Sinfully Vegan: Over 140 Decadent Desserts to Satisfy Every Vegan's Sweet Tooth

by Lois Dieterly, Pauline Neuwirth (Designed by)

Choosing to be a vegan doesn't have to mean a life of deprivation -- now readers can pamper their palates with healthy foods and still indulge in all their favorite treats. In Sinfully Vegan, author Lois Dieterly has "veganized" all the traditional favorites -- including chocolate cake, fudge, cheesecake, apple pie, and strawberry shortcake -- without sacrificing the great flavor, and offers many brand-new recipes for cooks to add to their dessert repertoire. Sinfully Vegan's 140 recipes cover the full spectrum of desserts -- from cakes, candies, cookies, and brownies to pies, tarts, puddings, and breads -- all of which are dairy- and eggfree, and even includes a section with wheat-free alternatives. Complete with helpful pantry-stocking tips and nutritional breakdowns for each recipe, Sinfully Vegan offers a sumptuous array of dessert choices and is perfect for all those vegans out there yearning for something sweet to satisfy their cravings.

Genres: Cookbooks, Vegan, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food

240 pages, Paperback

First published October 26, 2003

Reviews

[jess · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is aptly titled, although not in the way I hoped. I don't really buy into the notion of "sin," inherently, but it is SINFUL to use such a heavy hand with tofu in dessert recipes and depend heavily on expensive amounts of maple syrup (two and a half cups? REALLY?) as a primary sweetener.

This book would be great if some relative of yours wanted to cook up a special vegan dessert for an isolated visit from you. Or if you were just learning to cook vegan and had no idea what makes vegan desserts delicious, or delicious desserts vegan. This might be good if you loved to cook with tofu in every single dish you ever make, or if you have money to burn and love to sweeten every recipe with maple syrup, even though it's not inherently healthy and has a distinct flavor that doesn't even go well with, oh, i dont know, mint and chocolate.

This book might not be good if you have any experience with vegan desserts, or if you want to try new ingredients and techniques. I think I'll skip the "sinful" tofu pudding and tofu cream pies, and stick with the Vegan with a Vengeance series, along with veganizing Martha Stewart and Paula Dean recipes myself.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok I got this book to make desserts a little healthier and it definitely achieved that. I do have to agree with a lot of reviewers of this book on the using large amounts of maple syrup, which is not cheap, but if it gets me out of using artificial sweeteners like Splenda, I'll give it a try. I really liked that the book had full nutritional info with each recipe. I'm not afraid to use tofu in desserts, which is a good thing, since it is in pretty much every dessert. I wouldn't cook most of the recipes in here as I'm not that much of a baker, but about four recipes in here looked good, so I think I'll try them. I will definitely look out for more vegan baking cookbooks in the future

[Vaishali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Decadent, delicious recipes. Good God.

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Haven't made a bad cake from this book yet. Super tasty, super easy. My favorites are the German Chocolate cake and Oops, I dropped my cake

[Hemla Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent! Excellent recipe book. Tried quite a few recipes from here. Cheesecakes are simply divine! These vegan cheesecakes disappear in my house. My kids just LOVE them and want them to be made for their birthdays all the time. A definite cookbook to have. I only cook Vegan and this is a must, must, book for all those Vegans out there if you want to have delectable desserts. Even the meat eaters like these desserts too. I have had only good come out of this book. I will have to now go and buy Lois' new book since I'll now be missing some recipes. Can't wait! Lois, you rock! Thank you for this divine book! Best Vegan dessert cookbook out there ~ and I've tried many . . .

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book, given to me by a vegetarian friend, introduced me to the wonders of zanthan gum. Every cake I have made from these recipes have been devoured by my omnivorous guests, they are a favorite at every potluck. There are many gluten or wheat-free recipes here, and hints are given to alter every recipe. The cakes are moist, but not too heavy, and full of flavor. If you know a diabetic, or anyone with dietary restrictions that is missing sweets or needs a good birthday cake, this is the cookbook to own.

[Plant Girl · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have had only moderate success with this book. So many of the recipes call for an insane amount of maple syrup (who can afford to use 2 cups of real maple syrup in a cookie recipe??) so I haven't even tried those. The coconut pecan frosting is the best thing I have made from this book, and it goes very well on a plain chocolate cake. I'd like to see some more basic vegan dessert recipes, so maybe that's why I didn't like this book a lot.

[Sherry Lee · Rating 1 out of 5]

I tried four recipes. One had the liquid measurement completely wrong. Another recipe was far too sweet, although I recognize that as an individual taste thing. Another recipe had a chocolate topping that was the consistency of elastic. I don't even remember now the disaster with the fourth recipe. I must have picked the worst recipes in the book, as several other people have reviewed it positively.

[Donna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Call me silly, but if I'm going to eat a dessert, I want it to be truly decadent, not pseudo-healthy! Some of the recipes in here are good, but you have to be really choosy about what you try. If you want "i'm a healthy veegan" desserts, then dig in. If you want true oil and sugar - head towards Isa Chandra Moskowitz's vegan cupcakes...

[Corinne Goldenberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a gem! It is full of the most amazing recipes for vegan cheesecake that you'll ever find. Every recipe (particularly for the cheesecake) that I've tried has turned out brilliantly, no matter which flavor you try. The only suggestion that I have is to scrap all the intricate crust recipes and just use your basic crushed vegan cookies and melted Earth Balance.

[Audrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

this has recipes that sound incredible, but when i tried to make the brownies they came out the consistency of Gak...
the donuts were really hard to make and also did not come out that great

[Connie]

Not because I'm exclusively Vegan, but because I'm allergic to eggs/dairy. I'd love to get recommendations on more books like this (please).

[Terra · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite vegan cook book ever! I love making these treats, bringing them to gatherings and never telling anyone they are vegan till after they have consumed the tasty treat.

[Stephen]

This book is balls. I made the cake on the cover and it tasted like balls.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great recipes in general (esp. pies!) though I just can't seem to make egg replacements and arrowroot do what the non-vegan recipe would.

[Kachina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderfully decadent desserts in here, easily fit for a non-vegan party. Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting made from tofu, and you could never tell! Tons of tasty recipes!

[Marion Littman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really GOOD desserts!