As I have mentioned before, whenever Gail comes for a visit we always share recipes. Some she makes for us, and some we make for her. It is so nice to switch things up and eat something new, or make something I haven’t made in a while. Here is one of the dishes she made for us that was a huge hit. I make it at least once a month for us, and we all really like it. *The AMYLU brand sausages we use in this dish are the best ones for it. They don’t know us nor is this post sponsored in any way.*
My dad has been eating Vegan for a while, and when my parents came for a visit they brought a bunch of these treats for him to snack on. I tried them and thought they were super yummy. Since I can’t eat lots of diary with Reese, I will make these occasionally since they are very grab and go! I hope you enjoy them.
First add your ripe bananas to your bowl.
Then add your old fashioned oats.
Next add your chopped dates.
I added craisins next.
Then add the chopped nuts of your choice, I did pecans here.
Add your dash of salt.
Add the cinnamon in too.
Then vanilla extract.
I used oil here,but you can use applesauce in stead, see the directions below.
Stir really well and let sit for about 15 minutes for everything to get nice and congealed.
Bake in the oven at 350F for 20 minutes, and do not over bake.
Then enjoy and store in the refrigerator.
Healthy Vegan Treats
3 ripe bananas (mashed)
2 cups old fashioned oats (not minute oats)
1 cup (or so) of nuts (any kind, unsalted and chopped)
½ cup dried cranberries(or more)
1 cup dates (chopped)
⅓ cup oil (canola,etc.) or ⅓ cup applesauce*
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Dash of salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and let sit for 15 minutes. With a cookie dough scoop (medium sized) scoop out about 24 balls. Put onto ungreased cookie sheet. They can be put very close together, almost touching since they don’t expand. Bake at 350 Degrees Farenheit for 20 minutes. DO NOT overbake – they will dry out and not taste good then. Store in the refrigerator.
*If using applesauce, they don’t stick together as well. It’s harder to form into balls and don’t taste as good. You can always do some oil and some applesauce to make them stick better.
If I still had freezer space, here are the meals that I would have made. These are meals that all work very well being frozen and then reheated. So I thought I would share them if some I posted before didn’t sound yummy to you.
So one big thing that I have been trying to ready before the baby comes are freezer meals. We have Gail and my mom coming at different times to come help cook, clean, and hold the baby which will be so helpful. We also have our church making us meals for a small portion of time,but after that Grant and I will be on our own as we adjust to a family of 3. So, I wanted to try and make it so the first few weeks/months we can have a least some meals ready to make that portion easier for us.
We make homemade pizza on a pretty regular basis because Grant loves pizza, and it is a fast simple dinner. I figured I would do an updated post of how I make my pizza since my last post is pretty old, and I wanted to show a very yummy diary free/Vegan version as well. I made this for my dad who is eating vegan right now, and he really liked it too.
For a while now, I have been making truffles at least during the holidays. I started out hand rolling the truffles and dipping them in chocolate which works pretty well,but then I realized I could use a candy mold which I describe the process here. That worked wonderfully too,but then I found out about these truffly molds that make my life SO much easier. I bought one of the huge molds which is pretty expensive, but they have smaller versions if you prefer to make smaller batches. So here is my new system for making truffles.