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Give the gift of food with this Vegan Mac n Cheese in a jar. Fast, easy, and delicious! From the new book, Vegan Food Gifts.

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I’ve always said that food is my love language.

Some people have the gift of words. Others find their greatest joy in spending time together. And while those too are important for me I believe one of the best ways I express my love for others is in preparing food. Every year at Christmas I start making my gifts of homemade chocolate truffles and cookie mixes, granola and themed gift baskets and there is little else that gets me in the holiday spirit than the process of making these gifts. So as you can imagine when I first heard about this book my initial thought was, “a book made just for me!” and I was first in line to get myself a copy.

vegan food gifts

Vegan Food Gifts, as the title suggests, is a Do-it-Yourself guide to making all sorts of edible gifts: baked goods, dried mixes, sauces, liqueurs, and more. Written by cookbook writer extraordinaire, Joni Marie Newman and photographed by the talented Celine Steen (Have Cake Will Travel) this book is truly something beautiful.

The first chapter, Cut Along the Dotted Line is dedicated to making your food gifts beautiful. This chapter is filled with instructions and templates for making basic packages: envelopes, boxes, recipe books, and even reusable felt gift bags and includes actual cut outs for beautifully illustrated gift tags and recipe cards to be given directly with the gifts.

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After that the book is broken into 5 chapter with different kinds of edible gifts.

  • Ready to Gift: Delicious gifts ready for immediate enjoyment
  • Just Add Water: Make-at-home gift mixes for anytime assembly
  • A Tisket, a Tasket, a Yummy Vegan Basket: Themed gift baskets
  • Jars Full of Goodness: Jams, jellies, sauces, and other yummy stuff in jars
  • Last Call!: Homemade liqueurs, infusions, mixers, and more.

Each chapter is FILLED with amazing recipes like Sea Salt Caramels, Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix, Buffalo Hot Sauce, and Bloody Mary Mix.

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Throughout the book Joni gives you tips on how best to “gift it” as well as recipe cards (like the one below) to go with any of the gifts that might need instructions.  Between the illustrations, recipes, tips, and cut outs Joni gives you everything you need to gift the perfect edible gifts.

mac and cheese mix recipe card

There is no better time than now to get yourself a copy of this book. It’s one you will use again and again and again. But before you go, Joni is generously letting me share one of her recipe from the book, this Vegan Mac n Cheese, with you today AND giving away a copy to a lucky reader! Enter below for a chance to win.

Vegan Mac n Cheese

*All the photographs used in this post are taken from the book Vegan Food Gifts and are used with permission from the author.

Vegan Mac n Cheese
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Vegan Macaroni and Cheese
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Give the gift of food with this Vegan Mac n Cheese in a jar. Fast, easy, and delicious! From the new book, Vegan Food Gifts.

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 
Course: Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Vegan Mac n Cheese
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 339 kcal
Author: Joni Marie Newman
Ingredients
Instructions

  1. Using a very dry blender or a coffee grinder, grind cashews in small batches into a very fine powder. To a container with a tight fitting lid, add all other ingredients and shake vigorously until well mixed.

  2. Package in clear cello bags or a jar with tight fitting lid.
Recipe Notes

Once opened, store in the refrigerator for up to a month, or freeze indefinitely.
To make mac and cheese: Add a heaping 1/2 cup full of mix to 1 cup of nondairy milk or water in a sauce pot and heat over medium, constantly stirring until thickened. Add to one pound of prepared pasta for instant mac and cheese!

Nutrition Facts
Vegan Mac n Cheese
Amount Per Serving
Calories 339 Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21g 32%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Sodium 6mg 0%
Potassium 550mg 16%
Total Carbohydrates 26g 9%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Sugars 2g
Protein 14g 28%
Vitamin A 5.4%
Vitamin C 0.3%
Calcium 2.1%
Iron 22.9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  4. I love giving vegan food gifts! Usually I give sweets like cookies, candied almonds, or banana bread, but I can’t wait to read this book for new ideas!

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  8. I like REALLY elaborate dishes, almost akin to Thanksgiving side dishes. Sure, we all dig cookies, but sometimes it gets monotonous and half go uneaten due to everyone’s worry about their waistline. I like to cook ’em something they can use!

    Otherwise, spices and seasonings are always nice classes. I’m in art college, so that gives me an excuse to get all creative with decorating the jars even though I’m FAR from crafty!

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  16. I make an eggnog bread (with Silk nog) that has dried fruit soaked in bourbon and pecans in it. This year I’m making gingerbread granola too.

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  33. What a delicious book, and that mac and cheese sounds delightful. My favorite food to gift is jam because it’s easy to make lots of it in summer & have them ready in winter. And who what’s not to like about a jar of fancy jam?

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