Category: Dessert

Blueberry Pie

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Things needed

Pie Filling

  • 2 pints fresh blueberries
  • 1 navel orange
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla (more as desired – this is optional)
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 3 tbsp tapioca flour (substitute: 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch)
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon (more depending on flavor preferences)
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg (more will make this spicier – again add more per preferences)

Pie Crust

  • Select pie crust dough that is either home made OR store bought. This will require 2 rounds.
  • Spray or buttered pie pan (8 to 9 inch). Smaller pan will create a deep dish pie.

Pie Topping

  • 1 tbsp half&half (substitute milk – regular or soy/almond)
  • 2 tbsp sugar (white sugar is what I used)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 F

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Mix together the blueberries, juice from the orange (should be about 1 tbsp), light brown sugar, starch, the 1/2 cup of white sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg.

Let mixture sit for 20-30 minutes.

Prep pie pan with either UNSALTED butter or spray and use your favorite room temperature pie crust.

Line the pan with one of the two rounds of dough. This does not have to be perfect.

Pour blueberry mixture into the pie pan.

Place the second pie crust OVER the mixture and pinch the two crusts together all around the edges so that they are sealed off.

Cut four slices into the pie so that they ventilate the blueberry mixture (see image for a suggestion).

Brush half&half onto the top of the pie and sprinkle the sugar evenly over the top of the pie (listed in ‘topping’ section).

Put in oven and cook for 55 to 60 minutes.

Remove from oven and let sit out for at least 2 hours.

Peach Bread

On By karmarstenIn Breakfast, DessertLeave a comment

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Things needed

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  • 2 or 3 Medium sized peaches (diced) – about 2  to 2 1/2 cups
  • 1/2 cup almond milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup light oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and pan coated in cooking spray (large loaf pan or cornbread square pan)
In a bowl, mix together flour, salt and baking powder.  In another bowl mix together almond milk, egg, sugar, oil and vanilla.  Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the ingredients (try not to overmix).
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Fold the peaches into the batter and gently pour batter into the loaf or square pan.
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Cook for 45 to 60 minutes
Let cool on a rack for 10 to 20 minutes

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

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Things needed

  • 3 over ripe bananas
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup butter (melted)
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • about 6 oz chocolate chips
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease 1 loaf pans (or use cooking spray)
In a bowl, mix together flour, salt and baking soda
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Mix together eggs, butter and sugar
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Add bananas and mix until smooth
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Slowly add the flour mixture into the banana mixture until all ingredients are mixed (except for chocolate chips).
Fold in the chocolate chips into the dough.
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Put the dough into the loaf pan
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Cook for 60 to 65 minutes and then let cool for about 30 minutes before removing from the loaf pan.
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Pumpkin Ginger Bread

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Things needed

  • 16 oz can of unsweetened pumpkin (or a single sugar pumpkin)
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup of vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp ginger
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp clove
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease 2 loaf pans (or use cooking spray)
In a bowl mix flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder and set aside
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In a mixer combine sugar, oil and eggs – mix until smooth.
Add water and pumpkin and mix again until smooth.
Add ginger, allspice, cinnamon and clove.
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Mix until completely smooth then as the mixer is running (or as mixing) add flour mixture about half a cup at a time and mix through each time until all ingredients are mixed.
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Pour equal parts into each of the loaf pans
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Cook for 60-90 minutes or until a skewer or toothpick comes out clean.
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Let cool for about 30-60 minutes before removing from loaf pans.

Mandelbrot

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Things needed

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup almond slices
  • (optional) 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In three mixing bowls separate the following:

  • Bowl 1: Sugar & Eggs
  • Bowl 2:  Flour, Baking Powder, Salt
  • Bowl 3: Oil & Vanilla

(TIMING IS IMPORTANT!):

Using a electric mixer on the lowest setting, mix the sugar and eggs for 4 minutes. The consistency will be liquid BUT it will appear foamy:

Add the oil and vanilla to the egg mixture and continue mixing for about a minute (again, using the lowest setting).

Leave the mixer on and slowly add the flour/salt/baking powder to the egg mixture – continue until all three bowls are combined.

