What Do Vegans Actually Eat At Easter Time?

Spring is in the air and Easter Sunday will be with us in just a matter of weeks - a special time to get the family together, break your fast, and enjoy lots of delicious food. 😋 But, what about vegans? What do they eat at Easter? Whether you are newly vegan, vegetarian, or a flexitarian looking to eat less meat and dairy, worry not! You can still enjoy all the usual Easter meals, chocolate eggs and treats just like you used to - there are plant-based replacements for absolutely everything, yay. Let The Vegan Kind Supermarket be your guide to all things edible this Easter season!  

The first thing you and the kids might like to do on Easter Sunday morning is an eggciting egg hunt! Once you’ve hidden the eggs and handed out baskets to all the children that would like to play, read out your clues one by one and watch as everyone scarpers in all directions doing their best little detective impression. 🕵️‍♀️ You’re going to need some mini and not-so-mini chocolate eggs as prizes along the way to reward the kids and keep them engaged!

Rhythm 108 have not just 1 but 2 bags of unbelievably delicious vegan chocolate truffle eggs. Chocolate Truffle Mini Easter Eggs - plant-based truffles made from gluten-free oats, rice and hazelnuts, surrounded by gorgeous Swiss chocolate, and 24 Organic Swiss Truffle Mini Eggs - a bigger bag with an added praline ganache option. 👀

And for a bigger mini egg option, perhaps the end prize, you can’t go wrong with plant-based confectionary wizards Considerit Chocolate and their Milk Chocolate Vegan Cream Egg - a vegan creme egg, yes! Taste Madagascan vanilla fondant wrapped in thick plant-based chocolate. An unforgettable experience, and a fitting Easter egg hunt top prize!

So, the children have been hunting in the garden all morning and now they want the “real” reward that’s been on their minds since Pancake Tuesday, forty long days ago - chocolate Easter eggs, of course! We have a bustling selection of plant-based Easter eggs to suit all kinds of needs and wants - for kids and adults; milk, white and dark; big and small; and some with hidden extras! We’ve selected some of our absolute favourites to share with you.

Free from chocolate experts Moo Free make a whole range of kid-friendly, plant-based Easter Eggs that are safe for vegans, vegetarians, and celiacs and are soy and palm oil free. Choose from Bunny Comb or Original with a bonus Choccy Chum egg-citing surprise to be discovered, Choccy Eggsplosion Easter Egg - a mashup of milk and white choc with vegan marshmallows, a hamster-shaped Orange Milk Choccy Easter Egg, or an Original Easter Egg that includes a bonus bag of gluten-free malt Moofreesas, yas.

For all the mums, dads, grandparents and older siblings out there, we have not forgotten about you! Cox & Co have delivered a collection of beautifully presented and 100% sustainably made plant-based Easter eggs for those with more, shall we say, refined taste in vegan chocolate. Select from 60% Columbian cacao, 60% Mint Crunch, 47% Miso & Caramel, and for the true chocolate connoisseurs among us… 85% with Raw Cacao Nibs! Yum, yum.

Has Easter Sunday lunchtime dinner been a tradition for you and your family since you were a little kid that you don’t ever want to miss out on? Fear not - with plant-based swaps for just about anything you can imagine, it’s easily possible to faithfully recreate your much-loved Easter Time family feasts! 

Starter

Something light and veggie is an ideal way to kick things off. Free & Easy’s Broccoli & Kale Soup is made from fully plant-based, low-salt, organic ingredients. What’s more, it’s gluten-free, free from artificial additives and preservatives and tastes absolutely delish! Why not serve alongside Dulcesol’s White Bread Half Bloomer - soft, packed with fibre and palm oil-free, plus will soak up your yummy soup like a champ! 

Main Course

When it comes to roasts, vegans are, quite frankly, spoiled! From Nut Roasts to Meat Alternatives made from a variety of ingredients like soy, wheat and seitan, there are an abundance of non-meat choices out there for your Easter Dinner main. Our top pick for a hearty vegan main to share with your loved ones this year has to be Clive's unbeatable Nut Roast. Organic, gluten-free and jam-packed with fresh veg, high-quality nuts, seeds, and herbs, this little beauty feeds 2 hungry plant munchers and can even be served hot or cold. All the wins!

Dessert 

Let's face it - you’ve probably been eating chocolate all day long and will likely eat more later, so how about a choc free vegan dessert for a wee change of pace? English Cheesecake Company’s Raspberry Cheesecake is a moment of true bliss. Light enough to be enjoyed on spring afternoon after a full meal, yet sweet and satisfying enough to be savoured alongside a warm coffee as you catch up with dear relatives you haven’t seen since Christmas. 

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