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 Shepherds Pie
This Vegan Shepherds Pie is definitely on the list for must have comfort foods! Smelling homemade shepherds pie just makes me feel all warm and cozy and reminds me of being back at my parents house as a child. Actually, when I think of shepherds pie, I think less of shepherds pie and more of […]
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 […]
Sticky Sesame Cauliflower
As a child, we used to have what we called “sticky chicken” for dinner some nights. I was thinking about how I could make something similar for dinner as a vegan. I considered using either chickpeas or cauliflower, and cauliflower won the draw this time. It was a good decision in the end, because the […]
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 […]
How to Cook Chickpeas and Make Aquafaba
All about Chickpeas and Aquafaba Chickpeas are amazing beans that don’t get nearly enough credit in this world. They can easily be used for every single meal of the day. Chickpeas can be used in savory recipes once they’ve been cooked (much like you get when you buy canned chickpeas) – they do great in […]
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 […]