Goodness Direct - good online health food shop stocking many vegan items including chocolate - free delivery over £35.

Animal Aid - truffles, hazelnut crunch rochers, boxed chocolates, fudge, bars, Plamil chocolate.

Ethical Superstore stock quite a few varieties of fair traded vegan choc such as the dark varieties of Green and Blacks and Divine and even the new couverture bar from Organica.

VIVA - boxed chocolates, bars, Tropical Source chocolate, fudge, chocolate beans.

Dietary Needs Direct - have a good range of chocolates and sweets for vegans.

Veganstore.co.uk - a large selection of vegan chocolate and confectionery, some hard to find elsewhere - expensive postage rates to the North of Scotland now though.

 Troody Skrumptious - handmade vegan chocolate bars and truffles in many flavours available by mail order in the UK.

 

USA

Veganstore.com (USA) - belgian chocolates, donuts, cookies, Tropical Source, baking chips, natural gum, chocolate syrup, Whizzers, fondue, jelly, fruit bears, chocolate spread.

A Different Daisy - exclusively vegan online store that sells a variety of vegan chocolate.

 

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Chocolate Recipes

 

Easy Peasy Mousse

Ingredients (quantities are approximate - there is room for variations):

1 block of silken tofu (around 400g)

2 heaped tablespoons of icing sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

for chocolate version: 1 bar (about 100g or so) of good quality vegan chocolate, melted

for strawberry type: 1 punnet of strawberries - reserve some for garnish

 

For the strawberry one you just whizz it all up in a blender until smooth, pour into bowls and chill in the fridge - garnish if you like. For the chocolate whizz the tofu, sugar and vanilla up and then beat in the melted chocolate. This is quite thick and soft prior to chilling and really firms up a lot after so go with what you like :)

The chocolate mousse also works very well as a topping for a no-cook tofu cheesecake - here with a ginger biscuit base (Co-op ginger nuts), chilled for a while before cutting and garnished with redcurrants and a sprig of mint:

Printable version

 

 

Printable version

Ingredients:

1 and a half cups unbleached white flour

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup sugar

half a cup of mixed, chopped nuts (optional)

1/2 cup vegetable oil

half a cup cold water or soy milk

half a cup of orange juice

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 tablespoons vinegar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift dry ingredients into 8" square or 9" round baking pan. Mix liquids (except vinegar) and whisk into dry. When batter is smooth, add vinegar and stir quickly, until it is evenly distributed. Put it in the oven, don't let it stand around (that has something to do with the vinegar) Bake for 25-30 minutes...or longer until done. This cake is great served with Provamel's soya dream (cream like). Pictured on right with a chocolate "butter" icing (blob of marg, bit of icing sugar, spoon of cocoa, all creamed together) and sprinkled with flaky vegan hot chocolate or whizzers chocolate beans.

A steamed pud with sauce variation sent to us by Bracken: put broken up chocolate bar pieces in the bottom of a microwavable basin and put the chocolate cake mixture on top. Microwave for 2-4 minutes depending on oven.

Ok so here is an instalment of all things vegan and chocolatey to inspire those who thought they would never again be able to sample the delights of chocolate heaven. I'm not claiming any of this is healthy so don't blame me for over-consumption!

NB. Chocolate refers to plain (ie.- no other added flavours) vegan chocolate of your choice.

100 - 200g chocolate

1 pkg silken tofu ( blended to a cream)

1/2 cup maple syrup

1 cup almonds/ hazelnuts ( whole or pieces)

Put the maple syrup in a pan and bring to a boil. When boiling add the nuts and stir constantly until it is almost dry ( ie the nuts are all sticking together and the syrup is not runny) empty out onto some greaseproof paper and allow to cool.

Meanwhile melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering water. DON'T allow the bowl to touch the water. It should be just above it.

Blend the praline (nut mixture) into either a fine powder or a coarse mixture and stir into the chocolate. Fold in the tofu. When it is all mixed take off the heat allow to cool. The cover and place in the fridge until well chilled.

Work quickly and form into small balls. Roll in cocoa powder or grated chocolate or dip in melted chocolate and allow to set. Eat in moderation, as they are incredibly rich!