Fold in the almonds/chocolate until they are in the dough (try not to over mix).

Separate the dough into 2 halves and lay them on a cookie sheet that is covered with parchment paper.

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and change the oven temperature to 275 degrees.

With a bread knife, cut the loaves in about 1 inch slices at an angle

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Turn the slices on their sides (still on the parchment paper) and bake for another 20 minutes. Once done, remove from oven and let stand for a few minutes on a wire rack. Cut the slices in half.

Optional: Dust the tops of the pieces with powdered sugar.

Sweet Potato Pie

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Things Needed (for crust)

  • 2 Cups finely ground graham crackers (preference dairy-free)
  • 1/3 Cup Maple Syrup
  • 1/3 Cup Margarine (melted)
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • pinch of salt

Directions

Preheat Oven to 375 degrees.

Mix together all items mentioned above (food processor preferred). In a greased glass pie dish (the size of the dish will determine how thick the crust will be–9″ or 10″) press the mixture into the form of the pie dish and up half the side (note that a trick here is to cover your hand in a sandwich back so that the mixture doesn’t stick to your fingers!). Bake for 10 minutes then take out of the oven to cool while you prepare the filling.

Things Needed (for filling)

  • 2 Cups sweet potatos
  • 1 Cup of Vanilla soymilk
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • 3/4 Cup of Brown Sugar
  • 3 Tbsp melted vegan margarine
  • 1/4 Cup Cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2.5 tsp Pumpkin Pie spice (or 1 3/4 tsp Cinnamon, 1/4 tsp Nutmeg, 1/4 tsp powdered ginger and 1/4 tsp powdered cloves)

Directions

Preheat Oven to 450 degrees.

Bake Sweet Potatoes until they are candied (50-60 minutes) then remove potato skin.

Mash or blend all of the listed items together.Preheat Oven to 400 degrees.Add filling to pie crust and lightly top with Vanilla Sugar (this is optional) and bake at 400 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes

Vanilla Spiced Baked Apple

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Things Needed

  • 6 medium Baking Apples (cored and chopped into wedges)
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Cinnamon
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 1/2 Cup Apple Cider
  • 1/2 Cup Margarine (chopped into cubes)
  • 1 Cup Raisins
  • 2 Sticks of Cinnamon
  • Pumpkin Pie Spice (to taste)

Directions

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees. 

In a greased glass cooking dish, place Apple wedges and Raisins.

In another dish combine Sugar, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger and 1/2 Cup of Apple Cider. Pour this on top of the Apple wedge/Raisin Mixture and mix so that all of the Apples are coated.

Take the remaining Apple Cider mix with the Vanilla, pour this over the Apple/Raisin Mixture so that the apples are covered.

Dot with cubes of the Margarine.

Place the two sticks of Cinnamon in the mixture and dust the top with the Pumpkin Pie Spice.

Bake for 60 minutes, then take out and let sit for about 5 to 10 minutes.

Carrot Cake with Tangerine Glaze

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Things needed

  • non-stick cooking spray
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 cup vegan sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup carrot juice
  • 4 oz vegan margarine (chopped into small chunks)
  • 2 cups grated carrots (this is about 4 or 5 smallish-to-medium carrots)
  • pumpkin pie spice (to personal flavor)
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup tangerine juice (about 2 tangerines)

Carrot Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Spray bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray
  3. Stir together all dry ingrediants (adding a dash of the pumpkin pie spice) in a large bowl. Set aside.
  4. Bring carrot juice and raisins to a boil (i again have added a bit of pumpkin pie spice to this)
  5. Take the carrot juice/raisins mixture off the burner and add the vegan margarine and stir it around til it melts.
  6. Add the carrot juice mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until it forms a dough.
  7. fold in the grated carrots.
  8. Pour into the Bundt pan and cook for 45 minutes.  Let stand for 5-10 minutes in the pan.

Tangerine Glaze

  1. In a mixing bowl combine powdered sugar and tangerine juice.  (note that this can be exchanged for citrus of choice)
  2. whisk this til the outcome is creme like

While the cake is still warm, pour the glaze mixture over the cake.  It will set and keep the cake moist.