Description
Vegan Love Letter Pastries are heart-shaped, plant-based treats filled with fruit jam. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, or any sweet occasion, these pastries are simple, fun to make, and baked to golden perfection.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup almond milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup fruit jam
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.
- Add coconut oil, maple syrup, almond milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth dough forms.
- Roll the dough out on a floured surface.
- Cut into heart shapes using a cookie cutter.
- Place a spoonful of jam on half of the hearts.
- Cover with the remaining hearts and press edges to seal.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes until lightly golden.
- Allow to cool before serving.
Notes
Jam options: raspberry, apricot, strawberry, or blueberry.
Nut butter filling: almond or peanut butter with a drizzle of maple syrup.
Chocolate love letters: fill with vegan chocolate spread.
Glazed finish: brush with a simple powdered sugar glaze.
Decorated edges: crimp pastry edges with a fork for a rustic touch.
Room temperature storage: airtight container up to 2 days.
Refrigerate up to 5 days.
Freeze unbaked pastries up to 1 month; bake from frozen, adding a few extra minutes.
Reheat in 300°F oven for 5 minutes to refresh texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert/Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
