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Thanksgiving Dessert Made Easy

veganhostess — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 20:42:22 +0000

Hello everyone,

Who is ready for the holidays? It’s the season for good food, great company, and even more time to relax and do what you love. I’m hosting my family for Thanksgiving again this year, and I can’t wait. I simply love hosting this holiday in particular. Pumpkin is one of my favorite seasonal flavors so I’ll be making three different pumpkin-themed desserts. This is Thanksgiving dessert made easy!

Vegan Cardamom-spiced Pumpkin Cookies
Vegan Pumpkin Roll
Vegan Swirled Cheesecake Pumpkin Pie from the Lunch Box Bunch

If you’re looking for a simple addition to your current dessert spread, the Vegan Cardamom-spiced Pumpkin Cookies won’t disappoint! Of course, pumpkin roll is always delicious, albeit a bit anxiety inducing trying to avoid those cracks, and who can say no to “cheesecake.”

If you’re looking for an “easy out” to your Thanksgiving dessert preparations, I highly recommend picking up a tub of Eat Pastry cookie dough. You simply scoop out the 100% vegan, non-GMO dough and place golf-ball size dough balls on a baking sheet and drop it in the oven. It’s ridiculously easy and hassle free!

I picked up a tub of the Peanut Butter Chocoloate Chip last week, and it did not disappoint! The cookies were perfectly gooey and sweet—a hit at my latest game night! Why not give one of my tried and true recipes a try, or if you’re going easy on yourself, pick up some Eat Pastry cookie dough.

Cheers & happy holidays!

Jocelyn

* Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. As always, all opinions are my own!

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Spooktacular Vegan Graveyard Cake

veganhostess — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 03:19:53 +0000

Hello Everyone & Happy (almost) Halloween!

Are you planning a halloween potluck? Heading to a boo-tastic bash? A frightful party? Why not make a spooktakular vegan graveyard cake?!

This fun dessert is quick, easy, and devilishly delicious! It’s not a made from scratch piece of art—instead it’s a cake that is easy to whip up so you can spend all that extra time on the decorations! There are so many “accidentally vegan” baking items on the market that are perfect for this recipe. Just grab a boxed cake mix, follow the instructions, add icing, and then decorate your ghostly graveyard cake! I’ve been making graveyard cakes off and on since I was in elementary school so I can attest that they never grow old! Why not give it a try?

Cheers and happy haunting!

Jocelyn

* Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. As always, all opinions are my own!

Spooktacular Vegan Graveyard Cake

Time

50-60 minutes (30-35 cook, 20 prep/post)

Servings

One 9×13 cake pan

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/3 c vegetable oil
3 “vegan” eggs (I used egg replacer, but you can also use 3 mashed bananas)
Accidentally Vegan Chocolate Cake Mix
At least 3 Oreos
1 package of accidentally vegan Vanilla Frosting
1 can Green Edible Cake Decorating Spray
Tombstone Cake Toppers
Halloween Sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Grease a 9 x13 baking pan.
Make 3 eggs worth of egg replacer or mash 3 bananas.
Mix together cake mix, water, oil, and egg replacer according to the boxed mix directions.
Pour the mixture into the pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until cake is done (my oven took 32 minutes for a toothpick to come out clean).
Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan for ~5 minutes.
Flip the cake onto a cooling rack, and allow to cool completely.
Then move the cake onto whatever surface you will use for your display.
Evenly spread a thin layer of Vanilla Frosting around the edges and on top of the cake.
Spray a hefty coating of Green Edible Cake Decorating Spray on the icing.
Create your graveyard display using fake tombstones, pumpkins, spooky tree, etc. Get creative!
Remove the frosting from three Oreos and crumble the cookie.
Place the crumbled up Oreos on a few graves to make them look “fresh.”
Strew Halloween Sprinkles around the cake.
Enjoy!

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Recipe: Vegan Pumpkin Roll

veganhostess — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:12:04 +0000

Hello friends!

My dad has a bit of a sweet tooth. The one dessert that his mom constantly had around the house for the holidays was a fresh, homemade pumpkin roll (and pies and cookies and all that good stuff, too). But let’s not get distracted, I’m here to talk about pumpkin roll.

I also have a strong love for all things pumpkin flavored, and I don’t believe that these baked goods should be stuck in the month of November. No, they should be enjoyed all-year long.

I’ll admit – when I first began reviewing recipes for pumpkin rolls online, I was a bit intimidated. How will I make it vegan? Will it be moist? How hard is it to roll? Won’t the cake crack? Turns out, it isn’t the easiest dessert, but it is far from the most difficult. Plus, if the cake cracks, you just fill it in with extra icing and throw on some powdered sugar. Problem solved.

I can’t believe I waited years before attempting to “veganize” one of my dad’s favorite desserts. The recipe below is simple and straight forward. The cake comes out perfectly moist, and you can adjust the sweetness of the dish by the type and amount of icing you use. I highly recommend giving this recipe a try if you’re tired of the same old, same old cookies and cakes. Why not impress your family and friends with this dish at your next event?!

