Raw Fudge Brownies with frosting
31 Oct 2010 5 Comments
in Raw Desserts and Treats, Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: agave, almond butter, brownie, cacao, carob, chocolate, coconut oil, cookies, dessert, flax, frosting, goji, hemp, protein powder, quick and easy, raw, superfood, vegan, vegetarian
The fudge brownies are delicious! The frosting on top really added to how yummy they were. It gave the brownies 2 different textures, awesome! I love how amazing raw desserts can be. Make a batch of these and keep them in the fridge. All you need is little slices, just a taste is enough. These will stay great for over a week.
Raw Fudge Brownies
adapted from Raw Lou Lou
1 Tablespoon melted cacao butter
2 Tablespoons cacao nibs
2 Tablespoons cacao powder
1/2 teaspoon hemp protein powder
1 Tablespoon carob powder
1 cup soaked macadamia nuts
2 Tablespoons ground flax seeds
1 handful goji berries
2 Tablespoons almond nut butter
1 Tablespoon coconut oil
1 1/2 Tablespoons agave
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Blend all of the above in a Vitamix or a food processor. Press into a loaf baking pan and set in fridge.
Chocolate Frosting
1 avocado
1 Tablespoon agave
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon cacao powder
Blend all of the above together and spread on top of the fudge brownie mix and leave to set in the fridge. Enjoy!
Before Frosting
with the yummy frosting!
Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies
24 Aug 2010 3 Comments
in Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: almond milk, banana, chocolate, comfort food, cookies, dessert, entertaining, oat, quick and easy, snack, soy, vegan, vegetarian
One of my fabulous readers, Kim sent me this deelish cookie recipe! They came out so great! Plus these were super simple and fast to make. This is a recipe you can whip up any time in no time 
I ended up quadrupling the recipe to bring to Prema & Alex’s engagement party. I never even mentioned they were vegan and all the boys couldn’t get at them fast enough. Always so nice to see that! Some people hear that something is vegan and are immediately turned off. Have them taste them first and then let them know just how amazing vegan food can be! YUM!
Thanks Kim!!!
Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Prep: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Makes 16 cookies
Recipe from Susan Sarandon (love her!!)
1 cup oat flour (I use half white flour and half whole wheat flour)
¾ cup old fashioned rolled oats
½ teaspoon baking powder
1/3 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup raw sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup plain soy milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ banana, cut into small pieces (I mash them, it makes the cookies more moist)
¼ cup walnuts (optional), chopped
1/3 semisweet chocolate chips (dark chocolate tastes good as well)
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 5 ingredients (up until sugar) in a bowl. Whisk together oil, soy milk, and vanilla in a separate bowl. Add wet mixture to dry ingredients; stir to combine. Fold in banana, walnuts, and chocolate chips.
Line baking sheet with parchment paper or grease the pan. Scoop dough onto pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown, turning baking sheet halfway through. Let cool and enjoy.
For a healthier cookie:
Honey, or agave syrup can be used to replace sugar. Dried fruits or nuts can be used in place of chocolate chips as well.
Parent’s Dinner Party – Dessert Time!
12 Aug 2010 1 Comment
in Home Cooking, Raw Desserts and Treats, Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: agave, Ani Phyo, apple sauce, banana, chocolate, Cobbler, coconut oil, comfort food, cookies, dates, dessert, entertaining, snack, vegan, vegetarian
Although the meal was sooo good, dessert is always our favorite time! I made a deelish Fresh Mango Coconut Cobbler, my Mom brought yummy home-made vegan cookies and my Mother in Law brought amazing Jacques Torres Dark Chocolate and fresh fruit! How fabulous!!!
Thank you for coming over and sharing a wonderful meal with us!
Raw Mango Cobbler Goodness
Mom's Cookies
Decadent!!
Cobbler Filling
Fresh Mango Coconut Cobbler
Adapted from Ani Phyo
Cobbler Crust:
3 cups pecans, dry
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup pitted dates
For the crust, process pecans, vanilla, and salt in food processor with S blade. Add pitted dates and process until mixed well.
Sprinkle half of the cobbler crust onto the bottom of your pie dish, and set aside.
Cobbler Filling:
3 to 4 ripe mangos, peel, seed, slice (about 2 cups)
1 batch Orange Coconut Syrup, below
Place sliced mango into a large mixing bowl and toss with Orange Coconut Syrup.
Cobbler Coconut Syrup:
1/3 cup pitted dates
1/3 cup agave
3 Tablespoons coconut oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup water, as needed
Place all ingredients into blender, adding water as needed to make a smooth syrup. Pour syrup into bowl with mango, and mix well.
Scoop coated mango onto cobbler crust. Top with half of remaining cobbler crust and serve!
Will keep for 3-5 days in refrigerator. Try as a delicious way to start your day!
