Vegan pigs in a blanket are the perfect addition to your Christmas menu! With just five simple ingredients you can make a vegan appetizer that everyone will love.
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If you've seen my vegan charcuterie board or my Furikake Chex Mix, you'll know that I love to make recipes that allow vegans to celebrate the holidays in style.
These vegan pigs in a blanket are crispy and buttery with a hint of cranberry jelly flavor. Stick a toothpick in them for some 80s nostalgia!
What Are The Best Vegan Sausage Links To Use?
- Beyond Meat: In addition to lots of other plant based meat alternatives, Beyond Meat makes vegan sausage links.
- Birds Eye: Birds Eye Green Cuisine makes a protein-packed meat free sausage suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
- Field Roast: Field Roast makes four kinds of vegan sausages that are perfect for pigs in a blanket. They are:
- Smoked Apple and Sage
- Italian Garlic and Fennel
- Spicy Mexican Chipotle
- Caramelized Onions and Beer
- Freida's Soyrizo: If you like the smoky taste of chorizo, these vegan sausages might be right up your alley.
- Tofurkey: Tofurkey makes three kinds of vegan sausages that might be just what you're looking for your homemade vegan pigs in a blanket. They are:
- Beer Brats
- Italian
- Kielbasa
- Gusta Vegan Sausages: If you're in Canada, you might want to check out Gusta vegan sausages.
- Future Farm: If you're in Europe, Future Farm makes great vegan friendly sausages that are available at major retailers like Sainsburys.
Ingredients
You'll need these 5 simple ingredients to make these easy vegan pigs in a blanket:
- Crescent Roll Dough / Croissant Dough: Pillsbury, Trader Joe's, Annie's, and others offer vegan crescent rolls. In Europe, you can use Jus Roll Crossaint Dough, which is vegan friendly.
- Vegan Sausages: You can use any brand of vegan sausages you prefer. See above for links to some of my favorite plant based meat alternative's companies.
- Cranberry Sauce: A thin layer of cranberry sauce inside the dough will give your pigs in a blanket that special Christmas flavor.
- Soy Milk: We'll be using soy milk as a replacement egg glaze on the dough.
- Poppy Seeds: Sprinkling the dough with poppy seeds before popping your pigs in a blanket in the oven, adds a bit of color and texture.
How To Make Vegan Pigs In A Blanket
- Preheat your oven to 360 F (180 C). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Pop open your crescent roll tube. Lay the triangular pieces of dough point side down on a lightly floured surface. Lay the sausage at the top of the triangle (see photo). You want for the ends of the sausages to show, so if your sausages are smaller than the dough, give it a trim with your kitchen scissors. If the vegan sausage you're using are bigger than the triangle of dough, you're good to go!
- Once your dough has been cut to the right size, put a thin scraping of cranberry jelly down the center of the triangle. Leave a generous border free from cranberry jelly.
- Starting at the long top side (where the sausage is), roll the puff pasty around the vegan sausage, sealing the tip down with your finger. Transfer your vegan pigs in a blanket to your baking tray.
- Brush some soy milk over the tops of the dough, and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake for 15 -20 minutes, or until the dough is crispy and golden. Enjoy!
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Frequently Asked Questions About This Recipe
You would need to use gluten free puff pastry and check to make sure that your vegan sausages do not contain gluten.
They are best served immediately, and don't store well in the fridge. The pastry tends to lose it's crispiness. However, you can prepare them ahead of time and store them in the fridge unbaked until you're ready to bake and serve them.
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Recipe
Vegan Pigs In Blankets
Ingredients
- 8 vegan sausages *see note 1
- 1 package (8 count) crescent roll dough *see note 2
- 1 tablespoon cranberry sauce/jelly
- 1½ tablespoon poppy seeds
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 360 F (180 C). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Open the crescent roll tube. Lay the triangular pieces of dough point side down on a lightly floured surface. Lay the sausage at the top of the triangle (see photo). You want for the ends of the sausages to show, so if your sausages are smaller than the dough, give it a trim with kitchen scissors. If the vegan sausage you're using are bigger than the triangle of dough, you're good to go!
- Once the dough has been cut to the right size, put a thin scraping of cranberry jelly down the center of the triangle. Leave a generous border free from cranberry jelly. Starting at the long top side (where the sausage is), roll the puff pasty around the vegan sausage, sealing the tip down with your finger.
- Transfer the vegan pigs in a blanket to the prepared baking tray. Brush some soy milk over the tops of the dough, and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake for 15 -20 minutes, or until the dough is crispy and golden.
Notes
- See post for a list of vegan sausages that will work perfectly with this recipe.
- I recommend getting crescent roll dough/croissant roll dough that comes in a pop-open tube. The pieces will be pre-cut into triangles. Alternatively, you can use puff pastry, and cut the triangles out yourself.
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