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Vegan Pumpkin Pie

November 25, 2012 by epicureanvegan

Vegan Pumpkin Pie -- Epicurean Vegan

My mom’s always been in charge of making the pies for holidays and there’s a good reason why. She’s damn good at it. Since I’ve gone vegan, she’s tried to make them vegan whenever she can (thanks, Mom!) She made a vegan pumpkin pie from Vegetarian Times a couple of years ago, but this year, there was an even easier one to try. This one is from Vegan Holiday Kitchen cookbook. Instead of using the recipe’s suggestion of a pastry or graham cracker crust, she made her own pie crust using vegetable shortening. The recipe also makes two pies, so she halved it to make just one.

INGREDIENTS:
2 C pureed pumpkin
1/2 pkg. firm silken tofu
1/2 C + 2 Tbs granulated sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice mix

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat to 350. Combine pumpkin in a food processor with next 4 ingredients; process until smooth. Pour into crusts. Bake 40-45 mins, or until set and crust is golden.

Vegan Pumpkin Pie
 
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This one is from Vegan Holiday Kitchen cookbook. Instead of using the recipe's suggestion of a pastry or graham cracker crust, she made her own pie crust using vegetable shortening. The recipe also makes two pies, so she halved it to make just one.
Author: Epicurean Vegan
Ingredients
  • 2 C pureed pumpkin
  • ½ pkg. firm silken tofu
  • ½ C + 2 Tbs granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice mix
Directions
  1. Preheat to 350.
  2. Combine pumpkin in a food processor with next 4 ingredients; process until smooth.
  3. Pour into crusts.
  4. Bake 40-45 mins, or until set and crust is golden.
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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: canned pumpkin, fast and easy, silken tofu, Thanksgiving, Vegan Holiday Kitchen, vegan pumpkin pie, vegan Thanksgiving

Vegan Caesar Salad

November 20, 2012 by epicureanvegan

Vegan Caesar Salad -- Epicurean VeganI’m thrilled to have Caesar salad again! (I’m still waiting for the perfect vegan Parmesan cheese to hit the shelves . . . but this salad is still delicious without it). This recipe makes about 2-1/2 cups, so feel free to halve it. I just didn’t want to have 1/2 a box of silk tofu leftover and forgotten in the fridge. I even used 6 hearts of romaine and still had a lot of dressing left!

INGREDIENTS:
2 cloves garlic, cut into pieces
12-oz pkg. firm silken tofu
3 Tbs lemon juice
1/8 C olive oil
2 Tbs capers
4 tsp caper juice/brine
1/2 tsp mustard powder
Dash of sugar
Salt and pepper
6 Romaine hearts, chopped
Croutons

DIRECTIONS:
Combine all of the dressing ingredients in a food processor, and process until smooth. Use enough dressing to just coat the romaine and serve with croutons. It’s that easy! Enjoy!

Vegan Caesar Salad
 
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I'm thrilled to have Caesar salad again! (I'm still waiting for the perfect vegan Parmesan cheese to hit the shelves . . . but this salad is still delicious without it). This recipe makes about 2-1/2 cups, so feel free to halve it. I just didn't want to have ½ a box of silk tofu leftover and forgotten in the fridge. I even used 6 hearts of romaine and still had a lot of dressing left!
Author: Epicurean Vegan
Ingredients
  • 2 cloves garlic, cut into pieces
  • 12-oz pkg. firm silken tofu
  • 3 Tbs lemon juice
  • ⅛ C olive oil
  • 2 Tbs capers
  • 4 tsp caper juice/brine
  • ½ tsp mustard powder
  • Dash of sugar
  • Salt and pepper
  • 6 Romaine hearts, chopped
  • Croutons
Directions
  1. Combine all of the dressing ingredients in a food processor, and process until smooth. Use enough dressing to just coat the romaine and serve with croutons. It's that easy! Enjoy!
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Filed Under: Sides Tagged With: capers, croutons, fast and easy, garlic, romaine, silken tofu, Vegan Caesar dressing, Vegan Caesar Salad

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