Cheers to Vegan Sweets: Drink-Inspired Vegan Desserts

Cant' wait to try the recipes.

While I don't bake often, I do enjoy whipping up something sweet and cake-like from time to time. I have plenty of baking cookbooks on my shelves, but couldn't pass up a review copy of Kelly Peloza's new one, Cheers to Vegan Sweets: Drink-Inspired Vegan Desserts: From the Cafe to the Cocktail Lounge, Turn Your Sweet Sips Into Even Better Bites! Talk about a specialty cookbook! Not only are the 125 recipes for cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and cakes inspired by beverages (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic), but they're all vegan.Vegan, of course, means no butter or eggs. Instead, the recipes call for vegan margarine (like Earth Balance, which is actually very good and far far FAR tastier than any other of those margarine products that taste like fake-butter popcorn topping), and in some cases, coconut oil, both available at Whole Foods and some larger supermarkets. As for egg replacers - there are none, which makes this cookbook accessible for pretty much everyone, since there are few hard-to-find ingredients.I wanted to try every recipe and started with the bourbon banana bread, as I had three very ripe bananas begging to be turned into something. The result was pretty delicious, with strong banana flavor and a hint of bourbon, and the texture was moist and fluffy. Rather than bake it in a large loaf pan for 1 hour, I used three smaller ones that I baked for 35 minutes. They were perfect.If you're vegan, have vegan friends, or aren't vegan at all, Cheers to Vegan Sweets might be a fun addition to your cookbook shelf.

The Arnold Palmer Loaf was a hit with my non-vegan co-workers. I baked it for a staff meeting. I love the lemony flavor and the moist texture. I baked it in my toaster oven so I wouldn't heat up my whole house with the bigger oven on a summer day. This cookbook was a gift from a dear friend. I look forward to baking more treats from it.

This book is brimming with delicious recipes based on all kinds of drinks. I would have never imagined them. The photos are stunning and bright and make you want to get in the kitchen and get baking. The layout is great, with recipes grouped together based on where you would get the drink like Lemonade Stand and Soda Fountain! How adorable! The front section is packed with all the info on the basics you will need, each ingredient explained and the equipment you will need. My favourites are Strawberry Banana Smoothie Waffles, Apple Cider Doughnuts, Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls, Chai Spice Baklava, Coconut Hot Chocolate Fudge and both of the Shirley Temple themed recipes (both cupcakes and cookies)! You will not be disappointed if you have a sweet tooth and like to have fun in your kitchen. A definite recommended book for any library!

The Chai Spice Baklava alone are worth writing a review. The combinations in this cookbook are fun, unique, and delicious. The Grape Soda Cupcakes really take your childhood memories to an elevated level. Up next for my baking is definitely the Beer Pretzels and I cannot wait.

All of the recipes I’ve tried are delicious and well received by picky eaters. The ingredients were readily available even though I live in a non vegan household and the recipes uncomplicated. I also really enjoy the layout and the pictures.