Plant-Based Holiday Shopping at the Co-op
Whether you are hosting a dairy-free holiday meal, responsible for a vegan appetizer or you’re offering an array of options for your guests with varying food preferences, the Co-op has always had the best selection of tasty alternative options. Peruse our aisles and you’ll see unique finds to add to your holiday table or use this handy guide to build a plant-based holiday shopping list.
Appetizers
Building a fantastic plant-based grazing board is pretty easy these days with all of the choices available. We have an abundance of plant-based cheeses including great options for a cheese or charcuterie platter like The Uncreamery Smoked Gouda Almond Cheese round, Cultured Kitchen Cashew Reserve Herbs de Provence and Misha’s French Connection and Smoked Cheddar. Find these in our refrigerated case at the end of aisle 1. Pile up some Goldie Lox Vegan Carrot Lox (also aisle 1 cooler) with its beautiful color, olives, nuts and crackers from our Specialty Department, and fill in with some dried fruits from the bulk department (dried apricots from Good Humus are a favorite!) or fresh local produce like Bartlett pears.
Stuffed Mushrooms always seem to be a hit and are easier to make than you think. Great alternative sausage options include the Field Roast Italian and Garlic, Gardein Ultimate Ground, Tofurky Italian sausage or the Beyond Sausage. Pair with a Follow Your Heart Feta or Miyoko’s Cream cheese along with herbs and breadcrumbs for a delicious filling.
Puff Pastry appetizers are some of the easiest to make and most delicious and we now have DuFours Vegan Puff Pastry! Find this item in the freezer along with Fillo Factory Fillo dough which is also vegan and perfect for making stuffed fillo triangles.
Holiday Main Dish
Plant-based main dish items will be located in our freezer section and include the ever-popular Tofurky Roast. Also available are a Tofurky Ham Roast, the Field Roast Celebration Roast and Field Roast Cranberry & Hazelnut Roast. Both Tofurky and Field Roast offer kits that include their roasts plus sides or gravy, and you can also find packages of just the gravy – because we all need more gravy. There is never enough, let’s be real.
Holiday Ingredients and Side Dishes
Sweet Potato Casserole is easy to make vegan with Dandies’s vegan marshmallows as your topping. Coconut oil is a great vegan substitute for pretty much any fat, but we also have Miyokos and Cultured Kitchen butter substitutes which have great consistency.
Roasted Balsamic Brussels sprouts get a savory kick with Louisville Vegan Bacon Bits. These are also great as salad toppings or for your roasted or sauteed green beans.
Give your stuffing a savory flavor with Pumfu Sausage Crumbles or stock up on our Co-op Housemade Vegan Sagebread Stuffing that is available in our Grab & Go section.
Don’t forget our Co-op Housemade vegan gravy – this staple is so popular we have it year-round on our hot bar. You can find it pre-packed in our Grab & Go case in multiple sizes or hot and ready on the bar. Other gravy options include Simply Organic Vegetarian Brown Gravy Mix (aisle 1 end back end-cap) and Primal Kitchen No-Dairy Mushroom Gravy in a glass jar (aisle 1).
Vegan Breads and Rolls
A majority of our artisan bread loaves are vegan already including Acme Baking, Manzanita Bakehouse, Grateful Bread, Camina Bakery and the Baker and the Cakemaker. Rolls can be tougher to find vegan options because eggs are often used in fortified breads like these but we will have enriched dinner rolls from West Sac Baking, little Northern Classic dinner rolls and Take & Bake Biscuits from Brown Rice Bakery in our freezer section and the Bread SRSLY dinner rolls in the refrigerated case near the dairy.
Cake, Pies, Cookies and Sweet Treats
Our Co-op Housemade Vegan Pumpkin Pie is available in whole, half and single slices and is made with a wheat-free crust. Top it off with our Co-op Housemade vegan whipped cream or
So Delicious Dairy-free Coco Whip.
Daiya makes a dairy-free pumpkin cheesecake that is located in our freezer section (also Gluten-free!).
Sugar Plum Vegan has an astounding number of options available and flavors, sizes and items rotate throughout the week and seasonally. Look in the refrigerated cooler near the bulk department for cakes, seasonal pies, cookies, bars and more.
If you are looking to bake a cake or cupcakes you can find Miss Jones Cake Mixes and Frosting on aisle 3.
Make that apple pie A-La-Mode with dairy-free frozen desserts like Nadamoo! Van Ahhhhh Ice Cream or Cosmic Bliss Vanilla Coconut Bliss. Yum!!
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