Tag Archives: chocolate
raw hot chocolate
you’re probably asking yourself how it can be both raw and hot at the same time. without actually cooking, if blended on high for a few minutes anything will warm up. it’s a tip often used by raw foodists to make raw soups more appetizing. after a few minutes of blending the combination of fresh [...]
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chocolate pluot cupcakes
i’ve been baking vegan treats for at least 2 or 3 years now and i can safely say that i’ve got the cookie down. there are so many cookie recipes already that leave out eggs or substitute oil for butter, that a vegan cookie recipe is easy to come by and hard to screw up. [...]
chocolate peanut butter fudge
as part of my chocolate kick i’ve been experimenting with a lot of types of vegan fudge. it’s really quite simple to vegan-ize fudge as long as you have both a dairy-free butter/margarine substitute and a dairy-free chocolate. all it takes some light melting, sifting and stirring to create a sweet concoction no one would [...]
maca cinnamon truffles for valentine’s day
when i think valentines day, i think chocolate. it’s inevitable. if you have someone to share the day with you spend it feeding each other decadent chocolate treats all day. if you don’t you try to forget by treating yourself with as much chocolate as you can possibly eat. ever since my local grocery store [...]
brownie waffles
cafe 101 in hollywood serves a brownie waffle sundae, which inspired this recipe. before i was vegan, my friend tom and i would drive out to hollywood in the middle of the night just to share a fresh-off-the-iron brownie waffle topped with a scoop of ice cream and drizzled with chocolate syrup. now that i [...]
christmas cookies: chocolate candy cane chews
nothing says christmas like candy canes. and nothing goes with candy canes quite as well as chocolate. just think of twirling a candy cane in a hot mug of cocoa. to make these treats you’ll just need a little peppermint extract, some cocoa powder and a food processor to grind up the candy canes. the [...]
vegan thanksgiving: no-bake chocolate pumpkin pie
it’s the day before thanksgiving and you know what that means, time to make the pumpkin pie and stick it in the fridge so you don’t have to think about it along with the million other things you have to think about cooking tomorrow. the great thing about this recipe is that it requires no [...]
purely decadent raw chocolate pudding
i must start with a disclaimer that this recipe is not completely vegan. it contains organic raw honey, which i do enjoy for it’s health benefits. it is antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, healing, digestive and is the only natural substance that never spoils. just make sure it is unprocessed and comes from a good source that [...]
almond and dark chocolate chunk ice cream