Cheers!

Jocelyn

Vegan Pumpkin Roll

***Please feel free to share widely, just give me some credit or a link back. Adapted from Eggless Cooking.

Prep Time: 3 hours; Cook Time: ~15 minutes; Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

3/4 cup, all-purpose flour
3/4 cup, canned pumpkin puree (I used Libby’s Organic Pumpkin)
2/3 cup, vegan sugar alternative
½ tsp, ground cinnamon
¼ tsp, ground cardamom
¼ tsp, ground ginger
¼ tsp, vanilla extract
¼ tsp, baking powder
½ tsp, baking soda
Heavy pinch of salt
3 tbls, melted coconut oil
¼ cup, vegan powdered sugar
Jar of vegan cream cheese frosting or make your own!
¼ cup, soy or almond milk*
Solid, untextured kitchen towel.

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Line the bottom of a 9-11 x 12-15-inch jpan with parchment paper and very lightly grease the sides.
Combine the flour, spices, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a seperate bowl mix the pumpkin and sugar.
- Add the melted cocnut oil and vanilla, and mix well.
Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until mixed.
- If the batter is dry, add up to a ¼ cup, soy or almond milk.
Important. Next, spread a thin, even layer of batter onto the pan with parchment paper.
Bake the batter for 12-15 minutes. Use the toothpick method to determine when it is baked through.
Remove the pan from the oven and immediately begin to loosen the edges of the cake.
- Invert the cake onto a kitchen towel coated in powdered sugar, and then remove the parchment paper. (Note, it’s best to use a towel without a pattern/ texture/ grooves).
- Carefully roll the dough from the long edge of the cake, keeping it wrapped in the towel.
- Let the cake cool on a rack for at least one hour.
Once the cake has cooled, unroll it and slide it off the towel.
- Cover the cake with your favorite vegan cream cheese frosting.
- Re-roll the cake and quickly cover it in plastic wrap.
- Chill for at least 90 minutes.
Enjoy!

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Holiday Savings: Field Roast, Go Veggie, Produce & More

veganhostess — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 20:23:00 +0000

Hello everyone!

Only six days left to prepare for Thanksgiving. Are you hosting this year? I am. I just finished my menu for the day. Lunch will include a Fall Harvest Salad, Spicy Lentil Soup, and a cranberry couscous. Dinner will be comprised of roasted butternut squash, roasted carrots, mashed garlic cauliflower, stuffing, and two different vegan roasts (including one from Field Roast – coupon below!)

I’ve scoured the internet and mobile rebate apps for all the best deals to help you save a few dollars during your holiday shopping. There are some rare coupons for the holiday, so be sure to check out the full coupon round up below.

Happy shopping (& eating)!

Jocelyn

PS – As always, in case you missed them, check out my top ways to save and other recent savings posts.

Rebate Apps

Ibotta (Offers may vary based on store. I used Whole Foods and Target to find the following offers).

*Thanksgiving bonus, redeem any 8 rebates and receive an extra $5.00!

Produce
- $0.25, apples (Increase your savings with Mobisave!)

Refrigerated
- $1.00, Go Veggie cheese alternatives (Whole Foods) (Increase your savings with Mobisave!)
Pantry
- $0.25, cereal
- $0.25, tea bags
- $1.00, Traditional Medicinals teas (including Throat Coat)
- $1. 00, Bob’s Red Mill wheat flour
- $1.00, Bob’s Red Mill nut flour
- $0.25, pasta sauce [Target];
- $0.75, Just Cookies, (Chocolate Chunk/ Double Chocolate Espresso/ Peanut Butter); [Target]
- $1.00, Just ‘dressings’ 12 oz. bottle (Italian, Balsamic, Caesar, Ranch, Thousand, Mustard, Goddess); [Target]
- $1.00, Just Mayo 12 oz. bottle (original, light, chipotle, sriracha, garlic, truffle);
- $0.25, canned pumpkin
- $0.25, cranberry sauce
- $1.00, Pacific Foods Non-dairy beverage

Household
- $1.50, Seventh Generation Dish Soap
- $1.50, Seventh Generation Auto Dish (packets)

Shopmium (Sign up with my referral code – KAEYUMAA for a free Lindt chocolate bar)

$0.75, Heinz Yellow Mustard or BBQ Sauce (save more when you combine with CheckOut 51 and Mobisave)
$2,00, when you buy two 12oz. fresh Ocean Spray cranberries

CheckOut51 (Join now and receive $5 off from refer/ earn!)

