With the increasing emphasis in alternate styles of living and diet patterns, including a few vegan dishes for Christmas is almost essential. These are healthy ways to start the celebration with your friends and family. Fret not if you are not aware of the nitty gritties of vegan diet, for here are some of the best Vegan Christmas menu ideas.    

Pumpkin peanut butter soup– Nothing is as wonderful as this vegetarian Christmas menu appetizer, when you are in a real party mood. It is prepared with roasted and mashed pumpkin, peanut butter, vegetable stock and pepper for seasoning.

Gingerbread – To prepare this bread, you need to have chickpea flour, cinnamon, baking powder, honey, molasses, milk, flour, ground ginger and other ingredients. It takes just twenty minutes to prepare this bread – you can serve this bread warm with fresh butter. This ginger bread is prepared without the use of eggs.

Tofu turkey – This is one of the best Christmas menu ideas which forms a part of the main course. It is prepared with firm tofu, garlic powder, orange zest, dried thymes, pepper and onion powder. Fresh tofu is preferably used in the making of this dish.

Maple cranberry sauce with sumptuous walnuts – This completes the side dish choice of your vegetarian Christmas menu. Cranberries, raspberries, maple syrup, orange juice, chopped walnuts and orange zest is used in preparing this mouthwatering cranberry sauce.

Carrot cupcakes – Your vegetarian Christmas menu will be incomplete without desserts. To prepare these cupcakes, you will need baking soda, carrot juice, brown sugar, spices, apple sauce, grated carrots, vanilla, chopped walnuts and salt. Serve these cakes with maple syrup or whipped cream. 

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