Vegetarian-friendly alfajores?

[julia_en_ruta]

I should have thought of this earlier, but I didn't realize until today how many alfajores are made with beef fat. Does anyone know of good places to get vegetarian-friendly ones? They don't have to be vegan, dairy/eggs/honey are OK.

As far as the bigger brands of packaged ones go, it seems like Cachafaz is the main one? Bon o Bon's, Tofi's, or Águila's might be OK as well? But I'd also travel far and wide to get them from a bakery if I knew the place made them without grasa vacuna.

 

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

My wife makes them and doesn’t use animal fat?

Where is the animal fat used?

 

[julia_en_ruta]

I mean, making them at home you certainly don't have to use beef fat, but once I knew to start looking for it, it seems pretty common in commercially-prepared ones to have cookies made with it.

 

[TruchoTango]

The bakery Salvaje makes awesome vegan alfajores.

 

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

how do you make Dulce de leche without leche?

 

[julia_en_ruta]

In case this is ever useful to someone else -- Havanna alfajores are kosher-dairy (as is Cachafaz) and therefore beef-free, and at least one type of Mamuschka alfajores (almond) are as well.

 

[FrankPintor]

Any keto alfajores out there? When I was in Paraguay I found they had a brand, Madelina, made with almond flour, but I haven't seen anything like that here in Buenos Aires.

 

[gringuita]

If you go to dieteticas you can find more options without beef fat than what you can find in Kioskos... if not I would check out bakeries near you, they dont use beef fat in most cases.