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Vegan Rolled Cookies with Hazelnut Flour

December 1, 2019 by Linda Watson 2 Comments

Vegan rolled cookies frosted and decorated on a Christmas plate

At last! Vegan rolled cookies you can cut into adorable shapes and decorate for Christmas or Easter. These vegan sugar cookies are sturdy enough to pick up and that hold their shape while baking. Use aquafaba, not eggs or milk and coconut oil, not butter. See make-ahead tips too.

Filed Under: Dessert, Recipe Tagged With: aquafaba, birthday, Christmas, cookies, dairy free, Easter, egg-free, frosting, holiday, make-ahead, rolled cookies, sugar cookies, vegan

Kabocha Spice Cake

October 28, 2019 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

Do you love pumpkin pie but don’t want to make a crust? Try my new Kabocha Spice Cake. It’s rich, moist, and full of pumpkin-spice flavor, without the calories or fuss of pumpkin pie. This cake comes together in just 20 minutes active time, starting a roasted squash, or 30 minutes starting with a whole […]

Filed Under: Dessert, Recipe Tagged With: autumn, cake, kabocha squash, oil-free, pumpkin spice, vegan

Cocoa and Peanut-Butter Truffles

September 22, 2019 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

cocoa peanut-butter truffles on a white and silver plate

On the last night of our SNAPcut Challenge, I mixed all the peanut butter we had left with judicious amounts of four other ingredients to make these quick, satisfying truffles. The recipe for We Made It Cocoa Peanut-Butter Truffles is supremely easy. These quick treats taste a lot like a homemade version of the famous chocolate peanut-butter cups. […]

Filed Under: Dessert, Recipe Tagged With: cocoa, peanut butter, quick, Valentine's Day

Blueberry Pie

June 28, 2019 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

slice of homemade blueberry pie

Blueberry pie made with fresh berries is one of summer’s finest desserts. My updated version is dairy-free so more people can enjoy it. Wrap the luscious filling in my Sneaky-Wheat Vegan Pie Crust. My Blueberry Pie costs just $2.30 a slice using organic ingredients if you cut it into eighths or $18.37 for the whole […]

Filed Under: Dessert, Recipe Tagged With: blueberries, pie, summer

Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles

February 11, 2019 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles plain, with coconut, and with cacao, on a Valentiine's Day heart plate

You can make these globes of chocolate love with five or six ingredients in twenty minutes. Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles are easier than cookies, healthy, and yet so good the first bite made me say WOW out loud! If you don’t have hazelnuts, you could use walnuts or pecans. Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles cost just 65 cents each […]

Filed Under: Dessert, featured, Recipe Tagged With: candy, Mother's Day, truffles, Valentine's Day, WFPB

Queenie’s Apple Strudel

November 9, 2018 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

Do you wish you could wave your wand to summon a magical apple strudel like the one Queenie made in the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? You’ll have to go to Ilvermorny for that, but you can follow my recipe to make your own muggle-style. It’s easier than pie with store-bought filo pastry dough […]

Filed Under: Dessert, Recipe Tagged With: apples, fall, Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter, holiday

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