How to Create a Vegan Easter Basket http://www.ehow.com/how_15638_create-vegan-easter.html It may seem like an insurmountable task to make an Easter basket forsomeone who doesn't eat any animal products, but it's not impossible.The key is to read ingredient labels and steer clear of milk, eggsand gelatin. Steps: 1. Start out by purchasing a woven wicker Easter basket, plasticEaster eggs and shredded paper grass to line the bottom. 2. Head to your nearest health food store. Although many candiescontain either gelatin or milk (like milk chocolate eggs) you canfind dark chocolate that is milk-free, and hard fruit-flavoredcandies that have no gelatin. Candies that use carob in place ofchocolate will also work. 3. Include several pieces of beautiful, ripe fruit. For the bestselection, find a local farmer's market or organic food store. Wash,dry and polish the fruit before you place it in the basket. 4. Buy a prepackaged bag of trail mix (check to be sure it doesn'tcontain milk chocolate, although carob chips are OK), or make yourown by mixing almonds, shredded coconut, carob chips, raisins andsunflower seeds. Tie a ribbon around the bag. 5. Fill the plastic eggs with small items like herbal tea bags, nutsand dried fruit. 6. Make sure to include some nonfood items as well, such as a smallpotted houseplant, a bouquet of dried flowers, scented candles or abook on bird watching or local hiking trails. 7. Arrange all these things in the basket, putting the heavier items(such as the trail mix and plastic eggs) on the bottom and thelighter ones (the baked goods and fruit) on the top. Tips: Watch out for jelly beans and other chewy candies that may containgelatin. You can also make sure your treats are vegan by making them yourself.Peruse the Internet for recipes for carob chip cookies, peanut buttercookies, fudge and other vegan treats. Wrap your homemade goodies incolored plastic wrap and secure them with pastel ribbon or Easterstickers.