10 Vegan Ingredients You Should Have in Your Pantry at All Times

Whether you prefer peanut, cashew, almond, walnut, hazelnut, or sunflower seed butter, be sure to keep a jar (or two, or three . . . ) of your favorite nut or seed butter on hand at all times to use as a sandwich spread, to blend into smoothies, to use as a base for sauces and salad dressings, or just for snacking on with sliced apples or celery sticks. Full disclosure: when intense hunger hits, we've been known to enjoy a spoonful straight out of the jar. And nothing tastes better than homemade nut butter.