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Vegan Milk and Cereal Cake
Yes, you heard me correctly. Vegan Milk and Cereal Cake. I had this crazy idea to make a cake where the batter was filled with cereal and instead of frosting, I would use coconut milk whipped cream to give you the flavors of eating milk and cereal in cake form. Would this work? Does this work? Damn right it does. Not only does this work, it is amazing. You can use whatever kind of cereal you want, just make sure it is vegan. …
Vegan and Gluten Free Monster Cookie Bars
These vegan and gluten free monster cookie bars are the ultimate indulgence without all the guilt! I have been dreaming of monster cookies for sometime now, and just realized all the different brands of vegan chocolate candies coming out that are very reminiscent of M&M’s. So, I feel like they are pretty readily available. I found some at Whole Foods, Lucky’s and Earth Fare. I am sure there are many others, and I will give you some links at the bottom for where you can purchase some online. If that is all too much, you can pick whatever vegan chocolates you would like!…
Vegan Copycat Golden Grahams Cereal
Cereal was a staple for me most of my childhood, and frankly as a single, child free adult, it became a week night meal! Over the past few years, I realized I stopped eating so much cereal. As per my child’s request, I recently bought her some various cereals to try. I had a few bowls, and oh lord, the heavens parted and I remembered my love affair with cereal. When I was younger, I loved Golden Grahams! However, Golden Grahams is 1. not vegan 2. has a shit ton of chemicals and 3. has a shit ton of sugar. So, I decided to solve this problem, with my vegan, refined sugar free copy cat Golden Grahams!
This is actually incredibly easy to make, takes very little time, and can be stored in an air tight container for quite a while, if it lasts more than a few days! Throw it in a bowl with some almond milk(my favorite) or other dairy free milk, and you have an amazing perfect breakfast you can feel good about! The dough for the cereal is really simple, only 8 ingredients, and bakes in 10 minutes.
You can roll the dough out between two pieces of parchment paper, this way it gets really thin, and you just take the top piece of parchment paper off, and place the whole bottom sheet with the cereal on it right onto a pan. I cut the cereal into strips, then cut across to make small squares, then I just ran a fork along each row, to give them a little texture like the manufactured cereal.
They are so perfect and delicious! Just the right amount of sweetness, just the right amount of crunch, and I find myself craving this cereal that is much better for me every morning, and that makes me happy! I think I am going to work on some other cereals as well, so I can have my own fantastic stock of cereals in my pantry!
Vegan Copycat Golden Grahams Cereal
2017-02-09 06:25:32
Serves 3
Crispy graham cracker cereal made vegan and refined sugar free!
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
50 min
Ingredients
- 2 C. All purpose flour
- 1/2 C. Coconut sugar
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 2 Tbsp. Molasses
- 3 Tbsp. Agave nectar
- 1/2 C. Coconut oil, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift all the dry ingredients together.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the coconut oil in the microwave for about 20 seconds.
- Add the vanilla, molasses and agave to the coconut oil and whisk together.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir, then you may want to work with your hands, and work into a ball.
- Place a large piece of parchment paper on the counter, place the ball of dough on top, flatten out a bit, then place another piece of parchment paper on top of that. Roll the dough out between the two pieces of parchment paper until it is very thin. Roll from the center out and create a large rectangle that is an 1/8-1/16 inch thick. Remove the top piece of parchment paper.
- Using a pizza cutter, cut small strips the whole length of the dough, then cut across in small strips to create small square. Run a fork across each row to create some textured ridges.
- Place the whole piece of parchment paper with the cut cereal onto a baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Turn the oven off, and let cool in the oven for at least 30 minutes.
- Cut along the lines again if needed. Let cool completely. Break apart the squares.
- You can store in an air tight container for about a week or so.
- Enjoy!
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Vegan Churro Funnel Cake Bites
I know it may be cheesy, but I love the state fair. I love how over the top everything is, the rides, the lights and the food. All the crazy food, most of which I can’t have, but I love to look at! Funnel cakes were always my favorite when I was little, while I really liked cotton candy, I LOVED funnel cakes. The state fair comes to our city every November, and we always take my kid. This year, I took notes of all things I wanted to make vegan, and I thought making vegan funnel cakes was a badass idea!
This recipe was so simple, and only took about 5 minutes to whip up the batter. I made some really cute mini funnel cakes, and decided to make them a little different. I decided I would toss them in cinnamon and sugar. They taste like an amazing treat that is like a funnel cake and a churro had a delicious baby!
You can make them any size you want of course, I was just thinking it would be nice to just have a funnel cake that was only a couple of bites. Then you can really not feel bad about having a small treat! The batter also contains brown sugar and cinnamon to give it a little more of a churro feel.
We had so much fun making different shapes and sizes, it is really up to you how you play this. Large or small, they are insanely delicious. You also can keep these classic and skip the cinnamon and sugar dip, and just use a sprinkle of powdered sugar! I was also thinking they would be a great snack for a sports party, and the super bowl is coming! Your friends will thank you!
