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Cooking the Thanksgiving feast can be a challenge when you have special diets to consider. Don’t stress when, at the last minute, you learn one of your holiday guests is vegan, or gluten free, or lactose intolerant – I have a solution for you!<\/p>\n
I could not believe the disparaging and obnoxious comments I saw on a Thanksgiving roundup of side dishes for special diets (vegan, gluten free, paleo) on\u00a0BuzzFeed. Remarks such as \u00a0“give it a rest for one day” or “we’re having a traditional Thanksgiving and all the vegans can bring their own food” was not only shocking to me, but absolutely not the spirit of the holiday! Any genteel entertainer’s primary objective is for guests to feel comfortable and welcome in their home and to depart pleasantly happy and satisfied.<\/p>\n
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Be a shining star on a day that can be awkward for so many people with diet restrictions. With the help of The Hain Celestial Group’s Coconut Dream™, I whipped up this amazing dessert that ALL your guests will want to devour, but is actually designed to make your vegan guests feel really special. It’s also gluten free, diary-free, low sodium and delicious! AND, it doesn’t require baking, so no need to juggle oven space or time.<\/p>\n
For the holidays, my objective was to create a recipe that has all the seasonal flavors and taste memory of traditional pumpkin desserts and highlight this celebration of thankfulness for how fortunate we are and for the people in our lives, with a simply sensational dessert that even non-vegans will want to gobble up (hehe).<\/p>\n
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Viol\u00e0, this creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake with a pecan-cacao crust is vegan, gluten free, soy free, and dairy free – its velvety texture is achieved from a mixture of plain Coconut Dream dairy-free yogurt, organic pumpkin and a bit of vegan cream cheese with an abundance of warming spices for maximum flavor.\u00a0Coarsely ground pecans and organic Dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa adds crunchy texture and the delightfully chocolate nuttiness plays beautifully with spiced pumpkin. Top with vegan whipped cream, a crispy ginger snap cookie (not gluten free) and these incredible handmade coconut marshmallows found at Whole Foods, and I was in lactose-free heaven!<\/p>\n