The Joy of Vegan Baking, Revised and Updated Edition: More than 150 Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets

I LOVE this baking cookbook. Oh my gosh, the banana chocolate chip muffins are fabulous. The Blueberry Orange Bundt Cake—-WOW! Yummy and beautiful to display. Si many awesome things to make.Another thing I love is how Colleen has made her indices so simple to find recipes. I’ve never seen any author do as she did and, boy, do I appreciate it.Her podcast, Food for Thought is also amazing. She’s so smart and so helpful and compassionate. Check it out.I have also purchased The 30 day Vegan Challenge and The Joyful Vegan. I love how much I am enjoying learning from her. I am a joyful vegan now for a little over four months. At 73 years young, I have found that I am not too old to learn. I love being a lifelong learner! And I love how good I feel about the benefits of being vegan.

I bought this book almost as soon as it hit the shelves last fall. At the time, I didn't know anything about Colleen, her activism, her podcast, her website, etc. I just saw it at the bookstore & thought it was beautiful. The layout is so convenient, the pictures are gorgeous, and the instructions are easy-to-follow. I have been using this book quite often ever since buying it 6 months ago.I have never made a recipe from "The Joy of Vegan Baking" that didn't turn out perfectly. A few of my favorites are: Butterscotch Pudding, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Date & Almond Butter Smoothie, Mexican Wedding Cookies, Focaccia (best bread I've ever had!), Soft Pretzels, Hot Chocolate, and the Light Lemon Bundt Cake with Lemon Sauce (I take the liberty of adding blueberries to this one). I always get rave reviews--all from my omnivore friends & family!One feature that I really like in this book are the "Food Lore" snippets placed on some recipe pages. Here, Colleen explains the history of the dish, or shares an interesting factoid about it. I was also pleasantly surprised to see that the recipes included in the book aren't ALL baked goods; smoothies, teas, puddings, and others are also present. Additionally--and this might be my favorite part, besides the actual recipes themselves--the Index is the most comprehensive & convenient I've ever seen! There are THREE indices: one general, one by season, and one by holiday/occasion. Even in the general index, the recipes are sorted by name, type, and ingredient... So if you have cinnamon (for instance) & want to see what you can make, see "Cinnamon" in the index & all recipes that use this as a primary (or secondary) ingredient will be listed. Same goes for peanut butter, chocolate, pumpkin, nutmeg, etc. It's fantastic!I love that this book seems to be made with EVERYONE in mind: meat- and dairy-eaters, as well as the veg crowd. Some vegan cookbooks have recipes that I personally find delicious, but I can willingly admit that they are a little too "crunchy granola" or "earthy tasting" for most to whole-heartedly enjoy. Not so in this book!Also worth noting... Some people think "vegan" = "health food," and that misconception has led to some negative reviews for this book. Just by virtue of these recipes being egg- & dairy-free, they're a bit healthier than other [non-veg] desserts. But vegans know how to indulge, too! :) For the most part (there are a few exceptions), the recipes in this book are not lowfat, whole grain, or low-calorie. But they're perfect for special occasions, or for sharing desserts with those picky (or skeptical) eaters in your life. The dishes are so comforting & familiar, and don't taste like the "vegan version" of an old favorite; they taste just like the egg- and dairy-laden versions, only better & cruelty-free! They're by no means "diet food," but traditional desserts aren't meant to be! And if you don't like using white sugar & flour (like me), replace some of it with the healthier alternative of your choosing... The recipes are flexible enough to lend themselves to some tweaking!I also want to say that if you like this book, you'll love the author's podcast. "Vegetarian Food for Thought" is smart, insightful, supportive and SO INSPIRING! I want to tell everyone I know about it because it's THAT amazing.I highly, highly recommend this book--for beginning cooks, advanced chefs, and everyone in-between!

I recently began listening to the author's podcast, which is how I heard about this book. It's really a gorgeous cookbook with many color photos and a terrific layout. I know there are people that criticize cookbooks with lots of photos as fluff, but trust me, this is one of the most comprehensive cookbooks I own. As others have said, there is a *ton* of information on vegan baking, as well as tips scattered throughout the book. The vast majority of ingredients are common and familiar. I am a new vegetarian and there was only one ingredient that was new to me. I was most impressed with the variety of desserts included. Another reviewer already listed the categories so I won't repeat them, but the list is really extensive. I just received the book yesterday so I'll have to amend this review once I've had a chance to do some baking (the lemon bars are at the top of my list), but I'm already hoping the author will create future cookbooks for all types of dishes!!Update: I promised an update once I had tried some recipes--yum! I've made the chocolate chip cookies, the lemon bars, the apple pie with the flaky pie crust, the pumpkin pie with the pecan crust, the light lemon bundt cake, the blueberry orange bundt cake, the lemon cheesecake, and...my favorite...the German apple cake. From the ingredients, the cake doesn't appear to be anything out of the ordinary, but it certainly is. I couldn't get enough. The chocolate cake (with her chocolate frosting) was the best I've had--moist, "chocolatey", light and fluffy.In response to the comment on my original post, I wanted to add that while the quality of the recipes are obviously an important part of any cookbook, other characteristics are important too. Is it easy to read? Do the recipes use easy-to-find ingredients? Is the layout attractive? Am I, as the reader, given "bonus" information above and beyond the recipes? The answer to all of these for the Joy of Vegan Baking is yes!!UPDATE March 2022: It's been over 14 years since I purchased this cookbook and it's still one of my all-time favorites. :)

Lovely book! Makes vegan baking for a newbie less daunting! Familiar recipes with lots of helpful tips.I do have two wishes: I am a picture kind of gal. I really wished that every food dish had a picture. I like to know where I am headed. Secondly no nutrition facts on anything! I like to be able to know what I am getting into as well. If I have a certain number of left calories for my dessert for that day, nutrition at the bottom of the recipes would be a big timesaver!I will update my review when I get to bake something!

Seit ein paar Monaten ernähre ich mich vegan und habe mal dieses Backbuch geholt, weil die Bewertungen so gut waren. In der Tat - habe einige Rezepte ausprobiert und sind alle gut gelungen. Besonders spannend finde ich aber die "Ersatzprodukte", die besprochen werden. Bspw. Flohsamenschalen anstelle von Eiern - genial - klappt wunderbar.

I have found the book to be extremely useful

I've made a couple of the recipes so far and they turned out really well. Not just a great baking book but a fantastic resource which includes information on substitutions and when to use each one and hints for when things go wrong. Ingredients are listed in US quantities and British as well as oven temperatures. A great book for vegans or anyone who wants to improve their baking skills.

This was the first vegan baking book I used when I turned vegan, and it gave me hope that I could still enjoy delicious cookies, cakes and more. In fact, many of the recipes turned out better than many non-vegan recipes I had used in the past! Though my cookbook collection has grown, I still use the recipes in this book.

super livre avec plein de recette. Il y a peu de photos mais celle que l'on a donne l'eau à la bouche. Les recettes sont genials, toute simple. Dommage qu'il ne soit pas en français.