VEGAN OREO DONUTS

Hello everyone! It was my boyfriend,  Reece and I anniversary on the 9th of July and I obviously needed to make him something amazing for that day.  We are both vegan and loveeee to eat! I asked him what he wanted and he said donuts! Which gave me the grand idea to recreate the new Oreo donut the Tim Horton's just launched,  vegan style. Oreos are already vegan so it was pretty easy! I baked the donuts this time but with a different recipe.  They turned out amazing! I was super pleased with the results. It was a super easy recipe and they baked quick. Donuts at e my favourite.  I'm still reminiscing the vegan donuts at voodoo donuts in Portland.  After going there in May 2013 I was really inspired to come home and make my own! These are by far some of my best yet and I guarantee anyone would love these! As long as you have a sweet tooth because they are sweeetttt.  The coconut milk makes the perfect icing for them too. I hope you enjoy this recipe and I would love for people to share pictures of their donuts if they try this recipe! Leave it in the comments or message my Facebook page,

Happy baking!

Donut Recipe

2 cups flour + 1/4 cup extra flour for kneading and dusting 

2 teaspoons instant yeast

1/4 cup warm water

dash of salt

3 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon cocoa

2 tablespoons vegan margarine, melted

3/4 cup coconut milk

dash of salt

Icing Recipe

1/3 cup vegan becel margarine, melted *link attached

1 cup vegan powdered sugar

3 tablespoons coconut cream *thicker chunks in your can of coconut milk

*save some for the drizzle

2 rows of oreos crumbled for toppings

To start your dough recipe you will need a 1/4 cup of warm water with a dash of salt added to it. Sprinkle your 2 teaspoons of yeast over top of the warm water the allow to sit for 10 minutes. This gives you time to combine all your dry ingredients. You can add more cocoa if you want chocolate donuts. These just had a slight hint of chocolate in them with the amount I added. Thats what I was going for. Once your yeast is ready, create a hole in the middle of your dry mix. Add your yeast, coconut milk then margarine. Mix together well with a fork until dough is form then begin to knead and mix with your hands.

Knead your dough for 7 minutes. Rub a bit of margarine inside the bowl your dough is in so it doesn't stick and cover with a clean dish cloth and allow to rise at room temperature for at least a half hour. The longer you let it rise the more donuts you will get out of it!

While your dough is rising you can make your icing!

First step is to melt your margarine. Keep in mind that becel margarine is WAYYY lighter then regular original earth balance which is what I normally use. This made a really nice butter cream frosting! You MUST add the coconut cream to get the right consistency though. My icing was very thin before I added that but afterwards it was the PERFECT icing. I highly recommend using becel vegan margarine for your icings(especially butter cream ones) but just try and keep in mind you will need a vegan thickener. Other examples of thickeners are mashed bananas, natural agar agar and ground flax seeds.   

Gradually add your vegan powdered sugar while using a mixer. Mix constantly while adding. Once your sugar and margarine is mixed together well add your coconut cream. Continue to mix until desired consistency. I mixed mine for about 5 minutes.  Once it's finished place it in your fridge with a lid. 

NOW, your dough has risen for a half hour or more and you need to preheat your oven to 325 F. 

Knead your dough on a clean, lightly floured surface on your counter or table. You'll need to knead it for about another 10 minutes. Keep adding flour as needed to your surface. Rub vegetable oil all over your baking tray. Begin to roll out your dough with a lightly floured rolling pin. Keep rolling until the dough is a 1/4" inch thick.

Using either a donut cutter or a knife begin to cut out even shapes of your dough and place on lightly oiled baking tray.

 Repeat until all your dough is used. Once they are all ready, rub a little vegetable oil on top of the donuts and throw into your heated oven. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Take out and allow to cool.

Allow to cool for at least 10-15 minutes before icing or your icing will just melt off because it's wayy too hot. Take your icing out of the fridge now so its not to hard to spread on the donuts.

Crumble up two rows of oreos in a bowl.

