The galette des rois with vegan frangipane, the easy and delicious recipe!

Without eggs or butter, this galette des rois with frangipane is simply delicious! And yes, it is not impossible to make a puff pastry and a frangipane without animal products to treat yourself with a good vegetable galette des rois at Epiphany. We prove it to you with this easy and delicious recipe.

The easy and delicious recipe for the vegan frangipane galette des rois! Credit: Shutterstock

Like every beginning of the year, we put away the foie gras, oysters and other festive dishes and we bring out the galette des rois to celebrate the Epiphany! The best-known version of the galette des rois remains the frangipane one, but each region has its own secret recipe and name. Frangipane is a preparation made from very creamy ground almonds that comes to garnish two well-buttered puff pastry to obtain a sublime galette des rois! Of course, don't forget to hide a bean inside to designate the king or queen of the Epiphany. You can also indulge yourself with these 15 galette ideas for a gourmet epiphany.

What if this year, we made a vegan galette des rois? After sharing a whole week of vegan recipes with you to make the Veganuary a success, we had to reveal the vegan and equally delicious version of the galette des rois with frangipane!

How to make a vegan frangipane galette des rois?

Being vegan and enjoying a galette des rois is absolutely not incompatible! If the traditional frangipane galette des rois contains eggs and butter in particular, it is quite possible to replace them with other vegetable ingredients to concoct a delicious vegan frangipane. Swap the butter for margarine and the eggs for almond puree. You will obtain a royal frangipane that is well scented and delicious. If your recipe contains milk, simply replace it with vegetable milk. We advise you to choose almond milk to increase the aromatic power of your frangipane.

For puff pastry, you just have to swap the butter for margarine. This vegetable fat will do just fine and your puff pastry will be just as crispy and delicious as the classic version with butter. However, opt for a firm margarine and not a spreadable one that would be too soft and difficult to work with. For homemade vegan puff pastry, you will then need to mix 400 g of flour with 8 g of salt and 220 g of water to form a ball and then you will only have to perform the same technique as the puff pastry. classic but using 325 g of firm margarine.

If you don't want to start making vegan puff pastry at home, you can easily find it on the market. Then, you garnish it with vegan frangipane and voila! Even if you don't fall for the bean this year, you will inevitably be crowned with this vegan frangipane galette des rois.

A vegan frangipane galette des rois? Yes, it is possible and too greedy! Credit: Shutterstock

VEGAN FRANGIPANE GALETTE DES KINGS RECIPE

For 6 people

Ingredients:

- 250 g of almond powder- 100 g of wholemeal sugar- 30 g of cornstarch- 3 C A S of almond puree- 3 C A S of liquid almond cream- 1 C A C of bitter almond extract- 2 puff pastry sheets - 1 bean

Preparation:

1. Mix the ground almonds with the sugar and cornstarch. Add the almond puree, the almond cream and the bitter almond extract then stir to obtain a smooth and homogeneous frangipane.

2. Unroll the first vegetable puff pastry and spread the frangipane in an even layer, leaving 2 cm on the edges to be able to close the pancake.

3. Place the bean anywhere and cover with the second puff pastry. Seal the edges well, pressing firmly with your fingers. Draw patterns with a knife and brush the top of the galette with a little almond cream so that the galette browns perfectly.

4. Bake for 40 minutes at 180°C.