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Norfolk, Va. – Now that 47% of Americans want to incorporate more vegan foods into their meals, this Thanksgiving is poised to be probably the most vegan one but. So to assist vacation hosts plan their menus, PETA has compieled the Top 10 Vegan Pies served throughout the nation.
Listed below are the winners, from coast to coast:
- Within the Western U.S., the superbly seasoned Spiced Pumpkin Pie from Corina Bakery in Tacoma, Washington, takes the cake. The Key Lime Pie from Sweet Hazel & Co. in Murray, Utah, additionally nabbed a spot for its sweet-and-tangy custard topped with recent dairy-free whipped cream.
- In America’s heartland, winners embody the Blackberry Raspberry Pie from Stockholm Pie and General Store in Stockholm, Wisconsin, with its well-known, flaky vegan double crust; the spiced and creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie from Sinfull Bakery in Houston; the Pecan Pie Tart from Ezra’s Enlightened Café in Indianapolis, that includes wealthy dates and a sweet-and-salty pecan-walnut crust; and the Candy Potato Pie from Southern Roots Vegan Bakery in San Antonio, with a tasty custard combining recent candy potatoes and spice.
- On the East Coast, winners embody the Dutch Apple Pie with cinnamon and brown sugar from Mo’Pweeze Bakery in Denville, New Jersey; the bourbon-infused Peach Pie with a Crumble High from Col’s Kitchen in Harmony, New Hampshire; the Candy Potato Coconut Pie from Clementine Bakery in Brooklyn, New York; and the Chocolate Cream Pie—darkish chocolate and oat milk in a flaky crust, topped with aquafaba whipped cream—from Bonafide Bakeshop & Cafe in Apex, North Carolina.
“These decadent desserts dish up loads of vacation taste with no single egg or splash of milk,” says PETA Government Vice President Tracy Reiman. “From peach to pumpkin to pecan, PETA celebrates all of the vegan pies that make it straightforward to get pleasure from a scrumptious ThanksVegan feast that leaves chickens and cows in peace.”
Not solely are vegan desserts freed from saturated animal fats and ldl cholesterol, additionally they spare animals immense struggling: Within the dairy business, calves are torn away from their moms shortly after beginning, and within the egg business, components of chickens’ beaks are minimize off with a sizzling blade after they’re only a few days outdated.
Every eatery will obtain a framed certificates from PETA, which provides free vegan Thanksgiving recipes on its web site.
PETA—whose motto reads, partially, that “animals usually are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For extra data, please go to PETA.org or observe the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
