Vegan Gingerbread Cookies!!

For those fans of the & YES, it's Vegan! facebook page, you may remember this picture...

Yes, I was teasing you will these delicious looking, fresh out of the oven, ginger bread cookies. 

They tasted just as amazing as they looked and tonight I am going to share this super quick and easy recipe  with you. 



I started with this limited Holiday edition Betty Crocker bag of cookie mix and followed the direction of the bag, using Ener-G Egg Replacer to replace the eggs. 

See, I told you it was super easy! :) 

Vegan Blueberry Muffins!

As promised, here is the quick and easy recipe for the most amazing, and not to mention simple, vegan blueberry muffins.

This is literally all I use. My local grocery store sells this box for right around $3.25.

I just follow the recipe on the back, adding in 1/3 cup of oil and 2/3 cup of water. 

Then I substitute the 2 large eggs that are called for, by using Ener-G Egg Replacer. 

Then I just follow the recipe on the back of the box. 

 They come out of the oven looking a delicious shade of golden brown and smelling heavenly and the taste is AMAZING. 

This recipe is so easy-peasy, I hope you aren't disappointed. ;)

Grab a box and give these yummy streusel toped muffins a try! 

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Oreo Cookies: A Vegan Treat!

I don’t know about you guys, but it has been a long (but fun) week for me and I’m looking forward to the weekend and getting to relax a little bit with my friends and family.

In fact, I think a quick sugary pick me up it exactly what I need.

Today I want to tell you about one of my favorite ‘desserts’ of sorts. 

I'm talking about, Oreos! 

That's right, the delicious creme filled cookies of childhood are vegan friendly! 

I like to open my cookie up and add some peanut butter, before I put it back together and eat it.  After all, there is no wrong way to an Oreo. :) 

These sweet little delights are a perfect pick-me-up after a long week. Pick some up on your way home tonight, you know you wanna?!

Maybe you will find that they are soy milks favorite cookie too! 

Quick and Easy Vegan "Coke-cakes"!

I'm going out tonight to a birthday celebration for a co-worker and very good friend and I'm bringing cupcakes. (:

I can't wait to share these cupcakes with them and of course you all. (: (: 

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Vegan Coke-cakes!

Ingredients: 

1 box of cake mix

1 8oz can of brown soda 

I'm using Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix & a can of Coca-Cola. 

Directions: 

1. Dump your cake mix into a bowl. 

2. Pour in you can of soda slowly, keeping in mind the carbonation will still cause it to foam up. 

3. Mix until you have reached one solid consistency and dish out into your cupcake tins!

When they come out, decorate them as you wish. I used Duncan Hines Frosting Creations and some colorful sprinkles! 

Enjoy!!

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Vegan Muffins

Following yesterday's egg substitute review, I thought that I would share an easy and simple muffin recipe with y'all. 

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Simple & Basic Muffins 

Ingredients: 

2 cups of flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tbs baking powder

1 cup soy milk

1/2 stick vegan margarine 

Egg substitute for one egg (I'm using Ener-G) 

Directions: 

1. Measure out the Ener-G Egg Substitute, whisk it together, and set it aside. 

2. Mix together the dry ingredients in one large bowl, and set those aside as well. 

3. Melt your butter in the microwave and mix into the dry ingredients. 

4. Next mix in the milk, and stir until the batter is one consistency. 

5. Fold in your egg substitute. 

6. Dish into muffin pans and bake at 400* F for 20 minutes.  

They came out of the oven, warm & delicious. I added a little butter to mine and it was absolutely scrumptious. 

If you try this recapie, let me know what you think!

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Egg Substitutes.

Baked goods and sweets are a really easy way to incorporate vegan into your diet. In fact, I love to make a tray of muffins, a dozen cupcakes, or even a nice plate of cupcakes.

When looking at recipes, most of them call for milk, eggs, and butter.

I've shared with you guys my favorite butter and milk substitutes, so today's post will be about egg substitutes. 

My favorite egg substitute is made by a company called ENER G and it's creatively called Egg Replacer: A Culinary Egg Substitute. 

There is a peak of what the box looks like. (:

To use this, all you have to do is mix the Egg Replacer powder with water and whisk together. 

This is the easiest egg replacer to use, because all you have to do is adjust the measurements for how many eggs your recipe calls for. 

This powder is both gluten and wheat free. It contains no casein, dairy, yeast, egg, soy, or nut; as well as having little to no sodium. It contains no artificial flavoring or preservatives, has no added sugar and has 0 cholesterol. 

It will run you upwards of 10 USD to buy this at you local store, but I've seen it on the Ener-G website for as little as $7.35. 

It might seem expensive for some, but it has a much longer shelf life then eggs and the box lasts for quite a long time. 

I've had my box for over 2 years, I use it all the time, and it's still half full. 

There are other great egg substitutes too! Some of my other favorite substitutes* are:

- 4oz of soda, works great in cake batter

- 1 large banana mashed, works great in cookies (especially oatmeal raisin)

- 1/4 cup of vegetable oil in cake batter

-1/3 cup of applesauce

-1/4 cup of blended silken tofu

-1/4 cup of yogurt, you can use a regular or soy variety 

-1 tbs of water & 1 tbs of vinegar, mixed with 1 tsp of baking powder

*All listed substitutes are for 1 egg. 

Do you have a favorite egg substitute? 

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