Monday, 16 January 2012

Vegan Cooking

I havent blogged in a while, actually I havent blogged in bloody ages! A lot has happened since my last posts, and one of those things is that I have gone vegan.  When you stop eating animal products you start to realise how many things you cant eat. Pretty much all sweet things are ruled out, and since I love sweets this has been particularly hard for me.  So I have been thinking up new ways to a sweet fix, and I have come up with some awesome and unbelievably vegan recipes!
Heres one I came up for for a vegan caramel slice:


Vegan caramel slice

2 cans of coconut milk
¼ cup golden syrup

60g brown sugar
30g desiccated coconut or nut meal
50g self-raising flour
1-tablespoon cocoa
42 grams vegan margarine melted (I used Nuttalex)

15 grams vegan margarine
1-tablespoon golden syrup

50grams vegan chocolate (75% or over is usually vegan)

Method
Pre-heat oven to 180°C (360°F)
Condensed coconut milk
 Put the coconut milk and golden syrup in a medium pot, over a high heat. When the mixture reaches the boil put the heat on low and let it simmer for around an hour (or until condensed to the texture of condensed milk)

Base
Meanwhile, stir brown sugar, desiccated coconut, flour and cocoa in a bowl until well combined. Then add melted margarine and combine.
Put the mixture into a prepared baking tin and press down with the back of a spoon or your hands. Bake for 10-15 minutes.

Caramel
In a medium sized pot melt the margarine (15g) and golden syrup. Then add the coconut milk mixture, cook over a medium heat (constantly stirring) for 10 minutes or until thickened.

Assembly
Pour the caramel onto the base and bake for a further 10-15 minutes, a border of browned caramel should form around the edges. Then remove from oven and let cool to room temperature.
Melt the chocolate, over a double boiler or in the microwave, once melted pour over the caramel and put the whole thing into the fridge to set. After just set, around 1 hour, cut into slices and return to the fridge until fully set.

Makes 12 portions

Unfortunately it was all eaten before i even got a chance to take photos, but this recipe tasted better than most caramel slices I have had and... ITS VEGAN!

Stay tuned for more of my vegan concoctions!