If you have peaches sitting around, they make for an equally delicious topping (especially when tossed with
a bit of vanilla bean powder).
Not exact matches
While you'll get the same characteristic vanillin flavor profile from the
vanilla almond milk, adding the
beans provides a
bit of texture and extra health benefits.
Press through a fine mesh strainer to remove any curdled
bits and remove husk
of vanilla bean.
Finally — I now use Tahitian
Vanilla beans exclusively — Tahitian
beans (look for Tahitiensis at the end
of the formal name) make a
bit lighter and sweeter extract than Bourbon variety
beans.
I love
vanilla bean, a pinch
of sea salt, and a
bit of honey.
Because I've tasted the other side, the one where you take that milk in your fridge that you needed to use up anyway, the sugar that's already in your pantry, a
bit of salt, the smallest snippet
of vanilla bean and maybe a cinnamon stick, if you so desire, and boil them together until it smells like the heavens exhaled in your kitchen and the mixture becomes the most complexly flavored thick copper caramel with a deliciousness will bring tears to your eyes.
I flavor the soymilk with a
bit of vanilla, nutmeg, mung
beans and raw peanuts for extra richness.
Scrape the seeds out
of the
vanilla bean and mix it with a
bit of the sugar on the cutting board.
I still had some
vanilla bean ice cream in the freezer from the ice cream sandwiches, and there was a tiny
bit of salted caramel sauce in the fridge just begging to be polished off.
I made these last night and was so impressed by how well the
vanilla bean broke down into little chewy
bits of heaven!
Any tiny pieces
of vanilla bean that survived the processor are a
bit like having
vanilla - kissed flecks
of raisins cut into the dough.
The texture is spot - on, the flavor is sweet in that light way that quick breads should be, there's this amazing blend
of vanilla beans and
vanilla sugar and
vanilla extract that works wonders, and there's juicy roasted strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries in every
bite because they're amazing.
Each
bite is speckled full
of vanilla bean, white chocolate chunks and will just crumble into pure deliciousness.
I also added a
bit of vanilla to the dough, I might you
vanilla beans next time.
Blend it all up with a little
bit of sea salt and
vanilla bean powder (because yum), and you have a silky sweet vegan date caramel sauce.
I also added some raw
vanilla bean powder, cinnamon for flavor, coconut flour to thicken, for fiber and for taste, some frozen raspberries for more nutrition and flavor, and a touch
of pure stevia to sweeten it up a
bit more.
I just made this with a few adjustments: a
bit more oil than the 1/4 cup called for; and because it was rather thicker than I expected AND I didn't have enough
vanilla beans, I added about 2 teaspoons
of vanilla extract.
A
bit of shaved
vanilla bean is heavenly in there as well!
Things you'll need, see directions for further clues: Fruit Fresh herbs a little
bit of sweetener plus about 1/4 cup more for later cornstarch
Vanilla (extract, paste, or scraped
bean) ~ 1/2 cup coconut oil ~ 1/2 cup nondairy milk ~ 1/4 -1 / 2 cup flour Oats Chopped nuts pinch or two
of kosher salt and cinnamon or allspice
Glaze Ingredients: 6 oz Tofutti non-dairy cream cheese 1 cup unrefined powdered sugar 1/2 tsp
vanilla bean paste (or extract) 2 - 3 tbsp almond / coconut milk to thin the glaze a
bit squeeze
of orange juice (optional)
Sheep's milk yogurt, raw honey,
vanilla bean, and a
bit of lemon make the creamiest tart.
Try to drink coffee black; or, flavor with a
bit of agave or infuse coffee
beans with
vanilla.
Remove the
vanilla bean, wipe it clean
of any egg
bits, and add it back to the custard.