More vegan ice cream

More experiments with vegan ice cream. I've switched over to stevia completely now (no more added sugar in any of these ice creams). I use the liquid, and usually add about four - five syringes.

Mostly I'm working with different stabilizers to get a better texture. I find silken tofu makes for a nice fluffy texture, but it's not as creamy when it's well-frozen (although the best things about guar gum and silken tofu is that you don't have to heat them).

I haven't done much with guar gum yet, but it produces a slightly chewier texture. I plan to pick up some xantham gum and combine them.


Sour cherry with an silken tofu base. Nice fluffy look! But it's not very creamy when it's well-frozen.

Sour cherry with a guar gum base (more sour cherry concentrate with frozen cherries blended into this version.

Espresso and cognac with an arrowroot base.

Sour cherry and cognac with a silken tofu base.

Mint chocolate chip with an arrowroot base.

Peanut butter and chocolate with an arrowroot base.

Variations on vegan mac & cheese

All made without animal slavery!

Vegan macaroni and cheese (nutritional yeast, tahini, evoo/flax oil, turmeric, lemon juice, black pepper, sea salt, garlic) with sauteed vegetables (kale, carrots, green beans, onions, celery, brown rice macaroni).


Vegan macaroni and chees with sundried tomatoes, mushrooms and spinach (evoo/flax oil, nutritional yeast, tahini, cayenne pepper, turmeric, white vinegar, evoo/flax oil, whole wheat flour, sea salt, garlic, tarragon, savory, brown rice macaroni).

Vegan macaroni and cheese (vegan margarine, nutritional yeast, evoo/flax oil, arrowroot powder, sea salt, garlic, brown rice macaroni) with kale, lentils, red peppers, mushrooms and raisins (evoo/flax oil, sea salt, lemon juice, vegan worchestershire sauce, liquid smoke).

Portabello and mahogany rice pilaf with sundried tomatoes, carrots and red chard

Portabello and mahogany rice pilaf (sea salt, vegetable stock, garlic, onion, nutritional yeast) with sundried tomatoes, carrots and red chard (evoo/flax oil, garlic, sea salt, lemon juice).

Vegan fish sticks with sauteed kale and chickpeas

Vegan fish sticks (tofu, tahini, nori, sea salt, black pepper, corn mean, whole wheat flour, cayenne pepper) with sauteed kale and chick peas (sea salt, evoo/flax oil, lemon juice).

Vegan ice cream

I've been really busy lately -- mostly with work and school, but also experimenting with a new ice cream machine. Recipes are based loosely on the recipes at A Vegan Ice Cream Paradise. Mine are strictly vegan, though.



Mango, pineapple coconut on top of a whole grain waffle with pineanapple and cantaloupe.


Orange vanilla vegan ice cream (the dreamsicle) with espresso (served as affugato).

Sweet potato, rhubarb and espresso ice cream sweetened with black strap molasses.


Pomegranate and walnut ice cream (a dessert twist on an Iranian sauce combination).

Some good old maple walnut (very Canadian, sweetened with maple syrup).


Orange, strawberry, banana with cashew butter. This one turned out more like a sherbert.

Red beans, collards, roasted plantains and sweet potatoes w/spicy peanut sauce

Red beans, collards, roasted plantains and sweet potatoes w/spicy peanut sauce (peanut butter, sea salt, white vinegar, white miso, lemon juice, evoo, liquid smoke).

Vegan poutine w/miso peanut gravy, Yve's italian sausage, collard greens and sundried tomatoes

Vegan poutine w/miso peantu gravy (miso, peanut butter, whole wheat flour, braggs liquid aminos, garlic, sea salt, vinger, mustard) Yve's italian sausage, Scheeze, collard greens and sundried tomatoes (evoo, lemon juice, sea salt, red pepper flakes, liquid smoke).

Kotthu roti with carrots, collards and black beans

Kotthu roti (finely chopped whole wheat pita) with carrots, collards and black beans (turmeric, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, braggs liquid aminos, liquid smoke, sea salt, evoo, chili flakes, garam masala, cloves, all spice).

Vegan no tuna casserole

Vegan no tuna casserole (brown rice macaroni, whole wheat bread crumbs, braggs liquid aminos, kale, nori, tahini, nutritional yeast, sea salt, lemon juice, black pepper, whole wheat flour, arrow root powder, garlic, evoo).

Sweet potato and corn fufu with collard greens and congo peas in a spicy peanut sauce

Sweet potato and corn fufu (masa harina, sweet potato, white vinegar, nutritional yeast, sea salt, with collard greens and congo peas in a spicy peanut sauce (sea salt, braggs liquid aminos, peanuts, lemon juice, red chili flakes, liquid smoke).

Roasted, pickled and sauteed vegetables with arugula greens and brown rice

Roasted, pickled and sauteed vegetables (zucchini, sundried tomatoes, artichokes, cremini mushrooms, arugula, nutritional yeast, sea salt, mustard, white vinegar, oregano, basil, black pepper, cayenne pepper) arugula and brown rice (evoo, sea salt).

With this dish, I roasted the vegetables, left them over night to marinate and then sauteed them with the arugula.

Kale and plaintains with brown rice plated on a spicy pineapple and peanut sauce

Kale and plantains (sea salt, lemon juice, lidquid smoke, evoo/flax oil) with brown rice plated on a spicy pineapple and peanut sauce (roasted pineapple, peanut butter, arrow root powder, sea salt, white vinegar, black pepper).