I hope you all enjoy these perfect bite sized morsels! They will take you right back to being a kid at the fair, light-hearted and fancy free!
Vegan Churro Funnel Cake Bites
2017-01-29 14:25:52
Serves 6
Bite sized funnel cakes rolled in cinnamon and sugar!
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
15 min
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 C. All purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. Baking powder
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
- 4 Tbsp. Flax meal
- 6 Tbsp. Water
- 1/4 C. Brown sugar
- 2 tsp. Vanilla
- 2 C. Almond milk
- Oil for frying
Topping
- 1/2 C. Sugar
- 1 Tbsp. Cinnamon
Instructions
- Heat about an inch of oil in a deep skillet to about 350 degrees.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients. Set aside.
- Make flax eggs, by mixing together the flax meal and water. Let thicken for a minute.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flax eggs, sugar, vanilla and almond milk.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stir until fully combined.
- Once the oil is hot, using a funnel, or a spouted cup if you don't have a funnel, fill the funnel, and place your finger over the opening until you are ready to add to the oil. Let batter flow out of the opening into the oil and swirl around and back and forth forming a cake shape as large as you want. Cook on one side for about 2 minutes, flip and cook for about 2 more minutes.
- In a bowl, add the topping, and place the funnel cakes into the cinnamon sugar right out of the oil! Toss in topping, and serve immediately!
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The Best Vegan Nutter Butters
Vegan Banana Bread Waffles
Let us have a chat about bananas. I love them so much, and I think I may always go overboard with how many I buy(especially if I go shopping when I am hungry, am I right?), and then they go bad so fast! So, I am constantly thinking about things to make with very ripe bananas, besides banana bread. Don’t get me wrong, I love banana bread, it is just done to excess. Then I had a thought a few days ago, why fight it? I will just make it more fabulous! Vegan gluten free banana bread waffles became the answer to all my questions about what to do with my ripe bananas!
These waffles taste exactly like banana bread! I used a combination of oat flour, that I processed myself(but you don’t have to) and pecans also processed into a almost flour like texture. Mashed banana, cinnamon, then sweetened with either maple syrup or coconut sugar(I tried both, they are both amazing), this perfect breakfast is healthy, delicious and fast as heck!
I highly recommend getting a waffle maker, they are so awesome, and can turn any boring dish into something super exciting! This waffle batter, while being ironed, made my kitchen smell like banana bread, and it was totally awesome! This recipe is super simple, and is ready in minutes. Pour some maple syrup on top, and hot damn! So friggin’ good!
I also want to mention, if you are still like me, and you are trying to eat clean for your new year’s resolution, this is a perfect breakfast. I promise you won’t know they are really healthy and you don’t even have to tell anyone (shhhhhhhh….). Adding this to your repertoire will make life way easier! These waffles are perfect, crispy and crunchy on the outside, soft and fluffy in the center. The pecans and oats together make a really great texture! I was actually not sure how this was going to turn out, but I was so surprised by how incredible these waffles are!
I hope you enjoy, and as always, if you have any questions or feedback, I am happy to hear it! Have fun kids!
Tools I used:
Hamilton Beach Flip Belgian Waffle Maker with Removable Plates (26030)
Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Quick Cooking Rolled Oats, 32 Ounce (Pack of 4)
Vegan Gluten Free Banana Bread Waffles
2017-01-12 11:55:07
Serves 4
Oat and pecan based waffles filled with bananas and cinnamon!
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
20 min
Ingredients
- 1 Banana, very ripe
- 2 Tbsp. Flax meal
- 3 Tbsp. Water
- 2 Tbsp. Maple syrup or coconut sugar
- 1 1/2 C. Quick cooking Oats, gluten free
- 1/2 C. Pecans
- 2 tsp. Baking powder
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 1/2 C. Almond milk
- 5 Tbsp. Coconut oil, melted
Instructions
- Plug in your waffle iron and begin to heat up.
- In a large bowl, smash your banana.
- In a small bowl, mix the flax and water to create a flax egg, set aside to thicken for a minute.
- Add the flax egg to the banana, along with the maple syrup or coconut sugar and stir together.
- In a food processor, add the oats, and process for a few minutes until very fine, and flour like.
- Pour oats into the large bowl with the banana mixture.
- Add the pecans to the food processor, and process down really fine as well, it doesn't have to be as fine as the oats. Add pecans to the large bowl with the oats and banana mixture.
- Add the remaining ingredients, the baking powder, cinnamon, salt, vanilla, almond milk and melted coconut oil.
- Stir all together until fully combined.
- Spray your heated waffle iron, scoop a good amount of mixture into the center of the waffle iron and cook according to your waffle irons instructions. Repeat until all the waffles you want are made.
- Serve immediately, with maple syrup!
Notes
- I like to use an ice cream scoop for my waffle batter, it is easy and insures they are the same size!
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