Pick Your Own Offer, $0.25 off select produce (Oranges, Raspberries, Grapefruit, Bell peppers, Cucumber)
$1.15, Buy 2: Oreo Cookies
$1.15, Buy 2: Ritz, Triscuits or Wheat Thins crackers
$1.15, Buy 2: Belvita Breakfast Biscuits
$1.15, Buy 2: Good Thins
$1.15, Buy 2: Kikkoman Sauces
$1.00, House of Tsang sauces
$0.50, BBQ Sauce (Save more when you combine with Shopmium)
$1.00, Larabar Multipacks
$1.50, Stevia in the raw bakers bag
$0.75, Stevia packet box
$0.25, Earnest Eats Hot Cereal Cups (Save more with Shrink and Mobisave!)

Berrycart

$1.00, Nayosoya TofuBaked
$1.00, Nayosoya Tofu, Noodles, Wraps
$0.75, Saffron Road Baked Lentil chips
$1.00, Saffron Road Baked Lentil crackers
$0.50, Beanfields Bean & Rice Chips (Increase your savings with Shrink!)
$1.00, Califia Iced Coffee

Shrink (My referral code is QUPAYE.)

$0.50, Earnest Eats Oatmeal Cups (Save more with Checkout 51 and Mobisave!)
$0.50, Earnest Eats Baked Whole Foods Bars
$1.00, Beanfields Bean & Rice Chips (Increase your savings with Berrycart!)
$1.00, Sweet Earth Veggie Burger
$1.00, Simply Organic Grinders
$0.75, Simply Organic Glass Bottle Spices
$0.50, Simply Organic Mini Spices

MobiSave

$1.00, Go Veggie vegan cheese alternative (Increase your savings with Ibotta!)
$0.10, pickles
$0.10, apples (Increase your savings with Ibotta!)
$0.10, mustard (Increase your savings with Shopmium!)
$0.10, pasta
$0.10, pasta sauce
$0.10, frozen pizza
$0.10, pretzels
$0.10, jam/ jelly
0.10, paper plates
$0.50, Earnest Eats Oatmeal Cups (Increase your savings with Shrink and Checkout51!)
$0.10, tortilla chips
$0.50, Pop Corners chips
$0.10, toothpaste
$0.10, hand soap
$0.10, dish soap
$0.10, laundry detergent

Coupons

FieldRoast

$2.00 off any one holiday roast

Beyond Meat

$1.00 off any Beyond Meat item, exp. 11/30/16 (will refresh for November expiration)

Follow Your Heart

$1.00 off any Follow Your Heart product

Sweet Earth

$1.00 off any Sweet Earth Natural Foods item, exp. 11/30/16 (will refresh for November expiration) (Increase your savings with Berrycart!)
Buy 1, Get 1 Free any Sweet Earth Natural Foods item, exp.11/30/2016 (will refresh for November expiration) (Increase your savings with Berrycart!)

Coupons.com

$1.00 off any one Reynolds wrap
$0.50 off any one Reynolds oven bags
$0.50 off any one Food Should Taste Good chips
$1.00 off any one Earth Balance spread (Wal*mart)
$1.50 off any one Seeds of Change organic food product
$1.00 off any one Cepacol throat lozenge

Redplum.com

$0.50, Reynolds slow cooker liners

Whole Foods

$1.00 off any one Just Mayo or Dressing product
$1.00 off any one 8-32-fl.oz 365 Everyday Value Organic Maple Syrup Grade A Golden, Amber or Dark
$1.00 off any two So Delicious Dairy Free Products
$1.50 off any three So Delicious Dairy Free Coconut Milk Yogurt Alternatives
$1.00 off any two shell-stable AlmondBreeze products
$1.00 off any one Imagine soup or broth
$0.75 off any Alexa product
$1.00 off any Earth Balance spread

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Old Fashioned Vegan Coleslaw

veganhostess — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 15:54:51 +0000

Hello friends!

What’s more American than some good old fashioned cole slaw? Well…maybe apple pie, but I’d say this traditional side dish makes the top ten list. Being vegan, cole slaw is something I don’t eat very often. However, it’s a side dish that I used to love as a kid. Since Hampton Creek has such an amazing line of faux mayos, I decided to give this old fashioned dish a vegan spin.

The recipe is simple, using just seven main ingredients and taking about 10 minutes of prep time. Why not give this a try? It’s sure to satisfy vegans and non-vegans alike!

Let me know what you think!

Cheers,

Jocelyn

Old Fashioned Vegan Coleslaw

Prep Time: ~10 minutes; Yield: Serves 10

***Please feel free to share widely, just give me some credit or a link back

Ingredients/ Shopping List:

4 cups green cabbage, shredded
2 cups red cabbage, shredded
1 cup carrot, shredded
1 cup Hampton Creek Just Mayo (I used Light)
¼ cup white vinegar
1 tbs truvia or other sugar alternative
1 tsp. celery seed, ground
Paprika, to taste
Salt & Pepper, to taste

Directions:

Shred the cabbage and carrots.
- In a large bowl, mix well and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine the Just Mayo, vinegar, celery seed, sugar, salt and pepper.
Toss the salad with the dressing.
Let chill for one hour.
Enjoy!

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