Veganize it! Rice Krispies Treats

This is an example of a recipe that is easily made vegan with a couple of changes.  I couldn't believe how similar the taste was to homemade Rice Krispies treat from when I was a kid.  All three of my kids gave it a thumbs up!

Some tips:

The marshmallows will take longer to melt down in comparison to conventional ones.

This treat is best enjoyed immediately because the squares will harden up after a few hours.

I used Dandies vegan marshmallows and you can order them online or pick them up at a health food store.

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

Did you make Rice Krispies Treats as a child? Let's discuss in the comments.

Vegan Rice Krispies Treats

by Brown Vegan

Cook Time: 10

Keywords: snack dessert

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Ingredients (10 square bars)

• 2 tbsp vegan margarine
• 2 ½ cups vegan marshmallows
• 3 ½ cups Rice Krispies cereal

Instructions

Melt margarine in a medium pot. Add in marshmallows and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat, stirring frequently. Turn off heat and mix in cereal. Transfer to a square or rectangle shaped dish and press down with a rubber spatula.

Cut into squares. Eat immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

Song playing while cooking....

Wrecks N Effect - Rump Shaker Radio Edit

 Theo asked if the song was made by Chris Brown. lol #thesekids

Did You Miss This Youtube Video? The Neelys' Apple Crisp

Check out the original blog post with this recipe here.

Apple Crisp

by Brown Vegan

Keywords: bake dessert vegan vegetarian pie

Ingredients

Filling

• 5 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, chopped small
• 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans (or walnuts)
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Topping

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons chilled vegan butter, cut into pieces (I used 3 tablespoons of Earth Balance)
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans (or walnuts)

Instructions

For the Filling

Mix all the ingredients together. Place into 7-8 oz ramekins (I used a glass cooking dish).

For Topping

Mix the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl. Blend the butter into the mixture until it forms pea size lumps. Stir in pecans and spindle over filling.

Bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

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Veganize It: Watch Me Make Popeyes Biscuits

So flaky, light, and buttery-These biscuits don't last long in my house.

If you don't want to use as much butter as I did, skip the step that calls for butter before baking the first time.

Makes about 11 biscuits

Enjoy!

Here's the original post from October with all of the measurements and instructions.

Have you tried this recipe? Let me know what you think in the comments section below.

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Veganize it: Cheese Grits

Veganize it: Taking a popular food or recipe and making it vegan

People often ask how I adhere to a vegan diet ALL the  time.  It's all about changing your mindset. Every time I approach my meal planning, I think about what I CAN eat, never what I can't. 

Also, most of the time it's very easy to make simple modifications.  Case in point, cheese grits. 

Simon came home from his dad's house a few weeks ago and asked for cheese grits.  He said he heard someone on TV talking about it and wanted to know how they taste.  We eat grits often but usually with a little vegan margarine and all-season salt.

With one simple modification, he enjoyed a bowl of cheesy grits.

Prepare grits on the stove top like normal and stir in desired amount of vegan cheese. 

I used the Follow Your Heart brand

Yummy!

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Veganize it: The Neelys' Apple Crisp

Veganize it: Taking a popular food or recipe and making it vegan

Vegan food is all about eating what you know and love in a more compassionate and healthy way. I just had to make a few adjustment to veganize this delicious dessert.

Adapted from The Neelys' recipe

Served with vanilla So Delicious ice cream

Apple Crisp

by Brown Vegan

Ingredients

Filling

• 5 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, chopped small
• 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans (or walnuts)
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Topping

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons chilled vegan butter, cut into pieces (I used 3 tablespoons of Earth Balance)
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans (or walnuts)

Instructions

For the Filling

Mix all the ingredients together. Place into 7-8 oz ramekins (I used a glass cooking dish).

For Topping

Mix the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl. Blend the butter into the mixture until it forms pea size lumps. Stir in pecans and spindle over filling.

Bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

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