Veganishes Need S’mores, Too
By Jenn | June 25, 2009
What with the whole veganish thing I’ve got going on (and LOVING, btw), there was just one situation I was a bit worried about: how does one eat s’mores when one doesn’t eat animal products?
It seems strange to me that a simple and delectable snack such as marshmallows present such an issue– but they do: “Most commercially manufactured marshmallows instead use gelatin in their manufacture, which many vegetarians avoid, as it is derived from animal hides and bones.”
YUMMY!
So I checked out these newfangled vegan marshmallows the vegan blogosphere has been raving about– Dandies Vegan Marshmallows are animal-free, and melt just like the real thing… which means not only are s’mores back in the picture, but so are rice krispy treats! The only real downside here is the price of the things, as a bag runs about $5.50 plus shipping, bringing these babies up to approximately $10 per bag!
I figured it’s a worthy splurge, though– I have two camping trips coming up in July, and there’s nothing sadder than trying to melt a lonely graham cracker with a piece of chocolate over a campfire. Burned fingers, and without the melty marshmallowy stickiness, there’s really just not much of a point.
Viva la food science!
[Image by ninahale via Creative Commons]
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Save yourself the cash and make THESE: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Homemade-Marshmallows-II/Detail.aspx
Ooh… I’m so intrigued! I’ve never seen a vegan marshmallow recipe before that didn’t contain Emes gelatin. Have you made those marshmallows, though? Most of the comments are very negative. Several of those negative comments are from people claiming that it’s impossible to make marshmallows without gelatin or agar agar, but I’m still wary.
I’ve tried to adopt the attitude that buying ‘regular’ food as opposed to organic or even Vegan food is like driving further to save a few pennies per gallon on gas. At the end of the year, if I spend twice what I ‘could have’ by shopping with a conscious, I figure it’s money well spent. And truth be told, in the grand scheme of my monthly expenses, 20-30% more for better food doesn’t really amount to that much money anyway…
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