely chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (170°C, or gas mark 3).
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or a silicone baking mat.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the oil and water.
- Slowly add the flour, oats, mint, and parsley and mix until well combined.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and roll out to 1⁄4 inch (6 mm) thick.
- Cut into fun shapes with cookie cutters.
- Bake for 35 minutes, turning them halfway through to make sure they don’t brown too much on one side.
- Let cool before packaging.
Nutrition Information
Amount Per Serving Calories 658Saturated Fat 1gSodium 17mgCarbohydrates 123gFiber 19gSugar 1gProtein 24g
Dress Up and Gift it!
Wrap in cellophane bags, Super Simple Gift Envelopes (see page 12 Vegan Food Gifts), or Window Treat Boxes (see page 16 Vegan Food Gifts) tied up with pretty ribbons with an attached card that reads, โThe fresh flavor of parsley and mint helps freshen a doggieโs breath. Mint can also be soothing to the stomach and nervous system, while parsley can help with joint pain.โ
Jeni says
My favorite homemade food gift would have to be something baked with love. Loafs & muffins are a favorite of mine.
Suzanne @ hello, veggy! says
I love making homemade nut butter for gifts!
Kiley says
We gift the dogs in our life homemade biscuits every year, going to add these into the mix ๐
Nicole @ Fitful Focus says
I love putting all the necessities for homemade cookies in a jar and gifting it with a beautiful label with the recipe :).
Barbara B says
LOVE making ~healthy~ doggie treats as gifts – many thanks for this post !
Nancy A. says
I give brownies and/or cake for the neighbors.
Stephanie says
I love this book, read it from the library and would love to own it. We are trying homemade vanilla as a gift this year. Thanks for the giveaway.
Jennipher Hulse says
What a great idea for gift giving!
Alison L. says
I like the idea of something baked or a soup ready to cook just by adding water!
Val says
My favorite home made gifts are cookie and cake mixes in a jar.
Laura Hansen says
I love to gift spiced pecans. However, salted caramel sauce and lemon lavender curd sound like pretty awesome gifts.
Susan Alima Friar says
My favorite gifts are sharing time and a meal with my husband and precious friends. I also love to gift someone with a starter kit for growing microgreens.
Jackie Brooks says
My favorite homemade gifts to give are banana bread, pumpkin bread, and gingerbread cookies.
Amanda J. says
I’ve gifted a pan of peanut butter blondies multiple times, and they’ve always been devoured!
RubyShooZ says
We regularly make caramels and fudge for gifts along with banana and carrot breads too.
Would love to have this book. Good luck to everyone who enters.
Thanks Kathy.
Lara says
I love to make homemade breads and nutbutters for gifts!
Aimee B. says
I think my favorite homemade food gift would definitely be something baked liked cookies, muffins, or cakes. I’ve had friends do that for me before and it always warms my heart. Thank you for doing this giveaway. ๐
Sandy Z says
I make vegan cookies.
michelle says
salted caramel sauce sounds great!
Krista says
I love those mason jars full of everything you need to make cookies with! So cute! thanks for the giveaway!
Omer says
I love home made gifts – to give and to get ๐
WendyJ says
Jams and jellies, chutneys and relishes – love to make them, and then to give them away ๐
sara says
I make quick breads, like pumpkin or banana-chocolate chip.
Ellen says
I have given homemade baking mixes for cookies and brownies to my cousin and her three daughters at Christmas one year. They love baking and it gives them a nice activity to do all together on a snow day!
Catlyn L says
I love making sugar cookies and decorating them along with baking chocolate crinkle cookies
Terri Cole says
I like to make mini loaves of bread. My favorite is a yeasted eggnog bread with nuts and dried fruit. Last year was my first holiday season as a vegan, and the bread was even better made with Silk Nog!
dorothy mora says
Cookies! They travel well and have infinite variations. The lemon cooolers in vegan food gifts are yummier than yummy!
Mary Syrenne says
I make preserves, cookies, and chutney to give away. Thanks to this recipe I can add dog treats to the list.
Ashley says
Different flavored nut butters! They go with everything. And you can make some super cute gift baskets with them. ๐
Becca F says
I love giving cookies as gifts. I have a famous chocolate chip cookie recipe that I use and they are always a huge hit!
mason says
Homemade biscotti in a nice jar or canister is great!
Lisa K says
I love making gift baskets full of things in jars.
sarah says
i love knit scarves
Deb E says
I like to send candied nuts in the mail at Christmas since they travel well (at least I think they do!) Even the broken pieces would be tasty I’m sure.
Sue M says
I made herb vinegars as gifts a few years back. Everyone loved them, so I’m gonna go the homemade food-gift route again this year. Thinking about soup mix/ spices in a jar. Encouraging my carnivore friends to try a vegan soup!
Erica C says
Any and all! haha. Pumpkin butter.
Debra Lee says
The pecan praline sauce pinned here:
Maria @ Little Miss Cornucopia says
I love making my own nut butter or chocolate spread to gift for friends and family.
Julie says
My favorite homemade food gift would be homemade granola!
Simona Cattina says
I love anything in jars, especially presevers
The Peace Patch says
Mini banana bread with a jar of homemade cashew butter is always much-loved. ๐
Ali Seiter @Farmers Market Vegan says
Every winter, I make about 20 gift boxes full of homemade vegan sweets for my closest friends.
Deanne O'Donnell says
My favorite food gift is anything homemade for my pets.
Marianne says
I think making yummy food gifts is the best way to convert people to veganism!
Alicia says
Homemade mixes: drinks, seasonings, and more .. I try and come up with something new each year ๐
Lisa Hochstetler says
I love infused vinegars
Vegyogini says
Thank you for the giveaway! My favorite homemade food gift is cookies.
panda cookie says
My favourite food gift is brownies. Delicious and versatile!
Jacqui says
Still trying to show people that healthy can taste good. I live in the land of meat (Texas) where everything has something animal in it! I would love to win this and prove you don’t need animal products for food to taste great!
Patty T. says
I love to give/receive mixes. They can be so versatile and fun to work with.
Jennifer K says
I bake cookies and gift them during the holidays
Jessica says
Homemade dog treats are a great idea!
Beth says
I love giving homemade cookies as gifts.
Terri David says
Vegan pies.
Kristen @ The Vegan Weirdos Next Door says
I have a few friends with furry family members that will appreciate these biscuits, but my 3 will appreciate them just as much (and so will we with them having fresher breath LOL!). And giving vegan food gifts is such a great way to share with family and friends while showing that vegan food IS just as great, if not better.
Dawn says
I like to give away Whole Wheat bread.
Eva says
What a nice giveaway! I would love to give vegan food gifts and doggie treats too! Do I dare mention that receiving vegan foods gifts would be loved as well?
April says
I am a huge health nerd so I don’t eat it very often, but I think amish friendship bread is really sweet ๐ It’s a great way to pass on the love.
Kate says
I have a number of friends who would appreciate homemade doggie treats!
cynthia says
Love homemade gifts for friends and neighbors during the holidays! Thanks for the new ideas.
Carolsue says
I like homemade Fudge and Snickerdoodles
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Colleen says
I love making homemade cookies for gifts- snickerdoodles and buckeyes are my specialties.