I’m beyond excited that Amarula Plant Based has hit the shelves here in Ontario, Canada. It will also be available across Canada and in many places around the world soon. Amarula Vegan is going to be a staple at your summer cocktail parties and will make regular appearances in your liquor cabinet.
Amarula Plant Based is a coconut cream, vegan indulgence that combines the rich flavours of coconut and the Marula fruit. It’s vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, free from artificial colours and flavours, free from animal testing, and it has earned the world-renowned Vegan Certification trademark from the Vegan Society.
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Is Amarula Vegan?
Amarula Plant Based is a vegan version of Amarula cream liqueur that vegans and those opting to go dairy-free will love. You can enjoy all of the delicious flavours of the original Amarula in a coconut cream based offering.
The original Amarula is not a vegan product, but Amarula Plant Based is totally vegan. It’s perfect for anyone with dietary restrictions or preferences. It’s easy to drink, smooth, and incredibly versatile. There is a difference in taste from the original Amarula as the base of this product is coconut milk, but it has the same great mouth feel.
What Does Amarula Taste Like?
Vegan Amarula combines the exotic tastes of the Marula fruit with gentle hints of vanilla, caramel and coconut. You can drink this cream liqueur beverage over ice or create a mouthwatering cocktail with Amarula. I’ll give you some Amarula vegan cocktail recipes to try below!
What is the Marula Fruit?
The marula fruit grows only in Africa, and Amarula is a cream liqueur from South Africa. It is a small, oval fruit that’s about the size of a plum. As it ripens, marula fruit turns yellow on the outside with a white flesh on the inside. It tastes tangy and citrusy, but also has a creamy and nutty taste as well. Marula contains four times as much vitamin C as an orange.
The marula tree bears this exotic fruit only once a year in the height of summer. When the marula fruit ripens, its scent fills the air and elephants travel from great distances for a taste. The fruits are harvested by hand by the local communities.
Where can I buy Vegan Amarula?
Vegan Amarula just launched in Canada and you will be able to find it all over the world soon enough. It is now available at the LCBO in Ontario. It will be available in western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba) in the fall of 2022.
How Amarula Helps People and Wildlife
Amarula is based in South Africa and they are inspired by the generosity of the marula tree. They are committed to social enterprises and sustainable partnerships to help people, wildlife, and the environment.
Since Amarula is deeply connected to local communities and elephants, they aim to empower people and entrepreneurs, safeguard the African elephants, and protect the planet. In 2008, the company established the Amarula Trust, where they work with organizations to protect African elephants. Amarula supports Wildlife Direct and HERD, South Africa’s first elephant orphanage.
Bottles of Amarula always come decorated with a beautiful handmade tassel, and Amarula Plant Based is outfitted with a burgundy tassel. The tassels are made by the Handiwork Hub, a collaboration that empowers female entrepreneurs. This initiative successfully helps women and their families to prosper financially, socially, mentally, physically and spiritually. The ladies have created over 40 million tassels for Amarula over the years!
Amarula Canada supports Canadian food banks and organizations like Second Harvest who are dedicated to food rescue. I love how Amarula is not only providing a new vegan product that’s better for animals and the planet, but they are also committed to so many social enterprises, too.
Amarula Vegan Cocktail Recipes
You can drink Amarula poured over ice and enjoy it as it is. It’s a delicious cream liqueur even if you don’t mix it with anything else at all. However, it’s really fun to get creative and mix up some cocktails. Here are some Amarula vegan cocktails to try, courtesy of the Amarula website.
Vegan Margarita
Ingredients
- 2 oz Amarula Plant Based
- 2 oz silver tequila
- 1.5 oz lime juice
- 1.75 oz agave syrup
- Salt, sugar & lime zest mix (in the proportions 1:1:1) for the glass rim
- Lime wheel for garnish
Method
- Add salt, sugar and lime zest to a small plate.
- Wet the rim of the glass and roll the rim around the plate.
- Add all ingredients with ice to a shaker and shake.
- Double strain over a glass.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Vegan Tiki Fire
Ingredients
- 3/4 oz Amarula Plant Based
- 3/4 oz Passoa
- 3/4 oz vanilla vodka
- 3/4 oz Gomme
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- 5 oz pineapple juice
- 5ml Madagascan vanilla extract
Method
- Add all ingredients with ice to a shaker and shake.
- Add ice to a glass.
- Double strain over ice.
Vegan White Russian
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Amarula Plant Based
- 1 oz homemade coffee liqueur
- 1 oz coconut milk
- 2.5 oz coconut water
- Vegan chocolate powder
Homemade Coffee Liqueur Recipe
- 1 oz vanilla vodka
- 1 oz Gomme
- 1.25 oz boiling water
- 1 tbsp microgranule coffee
Method
- Shake Amarula Plant Based, coconut milk and water with ice
- Add Homemade Coffee Liqueur to glass
- Add ice to glass
- Double strain ingredients over glass
- Dust with vegan chocolate powder
More Vegan Recipes
Looking for more vegan recipes from around the world? You’ll find loads of inspiration here!
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Lauren is the full-time travel blogger and content creator behind Justin Plus Lauren. She started Justin Plus Lauren in 2013 and has travelled to 50+ countries around the world. Lauren is an expert on vegan travel as one of the very first vegan travel bloggers. She also focuses on outdoor adventure travel, eco and sustainable travel, and creating amazing travel itineraries for cities and small towns.