Sunday, August 22, 2010

Vegan Cooking Challenge - Week 4

Fudgie Wudgie Blueberry Brownies

Even after a sugar laden week, I ended up making Fudgie Wudgie Blueberry Brownies from Veganomicon because I was asked to contribute a dessert for my dear friend Elizabeth's birthday party last night.  Most people like brownies right?   I was hoping they would be enough of a variation on the standard chocolate dessert to not be boring and I think they turned out well.   Nice and fudgy.  I must admit that I was in a bit of a hurry and instead of greasing the pan with Earth Balance I used olive oil spray.  I didn't think anyone would notice but my husband took a bite and had a strange look on his face.  No one at the party seemed to mind but I guess I won't be doing that again.

 And take a look at this Pumpkin Pie Brownie that Jeannette made this week!  I want a piece of that!

Pumpkin Pie Brownie

Pumpkin Pie Brownie
I took this week’s recipe from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World. The authors were generous enough to post this recipe on their blog:

I have been looking at this picture for weeks now, in a bookmarked tab, so it’s finally time to attempt it. I wanted to do it by the book; I even went out and bought plain soy milk! But, my canned pumpkin turned out to be canned sweet potato. :) For the recipe, I measured 1 cup from the 15 oz. can for the pumpkin layer and used the remaining canned sweet potato in the brownie layer. It was probably a rather scant cup. Also, I omitted the ginger (don’t like) and added extra nutmeg (love).

This was definitely a success! My taste-testers were unanimous and exuberant in their praise. “Pumpkin pie -- followed by chocolate!” The brownie bottom is fantastic (the melted chocolate has a lot to do with this). The pumpkin layer was good, too, but I think I might add either a bit more sugar or some maple syrup next time. It just could have been a little sweeter. Maybe it was the sweet potatoes or maybe it was the missing ginger.

Anyway, I never would have imagined that something without eggs and butter could taste so good! I will definitely make this again.

8 comments:

  1. lol! We both made brownies! I have Veganomicon from the library and will be giving it a try. Vegan cooking is fun! :) And yummy!

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  2. I know! That's pretty funny. I had to take Veganomicon back to the library after renewing it 3 times so I hope I got the name of the brownies right. It's amazing how decadent the desserts can be isn't it?

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  3. Yummy! I want, I want! Brownies are my weakness and I LOVE pumpkin pie. I was lamenting whether Thanksgiving could be as tasty now I'm vegan, but this is definitely encouraging :->

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  4. That pumpkin pie brownie would be the perfect dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas in our house. And desserts will NEVER be a problem, I think I eat more baked goods now as a vegan than I did before.

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  5. The brownie looks yummy - never would have thought to combine pumpkin with a brownie!

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  6. Charged with finishing this cake off I found that it makes excellent breakfast food! :D It's a delicious cake any time of day.

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  7. Awesome! I'm so making this soon!

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