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October 26, 2015 by Fran Costigan 1 Comment

Vegan Halloween Cakeballs

Halloween Cakeballs

I keep a dessert leftovers box in the freezer. In that box–on the day my fridge/freezer was being replaced, I found two bags of chocolate cake crumbs, one marked wheat and the other gluten-free. and both labeled, “flavor not great.” Really? I knew the cakes weren’t spoiled, but just left over from a couple of tests […]

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July 16, 2015 by Fran Costigan Leave a Comment

Chocolate Dulce de Leche. It’s Vegan!

I stood firm in my conviction that chocolate would even improve dulce de leche—the superbly sweet, gooey, and creamy caramelized milk from Latin America, which is known in French as confiture de lait (“milk jam”). First, I had to find a way to replace the whole milk or sweetened condensed milk used in traditional recipes. […]

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June 26, 2015 by Fran Costigan 4 Comments

Almost-Instant Chocolate Pudding

I grew up eating my mom’s chocolate pudding from a boxed mix. It was a bit lumpy and thick, with rubbery chocolate pudding skin (My mom gave me permission to tell this story), but it was warm and chocolate and homemade, and I liked it. On the East Coast, there was only one brand worth […]

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July 31, 2014 by Fran Costigan 4 Comments

Chocolate Date Thick Shake

Chocolate Date Thick Shake Not far from the magnificent Joshua Tree National Park  where I hiked with my children, California dates reign supreme,  and the Date Shake at the amazing Hadley’s Fruit Orchard is said to be the best in the world. Expect long lines if you want one of those ultra-popular date shakes—especially the chocolate […]

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MORE GREAT GOOD DAIRY-FREE DESSERTS NATURALLY

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It can be difficult to find truly indulgent vegan desserts—especially chocolate. But for the first time, chocolate cakes, brownies, truffles, puddings, ice creams, and more are within reach: dairy-free, organic, fair-trade, and sublime.

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