Mom’s Banana Nut Bread Cookies
adapted from vegweb.com
1 1/4 cup flour (unbleached, all purpose)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup apple sauce
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 mashed banana
1 teaspoons baking powder
handful of walnuts, crushed
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a small – medium bowl and set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together oil, sugar, and vanilla. Mix in mashed banana and baking powder.
Add ingredients in the small bowl and stir well.
Once it is well stirred, lightly mix in the crushed handful of walnuts.
Drop by tablespoons onto lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 15-18 minutes
Banana Macadamia Cookies
07 Jul 2010 1 Comment
in Raw Desserts and Treats, Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: banana, cookies, dessert, quick and easy, raw, snack, vegan, vegetarian
I love raw cookies! Not sure if it gets much simpler than these, only 4 ingredients! Super fast and simple to make. Just put them in the D and enjoy! SO fudgey and deeelish! These are great for a snack and work perfectly for on-the-go
Perfect for my raw cleanse!!
Before the Dehydrator
Banana Macadamia Cookies
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts
1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
1 cup ripe bananas
In food processor blend raisins and walnuts until smooth. Add in macadamia nuts and bananas. Spoon into rounds onto the sheet and dehydrate for 8 to 10 hours. Enjoy!!
Meltaway Peppermint Patties
26 May 2010 3 Comments
in Raw Desserts and Treats, Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: chocolate, cocoa, coconut, cookies, dates, dessert, entertaining, maple syrup, quick and easy, raw, snack, vegan, vegetarian
I love Coconut, Chocolate and Mint! YUM!!!!! If you are not into mint just leave it out and enjoy the chocolate coconut goodness! This was super simple and fast to make and more importantly to enjoy!! Love that! Keep these babies cold and they are perfect for these already super hot summer days!
Meltaway Peppermint Patties
recipe adapted from Elaina Love
Mint layer:
3 cups dry, raw shredded coconut
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/2 tsp. mint extract or 3 drops peppermint essential oil
Chocolate or carob layer:
3 cups dry, raw shredded coconut
1/3 cup maple syrup or date paste (made by blending dates and water)
1/8 cup organic cocoa powder or raw carob powder (add until mixture reaches desired color)
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. Celtic sea salt
1: Blend the first 3 cups of coconut in a dry blender on low speed with the lid off. Use a spatula to keep things moving until it becomes the consistency of butter. Make sure you do not blend so long as to separate all the oil from the coconut. This step is tricky, and takes a good blender like a Vitamix. If you don’t have a Vitamix, you can still do this step, although you may need to separate the coconut into 2 batches.
2: Remove the coconut and put in a mixing bowl. Add the sweetener and mint extract. use a spatula to mix well. Set aside.
3: Blend the coconut for the chocolate layer. Mix the coconut by hand with the rest of the ingredients in a bowl.
4: Separate the chocolate mixture into 2 halves. Take one half, and press it into the bottom of a 4 x 4 baking dish or Tupperware. Put it in the freezer for 5 minutes until it is solid.
5: Remove your dish from the freezer and add all of the mint layer. Place in the freezer again for a couple of minutes.
6: Add the second half of the chocolate mixture to the top of the mint layer. Freeze again until solid or refrigerate.
7: Pop the meltaways out of the container by twisting or using a spatula to pry up. Place on a cutting board and cut your candies into whatever shape you like using a sharp, thin knife. Enjoy and store in the refrigerator.
1st night back in NYC – YUM
25 May 2010 5 Comments
in New York Highlights, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: comfort food, dessert, snack, soy, vegan, vegetarian
I was telling you about all the amazing food we had up at Omega…. the glorious salad bar and always yummy cooked vegan meals, amazing breads with earth balance or pb&j! Cooked Kale at every meal and the list goes on. Plus we can’t forget the AMAZING vegan brownies and peanut butter cookies at the Cafe. ahhhhh good life & good food!!
We didn’t want my first night back in NYC to disappoint and it was perfect, of course So fun celebrating with my amazing husband!! It was gorgeous so we wanted outdoor seating (and there is not a lot of vegan choices with outside eating) so we headed over the Life Cafe 343 E 10th St @ Ave. B (212) 477-9001 (so appropriate since David Life, co-founder of Jivamutki Yoga was also the co-founder of Life Cafe!) After yesterday’s post I was soooo excited to have the PHILLY SEITAN STEAK (VEGAN) Thin slices of seitan, sauteed onions, garlic, mushroom, miso sauce & soy cheese (casein-free) served on a baguette YUM!!!!!! I also had the organic side salad and was pretty impressed, exactly what I needed.
