Vegan pie crust isn’t much different than making non-vegan pie crust. The only real difference is the fat that you use. They have vegetable shortening that is easily found in grocery stores in the baking isle. You could also use vegan butter, or even a combination of shortening and vegan butter together, however to make […]
Category: Dessert
The Best Vegan Pumpkin Pie from Scratch
You can’t have Thanksgiving dinner without a pumpkin pie dessert; well I suppose you could, but it just wouldn’t be the same! Pumpkin pie is amazing with a dollop of coconut whip cream; if you are looking for a non-traditional recipe, try my recipe for Vegan Pumpkin “Cheesecake”, however, if you are looking for a […]
Vegan Mint Chocolate Squares
This dessert recipe for mint chocolate squares, is vegan and gluten free. It’s also refined sugar free and there is no baking required! I was actually in the process of brainstorming a recipe for vegan Nanaimo bars, when I decided I should probably utilize some of the fresh mint that was in the fridge. It […]
Best Vegan Foods to Grill on the Barbeque this Summer
Best Vegan BBQ Recipes Thinking about turning on the oven in the middle of summer is pretty daunting. I find myself making lots of no-bake desserts, and less oven-baked meals. This is why we have barbeque season (also, it’s pretty amazing to be able to enjoy some fresh air while cooking dinner). I will admit […]
Vegan Coffee Ice Cream
with Marshmallow, Chocolate and Toasted Walnuts This Rocky Road inspired coffee flavored vegan ice cream is a fantastic treat to enjoy on a hot summer afternoon! This ice cream is made with a coffee infused cashew coconut base, creating a delicious smooth vegan ice cream perfect for loading with your favorite mix-ins. I have […]
Vegan Butter Tarts with Coconut Bac’n
Quite some time ago, I was gifted a recipe and ingredients to bake butter tarts, a Canadian Dessert, quite similar to pecan pie. I have kept that recipe safe in a binder for years now, and while I no longer use the same recipe (it contained eggs and dairy), I do still think of the […]
Vegan Smoky Maple Coconut Bacon
Vegan bacon sounds a bit like an oxymoron, but when you make it from plant based ingredients, it is far from it! Adding smoky, salty, maple flavor to vegan ingredients is really much easier than it first may seem. Coconut is one of the many plant based ingredients I have seen being made into vegan […]
Lemon Blueberry Vegan Macarons Recipe
Lemon and blueberry is one of my favorite flavor combinations for Vegan Macarons. I added blue food coloring gel to the frosting in these macarons to make a beautiful color contrast with the yellow shells. Lemon Macarons are my favorite to make, because the fresh citrus flavor really balances out the rich sugary shells and […]
Chocolate Coconut No Bake Cake
Chocolate Coconut No Bake Cake is a vegan friendly, gluten-free, refined sugar-free dessert with a similar texture to cheesecake. The crust for this cake is made from coconut and rolled oats, and the main filling is a creamy coconut chocolate filling made with cashews, the dessert is then topped with coconut chocolate ganache. Every bite […]
Salted Coconut “Fudge” Date Squares
Salted Coconut “Fudge” Date Squares is a simple recipe made with whole food ingredients; it is delicious, healthy, and perfect for a mid afternoon treat. Technically it isn’t really fudge, since it gets its creamy texture from coconuts, not butter or milk, but the texture and richness is just like biting into a piece of […]