Fluffy Wholewheat Pancakes with Strawberry Syrup
Start your Valentine’s Day in a special way with light and fluffy wholewheat pancakes with strawberry syrup. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: for the pancakes: 2 cups wholewheat flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup soy milk 1/2 – 3/4 cup water 2 tablespoons agave or maple syrup 1 capful [...]
Sauteed Apples Filled with Sweet Chestnut Puree
This is a very nice treat. We really enjoyed this today. The sweet chestnut filling tastes lovely with the apple, and just a touch of sour with the agave citrus sauce. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup water 2 teaspoons vanilla 2-3 tablespoon sugar 1 & 1/2 cups prepared chestnuts, chopped 2 apples 1 tablespoon [...]
Dried Fruit Filled Apple Dumplings with Vegan Caramel Sauce
These apple dumplings are a simple yet very tasty dessert or treat. They are best fresh from the oven or served warm. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 4 apples 9 frozen puff pastry squares, thawed (2 per apple plus one for decorations) 1/2 cup dried fruit mix – raisins, dried cherries, dried cranberries, goji berries or [...]
Easy Quince Tart
Quince are a new treat that we have recently discovered and next year we are going to plant a quince tree in our garden. Serving Size: 4 Yield: 1 tart Ingredients: 4 sheets frozen vegan puff pastry, thawed 3 quinces, peeled and sliced in thick slices 3/4 cup water 2 cups sugar 1 vanilla bean, [...]
Apple Crepes with Salty Date Caramel Sauce
We really enjoyed this tasty treat Sunday afternoon. The combination of apples with the date caramel sauce was delicious, and the chickpea crepes have been a favorite of ours, ever since we saw them on Delicious tv back in 2007. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 apples, cored and sliced 3/4 cup apple juice for the [...]
Filled Baby Pumpkins
We really enjoyed this delicious treat last Sunday and will be having it for the upcoming holidays and through the winter. The baby pumpkins were filled with chestnuts, apples, raisins and dried cranberries and served with a salty date caramel sauce. Next year, we will even grow extra baby pumpkins so we can enjoy this [...]
Baked Pears with Hazelnut Filling and Ginger Soy Cream Sauce
This is a lovely way to enjoy fresh pears in the fall. It’s a simple recipe, but full of flavor. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 4 ripe pears 4 tablespoons vegan margarine 4 tablespoons ground hazelnuts 4 tablespoons chopped almonds 2 tablespoons sugar 1 cup vanilla soy yogurt or vanilla soy pudding 1 tablespoon ginger syrup [...]
Yellow Plum Compote and Lime Soy Yogurt Parfait
The tart lime yogurt was a lovely contrast to the sweet yellow plum compote,making this one of our favorite light summer treats. Ingredients: 1 cup strained soy yogurt from 1&1/2 cups regular soy yogurt 1 lime, zest and juice 2 tablespoons sugar 1 cup yellow plum compote or peach compote bit of granola slices of [...]
Pears Poached in Elderberry Syrup
This would make a lovely appetizer or first course, as well as being a delicious dessert. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 4 pears, with stem left on, peeled 1 cup elderberry juice 3 teaspoons cornstarch 1/2 cup white wine Directions: Place the elderberry juice in a small saucepan. Add the cornstarch and mix well. Bring to [...]
Vegan Polenta with Caramelized Apples
We saw this inviting recipe and looked forward to adapting it to be vegan. It was delicious – such a nice treat and tasty – either with the cheddar soy cheese melted on top or with the sweet cinnamon apples. Yield: 6 servings Ingredients: 1 cup polenta 4 cups water pinch salt 6 apples 1/4 [...]
Vegan Rice Pudding with Caramelized Apples
The apples on the tree in our backyard are ready to pick, so we used some of them for this tasty treat that we enjoyed Sunday afternoon with coffee. Yield: 4 servings Ingredients: for the rice pudding: 3 cups water 1/4 teaspoons salt 1/2 cup arborio (risotto) rice 4 cups soy, almond, oat or other [...]
