Crack wraps are the vegan alternative to crack cocaine. Okay, I’m kidding, but they are addictive. No one can eat just one, which is why my friends and I came up with the name, Crack Wraps. They are super easy to make and require only four ingredients. Basically you make this yummy vegan cream concoction, spread it on a tortilla, roll it up, and, voilá – Crack Wraps.
The magic ingredient is this secret product called Chic-kettes. It’s not really a secret, but it’s not easy to find either. Chic-kettes is a faux chicken product made by Worthington. It comes frozen and pre-cooked. It tastes great in soups, stir fry, casseroles, or straight-up, sliced on a sandwich with some Veganaise.
While not carried by the average grocery store, it can be special ordered by health food stores. In the Chicago area, Chic-kettes can be found at the following locations:
Kramer’s Health Food in the Loop
JD Mills in Evanston
Highland Health Foods in Highland Park
Crack Wraps are tasty, bite-size treats that are great appetizers even the pickiest omnivore will embrace. I recently took them to a party of mostly omnivores and received positive feedback in this regard.
Crack Wraps
1 bag tortillas (Try flour, chili, or whole wheat flavors)
Vegan cream cheese
1/2 cup salsa
Chic-kettes (Special order from natural or health food stores. Made by Worthington.)
Let cream cheese sit out for an hour or so before making wraps. Once the cream cheese has softened, mix it with the salsa. Ground up about half a roll of Chic-kettes in a food processor. Mix Chic-kettes in with cream cheese mix. If mixture is too thick, add a bit of salsa. Spread a thin layer of mixture on a tortilla and roll up. Refrigerate wraps prior to serving so the cream cheese can solidify again. Just before serving, cut roll-ups in slices.
Serves approximately 4-6 as an appetizer or finger food at a picnic.
If you don’t have any Chic-kettes, one of the LightLife Smart Deli faux meat slices would also be tasty. For this substitution, you wouldn’t need to ground it up. The slices could be spread on top of a layer of cream cheese and salsa instead.
Now a quick word on vegan cream cheese. I always use Tofutti Cream Cheese, but the store didn’t have enough when I made the Crack Wraps recently, so I tried the new Follow Your Heart brand cream cheese. The taste were very similar, so either brand works for this recipe. The biggest difference between the two was price. The Tofutti was about a buck less than the FYH brand. Either way, it’s good to know us vegans have options!
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