(Prema, this is right by your house, you neeeeeed to eat this sandwich )
After dinner we strolled over to Lula’s Sweet Apothecary 516 E 6th St (btwn Ave A & Ave B) (646) 912-4549 for their famous and deeeeelish Cake Batter VEGAN Soft Serve! OH MY YUM! I always love this, but every time we have it, it seems to taste even more amazing! haha We were so lucky that they now have their Soft Serve Monday hours, since they are normally closed on Mondays. Love it!!!!
Perfect End to the Perfect Evening
Cake Batter Ice Cream -- photo from www.theurbanhousewife.com
Banana French Toast
22 Apr 2010 3 Comments
in Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: almond milk, banana, breakfast, comfort food, dessert, entertaining, french toast, maple syrup, quick and easy, snack, soy, vegan, vegetarian
These were amazing! The banana was thick enough to really coat and soak the bread. It also gave the french toast the most deelish flavor. I highly recommend this!
Banana French Toast
Makes 4 slices
2 medium bananas
2/3 cup soymilk
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
4 slices whole-wheat bread
1 vegetable oil spray
Blend bananas, soymilk, syrup, and cinnamon until smooth. Pour into a flat, shallow dish and soak bread slices 1 minute on each side. Transfer carefully to a vegetable oil sprayed skillet. Cook first side until lightly browned, about 3 minutes, then turn and cook second side until browned.
Recipe from Food for Life, by Neal Barnard, M.D.
Terri deliciousness!
15 Apr 2010 1 Comment
in In the News, New York Highlights Tags: comfort food, dessert, quick and easy, snack, soy, vegan, vegetarian
Terri 64 West 23rd Street NYC
We were SO excited to get to try out Terri, the new all vegan sandwich and juice shop! It was AMAZING!! Every bite was so enjoyable and moan-worthy hahaha
Michael and I shared the Meatball Parm sandwich, Bacon Cheddar Chicken Ranch sandwich and the Butterfinger Shake. All Vegan and All Amazing!! There are just a few bar stools and a counter to dine but of course you can take your lunch to go and head to Madison Square Park close by. The peeps behind the counter were super friendly and so nice! It was also so fabulous to have this $3 off any sandwich or wrap coupon! (expires 4/31) I know we will be back soon to try the rest of the menu!! Enjoy!
Chia Seeds Giveaway!!
28 Mar 2010 22 Comments
in Raw Desserts and Treats, Raw Vegan Recipes, Superfoods, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: breakfast, dessert, quick and easy, raw, smoothie, snack, superfood, vegan, vegetarian
So fabulous!! You all know how much I LOVE chia!!! It has so many amazing benefits! I am so excited to announce that the folks over at Chia Seeds Direct are hosting a give-away for my Fabulous readers! They have generously offered one of my lucky readers a 2-lb bag of chia seeds! Chia Seeds Direct offers a variety of chia seeds at great prices and FREE shipping in the US.
Here you can download a free 16 page booklet on chia seeds, chia seeds benefits and recipes. You can also check out these recipes: Oats and Chia, Mango Chia Goodness, Chia Seed Pudding, Sweet Double Coconut Chia Pudding, Holiday Chia Pudding, Superfood Smoothie and Banana Date Chia Pudding. (wow, I totally love Chia!!)
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Raw Ice Cream Trio Sundae
10 Mar 2010 Leave a Comment
in Raw Desserts and Treats, Raw Vegan Recipes, Superfoods, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tags: agave, almond butter, banana, chocolate, cocoa, comfort food, dessert, quick and easy, raw, sauces, snack, strawberry, superfood, vegan, vegetarian
I love Banana Ice Cream! It is always so deelish and you can have so much fun playing around and making so many yummy flavors. Michael and I were Loving this one! Sundaes are so comforting and fun to eat. They are even more fun when they are healthy and delicious!
Pre-Topping Yummyness
Complete Sundae Love!
Raw Ice Cream Trio Sundae
2 big servings
3 frozen bananas
2-3 tablespoons nut butter (I used almond)
2 tablespoon agave nectar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
dash sea salt
2 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
toppings of your choice
- Start off my combining the frozen bananas, nut butter, agave nectar, vanilla and dash of sea salt in a Vita-mix, blender or food processor until well combined and smooth.
- Have 2 serving bowls ready and using a large ice cream scoop or spoon, scoop out 1 scoop for each bowl and set in the freezer.
- Next, add the frozen strawberries to the frozen banana mixture in your blender and process until well combined.
- Take the bowls out of the freezer and add 1 scoop of the gorgeous strawberry “ice cream” to both bowls and put back into the freezer.
- Add the cocoa powder to the strawberry “ice cream” and process until well combined.
- Take the bowls out of the freezer and add 1 scoop of the chocolate “ice cream” to both bowls and put back into the freezer to set.
- Feel free to eat as is or add toppings. I made a strawberry sauce out of agave and strawberries in the blender. I also used chocagave on top, yum! Use nuts, cocoa nibs, etc.
- DEVOUR and ENJOY
