Vegan Christmas Recipes 🌲 A Cosy Christmas at Mistletoe Cottage
- Indoora
- 19 hours ago
- 4 min read
Updated: 4 hours ago
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Welcome to Mistletoe Cottage, dear readers,
Whether you’re here for recipe ideas, winter decor, or simply a moment of peace, I hope you leave feeling inspired and warmed from the inside out.
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A Little Winter Shop Corner
If you want to support small creators and eco-friendly brands this season, here are some of my favourites. I love these because they promote slow living, sustainability and handmade craftsmanship... and they keep my work alive too!
Thank you for supporting creators, artisans and independent shops. It truly makes a difference!
Recipes From the Video
This Christmas menu was created to be simple, vegan, rustic, and DELICIOUS! Everything you see in the video was shared afterwards with my partner’s parents, and I’m happy to report that not a single crumb was left behind. The cake was a favourite!
Christmas Cranberry Tea
Inspired by the Christmas Cranberry Tea from the LUSH vegan café in Munich.
Ingredients
1/2 cup cranberry juice or 2 tbsp cranberry syrup
1 chamomile tea bag (or loose-leaf)
1 or 2 cinnamon sticks
3 cloves
1 orange slice
Hot water
Optional: Fresh cramberries
Instructions
Brew the chamomile tea.
Add the cranberry juice or syrup.
Drop in the orange slice, cinnamon stick and cloves.
Stir gently and let it infuse for 3–5 minutes.
Taste and add a little sweetness if you like.
It tastes like Christmas!
Gingerbread Chocolate Tart
Instead of writing the full recipe here, I want to give full credit to the original creator, because this dessert is divine:
Original recipe: https://addictedtodates.com/vegan-gingerbread-chocolate-tart
For my version, I used maple syrup instead of molasses. Thank you to Addicted to Dates for such a wonderful recipe!
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Warm, tasty, and so festive.
Ingredients
2 big sweet potatoes
Olive oil, salt & pepper
A handful of fresh spinach leaves
Vegan mozzarella (or any soft cheese)
Pomegranate seeds for topping
Instructions
Wash and dry the sweet potatoes.
Cut the top part out
Rub them with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Bake at 200°C for 45–55 minutes, until soft.
Slightly mash the inside with a fork.
Add spinach, cheese, and pomegranate seeds.
Roasted vegetables & chickpeas
Ingredients
1/2 cauliflower head
2 bell peppers
1 can chickpeas (drained)
Olive oil
Salt, pepper, paprika
Optional: garlic powder
Instructions
Cut vegetables into medium pieces.
Place on a baking sheet and add the chickpeas.
Drizzle with olive oil and spices.
Roast at 200°C for 35–40 minutes until golden.
Serve warm.
Spicy Orange Tofu
A festive and simple version of Manchurian style.
Ingredients
2 blocks of firm tofu
Olive oil
Soy sauce
Cornstarch
1/2 tbsp orange zest
2 tbsp orange juice
Garlic powder
Fresh ginger
Garnishing: sesame seeds and green onions
Instructions
Cut tofu into cubes.
Add olive oil, soy sauce, and a pinch of salt, then coat lightly in cornstarch (approximately 2 tbsp).
Bake at 180 °C until golden (approximately 20 minutes).
Prepare a cornstarch slurry by mixing 2 tbsp with water
To a pan, add the orange zest and juice, soy sauce, garlic powder, and fresh shredded ginger.
Cook for 3 minutes
Add the slurry, stir and cook for a minute until it thickens.
Toss the tofu in the warm sauce.
Mix and garnish with sesame seeds and green onions
Cosy decorating ideas 🧺 Old-fashioned Decor
For this video, I made some simple and rustic decorations, the kind of things families used to make long before we had plastic garlands.
Even though filming is a rather exhausting activity that requires moving the tripod every few seconds, I was able to enjoy the process of making the garlands and found it quite meditative.
Rag Garland
It can't get simpler! I cut strips of fabric, mostly tartan, hessian, and red-checkered cloth, and tied them together on thick twine. It’s imperfect in the most beautiful way.
Popcorn Garland
Max and I went to the cinema and couldn't finish our ridiculously big bag of popcorn. So I immediately decided that I would make a popcorn garland.
Threaded by hand using a needle and a long string. Meditative and magical. Shoutout to Max for threading more than half of the garland!
Natural Christmas Touches
pine branches
dried oranges
star anise
rosemary
fresh cranberries
Vintage Christmas Touches
wooden toys
bells and lanterns
antique bowls and vintage linens
The charm is in the little things!
A Christmas playlist
If you want even more cosy inspiration, music, and winter videos, I created a playlist just for the season:
Perfect for baking, decorating, or simply dreaming of quiet winter days.
Before I go…
I never speak about politics, but these last few years have been heartbreaking to watch. So many people are hurting, so much loss caused by the decisions of a few. Sometimes it feels like the world is breaking apart.
But we can still choose kindness. We can still choose to help.
Early this year, I joined a volunteering project which organises activities for people with intellectual disabilities, and it has been such a rewarding and heartwarming experience.
This month, I encourage you to:
Donate something from your home (or time) if you can
Support organisations doing real work
Help your community or volunteer for projects
Offer love where you see someone struggling
Send a letter to someone spending Christmas alone
Speak hope into dark places
Spread kindness and awareness for those whose voices are silenced or judged.
It doesn’t have to be big. Small kindness is powerful, too.
I wish each of you a season of warmth, rest and healing wherever you are.
Until my next post! 🤎
With love,
Indoora
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