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Coconut Latte Overnight Oatmeal + The Best Espresso in NYC
There is a recipe in this post. I promise. To read about my year of drinking an absurd amount of espresso, read on. To skip to the recipe, scroll away, my friends.
2014 was the year of the bagel. For 2015, Allison and I set out on a different adventure: visit the best coffee shop in 30 NYC neighborhoods according to Thrillest.
(Of course, we weren’t completely pleased with their choices, as some incredible shops were noticeably absent, and there were THREE shops in Midtown . . . but we attacked the list regardless.)
Allison likes to switch up her order–ranging from iced lattes to cortados to cold brews. I stick to the same order every time: espresso. Call me hardcore, but I love the hit of a well-done espresso. I like being able to truly taste the quality of the shop’s roasting. Some espresso is too bitter and harsh and needs a bit of simple syrup (or honey because I’m “one of those vegans”–go ahead and berate me in the comments; I can handle your lambasting), while others are strong but mellow, perfectly sippable on their own.
Typical: Allison’s cortado, my espresso
My favorites? Well, I’m so glad you asked. 🙂 (more…)
Lentil PB Fudge Overnight Oats [Guest Post]
[The following post and recipe was submitted by reader Helen.]
Oatmeal is the only thing which gets me out of bed in the morning. In the cold winter months, (we have 12 here in Scotland), a big bowl of porridge is the perfect antidote to the dreary weather outside. My only issue with oatmeal is that despite keeping me feeling full for much longer than cereal, I normally still get hungry around 11am unless I bulk it up with something. Normally I use sweet potato, as it thickens up overnight oats and for chocolatey porridges makes them taste rich and fudgy. However, recently I have including a new addition… Lentils!
Like sweet potatoes, the lentils make your overnight oats thick and fudgy. They are also massively sustaining, containing three times the fibre and six times the protein of sweet potatoes! The best thing about the lentils is that they completely blend in with the other ingredients in the oatmeal in same way that the sweet potatoes do. You’d never know they were there!
Black-Bottom Banana Cream Pie Overnight Oatmeal
Is it just me, or does nobody else appreciate pie like I do? Everybody is all about cake, and I’m just like, no, gimme dat pie.
Can any cake actually beat the perfection of a flaky pie crust? Is that sickeningly rich frosting actually better than a cinnamon-sugar crumb topping? Give me peach blueberry pie over red velvet ANY DAY.
For most people I know, if they do like pie, they prefer the cream ones. I find these inferior because they often use cookie-based crusts instead of a flaky, buttery one, but alas, my favorite pie during my childhood was banana cream, admittedly. Since going plant-based, I’ve yet to experience a good one. Sigh. (more…)
Strawberry Shortcake Baked Oatmeal
Ahhh yes. This recipe brings me back to my childhood.
I spent so many holiday celebrations enjoying strawberry shortcake at my grandma’s house. To be honest, it wasn’t traditional strawberry shortcake. It used angel food cake instead of actual shortcake, store-bought Cool Whip, and the kind of syrupy strawberries that come in frozen tubs. Don’t get me wrong; I loved it. (more…)
Boston Cream Pie Oatcakes for One
I went through most of my life not understanding what Boston Cream Pie actually was. See, my mother became “locally famous” (aka fawned over by elderly ladies at church) for her Boston Cream Pie recipe. Growing up, my sister and I would request it whenever possible.
It wasn’t until I started caring about food and watching Food Network that I realized her recipe was…well…a loose interpretation. I think it would be better named “Boston Cream Pudding Pie.” It was an actual pie, with crust on the bottom and triangular sections of crust on top. There was no cake in sight. The middle of the pie was a thick, creamy mixture that was firm and spongey. Thin swirls of chocolate were drizzled over the top.
I loved that pie, but I chose to honor the traditional concept of a Boston Cream Pie with these oatcakes. The oatcakes replace the cake layer, and coconut whipped cream (or, if you choose, nondairy yogurt) replaces the creamy center. I used a chocolate PB2 sauce to replace the chocolate ganache.
You can make the coconut whipped cream firmer by using a recipe with powdered sugar. However, this is breakfast, and I’m pretty rigid about that kind of thing. 😛
Boston Cream Pie Oatcakes for One
What you'll need:
- 1/4 cup milk of choice
- 1/4 tsp apple cider vinegar, or lemon juice
- 2/3 cup rolled or quick oats (I use Country Choice Organic)
- 1/2 cup's worth of zucchini, preferably peeled
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- rounded 1/2 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp PB2*
- 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp maple syrup
- 1/8 tsp coconut butter or oil (optional)
- coconut whipped cream OR plain or vanilla nondairy yogurt
For the oatcakes
For Chocolate PB2 Sauce
For serving
How to make it:
- Combine milk and vinegar in a small bowl or cup and let sit for ten minutes.
