{"id":184694,"date":"2026-03-09T21:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/184694\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T21:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:10:08","slug":"simply-the-zest-orlando-bakery-wins-big-in-petas-best-vegan-key-lime-pie-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/184694\/","title":{"rendered":"Simply the Zest! Orlando Bakery Wins Big in PETA\u2019s Best Vegan Key Lime Pie Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tShareShare on Facebook<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPostShare on X<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tShareShare on LinkedIn<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-release-preamble\">For Immediate Release:<br \/>March 9, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-release-preamble\">Contact:<br \/>Andrew Grant 202-483-7382\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tOrlando, Fla. \u2013 <\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Pi Day (March 14), PETA has calculated the best vegan Key lime pies from around the Sunshine State with its first-ever\u00a0Kind Lime Pie awards\u2014and Central Florida hotspot\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/valhallabakery.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valhalla Bakery<\/a>\u00a0has nabbed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/best-vegan-key-lime-pie-florida\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a spot on the list<\/a>. The fully vegan bakery\u2014with locations in Orlando and St. Petersburg\u2014offers a tantalizing Key lime pie in both mini and full sizes, featuring a bright, creamy citrus filling tucked into a luscious graham cracker crust, topped with fluffy swirls of dairy-free whipped cream and a lime wedge garnish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"722\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1186021\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-602x722.png\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-602x722.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1186021\"  \/><\/a>Credit: PETA<\/p>\n<p>\u201cValhalla Bakery is serving up a Key lime pie worthy of the gods\u2014bold in flavor and made without using a single egg or splash of milk,\u201d says PETA President Tracy Reiman. \u201cEvery winner on PETA\u2019s list proves that vegan Key lime pies can conquer any craving and are a true triumph for taste buds and animals alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PETA notes that in addition to being a treat for the taste buds, vegan desserts are kind to mother cows, whose calves are taken away from them on dairy farms, and to mother hens, who are caged and used as egg-producing machines until their bodies give out and they\u2019re sent to slaughter. PETA\u2019s free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/living\/food\/free-vegan-starter-kit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">vegan starter kit<\/a>\u00a0can help those looking to make the switch.<\/p>\n<p>Valhalla Bakery will receive a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vegan-Key-Lime-Pie-Award-Valhalla-Bakery.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">framed award certificate<\/a>\u00a0from PETA, along with bragging rights. Other winners on PETA\u2019s list include Christopher\u2019s Kitchen in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, Stephanie\u2019s Vegan Bakery + Cafe in Fort Lauderdale, Moondog Cafe &amp; Bakery in Key West, and Green Zebra Cafe in Sarasota.<\/p>\n<p>Valhalla Bakery is located at 5565 Old Cheney Hwy in Orlando and 2444 Central Ave. in St. Petersburg. The Orlando location is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, and the St. Petersburg location is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>PETA\u2014whose motto reads, in part, that \u201canimals are not ours to eat\u201d\u2014points out that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/headlines.peta.org\/every-animal-is-someone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Every Animal Is Someone<\/a>\u00a0and offers free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/every-animal-is-someone.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Empathy Kits<\/a>for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PETA.org<\/a>\u00a0or follow PETA on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/official.peta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/peta\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ShareShare on Facebook PostShare on X ShareShare on LinkedIn For Immediate Release:March 9, 2026 Contact:Andrew Grant 202-483-7382 Orlando,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":{"0":"post-184694","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-orlando","9":"tag-orlando-headlines","10":"tag-orlando-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}