Best Vegan Gingerbread Cookies - German Style (gluten free, wfpb)

Gingerbread Cookies in Vegan. During the Christmas season German gingerbread should not be missed.

Here you will find the juiciest, vegan Nuremberg Elisen gingerbreads.

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These gingerbreads are baked without flour and are a healthier version of the traditional gingerbread, which makes a great Christmas present or simply as a gift to a party.

These plant based gingerbread cookies are gluten free, refined sugar free and easy to make.

Christmas markets could really offering more vegan sweets such as gingerbreads.

They are done so fast and you really do not need anything fancy. What you need as an egg substitute is Aquafaba.

We, for example, always have something in the house because we like to eat chickpeas.

I know calling its own recipes the best or the juiciest is inappropriate.

But I have not eaten so good gingerbread for a long time and also the omnivore relatives find these vegan Elisenlebkuchen super yummy.

If that does not prove that these vegan German gingerbread are the hit ?!

My vegan german gingerbread are not a sticky sugary substance,

How to calculate the sugar amount?

I am not sure if I have already told you, but I always use less sweetener than an original recipe suggests.

Mostly more sugar is included in recipes than it has to be. And so it is with the gingerbread.

For me, I simply count down the sweetener. Simply sum the dry ingredients without sugar.

For the vegan german gingerbread this would be the hazelnuts and almonds and I calculate between 20% -25% of sugar.

For me most recipes are too sweet and I cannot eat them good. With this formal I have found exactly the right sweetness for me and my family.

Ingredients

You do not need much more ingredients than the original gingerbread. Here is a brief overview of what ingredients are included.

The exact quantities can be found in the recipe card below.

Candied lemon and orange: Some do not like these, but I think they make the taste of the gingerbread simply.

I mash them with nuts, for example. Simply add the ground nuts with the candied lemon and orange to a blender and mix well.

Substitute these with dried dates. And add some orange and lemon zest to the mixture.

Orange juice or rum: if you want to make an alcohol-free version of the Elisenlebkuchen, you simply take orange juice instead of rum.

We usually take orange juice. Our kids love the gingerbread

Hazelnuts and almonds: the main ingredient for gingerbread

Gingerbread spice: gingerbread without gingerbread spice?! It is not working

baking powder

Aquafaba, I use this as an egg substitute. I love Aquafaba and it is so versatile

Sweetening alternative: e.g. Coconut sugar, raw cane sugar or date paste

Dark chocolate: to coat the vegan German gingerbread
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Instruction

Grind hazelnuts and almonds in the Food Processor or blender if you use whole nuts.

Add candied lemons and oranges or dates with orange and lemon zest with orange juice or rum and blend.

Now add gingerbread spice and baking powder and mix again.

Beat Aqufaba and the sweetener with a kitchen machine like the KitchenAid and fold in the nut mass.

Now spread the mixture on wafers or directly on a baking sheet with baking paper. For the wafers leave a small margin.

The dough should be about 1.5 cm high. Now make smooth gingerbread, preferably dip your fingers in some water and smooth. Let rest for 1 hour

Now spread the mixture on wafers or directly on a baking sheet with baking paper. For the wafers leave a small margin.

The dough should be about 1.5 cm high. Now make smooth gingerbread, preferably dip your fingers in some water and smooth. Let rest for 1 hour

Preheat the oven to 284 °F (140 °C) and bake for 15-20 minutes until you get a light color. Allow cooling and melt the chocolate in a water bath.

Now coat the gingerbread. Decorative the gingerbread with almonds

Storage

These gingerbreads can be easily stored in a cookie container and last there around 2-3 weeks.

When you cover the vegan gingerbread cookies in chocolate they even last longer. I have to say the last seldom more than 2 weeks for us.

You can easily bake them and wrap them in gift foil for a present or just buy a nice container or jar and make a great vegan edible gift.

More vegan Christmas Cookies

• Vegan Cinnamon Waffle Cookies
• Vegan Vanille Kipferl (Vanilla Cresents)
• Homemade Mulled Wine (Gluehwein)
• Snickerdoodle Cookies

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