- While waiting, prepare Chocolate PB2 Sauce by whisking it all together in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Put all pancake ingredients (including milk-vinegar mixture) in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add extra liquid if necessary (just a tsp or so at a time). It should have the consistency of paint. 🙂
- Heat a griddle pan over medium low heat.
- When griddle pan is ready, spray with nonstick cooking spray (it only needs a little bit!), and use a large spoon or a small scoop to pour pancakes onto the griddle. I made small pancakes, so I used a large soup spoon, and it worked perfectly. Generally, don't go any bigger than 1/4 a cup, but I find that too big still.
- When bubbles have formed at the top of the pancake, flip over and cook for another minute. Repeat until all the batter has been used!
- To serve, alternate layers of oatcake and coconut whipped cream (or yogurt). At the end, drizzle the Chocolate PB2 Sauce over the top.
Just an FYI:
*You could also use chocolate PB2.
Banana Cream Pie Overnight Oatmeal Parfait
I know what you’re thinking: “Lauren, this recipe is a repeat. You’ve done this before.”
Nah, that was just regular overnight oatmeal, mixed together in one jar. This recipe is a parfait. This one is special. This one contains whipped cream.
Wait, vegans! Don’t go! It contains whipped coconut cream. You know how I do.
I’ve always wanted to make whipped coconut cream. Can you believe it’s taken me this long to try it? It’s actually shameful. I kept thinking it was too much work, but it was one of the easiest things I’ve ever done. It took me approximately 45 seconds from start to finish (and most of that time was opening the can). (more…)
Pumpkin Maple Overnight Oatmeal Parfait
I’m growing pretty tired of the term basic and its association with pumpkin. I could rant about the word basic as a yet another derogatory label for women, but I don’t think that has a place on my blog, so I’ll just stick to the pumpkin part.
Guess what? I like the taste of pumpkin. Many people like the taste of pumpkin. Many men like the taste of pumpkin. Pumpkin tastes great with coffee (as do many things). I’ll stop complaining about the word basic once people come up with a rude label for people who never STFU about bacon. (more…)
Tiramisu Oatcakes for One
You know my oatcakes always feature some sort of fruit or veggie, whether it’s mashed banana, pureed peaches, apple butter, or pureed beets.Can you guess the produce packed into this one?
It’s zucchini! Now, I have experimented with using zucchini in the past, but it has often failed to serve the purpose I needed it for. I usually want it to be a “tasteless filler” in an otherwise “nutrition-less” recipe (see: any cookie recipe). However, it never worked as nicely as I would have liked. Just recently, I used it to make a brilliant recipe (you will just have to wait until I “nail it” to see what it is!), but I could taste the zucchini. As low in flavor as it is, it does leave some sort of flavor, particularly when paired with cinnamon, as it was in that recipe. (more…)
Ambrosia Overnight Oatmeal
Ambrosia reminds me of my high school days working in the deli of my hometown grocery store. Yes, your dear Lauren used to stand behind a counter and weigh super thin slices of smoked turkey, bread and fry chicken, and gobble down leftover chicken thighs at the end of her shift. I was basically a walking tub of grease for two years. To this day, I can’t stand the smell of a deep-fryer…and most fried foods, actually.However, our deli counter also offered a variety of salads. The standards were, of course, potato salad and macaroni salad, but there was also always a couple “sweet salads.” The Midwest is infamous for its…erm…salads (Exhibit A and B). I think Ambrosia is actually “a thing” outside of the Midwest, but it was definitely one of the occasional offerings at my humble little deli.
Any excuse to take out my martini glass, yes?
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Mocha Almond Fudge Overnight Oatmeal
I need to confess my feelings. My strong, unwavering feelings.
I’m in love.
. . . with the So Delicious brand.
I’ve been eating their yogurt for a couple years now, but their pints of ice cream are a new world for me. I stopped buying prepared desserts and snacks several years ago–for a few different reasons. 1) Michael Pollan says to eat as much junk food as you want–as long as it’s homemade (the result being you want eat that much junk food because it’s hard work to make your own french fries, desserts, etc.). 2) I cut junk food from my budget to help me afford organic produce. 3) IBS, of course. Always.
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