Category: Vegan Recipe

Healthy Oat Blueberry Muffins for Breakfast

May 27, 2025

Oat And Blueberry Muffins Recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup unbleached flour
  • 1 cup instant whole-grain hot cereal (such as Coach’s Oats®)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • ½ cup non-fat vanilla-flavored Greek-style yogurt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries

DIRECTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners.
  • Mix flour, oats, baking powder, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Stir sugar, applesauce, yogurt, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture into applesauce mixture until just combined. Fold blueberries into batter. Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full with batter.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 15 minutes.

Recipe Source: AllRecipes.com

Delicious Almond and Pear Cake Recipe

May 6, 2025
Almond and Pear Cake

Photo by Buckwheat Queen

Almond and Pear Cake Recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 firm pear, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons amaretto liqueur
  • ¾ cup sliced blanched almonds
  • 6 tablespoons white sugar, divided
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a small tart pan or a 9-inch cake pan.
  • Mix pear slices and amaretto liqueur together in a bowl.
  • Process almonds and 2 tablespoons sugar together in a food processor until the mixture is a fine almond meal.
  • Beat 1/4 cup sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy; add eggs and vanilla extract and beat until well combined. Mix almond meal mixture, flour, and salt into creamed butter mixture to make a smooth batter.
  • Drain pears, reserving the amaretto liqueur. Stir drained liqueur into batter just until incorporated.
  • Pour batter into the prepared pan, smoothing batter if uneven. Arrange pear slices in a decorative pattern atop batter.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cake is starting to pull away from the edges, about 25 minutes. Allow cake to cool in pan for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Recipe Source: AllRecipes.com

Benefits of Eating Pears: A Nutritious Snack Choice

May 5, 2025
ASSORTED PEARS

What Are Pears?

A pear is a small to medium-sized fruit that grows on trees and shrubs in Europe, Asia and North Africa. American pear farms are found in California, Oregon, Washington, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania. Worldwide there are about 3,000 varieties of pears. Some are edible as fruit or juice, while others are cultivated as trees.

Health Benefits

Pears provide a healthy and nutritious snack. They satisfy a sweet tooth and are a superior alternative to candy. Pears are a low glycemic food with a rating of 30 for a medium sized pear.

Pear Yogurt Parfait Dessert
  • Nutritious source of vitamins and minerals
  • Pears contain vitamins C, K, B6, and Potassium
  • Helps to manage blood sugar
  • High in fiber
  • Lowers risk for Type 2 Diabetes
  • Low glycemic
  • Improves digestive health
  • Lowers inflammation
  • Antioxidants
  • Promotes heart health
  • Lowers risk of stroke

How To Prepare

Pears have a core that contains seeds. Remove the core and wash before eating. Dry them using a paper towel.

  • Eat the pear in your hand as you would an apple.
  • Slice into rounds and eat with cheese and crackers.
  • Remove the skin. Slice into rounds.
  • Poach the pears.
  • Bake pear pie or cake.
  • Make a pear parfait with yogurt and granola.
  • Use raw pears for juice.

Most Common Varieties of Edible Pears

Pears come in different shapes, colors, textures and flavors. It’s best to wait for pears to become soft and ripe before eating them. Placing pears in a paper bag and leaving them on the counter, will help to speed up the ripening process.

  • Anjou
  • Asian
  • Aurora
  • Bae
  • Baldwin
  • Bartlett
  • Bosc
  • Black
  • Callery
  • Chinese
  • Comice
  • Concorde
  • Conference
  • Coscia
  • European
  • Forelle
  • French
  • Harrow Sweet
  • Hood
  • Kieffer
  • Passe Crassane
  • Pineapple
  • Seckel
  • Stark Crimson
  • Taylor’s Gold
  • Singo
  • Summercrisp
  • Tosca

Boost Your Workout With DIY Trail Mix

February 21, 2025
Trail mix containing raisins, raw cashews and raw almonds.

The Benefits of Eating Trail Mix Before Exercise

Trail mix is an easy to prepare, portable snack that provides sustained energy for your workout. It provides a healthy mixture of protein, fats and carbohydrates. Make it yourself by combining your favorite ingredients.

Suggested Ingredients

  • Roasted or raw nuts: walnuts, cashews, almonds, peanuts or pecans.
  • Raw or roasted seeds: pumpkin or sunflower.
  • Dried fruit: pineapple, raisins, cranberries, apples, dates, figs, plantain or banana chips.
  • Optional ingredients: chocolate or carob chips. Chocolate pieces or M&Ms.

Measure the ingredients in equal amounts and place in a plastic sandwich bag. Store in refrigerator. Your pre-workout snack should be consumed at least 1-hour before exercise to allow sufficient absorption of nutrients.

Vegan Tofu Sprout Burgers Recipe

November 8, 2022

KITCHEN UTENSILS: 2 Mixing Bowls, Cast Iron Skillet

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/2 pounds mashed firm tofu
  • 3 cups alfalfa sprouts
  • 2 tablespoons tamari sauce or Bragg’s Liquid Aminos
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
  • oil
  • wheat germ, or oat bran to coat patties

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl.
  • Knead ingredients until blended.
  • Form into patties.
  • Add either wheat germ or oat bran to another mixing bowl.
  • Coat patties in wheat germ or oat bran.
  • Add oil to a cast iron skillet. Fry patties until golden brown.

Baked Kale Chips Recipe

October 19, 2022

Quick And Delicious Healthy Snack

KITCHEN UTENSILS: Sharpe knife, Large Mixing Bowl, Baking Sheet

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 bunch kale any variety
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Coat a baking sheet with olive oil. Set aside.
  • Thoroughly wash kale. Remove center stems.
  • With a sharp knife cut kale into bite size pieces.
  • Place oil, garlic and salt in a large mixing bowl. Combine well.
  • Add kale to the mixture, coating each piece until covered .
  • Spread kale pieces on the baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until edges are crisp.