Sweet Utopia has become my girls new favorite vegan dessert book. They love a cookbook full of pictures especially when it is of the sweet stuff! The pictures are amazing, photos are done by Milan Valencik. Just the other day while I was at the store they made a batch of lemon cookies that were so good! They are on page 64. They had saved some for pictures but we couldn’t find our camera card- so they got eaten up before we got a picture.
Sharon Valencik wrote the book. She has a wonderful website HERE. Her website has several recipes and pictures of some of the desserts from the book. Book Publishing Company is the publisher.
Introduction
Stocking the Kitchen
- basic supplies and tools
- electric equipment
- ingredients
- Extracts, Spices and Flavorings
- Fresh Producce
- Frozen Foods
- Refrigerated Foods
- Pantry Staples
Succeed in Vegan Baking
- ingredient tips
- procedural tips
- substitutions, equivalents, and conversions
Ch 1 Decadent Cakes
- sweet utopia tips
- simplest rich chocolate cake with chocolate frosting
- midnight cake with chocolate frosting
- cocoa-berry cake with berry cream frosting
- chocolate chip and nut streusel coffee cake
- banana cake with banana caramel creme and roasted pecans
- delicious vanilla cake
- coconut heaven cake with coconut buttercream frosting
- lemon-poppy zing cake
- carrot cake negril
- zucchini loaf cake with a tangerine twist
- zesty orange layer cake
- strawberry fields cake with unbeetable buttercream frosting
- peach crumb cake
- festive apple cake
- ultimate peanut butter cup cake
- almond-rasberry cake
- sticky toffee pudding
- cashew-coconut-lemon roll cake
- carrot spice cake
- pumpkin-chocolate chip muffins
- very berry corn muffins
Ch 2 Scrumptious Cookies
- sweet utopia tips
- chocolate chippers
- fudgy chip cookies
- mocha-almond chippers
- green speckled oaties
- tahini-coconut-oatmeal cookies
- sesame cookies
- banana-cranberry-cashew cookies
- lemon hearts (these are so good)
- almond macaroons
- cherry-poppy seed jam prints
- carrot cake cookies with maple-cream cheese frosting
- nutty biscotti
- crunchy peanut butter cookies
- minty green tea stars
- pecan crescents
- orange burst cookies ‘n’ cream
- gingerbread guys
- chocolate-glazed almond cookies
- rugalach
- hamantaschen
- choco-choco sandwich minis
- ice cream cookie sandwiches
Ch 3 Creamy Cheesecakes and Pies
- sweet utopia tips
- make-your-own crust
- coconut crust
- banana crust
- oat crust
- chocolate-peanut butter crust
- date-spelt crust
- graham cracker crust
- best-ever cherry cheesecake
- fresh strawberry cheesecake pie
- pineapple splash cheesecake
- green tea swirl cheesecake
- coconut-almond cheesecake pie
- pumpkin cheesecake pie
- almond cheesecake pie
- chocolate cheesecake pie
- peanut butter mini-cheesecakes
- three-layer cheesecake bars
- mocha-marble cheesecake
- luscious lime pie
- chocolate-pecan paradise pie
- lemon-berry tart
- pumpkin-nut pie
ch 4 Velvety Mousses, Puddings and Cremes
- sweet utopia tips
- divine chocolate pudding
- almond pudding
- carrot-ginger pudding
- mango-lime pudding
- rice pudding
- coconut tapioca pudding
- chocolate mousse
- cappuccino custard
- peanut butter mousse
- strawberry mousse
- pina colada custard
- orange ‘n’ cream gel
- whiskey creme bread pudding
- vanilla-agave custard
- pumpkin custard with cran-razz relish
- pudding parfaits
- nutty creme
- cashew creme
- coconut creme
- lemon creme
Ch 5 Luscious Treats
- holiday pumpkin trifle
- coconut tiramisu
- chocolate-covered almond-tangerine balls
- ultimate brownies
- chocolate sausage
- chocolate-cherry candy cups
- rum balls
- nutty fudge
- chocolate-rose halvah balls
- spice puffs
- fudge-raspberry mini-cups
- praline bars
- lemon love cups
- utopia granola
- frozen strawberry margarita mini-cups
- banana-caramel swirl
- vanilla-agave soy ice cream
- blueberry-lemon scones
- fruity chocolate crepe rollups
- steamed fruit dumplings
- healthful crepes with orange-maple syrup
- coconut milk fondue trio
- nut cigars
- poppy seed roll
- apple strudel
- fruit-berry cookie cobbler
- ice cream cake
This book is a must have for any vegan or vegetarian! My daughters have dog-earred many of the recipes.