What parve desserts are available in mainstream supermarkets widely?
Stella d'Oro, Tofutti, Sharon's Sorbet, Reko Pizzelle cookies, Fresh Fruits, Zen Puddings, Dr. Oetker Cake Mixes are about all I know.
Does anyone know of any other items?
I also know that Oreos are non-dairy (DE), and believe they can be served after a meat meal without a problem, but Ii wouldn't feel right doing this on an institutional level.
btw, some of the dr oetker mixes are dairy. Learned that in sem when we had an oops moment
Do you live in an area with a large Jewish community?
The kosher ice cream companies like Kleins etc make parve versions as well.
Another delicious idea are pies - apple, blueberry, which will come with an OU, I don't recall the company, maybe Eden.
I live in an area where we had 1 kosher makolet that shut down recently, r"l, although frum neighborhoods are close.
It would be nice to have accessible parve desserts. I can get items I hold by, like cheese, franks, Empire, hors d;oeuvres, Amy's products, frozen fish, parve bread, challah easily in the non-Jewish stores, but I struggle to find non-dairy desserts. It would be nice to know what parve desserts I can find in a regular supermarket.
All sorbets/ices are parve.
You can also make yourself with fruit - strawberries, canned peaches, with orange juice, lemon juice and sugar.
I don't have a recipe handy, but if you're interested maybe someone does.
Beware that many parev foods include heavy dosages of Soya, of which many of us are allergic to.
Furthermore, consuming Parev Cheesecake on Shovu'os defeats the reasons for consuming Dairy on Shovu'os.
I mentioned Sharon's Sorbet above, which is great.
But cake mixes would be nice. It is a shame Duncan Hines went dairy.
Sorbet and Stella d'Oro would do in a pinch l'kavod shabbos, but some commonly available parve desserts would be nice, in the event I can't get to a Jewish supermarket before shabbos.
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