Banana Chocolate Mousse

Serves or

1

Soak 1 cup cashews in hot water for 30 min.

2

Drain the cashews and toss in a blender with 3 bananas.

3

Blend with ¼ cup almond milk, ¼ cup cocoa powder, and 3 spoonfuls of sugar.

4

Munch.

Tips

• Top with chocolate chips or chopped nuts.

• Try replacing almond milk with coconut milk.

Candied Nuts

Serves

1

Heat an oiled pan.

2

Toss a handful of walnuts, a handful of cashews, and a handful of almonds in the pan.

3

Mix in a sprinkling of salt and a spoonful of sugar.

4

Stir till the cashews are slightly brown on both sides.

5

Munch.

Tips

• Be careful cooking sugar on high heat—it can burn easily and stick to the pan.

• Try adding shredded coconut, agave, or more sugar to sweeten.

• Try as a topping on vegan ice cream.

Cashew Ambrosia Salad

Serves or

1

Soak 1 cup cashews for 2 hours, then drain and toss in blender.

2

Blend with ½ cup coconut milk and 2 spoonfuls of agave.

3

Chop 2 cups of fruit and toss in a bowl.

4

Pour the cashew mixture over the fruit and stir.

5

Top with shredded coconut.

6

Munch.

Tips

• Replace the coconut milk in Step 2 with oat milk, Cashew Milk, this page, or your favorite vegan milk.

• Try replacing agave with maple syrup in Step 2.

Coconut Nog

Serves or

1

Toss 2 bananas in a blender with 2 cups almond milk.

2

Add ½ cup coconut milk and a spoonful of vanilla extract.

3

Add a few sprinklings of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.

4

Heat the mixture in a pot.

5

Munch.

Tips

• Try adding bourbon or rum.

• Replace almond milk with oat milk, Cashew Milk, this page, or your favorite vegan milk.

Fluffy Zucchini Brownies

Serves +

1

Preheat oven to 420°F.

2

In a bowl, mix 2 cups flour with ½ cup cocoa powder, ½ spoonful of baking soda, and ½ spoonful of salt.

3

Mix in ½ cup melted coconut oil, 1½ cups sugar, ½ spoonful of vanilla extract, and ¾ cup water.

4

Shred 2 cups of zucchini and mix in.

5

Pour in a greased baking pan and bake for 27 min.

6

Munch.

Tips

• Make this gluten-free by using oat flour, coconut flour, rice flour, almond flour, or your favorite gluten-free flour.

• Try adding shredded coconut, chopped nuts, carob, or chocolate chips in Step 4.

Fruit Compote

Serves or

1

Chop an apple and a pear.

2

Boil the apple and pear in water till soft.

3

Drain the water and toss the cooked fruit in a blender.

4

Blend with a handful of blackberries, the juice of ½ lemon, and 2 spoonfuls of sugar.

5

Serve on top of plain coconut yogurt.

6

Munch.

Tips

• Try using your favorite fruit or making a multilayered version with mixed fruit.

• Try using different flavors of coconut yogurt or other soy-free vegan yogurts.

Fruit Sushi

Serves

1

Rinse and drain 1 cup of dry sushi rice till the water isn't so cloudy.

2

Toss the rice into a pot with 1 cup water, ½ cup coconut milk, 2 spoonfuls of sugar, and a sprinkling of salt.

3

Mix once and then do not stir again for the rest of the recipe.

4

Heat uncovered on medium heat till it starts to simmer, then lower heat.

5

Cook till water is gone, about 12 min.

6

Let the rice cool, form rice balls in your palms, then place on a plate.

7

Slice ½ mango, ½ avocado, and ½ grapefruit.

8

Place the sliced fruit on the rice, then top with a few sprinklings of sugar.

9

Munch.

Tips

• Replace these fruits with your favorites.

• Try topping with sesame seeds, coconut milk, or shredded coconut.

• If the rice balls fall apart in Step 6, make a rice bowl with fruit topping.

Key Lime Pie

Serves +

1

Soak 3 cups cashews in water for about 2 hours.

2

Drain and toss the cashews in blender with ¼ cup coconut oil and ⅓ cup agave.

3

Blend with ¾ cup coconut milk and the juice of 4 limes.

4

Pour into a graham cracker crust.

5

Place in the freezer for at least 7 hours.

6

Munch.

Tips

• Coconut oil can be replaced with canola oil, but the pie won’t stay quite as solid.

• Serve with fresh fruit on top.

Peanut Bark

Serves

1

Line a small baking dish with foil.

2

Heat 1 cup peanut butter in a pot on low heat.

3

Mix in ¼ cup coconut oil and stir till well mixed.

4

Mix in 2 sprinklings of salt and a splash of vanilla extract.

5

Mix in 1 cup powdered sugar and 2 handfuls of unsalted peanuts.

6

Spread the mixture into the baking dish and freeze till firm, about 4 hours.

7

Slice into squares.

8

Munch.

Tip

• Try adding shredded coconut, chocolate chips, or carob chips.

Pecan Sandies

Serves +

1

Preheat oven to 420°F.

2

Melt 1 cup coconut oil in a microwave for about 30 seconds.

3

Mix the coconut oil in a bowl with a spoonful of vanilla extract and 3 spoonfuls of water.

4

Mix in 2½ cups flour, 1 cup chopped pecans, and ¼ cup plus 2 spoonfuls of sugar.

5

Roll the batter into balls and place on a baking sheet.

6

Bake for 10 min.

7

While warm, roll the balls in a bowl of powdered sugar.

8

Munch.

Tips

• Try replacing vanilla extract with almond extract in Step 3.

• Try using a different nut in Step 4.

Polenta Pecan Bites

Serves

1

Slice 4 coins of polenta.

2

Cook the polenta in an oiled pan till brown on both sides, then set aside.

3

Cook a handful of pecans in the oiled pan till the edges darken.

4

Place the pecans on top of the polenta with a drizzle of maple syrup and a sprinkling of coconut shreds.

5

Munch.

Tips

• Try topping with chocolate chips.

• Try adding a sprinkling of cinnamon or brown sugar.

Raspberry Bites

Serves

1

Melt 4 spoonfuls of coconut oil in microwave or heated pan.

2

Mix the oil in a bowl with 2 spoonfuls of maple syrup and a splash of vanilla extract.

3

Mix in 4 spoonfuls of cocoa powder and a sprinkling of salt.

4

Stuff the mixture into raspberry tops.

5

Freeze for about 5 min. to harden.

6

Munch.

Tips

• Try adding shredded coconut or chopped nuts in Step 3.

• You can replace maple syrup with agave.

• Try dipping in melted chocolate.

Virgin Sangria

Serves

1

Chop a mango, a grapefruit, and a handful of strawberries.

2

Add the chopped fruit to a pot or large bowl with 3 cups grape juice.

3

Add 1 cup apple juice and let the mixture sit in the fridge for at least an hour.

4

Mix in 2 cups sparkling water.

5

Munch.

Tips

• Replace the fruit with oranges, grapes, or your favorite fruits.

• Add wine in Step 3, or replace the grape juice with wine in Step 2.

Watermelon Fresca

Serves or

1

Toss 3 cups of chopped seedless watermelon in a blender with 1 cup of chopped strawberries.

2

Add ¼ cup water and the juice of 1 lemon.

3

Blend.

4

Munch.

Tips

• Try replacing strawberries with your favorite berry in Step 1.

• Add a few spoonfuls of sugar for more sweetness.