Written by: Heather Crosby
A weekly or bi-weekly creation in the YumUniverse kitchen, Vegan Pumpkin Protein Pancakes are, yes, packed with quality complete protein, but that’s not all the goodness. They are full of fiber, gluten-free, wheat-free, easily assimilated into the body and just plain delicious. I usually make a batch, eat a few right away and keep the rest in the fridge, grabbing one or two and eating them cold as a snack throughout the week. This recipe was inspired by some of Brendan Brazier’s incredible recipes for athletes in his book Thrive: A Guide to Optimal Health & Performance Through Plant-Based Whole Foods
. You can serve them with our without natural sweeteners like agave nectar, yacon syrup, brown rice syrup or maple syrup on top. You can also prepare them in a dehydrator if you’d like to maintain more beneficial enzymes. Read more…
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Written by: Heather Crosby
Hemp seeds are one of my favorite superfoods. Incorporating these complete protein seeds into my diet has made an incredible difference, especially with my workouts—thank you, Brendan Brazier. This recipe is inspired by his book Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life
. You can use hemp milk as a protein-packed base for smoothies, add organic Raw Cacao Powder
for chocolate hemp milk, fresh fruit for a berry drink or pour it over breakfasts like Apple Quinoa Cereal. This recipe is a cinch to make and it keeps in your refrigerator for 5-7 days. Read more…
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Written by: Heather Crosby
If you are looking for alternatives to dairy milk, you will love this recipe for fresh vanilla almond milk using soaked almonds. Enjoy it straight from the glass, on your favorite cereal, use it in ice cream recipes and more. Raw vanilla almond milk is enzyme-rich, very hydrating and you can store it in the fridge for about 5-7 days. It may separate, so shake it up before using/drinking. I tend to make a bunch on Sunday and use it throughout the week. Read more…
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Written by: Heather Crosby
I am a huge fan of Indian food and had been thinking for a while that I’d like to tackle the creation of a non-dairy, meat-free, gluten-free, wheat-free curry recipe. With my pal Marci’s help one night over the holidays, Mixed Vegetable Curry with Brown Basmati Rice was born. This recipe is slightly adapted from Jamie Oliver’s Paneer, Potato and Pea Curry. His inspiration, mixed with a good bit of research, some experimentation and my trusty tastebuds, resulted in a successful recipe that I now make quite often. Yum. Read more…
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Written by: Heather Crosby
Sweet, antioxidant-rich and delicious raw blueberry jam. Easy to make, and a tasty ingredient for a Raw Blueberry Jam and Almond Butter Sammich or Raw Mini Blueberry Cheesecakes. Read more…
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Written by: Heather Crosby
My friend, and YumUniverse contributor, Maya Henderson, turned me on to Cinnamon Date Manna Bread on a recent trip to Whole Foods. I was familiar with regular Manna Bread, but Cinnamon Date Manna Bread? Yum! Maya claimed that it had been on her craving list the past week and that it “tasted great with coconut butter on it.” I got home, tried one slice, and one slice became two and then my wheels started turning. I ended up experimenting with a bread pudding recipe using this tasty sprouted bread, a non-dairy vanilla bean cream sauce and a dairy-free caramel sauce. You can bake this recipe in the oven at a low temperature or dehydrate it to maintain the enzymes in the sauces.
Manna Bread is an unleavened cake-like bread made from sprouted whole grains. It is high in fiber, yeast-free and has no added sweeteners or artificial preservatives. It comes in other flavors that you can experiment with like Carrot Raisin and Banana Walnut Hemp. I’m sure both are just as yummy with this recipe. Manna bread is not a raw food, but because it is sprouted and enzymatically active, many raw foodists eat it. Read more…
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Written by: Heather Crosby
Raw coconut milk is easy to make simply by opening young coconuts and blending the natural coconut water with the coconut meat. It is a fantastic, tasty and nutritious replacement for dairy in many recipes from Raw Dairy-Free Strawberry Swirl Ice Cream to Mixed Vegetable Curry with Brown Basmati Rice. Young coconuts are found in most health food stores and Asian markets. If your grocer doesn’t carry them yet, ask them to because we have a ton of recipes that use these babies. Read more…
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These bars use the banana and nut base from the Amaranth Hemp Protein Poppers recipe. They are a delicious, protein-filled bar to keep with you in your kitchen, office, handbag or car so when hunger hits, you have a healthy option ready for you. You can individually wrap them in parchment paper and store them in an airtight container in your fridge or freezer. They are also a great post-workout snack. Read more…
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Behold! Guilt-free, Sweet Potato Chips—one of my favorite recipes. You can prepare these crunchy chips two ways, either enzyme-rich, dehydrated and raw, or baked at a low temp in the oven. Read more…
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