Vegan Peanut Butter Fudge

For christmas I made mass amounts of vegan fudge. The chocolate didn't come out that great, so that recipe is still being worked on but as requested here is the peanut butter fudge recipe.

Vegan Peanut Butter Fudge

You will need:

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup soymilk

3/4 cup peanut butter (any kind really works)

1/2 tsp vanilla

A candy thermometer (you can get one at the grocery store for like 6 bucks)

Wax/baking paper

Use a 9x9 pan. "Line" the pan with the paper, this will make getting your fudge out MUCH easier because you just lift out the paper. Otherwise your fudge will stick to the pan. The thermometer will come with a hook thing that lets it hang on the side of the pot. Make sure its not touch the bottom of the pot, but is resting in the mix.

In a medium pot (this will boil high and splatter so make sure its decent enough size) on high heat mix together the sugar and soymilk until it starts to boil. STOP stirring and allow it to reach 235 degrees F, or the soft ball line on the thermometer. Remove from heat and immediately mix in the peanut butter and vanilla. Mix well until its smooth and then pour into the pan. Put in the fridge for an hour or two (it'll get hard like fudge) and then enjoy!

Thats just cute...

The Sugar and Soymilk boiling

Vegan Chickpea Broccoli Casserole

You know those moments when your day is utterly sucking and you want to escape into some sense of victory? That is when I break out my pots and pan, turn on my oven and put on a apron. Tonight I made Vegan Chickpea Broccoli Casserole and got to feel like a culinary genius, if only for the evening.

This is the basic recipe. It is a little on the bland side so you might want to doctor it with spices, or at least some more salt and pepper. Casserole came out awesome none the less though, an excellent side dish and made a lot.

You need:

3 cans of chickpeas drained

1 large onion, thinly sliced and squared

3 carrots grated

1 head of broccoli cut into small florets

1/2 cup bread crumbs

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup vegetable broth

1 teaspoon salt (to start, but I used a good amount more)

pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350

In a large (LARGE) bowl mash the chickpeas. I used a potato masher and it worked relatively well, but its hard to mash them all so don't worry. Add the vegetables and mix/mash everything together. Add bread crumbs, mix/mash. Add oil, mix/mash. Add vegetable broth, salt and pepper, mix/mash. Pour all into a 9 x 13 casserole dish and firmly press down. Cover and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover, bake for another 15 minutes. Enjoy!