Pomme Tarte Tatin: French Pastry Made Dairy-Free
Those of us requiring lives without dairy shouldn’t necessarily also be punished by being denied the gloriousness of French pâtisserie.
Can we make a classic fall French pastry without dairy?
Can we even streamline it in some ways, without losing the integrity of the original?
Dairy Free “Butterfinger”
But if you’re looking to enjoy a variety of dairy-free treats, you may still have to DIY a few. Luckily for us, we are also not complete pioneers here, and can test and build upon the innovations that have come before us.
Hypothesis 1: We can create a dairy-free version of the candy classic, the Butterfinger.
Hypothesis 2: Our DIY Butterfingers will be crispy, chewy, chocolatey, and peanut butter-y.
Hypothesis 3: And, in fact, it will be easy to do at home with everyday ingredients!
Your new DIY cheese substitute: Whipped Tofu
I don’t think I would have ever wanted whipped tofu until I saw it pop up on an Instagram feed.
Supposedly, whipped tofu has a similar taste and texture to ricotta or cream cheese.
Supposedly, whipped tofu is great as a spread with toast or wraps, as a dip with crackers or raw veggies, or as a dressing.
It also looks dreamy.
But is it all real? Let’s put it to the scientific test.
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles - Dairy-, Nut-, and Egg-Free
With some slight modifications, these pumpkin cookies hit all of our marks. They were:
Dairy-free
Egg-free
Nut-free
Fall themed
Uses up extra pumpkin puree
And tasty!
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting: A Dairy-Free Mini Report
They say, sometimes less is more.
With baking, not so much.
However, I wanted to experiment with small-batch baking. It’s tempting if you’re trying new flavors, cooking for fewer people, or limiting your treats.
I couldn’t help but wonder, could pumpkin cupcakes be made in a small batch? Can we make delicious dairy-free cream cheese frosting? Will it all be worth it?
Zucchini Blender Muffins - A Replication Study
Sometimes, a recipe seems too good to be true.
Are you telling me that a recipe can:
Yield delicious results
Be made in a blender
Can make a dent in my zucchini collection
Also uses two ingredients we love - peanut butter and maple syrup
AND - is naturally dairy free?
Seems like a pie in the sky, or at least muffins here on earth.
I hypothesized that this recipe from the ever-creative and reliable Half-Baked Harvest would indeed live up to the hype.
Dairy-Free Pumpkin Spice Latte
Hypothesis 1a: We can make a customizable pumpkin spice latte at home, devoid of common allergens.
Hypothesis 1b: The recipe will actually be easy to execute, so that we’ll want to make it again and again this season.
Clean Out Your Pantry Dairy-Free Fruit Bars (with the most amazing peanut butter caramel sauce)
Enter- Clean Out Your Pantry Dairy-Free Fruit Bars.
Hypothesis: The law of conservation (can't make something from nothing) does not hold true if you just believe and try!
Raid your seemingly empty pantry and let's get started (and just casually challenge the laws of physics).
Dairy Free Chicken Pot Pie
Using Martha Stewart and Budget Bytes' recipes, we are able to create a dairy free version of a comfort food classic, chicken pot pie. With the reduced amount of plant-based milk, the chicken pot pie filling held together better when sliced, though the texture may be a matter of preference.
Vegan Meringue Cookies
Everyone, meet the *unicorn* of allergen-friendly baking. Looking for something:
Dairy free?
Nut free?
Egg free?
Gluten free?
Eco friendly?
Practically free?
Very cute?
These cookies are puffy, crispy, sweet, melt-in-your-mouth, fulfill all your childhood dreams in one!
Easy, Cheesy, Creamy Broccoli Soup (Dairy Free and Gluten Free)
Occam's razor:
The quest for the simplest solution, the one with the most minimal components.
The question: Can we make broccoli soup taste
Cheesy and creamy, but
with minimal ingredients and steps?
Coffee Cake with Pecan Crumble
Now, I would never tell you how you should drink your coffee. But I will, as a scientist, therapist, and a friend, strongly recommend pairing it with a slice of this dairy free coffee cake.
Ah, coffee cake. The cake that contains no coffee but often more than a hint of dairy in the forms of butter and sour cream. This tender cake with a crumb topping that also sneaks in the middle, this cake pairs beautifully with your morning or afternoon coffee. Dressed up with a pecan topping, it also holds its place at a holiday dessert table.
I aim to demonstrate that this delicious and versatile coffee cake can be made free of any form of dairy and can still be dreamily tender and worthy of pride.