Plum Crisp with Almond Streusel
We made a lovely plum compote from plums received as a gift. It’s been a really good year for fruit, most of our friends have an abundance of every kind. These tasty crisps can be made with any fruit – peach, apricots, plums or whatever. It’s very easy to make and quite tasty. Yield: 4 [...]
German Pudding Danish the Vegan Way – Plundergebäck
This was a quick and easy adaptation of a delicious German treat called “Plundergebäck”. I used store bought vegan puff pastry for the dough, which isn’t quite accurate. The dough is not exactly a puff pastry dough, the original calls for eggs. But this worked well also. Ingredients: for the pastry: 6 sheets frozen vegan [...]
Deluxe Shortcake Delight
Spicy Shortcake with Spiced Apples, Blackcurrant Sauce and Vanilla Soy Ice Cream This has been an especially good year for black currants. We have been harvesting them all week. One special way to enjoy them was to serve this delicious shortcake. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the shortcake: 1 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon cream of [...]
Carrot-Pumpkin Bars with Orange Icing
This is a very tasty treat for the weekend. It’s lovely and moist and has a great flavor. We’re looking forward to enjoying it in the fall when we have pumpkins again. Yield: 24 bars Ingredients: 2 cup flour 2 teaspoons. baking powder 1 tablespoon orange zest 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 [...]
Rhubarb Raisin Pie
This pie is a lovely combination of sweet sour. It is really a treat. We are really happy to have our lovely rhubarb plants. Rhubarb is very easy to grow, it’s an attractive plant in the garden, and the stalks freeze well so you can enjoy it all year long. Yield: one 9″ pie Ingredients: [...]
Coconut Pudding with Mango and Kiwi Purees
This is a very nice, light treat to enjoy anytime of the year. It bring the taste of the tropics even if it’s wintertime. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the coconut pudding: 1/2 cup flaked coconut 1 -14 ounce can coconut milk 6 tablespoons cornstarch 1/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/8 teaspoon salt spray [...]
Vegan Tapioca Pudding
Traditional homey goodness. Tapioca pudding is an age old favorite of many people. It is easy to enjoy as a vegan treat also. We used home made soy milk. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1/2 cup tapioca pearls 2 cups water for soaking 3 cups soy milk (vanilla flavored if possible) 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon [...]
Vegan Westphalian Ambrosia
A decadent and totally delicious treat directly from Germany. Westphalia is a region of Germany where pumpernickel originated. The pumpernickel seems like a surprising ingredient, but it tastes delicious in this dessert. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: Cherry Layer: 1 lb. sour cherries, pitted 2 tablespoons sugar 1 cups water 2 teaspoons cornstarch 2 tablespoons cognac [...]
Emergency Treats – Prune Danishes & Apricot Coconut Treasures
Here are some lovely treats to quickly make for those unexpected guests who pop in out of the blue. We would suggest that you keep on hand over the holidays at least 1 package of vegan puff pastry and a package of dried fruit. Handy to have are also a spare package of powdered sugar [...]
Cardamom Carrot Waffles with Maple Raisin Syrup
These are amazingly tasty waffles. We quite enjoyed them on a cold Sunday morning. Yield: 6 double waffles Ingredients: for the waffles: 1 & 1/2 cups flour 3/4 cup finely grated carrots 1 & 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon cardamom 1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons [...]
Plum Pierogi with Plum Sauce
These are a traditional Polish treat, created in a vegan way to be enjoyed warm on a cold winter’s day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the dough: 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons oil 1/2 cup water for the filling and sauce: 6 nice sweet ripe plums 3 tablespoons sugar (divided) 1/2 teaspoon [...]
Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
These are very flavorful, tasty gingerbread cookies. They taste especially nice with coffee. Yield: 30-36 cookies Ingredients: 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar (white) 2 teaspoons ginger, ground 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 egg substitute (I used No Egg by Orgran) 1/4 cup vegetable [...]
Vegan Paradise Cookies
Pineapple, coconut and hazelnuts, the name of these cookies is really right! Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup vegan margarine, room temperature (not melted) 8 ounces pineapple pieces, crushed or minced 1 & 3/4 cups ap flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking powder 2/3 cup hazelnuts, chopped 1 & 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes [...]
