All posts tagged: Chocolate

Vegan MoFo: Chocolate-Chip Corn Muffins

I make vegan baked goods quite often for my coworkers. To answer today’s Vegan MoFo prompt, “Share something vegan (and delicious, duh!) with a non-vegan” I am sharing this recipe for Chocolate-Chip Corn Muffins. I made these muffins a few weeks back and brought them into work for my hungry colleagues to gobble down. They did just that. Not one was left over, and I received many a compliment. Even though I am not vegan, I often veganize my baked goods. I do so largely because I eat dessert every day. Yes, you heard me right. Every. Single. Day. Because of this, I don’t want to be eating mountains of butter, eggs, and refined sugar on a regular basis. I’d much rather eat something made with whole grains, heart-healthy fats, and unrefined sugars. Also, vegan baked goods taste remarkably similar to the traditional (barring, of course, some recipes which require a lot of rising). Pictured above are some of the healthful ingredients used in the muffins: pure vanilla extract, maple syrup, avocado oil, whole-grain spelt …

Vegan, Dark, and Handsome Chocolate Pie

Another (rockin’) recipe in my 2015 Valentine’s Day recipe series. This Vegan, Dark, and Handsome Chocolate Mousse Pie is creamy and decadent, and completely dairy- and gluten-free. It is also no-bake, and comes together in a snap.  I am a confessed choco-holic, while my beau is more of a fruit ‘fficianado. For holidays like this, I admittedly get a bit sad that we won’t be sharing any chocolate-packed desserts. But if I adapt a glass half full approach, I do get this entire little pie all to myself. *cackle, cackle, cackle* And, guys, it’s already gone from my freezer. I ate the entire thing. The ingredients are all things I have in my pantry: oats, cocoa powder,  pecan butter (you can use almond / peanut butter as a sub), maple syrup, a touch of vanilla and sea salt, and some unpictured cashews and cornstarch. First, you make the crust, which is a mixture of pecan butter, oats, cocoa powder, and maple syrup and vanilla and press it into a small dish. My dish is approximately 6 inches …