The Banana Baking Crew Challenge – December 2024 Recipe
Welcome to the fifth monthly Banana Baking Crew Challenge- a monthly challenge where we bake one recipe together, and at the end of the month, a winner will be selected at random for a prize!
Happy December! With all of the fun and exciting new holiday bakes happening, I thought it would be great to revisit some classic holiday bakes- bakes that stand the test of time and bring back all of the nostalgia of days passed.
Sticky toffee pudding!
But before we dive in, welcome new Banana Bunch members who might be curious as to what the Banana Baking Crew is!
What is the Banana Baking Crew?
Well, I’m glad you asked 🙂 And so glad you’re here!
I’ve loved seeing all of you submit photos of the recipes you’ve made from The Banana Diaries daily. It’s one of the best parts about this job, and I still pinch myself that I’m now getting emails, DM’s, and comments from readers all over the globe making and sharing these vegan recipes.
So I decided what better way to celebrate you all then to bring our community together with monthly baking challenge where this time, you can enter to win a prize!
On the first of every month, I’ll share a recipe (either new or from The Banana Diaries archives!) that serves to build our baking skills together and share our creations! You’ll submit a photo of your creation, which I’ll compile and add a collection of everyone’s creations here (anonymously of course!).
Typically, at the end of the month, I’ll select a winner at random who then gets to choose between a $150 Amazon, Whole Foods, or Williams Sonoma gift card. However, for December, as it’s the holiday season, we have an extra special prize…
A Kitchenaid Stand Mixer!!
How to participate:
It’s so easy, here’s how to enter:
- Sign up for the newsletter: This way you’ll be notified of the new recipe directly to your inbox. You’ll also learn about other community activities and new recipes that are published! Only newsletter subscribers are eligible to participate in the Banana Baking Crew.
- Make the recipe from the current month: Each month will be a new recipe!
- Take a photo and send it to me! Once you’ve baked the challenge recipe, snap a photo of it (doesn’t have to be pretty!) and email it to me at [email protected] to be entered.
**But please see FAQs for participants outside of the U.S.!**
You can of course leave a review and a photo on the recipe page itself, as well as share on social! We’re not doing extra entries just so that we can keep track of everyone’s entry in one place, but the spreading of vegan recipes is always appreciated 🙂
On the last day of each month, I’ll select a winner at random from all of the recipes and contact them via email to select their prize of a $150 gift to either Amazon, Whole Foods, or Williams Sonoma 🙂
Join the newsletter here:
Last month’s recipe:
You all were amazing with your vegan caramel cheesecake. Literally drooling as I reviewed each email!!
And the winner of last month’s Baking Challenge is:
Sarah O.
Thank you so much to all who entered! The winner has been emailed 🙂
This month’s recipe:
Easy Traditional Vegan Sticky Toffee Pudding- Date Pudding
This ridiculously moist and sponge-like vegan sticky toffee pudding is drenched in a simple homemade toffee sauce, and it’s all unbelievably vegan, dairy free, and made without eggs. Topped with vegan vanilla ice cream, my friend from England said it tastes just like her grandmother’s classic British sticky date pudding!
Important Details & FAQs:
How old do I need to be to enter?
You must be at least 18 years old to enter.
What if I live outside of the U.S.?
You can absolutely still enter! However, depending on the location, we can also send your prize through PayPal 🙂 And you can then purchase a stand mixer that will be easily shipped to where you live!
Can my photo submission also include people?
We will only accept photos of the recipe itself- no people in the photos please!
What if I want to bake something else?
If sticky toffee pudding is not your thing, not a problem- you can make this vegan Yule Log Cake 🙂
I’m so excited to see your creations!! Cannot wait to see how this month’s challenge goes for you, and I cannot wait to share your creations with the rest of the Banana Bunch community 🙂
Happy baking!