This will be for sprinkling on top of the icing. Begin to spread icing on all your donuts. Try to make sure you will have enough icing left for the drizzle on top of the oreos but if you don't just break the icing recipe here down into a 1/4 recipe and use that! Once all your donuts have icing on them begin to sprinkle oreos all over them. A lot of the oreo crumbles will probably fall onto the plate. I just kept scraping them all off and sprinkling them until it all stuck to the donuts. Once you've covered all your donuts add a light drizzle of icing over top of them all. This is the last step but MOST CRUCIAL ONE. It really does make the donut. These will last in your fridge for up to 5 days. These are some of the best donuts I've ever made and I hope you like them :)

VEGAN GLUTEN FREE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

VEGAN GF PEANUT BUTTER CUPS


Hey everyone. So this is an amazing treat to make for any time of day. Its so easy, so tasty and good for you! Instead of dreaming of Reece's peanut butter cups, I reversed them and made it even better! With just a few simple ingredients this will be your go to dessert when you have a sweet tooth. The great thing about these is you can sprinkle different things on top to spice it up. They are great with coarse sea salt or shredded coconut. Ive yet to try caramel but I bet it would be way to good. The one thing about these is that they have to stay relatively frozen in order to keep their shape, so if you're trying to take these to a friends make sure to have an ice pack! I like using dates for the middle because it a great, healthy replacement for chocolate.  Its just as sweet too. Especially with agave syrup. This recipe is fun to make and share. Everyone can enjoy these reverse peanut butter cups. Who doesn't like peanut butter?! Oh yeah and gluten free! It doesn't get much better than that. Enjoy. 

Makes 12

Recipe

1 1/2 cups smooth peanut butter

1/2 cup coconut oil

4 tablespoons organic sugar

dash of cinnamon

8 medjool date

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

3 tablespoons agave syrup

Steps

In a medium sized pot melt your coconut oil on a low heat. Add your peanut butter.  Stirring in the coconut oil while adding. Leave that on a low temperature to combine well and heat up. Next cut your dates in half and take the pits out. If you have a food processor you can do this step in there. I don't so I cut all my dates into very tiny pieces, throw them in a bowl and add my agave and cocoa.  Next I stir and blend the dates together with a fork. It should turn into a thick paste.

Line your muffin tray with 12 liners. 

Pour 1 tablespoon of peanut butter on the bottom of each liner. Make sure the bottom of each liner is completely covered. If its not just add peanut butter very little at a time.

Place in the freezer for 10-12 minutes. The bottom should be completely frozen when you take it out.

while those are setting you can makes the middle! Using your hands and about a 1/2 tablespoon of date mixture, you're going to press the dates into a little round disc and place it in the middle it should be just a little bigger than a twoonie. Try to make sure theres room around the edges of the dates to pour more peanut butter around the sides. Once you've filled each middle you can pour your remaining peanut butter 1 tablespoon at a time.  Repeat until you've used all your peanut butter! Add your toppings. Place in the freezer for 20 minutes. 

Make sure you let them thaw a little before you serve:) 

VEGAN CAULIFLOWER BBQ WINGS

While I was up visiting my family my little sister and I made an amazing christmas dinner.  Christmas dinner in our house is a little tricky because I'm the only vegan. My sister's only eat certain meats and have both been vegans at some point in their lives , my brother eats everything and my parents loveee their turkey and ham. I love a challenge so we made a bunch of different sides. As vegan as we could. I think the only non vegan things there was rice a roni (which is my moms favourite so its a must of course) and the stuffing! One of the awesome dishes my little sister made was spicy cauliflower wings! They were so good and I was so happy she made a special vegan dish. I loved them so much I thought I'd make my own recipe.  So props to my little sister Ivy for inspiring me to make these. So easy and so quick to make. This recipe is easy to change around spices and sauces to your own preference. Experiment and have fun. All of my meat eatin'  family members loved them.  Enjoy:)

VEGAN CAULIFLOWER BARBECUE WINGS

Recipe

1 head cauliflower washed and broken up

4 tablespoons of olive oil *for your baking pan

1 cup unbleached white flour 

1/4 cup corn starch

1 teaspoon pepper 

2 1/2 teaspoons chili spice

1/2 teaspoon salt 

dash of curry powder

2 teaspoons sriracha 

2 teaspoons vegan barbecue sauce

1 cup cold water

1/4 barbecue sauce * for brushing on the wings while they are baking

Steps
Preheat your oven to 400 F.  Oil your baking tray. Wash your cauliflower and break off pieces with stems on the bottom. Its pretty easy to just follow the stem of the cauliflower. If the pieces are too large you can just cut them in half with a knife.
Combine ingredients flour through water in a medium sized bowl. Mix together well with a fork. Dip the cauliflower pieces into the batter with a fork. Allow the excess batter to drip off and place the cauliflower on the pan.

 Repeat for all your pieces and place in the oven.  Bake for 10 minutes. Take the pan out and use your 1/4 cup of barbecue sauce to brush on the cauliflower pieces. Place them back in the oven for 10 more minutes.
When you take them out just let them cool down then you can peel any excess batter dried around your cauliflower.
Put them on a plate and serve! You could serve them with dipping sauce as well.
Enjoy!