If you don't like nuts or have an allergy they can be left out but add a tablespoon or two of sugar or maple syrup to the tofu while blending it (taste as it may need more or less depending on the brand of chocolate you use.

Either basic truffle mixture can be flavoured with a tbsp of liqueur, or flavoured syrups. Extra nuts, dried fruit, fresh fruits diced up or rice crispies (for crunch!) can all be added to the basic mixture. Experiment...

The basic mixture makes AMAZING chocolate spread or how about cutting out rectangles of vegan puff pastry and spreading a layer of the truffle mixture onto it, fold it over (chocolate side in!) and bake in the oven (follow temperature and times on the packet of pastry) and you have vegan pain au chocolat !!

Buy UK or Buy US

850g/1 3/4 lb sugar

300mls/ 1/2 pint soya milk

120g/ 4oz soya margarine (this is better for a more 'buttery' flavour)

2 tsp vanilla extract

Oil a square tin ( about 18cm/7 inch). Pour the soya milk into a pan and slowly bring to the boil. Add the sugar and the soya margarine and heat slowly, stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved and the margarine has melted. Bring to the boil and cover the pan. Boil for 2 minutes, then uncover and continue to boil stirring occasionally until it reaches soft ball stage (it is sort of essential that you use a sugar thermometer for this...it should read 115-116C/238 to 240F). Take off the heat and stir in the vanilla extract and leave to cool for 5 minutes. Beat until it begins to lose its gloss and is thick. Pour into the tin and allow to cool before cutting into squares. ( of course vegan fudge can be bought from both VIVA! And Dr Hadwens Trust)

NOUGAT

2 Cups of Soya Milk

9 oz. Soya Marg.

24 oz. Sugar

2 tblsp. Vanilla Essence

12 oz. dried Soya Milk

Put the milk, marge and sugar into a thick saucepan and heat, without stirring, on a low heat until it bubbles all over and triples in size.
Keep at this heat for 2 min (if you have a sugar thermometer, it should be 235 F./112.8 C.)
Cool.
Add the vanilla essence and the dried soya milk and beat till creamy.
Pour into baking trays roughly the size of 48 mars bars and freeze for an hour.

12 oz. Sugar 12 oz. Soya Marge 250 ml Soya cream 3 tbsp Golden Syrup

Put everything in a thick bottomed saucepan and heat on a low heat till it bubbles all over and triples in size
Keep at this temperature for 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Pour the toffee over the nougat and freeze for another hour.
Cut into mars bar size pieces and re-freeze until the toffee is solid (this can take a couple of days.)
Melt 1200g of vegan chocolate in a microwave if you have one (3 minutes full power per 100g) or place into a bowl above a saucepan of boiling water till melted.
Coat the bars with chocolate and place onto a greased tray. Re-freeze.

Replace vanilla essence with 340g jar of crunchy peanut butter (without the jar) & 20g chopped, un-salted peanuts.

These basic nougat and toffee recipes can be used to make a whole range of vegan versions of chocolate bars.

2lb sugar (brown or white)

1 cup cold water

2 tsps bicarbonate of soda

Boil the sugar and water in a DEEP pan for 20 minutes. Test in cold water until the sugar mixture is crisp and cracks easily. Remove from heat and add the bicarbonate of soda. This will make the mixture puff out and froth up in the pan. Pour into an oiled tin and cut when half cold. When cooled dip in melted chocolate.

200 ml./1 cup of unscented bubble bath (as sold by Meadowsweet, Dolma and Honesty)

75 ml./third of a cup of unsweetened soya milk

70g./3 oz. of dark chocolate

optional - add some cinnamon or ginger for a stimulating bath

Heat the soya milk and add in the chopped chocolate, stir well until melted. Do not boil. Allow cooling down. Mix with the bubble bath and pour into your bath and enjoy...

Our printable chocolate recipes from other pages: Hot Chocolate Sauce for Ice Cream , Chocolate Yule Log Cake , Little yule logs , Easy chocolate rum truffles , Festive sweets , Chocolate Easter nests , Chocolate Banana Pudding , Tofu Cheesecake