Spritz cookies were always at every holiday dessert table growing up. Not sure what made them so popular, but they’re a quintessential Christmas cookie that are European in origin and are short butter cookies pressed into shapes. Spritz is German for squirt because of this pressing method. We’re using vegan […]
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Vegan Italian Pignoli (Pine Nut) Cookies
If you’ve never had a Pignoli cookie, it’s hard to describe. They’re made with almonds (specifically almond paste) and are chewy with a burst of almond flavor and toasted pine nuts on top. If you love marzipan, then you’ll probably love these! Pine nuts can be expensive so I usually […]
Easy Vegan Shortbread Cookies
Shortbread cookies are so simple yet so amazing. They were harder to make vegan years ago because there weren’t the great vegan butter options available now. We now have European style, unsalted, block and stick varieties all made from all different ingredients to suit your dietary needs. I’m also a […]
Perfect Vegan Pumpkin Pie
I’ve literally been working on this recipe for years. Probably around 20 – no joke. I’ve tried so many tricks and tips from others (using tofu, cooking your own squash, various egg replacers) and I was never satisfied. I wanted to make something easy that also tasted great and wasn’t […]
Vegan No Added Oil Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Believe it or not, this was one of the first recipes I ever created on my own. It was about 10 years ago when I was eating plant-strong after attending an immersion for Engine 2 (now rebranded as Plantstrong). I actually wound up contributing two other recipes to Rip Esselstyn’s […]
Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Mallow Cups
I am well aware that this is less a recipe than assembly of some of my favorite ingredients. It’s an easy homemade candy you can make when the mood strikes as it does often for me! This is basically a peanut butter cup with a squidgy vegan marshmallow tucked inside […]