Tag: Plant-based Recipes

Plant-based Recipes

Pancakes!

Mary Reiss Farias

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour (I use a combo millet and buckwheat)
  • 2 T flax meal
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch salt
  • 2 cups plant milk (I use soy)
  • 1 T apple cider vinegar (optional – to make them “buttermilk”)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Rolled oats as needed

What to do:

  • Mix all the dry ingredients together
  • Add the plant milk and vanilla
  • Mix to combine
  • If the mixture is to soupy, add rolled oats, 1/4 cup at a time to thicken it up.
  • Make them in a pan like normal, or bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes for an oil-free version.

Top with maple syrup, fruit, apple sauce, or anything else that you may fancy.

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Chocolate Cake with Fudgey Frosting

Mary Reiss Farias

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups drained and rinsed black beans
  • 2 cups pitted dates
  • 1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 tsp plus 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup plant milk
  • 1/4 cup brewed coffee

What to do:

  • Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Put black beans, 1 cup dates, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, oats, vanilla, baking powder, water, and milk in a high-speed blender. Whirl until well combined into a brownie batter consistency. Taste to make sure it doesn’t need more chocolate.
  • Spoon into a parchment-lined 8”x8” or 9”x9” baking dish. Level and smooth out with a spatula.
  • Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
  • Rinse out blender. Add 1 cup dates, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/3 cup cocoa powder, and coffee to blender. Whirl until it is well-combined in a fudge-frosting consistency. Set aside.
  • After 30 minutes, insert a toothpick to make sure cake is done. Let it cool on a wire rack. When pretty cool, spoon frosting on top and smooth. Cut and serve with coconut ice cream.