Rum Balls
2 1/2 c crushed crumbs, either Graham or vanilla wafers
1 c powdered sugar(I use stevia)
2 T cocoa (best if dark cocoa)
3 T Karo (light)
1/2 c or so of rum, brandy, or bourbon (great if raspberry)
Mix dry ingredients. Add Syrup and rum. Mix until all are moist. Form into small balls.
Roll in powdered sugar or Stevia.
Vegan Chocolate Mousse
Question: Are garbanzo beans and chickpeas the same thing?
Answer: yes
Ingredients:
1 15 oz can of chickpeas/garbanzo beans (1 1/2 cups), drained
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 14 oz package of firm tofu, drained
8 Medjool dates, pitted and mashed
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup plant-based milk
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Using a blender, pulse until smooth.
Line a springform pan with parchment paper,
Bake for 40 minutes.
Cool, remove the paper, and move to the refrigerator.
In a canning car, add:
3/4 cup dried parsley
6 tbsp garlic powder
6 tbsp dry minced onion
3 tbsp sea salt
1/2 tbsp ground black pepper
1/2 tbsp dill
This is it. This is the one. You don't have to look anywhere else because if it's a recipe that's been on the side of that Quaker oat container in your pantry for XX some-odd years, it has to be the best...
https://www.quakeroats.com/cooking-and-recipes/vanishing-oatmeal-raisin-cookies
You can use the quick oats or the old fashioned kind - it don't matter!
You know the score - wet ings first, then dry ings next. Mix it up!
I used vegan margarine for mine, a little more vanilla, and a teaspoon of canola oil at the end after
adding all dry ingredients to help get that bowl clean.
I placed the mixture on a cookie sheet lined with non-stick foil for easy clean-up.
Preheat the Oven to 350 degrees. Cook for 30-35 minutes.
8 cups of bread, cubed
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups non-dairy milk (I used Dream organic original flavor rice milk)
1 tablespoon Vanilla
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Turbinado sugar
I know some may like to make this in a 9x13 baking dish, but I prefer a round glass casserole with a lid.
I sprayed the casserole with Crisco Original no-stick spray and then placed the cubed bread and raisins in it.
I used my Ninja blender for the mixing adding all of the wet ingredients for a minute on low.
I then poured the mixture onto the bread and placed it in the refrigerator
for it to soak for 30 minutes to one hour.
Bake in a 350-degree oven for 50-60 minutes or until the center is set.
Remove from the oven, cool, and dust with turbinado sugar before serving.
this is a first pass at converting this recipe to be dairy free - 11/18/2023
Ingredients:
1/2 stick of vegan butter, melted then cooled
3/4th cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
the zest of two lemons
2 tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
two large eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
topping:
1/2 granulated sugar & 3/4 cup powdered sugar to coat each cookie before baking.
Instructions:
Bowl #1 the wet ings
melt the butter, sugar, lemon zest, vanilla, eggs add lemon juice
Bowl #2 the dry ings
bring together and then
chill mixture in the refrigerator for two hours before rolling into balls and baking
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
use two cookie baking sheets lined with parchment paper
ball up and sink in granular sugar then powdered sugar. space at least two inches apart.
bake for 8-10 minutes
Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for ten minutes before removing them.
<3 <3 <3 I love this recipe because you prep/chop up everything in advance and pull it together layering as you go in the casserole dish. You don't even have to cook chicken yourself if you don't have leftovers. Today, I used two whole chicken legs, but you could easily use a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store and shred it yourself instead. You could even make it vegetarian!
Shredded cooked chicken, about 3 cups
Diced sweet onion, about two cups
Shredded sharp cheddar (or fake cheese)
Chopped cilantro
one big can of red enchilada sauce
one bag of corn tortilla chips (no Fritos because they are too salty.)
one can of sweet corn, drained
one can of black beans, drained
one can of diced tomatoes with chopped green chilis, drained (brand name: Ro-tel or store brand)
and your favorite taco seasoning. One envelope, or about 2 tablespoons.
Garnish with sliced green onion before serving.
You're going to need an oblong glass or ceramic casserole dish.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In one bowl, add the drained corn, tomatoes with green chilis, and the black beans together with the taco seasoning and combine well. This is now called the canned vegetable mixture.
== The Layers ==
Place a layer of tortilla chips at the bottom of the dish.
Then half of the canned vegetable mixture
Then chopped chicken
Onions
cilantro
cheese
tortilla chips
remaining canned vegetable mixture
then chopped chicken
onions
cilantro
Tortilla chips.
Open that big can of red enchilada sauce and stir it with a spoon in the can. Pour onto the cassarole.
Top with as much shredded cheese as you like.
Pop into a 350-degree pre-heated oven and bake for 40 minutes.
