Vegan granola
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- Gillthepainter
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Re: Vegan granola
Right up my street, Pepper.
Damn! I've just ruthlessly tossed out my packet of amaranth in a one cupboard at a time clear out.
Isn't that just typical.
40g amaranth seeds
Damn! I've just ruthlessly tossed out my packet of amaranth in a one cupboard at a time clear out.
Isn't that just typical.
- Gillthepainter
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And what a coincidence, Tony's just shouted out "Vegan Granola in the Guardian!" Looks like I'll be making some.
- Stokey Sue
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Re: Vegan granola
I wondered how granola could not be vegan but checked and my bought granola, Mornflake original, contains honey
Don’t think I’ll bother making my own, I don’t eat it often
Don’t think I’ll bother making my own, I don’t eat it often
- Badger's Mate
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Re: Vegan granola
I wondered how granola could not be vegan
Me too. Oh well, at least it saves the planet from those dreadful bees.
- Stokey Sue
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Badger's Mate wrote:I wondered how granola could not be vegan
Me too. Oh well, at least it saves the planet from those dreadful bees.
I have known separately two ethical vegans who occasionally ate honey on the grounds this probably supports the honey bee population rather than abusing it
Common sense sometimes breaks out
Re: Vegan granola
I’m not vegan but choose not to eat honey. I’d rather the bees were able to consume the product they made rather than being fed sugar water. https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/why-go-vegan/honey-industry
I would use maple or agave syrup on the rare occasion I make something that uses honey. I’ve got a box of Dorset Cereals granola on the go at the moment which is vegan. I don’t eat it often though.
I would use maple or agave syrup on the rare occasion I make something that uses honey. I’ve got a box of Dorset Cereals granola on the go at the moment which is vegan. I don’t eat it often though.
- Earthmaiden
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I think it depends on the source of the honey (if you are not strictly vegan). I know a lady who keeps happy bees and takes just a little honey for her own use so there is still enough left for the bees. Obviously she isn't trying to make a profit but does give honey and mead to lucky friends.
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I once tried mead. I thought it was the most disgusting drink I’d ever tasted.
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I agree EM, I have no particular issue with small local beekeepers.
I tried some mead from a small producer the Christmas before last but didn’t think much to it. Not that keen on the flavour of honey if I’m honest.
I tried some mead from a small producer the Christmas before last but didn’t think much to it. Not that keen on the flavour of honey if I’m honest.
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Pepper Pig wrote:I once tried mead. I thought it was the most disgusting drink I’d ever tasted.
I tried it first at a rather raucous medieval banquet and it seemed fine . It wouldn't be my drink of choice normally but I don't mind a few sips.
Re: Vegan granola
Didn't the article say that egg white is often used to form "clusters" with the granola ingredients? That would make it unacceptable to vegans.
- Earthmaiden
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Yes, it said you could use aquafaba instead but then StokeySue noticed that hers contained honey which isn't vegan either (the vegan version has agave syrup). I think that originally, when many of us saw the article, we wondered what on earth was in granola that wasn't vegan!
- Stokey Sue
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Re: Vegan granola
I did have a go at making granola in the past, in my experience is the toffee-like coating holds the clusters together, I've never seen a recipe that required egg white
This would be typical of recipes I've seen previously
https://www.thespruceeats.com/homemade-granola-1664973
This would be typical of recipes I've seen previously
https://www.thespruceeats.com/homemade-granola-1664973
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